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    Need Help With 408w Carb Tuning

    I am having trouble dialing in my carb on my 408w 5pd. I have tried two carbs 750 dp mech secondary and 750 sp (3310-4) with vacuum secondary both with fresh rebuilds. carbs are running way too rich (strong smell of raw fuel and black plug readings auotlite 45's). decent throttle response...
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    Rough idle & engine noise with new engine

    Just replaced the engine in my 01 cobra. had it started 2 nights ago and it ran fine with the exception of a 1000rpm idle, turned vehicle off to check oil and dipstick end broke off and went into the oil pan. i did not start the car with the piece in there. I spent the the weekend pulling the...
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    Dipstick end broke off in oil pan. Any suggestions?

    Just built and installed a new motor let her run for a bit then pulled the dipstick (which had a few kink) and the end broke off all fell in the oil pan. :bang: Drained the oil hoping it would come out but it did not. dragged the bottom with a piece of wire couldn't get it. stuck a magnet in...
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    408w falling on its face

    Fuel lines are new -8 braided to the pump and -6 all the way to the carb I will turn down the pressure and check the distributor. Thanks
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    408w falling on its face

    Just finished building a 408w stroker carbed 750, fuel pressure set at 8 psi, edelbrock air gap intake, msd ignition 6al, msd distributor, .625 intake, .576 exhaust roller cam. timing set at 14 deg initial 32.5 advanced. idle is good and rpm is good until about 3000 then it just falls on its...
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    t-56 swap

    Has anyone done a t-5 to t-56 swap in a fox? What issues did you run into? Will the crossmember and shifter placement be moved? thanks
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    gt40 tubular

    Does anyone have pictures or know where the vacuum lines running underneath the gt40 tubular intake connect? I have deleted all smog and a/c components and currently am running a cartech box intake. just not quite sure what to do with the vacuum lines.
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    FRPP X303 valve lash

    Does anyone know what the valve lash would be on an x303 ford racing cam? i have 1.6 roller rockers. any other comments are welcome. thanks
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    Header Question

    I just ordered a set of full length Flowtech headers for my 1987 GT, part # 12104. After about 6 hours of trying to fit them i find out they will not work. I understand that full length headers are a pain to put in but i have never had a problem before this. Also aftermarket parts dont always...
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    Vibrations at 4000 rpm and up

    Its a borg-warner t-5 but i guess that still doesnt solve the vibration in nuetral parked the car for now until i get the money for a new balancer goes in tuesday for the battle boxes to be welded
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    Vibrations at 4000 rpm and up

    well i guess this is the first thing i need to fix, but also i am going to change to ES motor mounts instead of the solids, then my crank looks a little marked up so im looking for an aluminum one, hoping this will solve all vibrations. with the car on the lift and running in 2nd gear you can...
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    Vibrations at 4000 rpm and up

    Found the problem, where the torque box is located in the rear next to the lower control arm the metal has split. the rearend has a considerable amount of play. got a torque box kit to beef it up, gonna weld the split back and install the wild rides torque box kit. thanks for all the help
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    Vibrations at 4000 rpm and up

    have i potentially hurt the engine with driving it with a bad harmonic balancer?? the engine was recently rebuilt with 700 miles on it. i have not revved it past 3000 rpms more than 5 times since the rebuild.. thanks guys
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    dowel pins in flywheel pics???

    I am having a bad vibration problem and i have read up. Could be alot of things but i am wondering if the dowel pins could possibly have not been put in. I did not rebuild the engine but i have rebuilt a few 302's and have no idea what these dowel pins are. If anyone can post some sort of...
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    Vibrations at 4000 rpm and up

    Shaking even when car in neutral The car is still shaking i noticed it even shakes when the car is in neutral and is revved. Im afraid to even take it past 3000 rpm.
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    Dynamax Super Turbo vs. Ultraflo

    i had ultra flo welded mufflers on a my stock 90 Gt. i changed them when my 40 series flowmasters rusted out. I noticed that the ultra flos have a deeper tone. before i switched the mufflers on my modded 92 it had super turbos. i never liked them and switched to 40 series flowmasters. i...
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    Vibrations at 4000 rpm and up

    I did a search on this but it is really unclear as to what i need to do to fix it. I just bought an 87 gt and it has solid motor mounts. could this be causing the problem?? otherwise how do i check to see if the angle of the driveshaft is too much? should i replace the transmission mount? or...
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    good engine combo?

    Does this sound like a good engine combo, i am considering buying a car with this but i am kind of split on my decision. 306 with forged eagle rods and crank, trw pistons, cartech upper intake, gt-40 lower, 30 lb injectors, 70mm tb, 351 ported heads, 255 lph fuel pump, solid lifter, comp cams...
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    wire getting hot

    i found the the wire on this diagram its at he btottom left corner. appears to be heated o2 sensor or ignition switch im not to good at reading these things. just need help figuring out why the wire is getting so hot. should i just start by replacing the fusible link??
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    wire getting hot

    I have a wire that is getting hot on my 1990 gt when the car is running. just wondering what could cause this? is it just a short? what can i do to fix it? The wire is located on the passenger side in the big bundle of wiring harness. It starts out blue then is split with a 20 gauge fuse...
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