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Shyte! That's 2.3? Man... I'm with Woodster on the bodykit, but I like the color. Looks like it would have killer handling. Is that some sort of guard underneath the driveshaft? Looks like the car was built with either a road course or maybe even rally in mind after seeing that thing.

I vageuly remember that there was someone on this board who had swapped seats from an Integra into his Mustang, but I can't remember any of the details about it. I want to think he said 1992, but I'm not sure if there's any other stuff I forgot. Anyone know more about this?

Meh, I should just grab the standard driveshaft and worry about the other things I need, like a computer and Big VAM for example. I also need the clutch pedal assembly, anyone have one for sale or know someone who does?

Ok good (well sort of). I was actually thinking about getting the aluminum driveshaft. Is the T5 driveshaft a standard length regardless of models within the Fox chassis? (edit) Would the driveshaft from a 96 Crown Vic work with the Fox chassis?

Recently picked up a used T5 from an 87 2.3. Running into a snag though. When test fitting the driveshaft from my car, it didn't want to mate up to my new T5. I tried it with the tranny upright and also level on the ground. Rotated the driveshaft, and generally fiddled with it for about 20...

So wait...a mugger can sue a robbery victim for defending themselves and win money from it, but a person who breaks the law and damages someone else's property isn't legally required to pay for it? :bs:

That's cool, I'll probably get some of that for the temp. reduction and corrosion resistance. Thanks all.

Bhuff: I probably didn't really say that right. The engine was pulled from a wrecked Merkur. If you recall, there were mouse droppings in the intake side of the turbo and the middle section back was indeed rusted. When I said rusted solid, I meant the bolts and strips of metal which hold the...

I've heard a few decent things about thermal coating, what exactly is that? More importantly, does anyone know if that helps prevent rust? That's the factor I'm really looking into, how to prevent the turbo from rusting solid like the last one. Will 1200 degree paint hold up to the exhaust...

Basically took an overview of my posts and realized I've been whining alot, in the wrong place. A tech question turns into a rant, etc. and I'm pretty sure most of you are getting fed up with it. So here it is up front, sorry for wasting bandwidth b____ing about my car and its related issues...

Turbo swap completely on hold. Four of the five exhaust housing bolts broke off in the exhaust side of the turbo. Easy out broke, took it to a machine shop. They broke their easy out in the fifth one, said they would try one more thing. Well, the tap broke inside the housing and in punctured...

2.5 Inch silicon hose, 5 feet: Free from work (trash) Some silver duct tape as mild thermal barrier around hose near block: Laying around the garage Cheapo conical intake: $25 Fittings made with hose clamps and by butchering the old intake: Free. Total cost: $26 Total time: 1 hour...

I've read enough about the T5 on this forum, I'm not worried about the thing breaking, I was just wondering about application.

How well do these work for the 2.3, N/A or turbo?

So then, is what I have heard about the C4 in terms of road performance correct or am I missing a few pieces? This also seems to be a rather expensive (reletive to your average T5) way to go, so maybe one should only look into that for serious automatic performance. I'm not going to go into...

In the last thread I posted I said I was needing to replace the transmission. The going practice around here seems to be a T5 swap. But what about other transmissions? It seems that the C4 transmission is good for handling the power of the 2.3, but the lack of an overdrive makes it (according...

Thanks for the help guys. I wound up using a modified method of die grinding. Instead of a cutoff wheel, I ground a groove into the metal until just before it went completly through. A pair of safety goggles, hammer, and rock chisel later and the bearing is cut in half. From there it was...

I need to replace mine. I have everything off and out...except the wheel bearings. The ____ing things just will not move. At all. Broke the slide hammer I got to pull them (cheap, not surprising), wound up yanking all the individual bearings out of it, then came the metal piece that holds...

Would you please run 1FABP40A5JF225622? Send to Spectralsamurai(at)piqsoftware.com. Thanks, this is a great help for alot of people, :nice: . Dan

Incorrect. I used a breaker bar on the neck with the O2 sensor, the sound of a bolt snapping was identical to that of loosening it. I used an impact gun on the manifold itself. No, it wasn't cracked at the turbo outlet, it was down a ways and was rusted. Hardware store? Cool, a break. Thanks.