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    Which mark on the timing pointer is the one to use?

    The circle on the left? One of the edges in the middle? The far right edge?
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    $2500 budget rebuild or replace?

    With school / working fulltime / taking care of our 1 year old kid I just don't have the time to be out in the garage as much as I would like to so I am not going to mess with this engine anymore. All I am really want is something reliable around the same power as stock is fine. For my...
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    Looking for ideas car won't stay running

    Ok, I'll try to keep this as short as I can... I bought this car last year, it was popping thru the intake, would sometimes hesitate at WOT and would sometimes stall out when I stopped at a stop light. I replaced the plugs, plugwires, cap, rotor, and fuel filter, it got better and would...
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    lower intake bolts where do the 2 different ones go?

    I should have taken more pictures when I took all this apart before winter, but I'm fumbling through it... The 12 lower intake bolts..... 2 of them are different than the other 10. Where abouts do the 2 different ones go?
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    Anyone else use the kitchen table as a workbench?

    I have a bunch of stuff laid out on the table, was just making sure I have all the gaskets and stuff I need and that everything fits. My wife says to me today "When are you going to move that engine block off the kitchen table?!" :rlaugh: I have a workbench in the garage, but it's...
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    VERY QUICK QUESTION, can someone look at their intake and answer this

    Installing the vacuum tree type thing into the underside of my upper intake. Which way does the bend face? Toward the throttle body or away? This is the item I am re-installing.
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    Any tips on removing old lower intake gasket?

    This is slow going.... I'm using brake cleaner and a razor blade, but it's taking forever to get all the old gasket material off the heads where the lower intake goes. Any tips? Anything better than brake cleaner?
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    FMS A/C Delete = Power steering leak now

    Ok, so I installed the FMS A/C delete. In order to get the swivel-fitting hose on the pump to turn 180deg to clear the pump housing in it's new position, I had to take it off. I posted about this a few days ago and a few guys said they didn't have to remove it or you could bend it or whatever...
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    FMS A/C Delete PITA

    Installing my Ford Motorsports A/C delete tonight. AC compressor, lines and condensor were all removed last fall, car has been in pieces since then... I remove the HUGE ugly stock A/C bracket and remove the bolts for the pump. I get my new bracket in place and go to rotate the PS pump and...
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    Alternatives to dccontrol e fan controller

    I am looking into doing a 3G alternator upgrade as well as a taurus fan and I keep reading that "dccontrol.com is the place to get them. Well....looks like they don't have much of a site anymore. :shrug: Anyone know where to get these or a good alternative?
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    What are the 16" 4 lug wheel options?

    I have 16" ponys at the moment and I purchased 4 225/55HR-16 Fuzion HRi tires that I was going to replace my current dry rotting tires with. (New tires are sitting in my garage at the moment.) Tax returns look like they are going to allow for a wheel purchase (as long as it stays around...
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    Pic whoring my TMoss intake!

    *EDIT* hmm, well lets try another pic host then... A shot of the 20 year old intake before: A few after Tom worked his magic, ported and repainted: I took a few closeups of the runners but my wife has the camera so I don't have those. They look great though! I'm hoping to find the...
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    Cannot solve this issue: hesitation at anything more than part throttle

    My car hesitates badly at more than 1/4 - 1/2 throttle. Ok, so I have searched about every keyword I can think of on this forum and others. I can't solve this issue. My car has 89,000 miles on it, still original speed density. It's worse when cold, but even after the car warms up it...
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    crank underdrive pulley install problem

    I cannot get the crank pulley to come off of the balancer. :mad: I took out the 4 bolts that hold it on and the thing just won't budge. I gave it a few good taps with a hammer but I don't want to damage anything internal by beating on something that is attached to the crank. I sprayed some...
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    Floor pan reinforcement

    Ok, so my driver-side seat leans bad to toward the door. After reading http://mustang.zeroentity.com/howto_artcls/howto_glean.html I was thinking it was caused by a broken/bent seat frame like shown in that page. Well after taking the seat apart and not finding any breaks/bends, I took...
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    subframe connectors or Bilstein shocks and struts?

    What do you guys think? I have $500 to spend so I can't do both right now. I can probably do the other one in another year or so. On a daily driven car which one will make a bigger difference? The previous owner put KYB shocks on it which feel no better than the stockers to me :shrug...
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    question for anyone who has installed a Magnaflow catback

    I am about 90% done installing mine (finally saying goodbye to the dronemasters from the previous owner) The long hangers for the tips in my kit ARE NOT the same length. The rubber mounds up under the rear bumper ARE the same height though so I am guessing that these would make one tip sit...
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    School me on fan clutches

    My fan runs all the time. The second I start up the car that sucker is spinning. Is that normal? I thought there was some kind of temp clutch in it that only made it catch and spin at a given temp. Sorry for the dumb question, it's been awhile since I had a 5.0... :rolleyes:
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    Can anyone help me find a part number need midpipe to header nut that threads on stud

    I can't believe these are this hard to find. My local Ford dealer says "I don't know what part number those are" after being on the phone for 20 minutes, NAPA doesn't know and doesnt have them, Advance auto doesnt know and doesnt have them. I bought some that were really close from a hardware...
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    My car is a slug, I'm out of ideas

    Just bought this 87 LX, it has 3.73s in it, flowmaster mufflers and an offroad h. It has some VERY bald tires and I can't break them lose without reving her up first. If I punch it from a roll, same thing, total lack of torque. The car seems to hesitate when giving it gas after shifting...