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  1. IH8BOWTIES

    1998 GT sits high

    Bought a 98 that had been sitting for 5 years. Ball joints were shot so I just rebuilt the whole front end with new lower control arms with preinstalled ball joints. Replaced struts, sway bar linkage and new spring isolaters. I lowered the car with the lca on Jack stands then tightened them...
  2. IH8BOWTIES

    Need Help!! 4.6l Mustang Gt

    I agree with wm. Not only will the tune be wrong but even if you do get a tune, you lose 40ish hp right off the bat. You'll feel that and be disappointed. I've run several non PI blocks with PI heads and a little bigger throttle body. 70 -75mm is nice.Anything bigger is overkill. I really like...
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    Pats Question

    I did check continuity at all grounds from the pcm connector. They were all good. A friend has one out of a 5 speed car. I know my car won't run with it but if I hook it up and it powers up, at least that would lead me a little closer to calling the pcm.
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    Pats Question

    I hooked everything back up and still the same. I did,however, leave the key on for a couple of minutes and the theft light started flashing one time, then six times and kept repeating. Is that telling me something?
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    Pats Question

    Well, I started to do a continuity check on pin 97 to f2.2 and decided to do a voltage check again thinking maybe I forgot to connect everything back up gaining access to the pcm. I guess that was the case. I'm getting 12v to everything now. Guess my pcm is toast.
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    Pats Question

    There is 12 volts at the IFS and the MAF with key on. I will pull the connector tomorrow and do a continuity check between pin 97 and fuse f2.2. There is also a connector just under the BJB with two wires that runs to neg battery terminal. One is Black/white and the other is Black/yellow and...
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    Pats Question

    Checked power to all fuses you mentioned. They all have power. All of the ground wires are solid with good connection.
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    Pats Question

    Thank you WM. I did check the fuses but I did not check the power to them. I'll give that a shot. The ground at the core support is good. When I first put a battery in it, it did the same thing and I remembered that ground. Hooked it up and it started working. Now it's back to the same thing...
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    Pats Question

    I have a 2000 that I recently put a new engine in but fuel pump wasn't priming. Checking for voltage at the FPDM, the PATS came on after a few times of turning the key on and off. I'm suspecting the key or transceiver. I'm getting 12 volts at all power inputs to the pcm except pin 97. Does...
  10. IH8BOWTIES

    4.6 Main Bearings

    No one seems to be able to send me the right main bearings for my 4.6. 96 4.6 Romeo iron block crank ground .010 under. Need bearings .25mm oversize. Anyone know the part number. I need the bearings with the flange thrust bearing. This is getting aggravating. Thanks.
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    4r70w Differences. Could Use Some Advice

    I was told today that the gear ratios were different but I haven't seen anything that backs that up. Everything I've seen says the gear ratios are all the same in all 4R70W's and that the difference was in the tail cone for a different slip yoke in the cv vs the mustang.
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    4r70w Differences. Could Use Some Advice

    There are so many threads about trannys, it's ridiculous. I'm tired of sifting through all of them trying to find the info that I need. Here's the issue. I have a 96 gt with a 4R70W that has gone bad. Gonna cost me 1000 to 1500 to rebuild it. I can't find any 96-97 GT 4R70W's but there are a...
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    Torque Converter Question

    Got everything together and the car runs pretty good. There is still a slight shimmy at about 3K rpm. Converter and flexplate lined up perfectly. I pulled the dust cover and the flexplate seems to have a little wobble which I suspect is my shimmy. Is there a proper way to clock it? I googled it...
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    Torque Converter Question

    I recently put a pi engine in my 96 automatic. I have a 4r70w behind it. The engine is a windsor with an 8 bolt crank. No one seems to make an 8 hole flexplate to accommodate the stock torque converter (10.625" bolt pattern) so I decided to replace the tc with one that a 8 bolt 164 tooth 11.44...
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    Engine Swap Question

    I could be. No, the one I have does not have two sets of holes but the one I ordered does. I want to have it handy in case I need it. If the salvage one works, I'll send the new one back. Thanks for the help.
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    Engine Swap Question

    I'm getting ready to do an engine swap on an automatic 96 gt. I have PI heads on the original engine and I've developed a knock that I suspect to be a rod bearing. Anyway, I'm dropping a PI engine from an 02 in. It's a Windsor engine and therefore has the 8 bolt crank. I picked up some valve...
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    4.6 Dohc Build

    I am planning on running some 3:73's maybe 4:10's. That should get the rpm's up. I sent some info to MMR with some ideas of what I'm wanting to do and they said if I wanted to run a centri, their 4.75 stroker kit made some good power with it. What would I end up with running stock b head cams...
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    4.6 Dohc Build

    So if I chose number 2 and a centri then I would need to run a lower compression set up right? Say 9.5? I did look into a turbo and there's some good deals out there on them but I would have to drop another 5 to 600 on a tube k-member. If I didn't already have my parts to rebuild the front end...
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    4.6 Dohc Build

    That's good to know. I've never had a DOHC so I'm a little new to it. I bought the car already taken apart and the guy I bought it from swore it was .20. I decided to check it myself and put my caliper guage on it and yeah, it's .020 so I feel a little silly but that's ok. Sometimes that's how...
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    Restoring A 1996 Gt Convertible

    The good news is that once you get the car restored and in pretty good shape, the car would be worth 5 to 6000 dollars so you're not getting hurt really. I rebuilt mine and I got many of my parts off Amazon and www.latemodelrestoration.com . They have a lot of OEM Motorcraft stuff. Sometimes, a...