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this is really not good.... my car was running fine sunday night. i was a ittle low on gas (93) so i decided to wait to fill up on monday morning before i went to school. i filled up with BP 93 octane gas. as i was getting onto the highway i didnt puzh it hard because there wasnt much...

go to 2.3L tech and read my post please. i need help with a brake problem asap! This is the link to the thread. http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=674977

I noticed today that my brake pedal wasnt feeling as stiff as it usually is. I noticed that my fluid resevoir was low in the front half of it. The back half was full to the top with fluid. I checked all of the calipers and none of them are leaking. neither are the brake lines going to the...

I found a guy who owns a performance shop in town and has a used Snow Performance Boost Cooler. it is a stage 2 version so it has 2 injectors. It has all of the wiring harnesses and such. is it hard to mount it on the intake of an SVO? and is it worth $100? i think they retail for like...

I ve had a problem with my car lately. It has been slowly smoking more and more. I thought it was running rich at first but as it smoked more i could tella definite color(sort of). The color smoke is a mix between blue and white. I think i may have blown a head gasket. It is also possible...

For my birthday the other day ago i bought my self a new clutch and flywheel from perfection (Zoom). Ive got it all in and just need to fill the trans with the fluid. It says to fill it with 2 3/5 Quarts of dextron III. does anyone know of and easy way to fill the trans? It seems like it...

MY buddy has an 86 svo for sale in the charlotte north carolina area. on 100 octanne it makes 385 WHP on 26 Psi! :hail2: hes asking $11000 for the car. Its in amazing condition. I figured i would post this wondering if anyone would really be interested in buying a car that is already...

Ok heres the situation... during the winter my car ran pretty cold.. meaning that it never went past the line before "N" in NORMAL. Now that its getting warmer in North Carolina i have noticed that the temperature guage is still sitting at the same mark. The only time that it goes higher is...

i got in a naccident a few weeks ago and i need a new set of headlights and a front bumper. anyone know of anywhere that i can get those. possibly used in good condition as well as possibly new. tryin to save money...

Anybody heard of a company called Johnson's Race Engineering? I have a friend who has one of their 2.3L Heads with one of their cams insalled already. DOn't know tehe specs on the head or the cam. They do not give specs for their cams says my friend. Think it would be good for my 86 SVO?:nice:

My friend has a 91 5.0. He is looking at doing a few upgades. he has a question.. I was looking at upgrading my 5.0 with a H/C/I upgrade and i got a question about heads...are the GT-40 X "turbo swirl" heads as good or even better flowing than the name brand companies of AFR, Edelbrock...

I am looking to get a new intercooelr setup. I am going to purchase a new intercooler to be front mounted. Any ideas which to get. I hear that a lot of people are using the volvo intercooler setup. Is there anything better than that for the money. Plus I am going to get a fully ported...

which years did the svo come with forged nternals from the factory. And which internals were forged? also what were they made of.

i have just recently acquired a new motor, trans, and turbo. I am looking at rebuild ing the motor. i am looking at increasing the horsepower. Can anyone name what pistons, rings, head, and such internals i should go with for some good power, but remember that my money doesn't grow on trees...

How much would someone be willing to pay for a SVO motor and transmission with turbo and all. About 100,000 miles on it. It runs too!

is it true that if you swap out your 3.73 gears for 3.55 gears, your svo will go faster? Some say that because it allows the turbo to get more load so it spools better.

I have an 86 SVO and my fuel pressure regulator is leaking. The one that is in line flowing towards the fuel rail. I have gone to every parts store where i live and they cannot get it. It is a Bosch unit. Do you think a Ford dealership would carry the part? Or is there an aftermarket one...

I have an 86 Svo that won't idle. I have had it checked out and the guy thought that it was the vane air flow meter. I replaced it, it did not help. i have replaced: Vane air flow meter Fuel filter Throttle position sensor Idle air control valve New filters I know that my car is...