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    third gear grinding

    I had the same problem in my 98 cobra, I couldn't get it into third gear very well and it would grind. Eventually it wouldn't even go in. Turns out there was a crack that had propagaited through the top of the shifter fork where it hooks into the rail. I replaced the whole transmission with a...
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    saw a Ford GT Prototype in a parking lot here at Virginia Tech

    I saw a GT down here at Ohio State as well. It was red with white racing stripes...lets just say it was hotttt.
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    Rattle/Ticking after oil change

    Hey thanks for the reply. I used a motorcraft filter. The more I listen to it I think its just something loose or rattling behind the engine. I'll jack up the car tonight and take a peek.
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    Rattle/Ticking after oil change

    I just changed my oil I switched to 5W-30 like the book says, and before I was running 10W-30. Now I have a ticking noise that seems to be on the drivers side, but let me describe it better. Its rythmic, and speeds up with increased RPMs. The most noticable is right when the RPMs are cycling...
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    Elimination of smog pump/system

    The chip was pretty expensive because you have to go with a place that will take custom specifications, at least i'm pretty sure thats how it works. The chip was close to $500, but I had a bunch of stuff specified with flow and timing. The nice thing about it is that I can just send it back in...
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    Elimination of smog pump/system

    This is my first post, but I have read this forum for years...never really had problems till this little hiccup. I installed BBK long tube headers on my 98 cobra. When I removed the smog pipe connections from my stock manifold, the threads stripped out on all of them. So we decided to just...
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    Long tubes and oil consumption on 4v's

    BBK headers If you go with BBk long tube headers be sure to spend a little more and get the enamled headers. I have heard of people with chrome finish having rusting problems as well as some other heat issues. I haven't had any problems with mine and they are enamled. And they sound HOT...