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So, it is SMOG time and my car had a CEL. My code reader told me the MIL was on. I just completed some DIY MIL Eliminators for $5.40, and the light is now off, and I'm sure I'll pass SMOG at the end of the week. Never-the-less... ...I am hoping someone is familiar with the symptoms and has an...

So, blew a head gasket on my 2000 GT... How much does a shop usually charge for that? What do I need (in parts) to do it myself? Anything besdes the new gasket? If I'm doing the head gasket, is there anything else to do at the same time I have it apart with an 85K mileage engine...

I need a new pair of 275/17R40 tires up front. I found the Nitto NT555 street tires (Ultra High perf summer) and the Sumitomo HTR ZIII (Max perf summer) tires within $2 a pair of each other. I've just worn out my set of front HTR ZIII tires (from May of '08), and I've loved them. I had a set...

So, I pulled out my spark plugs and replaced them with motorcraft platinums (I had put in motorcraft copper plugs, last time). I find they have a white powder coat on the ends, and I am sure that means something specific. But what? Here they are after I took them out (cyl 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6, 7 8)...

Cliff Notes: Why would a cyl 1 misfire (P0301) code show up after a cold start, then go away after a 5-10 min drive? Details: So, I got a code scanner when my car had a "service engine soon" light and a miss or other intermittent rough-running/hesitation. I found only a P0301 (misfire...

My '00 GT runs rough after it warms up (or after I get on it pretty good), but it is only running rough under ~2K RPM. Above that everything seems pretty normal. I can feel "burps" of hesitation at the low RPMs and my shifter does a "dance" because the engine is running rather rough. I put...

So, earlier on the freeway, I went into 3rd for engine braking. I didn't even finish engaging the clutch before putting it back down and trying to go back to 5th, since traffic had already cleared. It wouldn't go into any gear at all at that point, though. So... hazards, exit freeway, wait...

So, I have an interesting issue that occurs infrequently and usually goes away after a few minutes and doesn't come back for >1week. BTW, this was never an issue before I swapped my battery to my trunk. What happens is the stang starts to run pretty rough while the idle speed jumps around...

So, I have a bit of water vapor exiting my exhaust all the time, now. Not very much at all, but there shouldn't be any of course. :notnice: Shortly after discovering this a day or two ago, I remembered that I have a plastic intake manifold. I then remembered there was a settlement by Ford...

So, Recently dropped to second gear a bit prematurely and got the engine up to about 6.6K RPM. I was down shifting to slow down, so I didn't have any throttle applied. It was only up that high for a split second before it climbed quickly down as I decelerated with brakes plus engine-braking...

In this thread, I am not concerned about built short block options, or what blower I should use, or if I should use a turbo setup instead of a blower. I am asking about the rear-end, and exactly how to keep it from dying when running forced induction and some drag slicks at the track. With...

Could someone give me a breakdown of exactly what is needed (which parts, and what they do to help) to harden my '00 GTs rear end to handle a good 600 HP at the wheels? I would appreciate it.

My mom has just purchased a 2004 Accent with 54000 miles. She paid $6700 from a local Hyundai dealer. The thing is, my mom has always driven like she drives a Viper, agressive does not begin to describe it. She will often drive with her anger, not her reason. This is the main reason I bought my...

Way I see it, some good head work and/or a mild cam which would pass the sniffer test here in CA would also pass a "visual inspection", since the engine internals are not examined in SMOG tests, even here in CA ;) I am obviously not the only person here in the CARB occupied state of CA that...

My friend (you have to forgive him, he has an N2Oed Prelude) suggested a method for cleaning my engine bay. The process he uses is to get the engine to operating temp and leave it running. "Sprinkle" everything down with a light water bath. Then you take a spray bottle of Simple Green and drench...