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CARYEMLER, I saw your PM but can't get the mobile app on my phone to let me respond. As the other poster said, you will have to measure your PR length. Due variances in how much milling your head and block have had done, we cannot tell you what you need. After your PR length is set and...

PM me if you are interested in selling the pipe that goes from the blower head unit to the throttle body.

Fiero seats, I'm 6'1" and have plenty of head room in my 66. Sit several inches lower than stock, recline, were designed by Recaro, and are very light weight. They fit onto the stock mustang sliders with a minimal amount of work. Google Mr Mike, he can color and style match any fabric...

Prior to tearing it apart to get at the clutch, make sure you have at least 1/4 inch clearance around any part of the engine or tranny that might contact the frame of the car. 3/8 clearance would be better. You wouldn't believe how much these motors and trannys shake. I had very similar...

If you wanted to, ahem, bend the rules... Get a quarterhorse programmer and build a tune with severely restricted timing for your dyno check off, and another for the track. You can wire in a switch that will allow you to switch between tunes on the fly. Not saying that you should...

You might consider some fiberglass leafs. I don't have any first hand experience with the but they are supposedly a great way to shed lots of unsprung weight. Several guys at corner carvers run them. Good luck...

My experience has been that rocker arm to valve cover contact often leaves no witness marks. If you have anything on the VC that you think the rocker arm might hit, I'd grind it down. I have a set of FRPP valve covers are they are the biggest POS part I've ever bought. Not only does the...

You said earlier in the post that you're still making 10psi boost, is this the boost level that your wastegate is set to open at? Are you making the full 10lbs at the same RPM point? Depending on your turbine wheel / housing and wastegate, you may still make 10psi of boost even if you have...

My experience has been that the majority of top end noises are hard to find exhaust leaks, followed by roller rockers hitting valve covers. I've never had a lifter fail, but my instinct would be that you should be able to easily collapse the lifter by pushing down on the rocker with your...

I wouldn't try that with mine. I custom made them from 2x2x14ga square tube. They are WAY overbuilt. Agreed. If you want stiffness there are much better ways to get it. The addition of a bulkhead behind the rear seat is an excellent start.

There's a member of this board, TMoss, that made something like 277rwhp with a non-tuned SD system. IIRC his combo was some ported GT40p heads, stock cam adv 4 degrees, 65mm throttle body, and a ported corba intake. I'd guess he probably had some decent headers, exhaust, e-fan, pulleys, and...

Oz - as a fellow ME, I say trust your instincts. My car had similar paint cracks, and had a huge bulge in the tranny tunnel from compressive forces that I believe were generated by a rear end collision when the car had almost no original floor left. (The PO had actually used liquid nails to...

There are several methods to measuring pushrod length. I subscribe to the "mid-lift" method...a little Googling should put you in the right direction. Clearly you'll need a pushrod length checking tool regardless of the method you use...summit and others sell them. Next google "how to...

If you're going to spend that kind of money to upgrade your motor, you might want to consider a custom cam. I don't have one, but my understanding is that they aren't that much more expensive than a OTS cam, but that they can make substantially more power with more driveability to boot...

Or... Here: Allstate Gear Company :: T5 or here: Southwest Gear or here: Borg Warner T5 World Class Standard ( Manual ) Transmission Parts and Diagram This I think is the best kit and is the kit that I'll buy when I do mine: T5 World Class 5 Speed Shims Hard to beat for...

What happens if you shift the car into a forward gear? This is way, way out on a limb, but is there any chance you swapped in a complete marine engine? This could be incorrect, but I've been told that some rotate backwards. Good luck...

JMitchell, You've made the first right step to having a well handling car which is to ask questions and do research before spending any money. To that end, I would spend $50 and buy two very informative books: How to Make Your Car Handle - Fred Puhn Chassis Engineering - Herb Adams...

Several sponsors of the turbo forum you mentioned earlier have single setups that go for as little as $1500 for cheap chinese turbos. Master Power turbos cost a little more but are worth it. IMHO that's just about as cheap as you'll get into block splitting power.

I think you'd be doing yourself a disservice by not considering more modern cam profiles. Cam design is a science and its come a long way in 50 years. I would bet that you can have more power and torque thoroughout the powerband pretty easily. If it were me, I'd spend some time on the...

I have essentially the same enigne as you and I shift at about 5700, peak power feels about 5500 or so. I would set the limiter to stock or 6000. I have the FRPP springs recommended for the E cam. They are more than fine for that cam. Good luck...