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  1. HoustonGT

    A/C Question... Identifying a Broken Line (PIC)

    Well, long story short... When the engine blew and I was removing the Valve Covers to investigate, I managed to break one of the A/C lines located near the firewall on the passenger's side and simply need help identifying the name of the line so I can finally replace it and have some A/C.... Not...
  2. HoustonGT

    Unexplained ENGINE FAILURE in the '01 Cobra

    Well, I hope Thanksgiving was good fo all of you because let's just say mine consisted of oil and metal.... I let my very close friend borrow the Cobra in the morning to make a quick trip to his house and back before everyone gathered for the Thanksgiving feast. Caught a ride with my sister to...
  3. HoustonGT

    Finally took the 01 Cobra to the track

    Well, after a year of owning the car and doing nothing but a simple exhaust swap, i figured id see what a mostly stock 01 Cobra would run at the track. It was a pretty cool night, so that helped out some but the 20mph headwind made it a bit more fun at 100+mph at the end of the track and was a...
  4. HoustonGT

    FINALLY Back and With a New Ride *PICS*

    Well, guy and gals i've been away from Stangnet for months now. Seems everyone on here takes a hiatus every once in a while. Well, I lost my dad in the beginning of September to cancer and he was only 47, so it hit me really hard and i had to quickly grow up from 21 to feeling like i'm 40 now...
  5. HoustonGT

    P.O.S Plastic Lower Cracked OPTIONS?

    Well, on my way home from work tonight the car was running perfectly fine. I got on it once on the freeway, exited and made it all the way to my apartment complex. As i pulled in the gates my car started idling at about 900rpm and sounded horribly poppy. So i limp it through the complex and pull...
  6. HoustonGT

    Squeaky Brakes after front-end work???

    Well, my car has the 13" Bullitt Brake Kit with the stock Motorcraft pads that came with it. I've had them on the GT for about 12k miles or so. The brakes never squealed or made any noise of any kind. Even took the calipers off a few times to do stuff and re-installed them with no issues...
  7. HoustonGT

    New rims means NEW PICS!!! "Darkness"

    Well, i got these rims mounted about 2 weeks ago. Funny thing is i got them on special for $409 and then sold my Cobra R's for $350 the same day, so they cost me a whole $59! GOtta love living 8 miles away from WheelReplicas :nice: I didnt have time to wax the car or anything so i just...
  8. HoustonGT

    Jumpy speedometer needle

    Hey guys and gals. This is defintely a new symptom for my car. Whenever im cruising VERY slowly (leaving from a stop to say 8mph), the speedo needle will sporatically jump very quickly to about 20-35mph and then drop again. Sometimes it does it in traffic and other times in a scenario like a...
  9. HoustonGT

    Ball Joint/ Tie-Rod End Write-Up?

    I searched for a good 10-15 minutes for the write-up that i believe was posted in in 4.6 Tech a while back for replacing the ball joints and outer tie-rods. I have a Chilton manual but it talks about the ball joints being pressed in but i thought it could be done with a pickle fork and a BFH as...
  10. HoustonGT

    Clunking noise/ Uneven Tire Wear?

    Well, i've had a constant clunking noise coming from the right front tire of my car by the strut tower forever and i assumed it was the bushing on my crappy UPR Caster Camber plates like i had read about. Well i got a new bushing for free from them :nice: and installing it Monday, but in the...
  11. HoustonGT

    Mods needed for a GT to beat the LS1 guys!

    Well, once again this lonely GT pulled away from yet another LS1 on a closed road course, making it 2 in a row from a roll! - First one was a Black LS1 trans-am 6spd w/ a catback and probably nothing else. Done from a 40mph roll and ended up about 1/2 car ahead. - Second was a Midnight Blue...
  12. HoustonGT

    UPR Products Customer Service A+

    Well, I emailed UPR at about 7pm last night after their operating hours to let them know that i have a set of their "Shark" Caster Camber Plates and the bearings are starting to go and clunk like crazy. I let them know that i would like for them to either send new teflon bearings or possibly...
  13. HoustonGT

    Exhibition of Acceleration Ticket in TX

    Hey guys, well got my first ticket today in the GT after 5 years of driving and its not a simple one either. Here's the case. I was at school. (University of Houston) and pulling out onto the road out off a side street. It was overcast today and had rained ealeir, leaving the road a bit wet...
  14. HoustonGT

    What size Drag Radial for my car?

    Howdy, i've added a few parts to the car and decided that its time to shoot for very LOW 13's and i need some Drag Radials to do so. So here we go... The car has 3.73's, so i end up having to shift into 4th before the traps as usual and this is where my tire size dilemma begins. I'm stuck...
  15. HoustonGT

    Random 5.0 questions

    Have a few misc. questions (well actually a friend w/ a 93 LX 5.0 has a few ques). When i start the car in the mornings if i dont give it a little gas it'll die repeatedly.. but if i give it gas for like a sec or 2 and then let off it settles into a decent idle until it warms up and then idles...
  16. HoustonGT

    NEW PICS!!! Added new hood, bumper, brakes

    Well, i finally got some updated pics of the 13.5 beast. Thats exactly how she sits at the track too :D Thats her with the new Cobra R hood, new bumper (old one was cracked at bottom) w/ chin spoiler and grille delete, and 13" Bullitt Brakes. I know the centers of my rotors need to be...
  17. HoustonGT

    Time for Nitrous, What else will i need?

    Well, i'm tired of running 13.5's and want to go faster for relatively cheap. So i have decided to go with either the ZEX or Nitrous Express 100 shot on the car. Ive made a list of the parts i will need and just wanted to know if i'm missing anything. 1.) Nitrous Express EFI kit 2.) Window...
  18. HoustonGT

    Went to the crappy track with the new gears

    Well, i decided to take the car to the track in Sealy with the 3.73's for the first time. Last time out with just x-pipe, catback,. and K&N filter it ran [email protected] w/ a 2.1 60' We headed out to the track and it was fairly cool outside. Here is the weather and elevation info Elevation ...
  19. HoustonGT

    Must resist the urge to go WOT...

    I just wanna slam the gas pedal to the floor and let her rip!!! Had 3.73's installed this afternoon and i'm gonna take it easy for a few hundred miles and do the proper heat cycles. But its so damn hard to resist :( Even under normal driving, i could feel the difference and the best way to...
  20. HoustonGT

    Removing side "GT Emblems

    Hey guys, i got some "5.0" style 4.6 badges for the side of the car as part of my attempt to make small yet subtle changes to the car that set it apart form the rest of the GT's out there. Everything on the car is either red, black, or chrome/polished :D Anyways, i know the GT emblems on the...