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  1. 98_stang_guy

    havent been here in a while...a little update on the car

    i dont even remember the last thing i posted about my car here, but just thought i'd show off whats been done lately... thunderbird super coupe engine...basically a stock rebuilt engine with ARP head studs and 99-04 head gaskets. running 11-12psi. front mount intercooler is soon to come...
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    aluminum intake spacers anyone?

    G10 (or maybe aluminum) single port intake spacers anyone? i have access to GibbsCAM and a CNC end mill. if i can get enough people willing to buy them, im considering making a batch...
  3. 98_stang_guy

    very weird problem with guage cluster

    so the couple weekends ive been home in the past month or so ive been driving my car with no speedo/tach/water temp/oil pressure/fuel guage/volt meter. for the past year or so the guages would stop working and all i would have to do is play with one of the two bigger metal fuses in the interior...
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    3.8mustang.com...pisses me off

    3.8 is the forum i usually go on, and today i go to log on and i get this... You have been banned for the following reason: None Date the ban will be lifted: 12-02-2005 what the hell is up with that? im starting to get fed up with that site. i have learned so much on that site but...
  5. 98_stang_guy

    suspension setup

    so i need to figure out what i need to ask santa for christmas in the ~$400 range. i can either do the bullit handling kit (that'll drop my pre-99 1") or i can get springs/shocks/struts/caster camber plates. ideally i want a 2" drop, what springs/shocks/struts/caster camber plates can i get...
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    SCT X-Cal 2

    for any of you guys with this tuner, if you set your parameters yourself, what did you do for best results?
  7. 98_stang_guy

    looking for a 2.3

    i currently own a '98 V6 mustang and am looking for a car with better fuel economy and a car ill have to care about less. i go to school 3 hours away from home and winters get pretty salty here in wisconsin. so with that said, here are a few questions... what kind of fuel economy does a 2.3...
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    anti-freeze hose

    this past weekend i got home from school and got to drive my car again. i pulled out of mcdonalds to notice that steam is just pouring out from under my hood, i pull into a gas station and anti-freeze was EVERYWHERE. after looking for about 15 mintues i finally found a hose that split. a hose...
  9. 98_stang_guy

    is my car just slow?, or should it be faster than this?

    i took my car to the track this past friday. my car w/ the AODE tranny is bone stock with the exception of my ebay CAI and my true dual exhaust (2.25" pipe with 2 flowmaster 40 series mufflers). i ran a [email protected] in the 1/4 and a [email protected] in the 1/8...are the pre-99 V6's just that...
  10. 98_stang_guy

    sweet mod that i wish i would have done a long time ago

    this past week i found this upgraded headlight wiring harness on the internet, and i figured i can always use brighter lights, so i went anhead and ordered it to see if its really as good as the website says it is (they claim it lets off close to the same amount of light as HID's). so i bought...
  11. 98_stang_guy

    getting rid of slack in gas pedal

    i see that for the '99 and '00 there is an article http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/99pedals.htm on how to get rid of the slack in the gas pedal and possibly get a little more power moving the pedal up, does it work teh same in a '98 or is it different?, if it is different, how would it...
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    cheap and/or free mods

    is there anything to do to our cars that is incredibly cheap, or just VERY time consuming? im trying to think of stuff to do in my independent shop class for 2nd term, and was just wondering if there was some sort of inprovement that can be made to our cars by just doing a lot of work and not...
  13. 98_stang_guy

    burning brakes

    so last night i was with my girlfriend (shes 15), she has never driven before, and i thought i'd let her get a feel for a car on a back road. i tell her push in the brake, put it in drive...all that stuff, here she kept her foot on the brake and the other on the gas...about 3 miles later we...
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    headlight kit

    the other day i was watching spike tv...trucks or something was on, and there was an ad for a headlight kit for like '88-'04 chevy trucks that for your high beam it would have your high beam and low beam on at the same time, just like our cars when we hold the turn signal lever back instead of...
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    brakes

    my brakes on my car are so messed up its not even funny. before my big problem started, my car shakes when i brake, so i need new rotors. now this problem goes back to about 10,000 miles ago when i replaced pads in all corners...my rear right caliper was froze shut, so i got it un-froze, got...
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    repairables

    when my older brother got his license back in '99 we found a smashed '97 cavalier (i know, not a cool car) and fixed it up and he drives that, we saved quite a deal of money by doing this. i found a '00 mustang V6 5-speed that is a repairable thats not far from where i live, they are asking...
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    scratch removers

    yesterday i bumped into a tree with the passenger side corner of my front bumper. after using GS27, meguires deep crystal system polish and meguires deep crystal system carnuba wax it isnt really visable from about 5' away from the car. is there any super good scratch removers out there people...
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    Home-Made CAI

    there is a little article on how to make your own CAI out of some PVC pipe, a couple of clamps, a rubber sleeve and a K&N filter. will this really make any more power or will i be wasting time and money by doing this? i need a project for auto class at school and was wondering is this would be...
  19. 98_stang_guy

    senior pics

    what one do you guys like more, i like the first one better... another thing, what is the name for the color of my car, i know its green...but what color green?
  20. 98_stang_guy

    94-95 GT 5.0 horsepower

    what does the 94-95 5.0 put out for horsepower and torque?