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  1. fivespeedsteed

    Fivespeedsteed's Build Thread

    Time flies. been bored on the internet today and ended up going through this thread. I sold most of that engine setup once I got it apart. I just built a house with a two car attached heated/cooled garage so shes been riding jack stands for a while now. Also bought a 98 subaru forester daily...
  2. fivespeedsteed

    Fivespeedsteed's Build Thread

    I havent updated this in a while. i got the motor all together. i got the car running, drove it up and down the road twice. let it sit for a day, and it wouldnt start. low compression. pulled the front driver side spark plug, shove air in it and get it out of the dipstick tube and oil fill...
  3. fivespeedsteed

    Help With Vacuum Lines

    im working on buttoning up my hci swap, and i need some help with vacuum lines ive deleted the egr and smog pump, so the rubber connector over by the throttle body coming out of the passenger fender apron has 4 vac hoses coming out of it, one went to the egr valve so im going to cap that, then...
  4. fivespeedsteed

    Valve Cover Clearance With Pedestal-stud Conversion And Rrs

    i have a crane cams pedestal - stud conversion kit and crane 1.6 roller rockers on my car, and had to do major clearancing on the baffle on the passenger side to clear the roller rocker, and im now concerned with oil getting thrown up into the vent to the throttle body. does anyone have any...
  5. fivespeedsteed

    Questions About Valve Cover Breather, And Coolant Overflow Bottle

    so it looks like im either going to need to run a catch can between the valve cover and throttle body or im going to need to find some valve covers with the proper baffle. unless i can find some baffled oil cap somewhere. anyone know what valve covers will clear my crane pedistal to stud...
  6. fivespeedsteed

    Questions About Valve Cover Breather, And Coolant Overflow Bottle

    Im trying to cap it because I cut the baffle out of my factory valve covers to clear my roller rockers, so im thinking oil will get up into that barb fitting and then get into my throttle body and gunk things up. Not to mention the explorer tb I got doesnt have the elbow in it at all so id need...
  7. fivespeedsteed

    Questions About Valve Cover Breather, And Coolant Overflow Bottle

    so i cant just block off that valve cover port and call it done? does it need to recirc into the tb or does it just need to be able to push or pull air through it? i have a pcv system on it already, i know i want that.
  8. fivespeedsteed

    Questions About Valve Cover Breather, And Coolant Overflow Bottle

    almost done with my hci swap and have a few questions the breather hose that goes from the valve cover to the throttle body, is that necessary or can it be capped off at both ends. I do have a pcv valve and all in place, but have read about the motor maybe needing air from that fitting. is this...
  9. fivespeedsteed

    Valve Cover Breather, And Egr Spacer Questions

    running a crane cams pedestal to stud conversion and crane roller rockers, the valve cover hit, i cut the baffle out with a dremel. so a small catch can between the vc and tb should be all i need? ive heard of people running a small fuel filter between there, so im guessing thats the same concept.
  10. fivespeedsteed

    Valve Cover Breather, And Egr Spacer Questions

    have two questions. i had to cut the baffle out of the bottom of my stock valve covers, where the oil fill is, so it would clear my roller rockers, so im thinking oil will be shot up to the breather fitting. can i cap that off and not worry about it or should i do something like this...
  11. fivespeedsteed

    Fivespeedsteed's Build Thread

    time to revive this i believe. car has been doing fine. i got the front end fixed where i rear ended someone and have been trying to get it to sit straight ( i think the cars twisted) ive put coilovers on the front, and have gotten it closer, but i think im going to need a panhard bar and sn...
  12. fivespeedsteed

    How To Clean Up Starter Solenoid Wiring. Going To Starter Mounted

    so im in the middle of my motor rebuild and im switching to a pa performance starter with a solenoid on the starter. the instructions say to move the wires to the same side then run the trigger wire, but since im planning on cleaning up the bay really well, and painting it, do you know of a...
  13. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    so all the stuff on the 94-98 v6's are the same? i dont need 94-95 stuff. and i get axles calipers, brackets, rotors, hoses, antimoans, dust shields what else
  14. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    great. it will be much easier to find axle shafts at the junkyard in a v6. the 2300m kit works with v6 rear calipers and all? if i wanted to not do cobra stuff for now how does that change my list? or would it be easier to just piece together the rear end if i did 94-98 v6 rear calipers and all...
  15. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    the 94-98 v6 mustang axle shafts are different from those in an 8.8 correct?
  16. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    and a 93 cobra booster is the easiest to fit to the firewall right
  17. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    thats okay i can get all braided lines then because im going to need lines anyways for the rear so in order to figure what mc i need id need to know if i got the 38s or 40 mil cobra front calipers up front right? and the easiest booster to do is the 93 cobra and id need parking brake cables right
  18. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    well i may as well do cobra calipers and rotors up front then. so basically with what i have id need this 2300m kit, rear cobra calipers and pads and hoses and sn95 axles then for the front id just need cobra calipers, rotors, pads and then brake booster and mc. right?
  19. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    So that 2300m kit and calipers and axles is all id need? That have antimoans in it? Do they have a kit for the front too to go to cobra stuff?
  20. fivespeedsteed

    Sn95 Rear Axle Swap Questions

    i found this write up too on whats needed to convert my axle to sn95 length stuff. does this sound right 94-98 gt/v6 axle shafts 94-98 gt/v6 rotors 94-98 gt/v6 rear calipers 94-98 gt/v6 soft hoses 94-98 gt/v6 pads 94-98 gt/v6 caliper brackets e brake cables for a 94-98 gt/v6 center ebrake...