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    what are your rpm's @ 70mph?

    I'd like to know what RPM people are running at 70 with 3.55's or 3.73's too...
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    Whats is the top speed a stock 5.0 can do?

    There was a photo on the back page of Hot Rod magazine a while back of a guy's stock 5.0, an '89 LX I believe, that he took to the salt flats and did 143 in. I topped out my p71 crown vic over 135 so I don't doubt a stock 5.0 could hit low-mid 140's. I wonder how much faster it's go with a...
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    Why switch to 5 lug?

    ^this also, you get spindles with better steering geometery, better design sealed hubs, bigger brakes.... I went 5 lug relatively cheap... ranger drums and axles in the rear from the junkyard, '94 spindles and rotors, '99 front calipers... still running the stock mc/booster and rear brakes. I...
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    Steering Column

    Sounds like you need to replace the entire column... It may be able to be rebuilt somehow, but it's easier just to get another one that's in better shape. The columns wear out over time, I had to replace one in my old ex-police Crown Vic. Matter of fact I think the one in my Mustang may be...
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    Best gear install kit + where to get it?

    I need to pick up an install kit for these oem 3.55's I want to swap in. I suppose I should get one with new everything, i.e. pinion and carrier bearings & shims, pinion seal and nut, crush sleeve, ring gear bolts, marking compound. Any suggestions where to get such a kit? Are the Ford kits...
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    Anyone have an aerostar driveshaft?

    Does anyone have a part number or an application for the conversion u-joints?
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    Anyone got a catted H or X pipe I can borrow?

    It looks like I'll be borrowing 1-Slow5.0's H-pipe tomorrow, thanks for offering to pull yours off your car and lend it to me though! I appreciate it!
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    Anyone got a catted H or X pipe I can borrow?

    Quickshift_02GT, thanks for your offer but I'm pretty certain that your midpipe wouldn't fit my foxbody. Scooby5.0Doo... pm sent If anyone else has a midpipe with cats I can purchase or borrow let me know. I'm more than willing to pay someone just to let me borrow theirs for a day or two. I...
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    Anyone got a catted H or X pipe I can borrow?

    bump... I'm still looking for one... Repostyle, thanks for the offer but my exhaust has stock style flanges on it so I'm not sure I'd be able to make it work. Thanks anyway though.
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    drop-in alternator upgrades?

    I know about the 3G, but are there any other alternators that can be used as an upgrade from the stock 75 amp? How about a 100 amp unit from an 5.0L Crown Vic or something like that? I was wondering because mine went out on me today, and I had to put in another stock one since I didn't have...
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    Anyone got a catted H or X pipe I can borrow?

    DEQ snuck up on me this year and I need to get ahold of a catted pipe so I can renew my tags. I need one for a '87-'93 with shorty headers... does anyone have one they'd be willing to lend me for a couple days? Stock or aftermarket, doesn't matter as long as it will pass emissions. I'm also not...
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    Slight Stumble Off Idle (Normal?)

    I seem to have this stumble as well...
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    How do you replace couping disc?

    Maybe get ahold of a Dremel and grind or cut those rivets out?
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    Clutch Quadrant?

    How do you like your UPR firewall adjuster, Hissin? I bought one a while back but still need to pick up a quadrant before I put it in. Now I wonder if I should have just spent the money for a Fiore or MM adjuster. I'm thinking MM for the quadrant... seems like they put a lot of thought into...
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    Tips-Tricks(steering shaft)

    I just took mine out still connected to the rack since I was replacing the rack anyway. If you're putting a new rack in that's what I'd try. It's a lot easier to grab hold of the entire rack & pinion and yank it loose than to try and grip the steering shaft.
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    Did I break my clock spring?

    I think I may have fixed it... I took the clockspring off and centered it, then put it back on the steering column (while the wheel was centered). Seems to have gotten rid of the resistance & click sound while turning the wheel. I do still have one noise while turning from full lock to full...
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    schocks

    I have the Bilstein HD's and they ride awesome... I'm on stock springs trimmed 1 coil in the front (about 1.5" lower and stiffer than stock). According to Maximum Motorsports the Bilsteins are compatible with anything from stock springs to a high rate lowering spring.