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    05-09 Mustang Power Qtr Glass popout kit

    The reason becomes quite clear when driving an older car where they did open. It allows for superior air flow. I don't think I'll do it for $800 (not to mention the cutting of original parts and the final look with a big logo cut into the cover) but I do wish they popped open from the...
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    Watch out Europe... here comes the new 5.0 (M3 vs 5.0)

    I am a RWD with MT type and that leaves me pretty much with BMWs, pony cars, and corvette as my options. I can't make myself like corvettes. I keep looking at them but they don't interest me at all. BMWs, I've been tempted. But I don't like that I don't see many older ones in the 8-12ish age...
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    BOSS 302 question...

    It's essentially a sales volume reward for dealers. The sad thing is dealers would probably make more money if people could just walk in and order them, so would Ford. (provided MSRP is set correctly) Package/model is just marketing terms really. Manufacturing wise it shouldn't be that...
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    Mustang vs Camaro.....hope it's not a repost

    I saw the camaro at the chicago auto show. I like that the SS has brembo brakes with pistons on both sides instead of sliding calipers standard. I don't like the styling. They only had two cars on the floor so the lines were long. GM dedicated their floor space to a lot of cars nobody cared...
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    2010 GT500..when?..how much?

    Not that I've seen. Suburban chicago ford dealers are still selling over sticker. in some cases well over sticker. The dang things are piling up on dealers lots so they are clearly not lowering price. One I looked at back in like October is still on the lot. At the chicago auto show a dealer...
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    Clutch life stock vs. FRPP

    Does anyone know if there is any designed in difference to clutch life between the stock 4.6L 10.5" clutch and the FRPP king cobra / HD clutch (the difference between HD and KC is the pressure plate)? Looking around online the stock OEM clutch disk and pressure plate is a lot more than even...
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    Fix for the non retracting seatbelts.

    heat shrink tube isn't smooth. that piece looks like some sort of self-lubricating plastic like delrin.
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    Scary Problem!!!

    When my '97's battery had a cell in it go, I could not drive the car. I got it started but I couldn't drive it. The computer could not cope with the voltage change.
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    FRPP or Magnaflow catback?

    Hmm... the FRPP sounds like a good option. But I am curious on one thing, it has one part number from '89-'97. I have a '97 is there something I would have to do make work or some other gotcha? Also, what is meant by droping the axle a 'little'? Letting it hang on the suspension? unbolting...
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    PI headswap first start....BIG PROBLEM HELP!!

    4 possibilities I can think of. 1) The threads were bad in the head. 2) you cross threaded the plug 3) you forgot to torque the plug down. 4) water was in the cylinder, it over pressurized and the plug was was the weak point. hopefully it was one of the first 3, if the fourth...
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    PI headswap first start....BIG PROBLEM HELP!!

    How much water? If it's just a little bit, then I would say yes. If it was a lot, then it's something else.
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    Best combo for a 99Gt Shell

    A car that burned is not a good idea. The metal of the chasis and body will be weakened, warped, etc. If it was a small fire that simply made the car too expensive for the owner to fix and it was stripped to a shell by parting it out, that's another story. If the fire turned it into a...
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    PI headswap first start....BIG PROBLEM HELP!!

    The rust color is to be expected from the water getting in the oil. Not sure if will be a problem or not. I would expect that the rings would just clean it off when the car is started again. I would guess the stain could be removed safely with a soft cloth, but this is just my knowledge...
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    Magnaflow vs. MAC vs. stock cat back

    I am looking at getting a cat-back system for my '97 GT. the original mufflers are on their way out. However, I don't want the car to be loud. A tiny bit louder is probably ok, but I don't want it to be loud on the expressway or wake the dead every time I get on the accelerator. The two...