Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - dyno results
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Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
veryveryvery nice
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I am thinking about getting a Cobra intake for my 1995 GTS too. Does it have all the emissions components, etc, like the stock manifold? I live in California, so I'm stuck.
I am thinking about getting a Cobra intake for my 1995 GTS too. Does it have all the emissions components, etc, like the stock manifold? I live in California, so I'm stuck.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
yeah the 94-95 cobra intakes are a direct swap from your stock gt intake manifolds.
I don't know which you had in mind but they also make reproduction cobra intakes (these are fox body style without the angle just after the throttle body). I believe you would need to do a full conversion to a foxbody tb, cable, etc... not real sure how you would retain your egr with this though. Your best bet would be to search in the 94-95 tech section, I'm pretty sure there is an intake swap thread that should have the info you are looking for.
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should finish up some stuff this evening... maybe even post a vid later tonight.
yeah the 94-95 cobra intakes are a direct swap from your stock gt intake manifolds.
I don't know which you had in mind but they also make reproduction cobra intakes (these are fox body style without the angle just after the throttle body). I believe you would need to do a full conversion to a foxbody tb, cable, etc... not real sure how you would retain your egr with this though. Your best bet would be to search in the 94-95 tech section, I'm pretty sure there is an intake swap thread that should have the info you are looking for.
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should finish up some stuff this evening... maybe even post a vid later tonight.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
Thank you for the information. I'm on a pretty tight budget, like everyone, but someone suggested doing this swap if I could find a used Cobra intake somewhere. I just wasn't certain about whether or not it would accept all the current smog equipment.
Thank you for the information. I'm on a pretty tight budget, like everyone, but someone suggested doing this swap if I could find a used Cobra intake somewhere. I just wasn't certain about whether or not it would accept all the current smog equipment.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
smog doesn't actually hook up to the intake manifolds. it just hooks up to the back of the heads, the midpipe and the smog pump itself. EGR is really the only thing you would need to worry about.
no emissions here in IN so I deleted my smog sometime last year.
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I just finished routing my belts... that was all a major headache. The vortech belt was too long. tried a shorter belt and still couldn't get it to work. I've now routed the belt similar to how I ran it without the smog pump. Believe it or not I'm now running my stock motorcraft belt, which happens to be pretty worn so I'll pick up a new one sometime soon.
still hope to fire up the car tonight, just want to finish up my gauges first.
typha1995 said:
smog doesn't actually hook up to the intake manifolds. it just hooks up to the back of the heads, the midpipe and the smog pump itself. EGR is really the only thing you would need to worry about.
no emissions here in IN so I deleted my smog sometime last year.
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I just finished routing my belts... that was all a major headache. The vortech belt was too long. tried a shorter belt and still couldn't get it to work. I've now routed the belt similar to how I ran it without the smog pump. Believe it or not I'm now running my stock motorcraft belt, which happens to be pretty worn so I'll pick up a new one sometime soon.
still hope to fire up the car tonight, just want to finish up my gauges first.
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Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13
any updates?
any updates?
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
well, sort of... I started the car to find that I had a fuel leak at my fuel pressure sender. took that apart, put it back in and no leak. I think I could possibly leaking coolant from the water neck... haven't dealt with that yet.
but, the car wouldn't run. couldn't hold an idle for crap. I'm around 35-40 psi fuel pressure, and messed with the timing but couldn't keep the car running without giving it gas. It's practically flushing gas out the tail pipes. It's so rich it'll make your eyes burn.
not real sure what my next step is at the moment. leaving for georgia in the morning and I'll be back monday. guess I'll give my tuner a call and see what he says. I don't think I could pull the car with my jeep (well might be able to but don't want to try) so I'd have to borrow my dads truck and locate/rent a trailor. Or Speedy's could possibly burn me a chip that could possibly get me there.
well, sort of... I started the car to find that I had a fuel leak at my fuel pressure sender. took that apart, put it back in and no leak. I think I could possibly leaking coolant from the water neck... haven't dealt with that yet.
but, the car wouldn't run. couldn't hold an idle for crap. I'm around 35-40 psi fuel pressure, and messed with the timing but couldn't keep the car running without giving it gas. It's practically flushing gas out the tail pipes. It's so rich it'll make your eyes burn.
not real sure what my next step is at the moment. leaving for georgia in the morning and I'll be back monday. guess I'll give my tuner a call and see what he says. I don't think I could pull the car with my jeep (well might be able to but don't want to try) so I'd have to borrow my dads truck and locate/rent a trailor. Or Speedy's could possibly burn me a chip that could possibly get me there.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
WOW man i like your style i love to polish all sorts of random things and man o man is your car Freaking sweet if i had half the tools you have I would be tearing stuff up myself. LOL Very Very nice stang my friend keep it up
WOW man i like your style i love to polish all sorts of random things and man o man is your car Freaking sweet if i had half the tools you have I would be tearing stuff up myself. LOL Very Very nice stang my friend keep it up
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
Car goes on the dyno monday... that's the plan anyways. Picked up a trailer today and after a couple hours finally got the car loaded up. It's a 16+2 trailer, dove tail with 5' ramps, and my car still wouldn't go up it without extra boards and some creativity. The car isn't running right now so we had to get a running start, push it up the ramps as far as possible then use a come-a-long to get it on the rest of the way.
Didn't know if my lil old jeep would pull it alright, but went ahead and ran it down the road and it seemed to pull just fine. Anyways, enough about that. Supposed to be at the shop Monday morning for dyno tuning.
here's a couple pics that never got posted.
new guages and shift light:
Car goes on the dyno monday... that's the plan anyways. Picked up a trailer today and after a couple hours finally got the car loaded up. It's a 16+2 trailer, dove tail with 5' ramps, and my car still wouldn't go up it without extra boards and some creativity. The car isn't running right now so we had to get a running start, push it up the ramps as far as possible then use a come-a-long to get it on the rest of the way.
Didn't know if my lil old jeep would pull it alright, but went ahead and ran it down the road and it seemed to pull just fine. Anyways, enough about that. Supposed to be at the shop Monday morning for dyno tuning.
here's a couple pics that never got posted.
new guages and shift light:
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
my custom headlight knob... painted black with brushed/satin top... not real sure if I like it. might do something else with it
my custom headlight knob... painted black with brushed/satin top... not real sure if I like it. might do something else with it
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
once the car is finally running it will be time to start working on the hood and decklid again. The undersides have gotten prepped/primed and about ready for paint.
once the car is finally running it will be time to start working on the hood and decklid again. The undersides have gotten prepped/primed and about ready for paint.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13/08
I'm going to try and remember to take my camera with me monday too. I'll try and snap a few more pictures, can't wait to drive the dang thing.
I'm going to try and remember to take my camera with me monday too. I'll try and snap a few more pictures, can't wait to drive the dang thing.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13
When H.O. Fibertrends (the company that was contracted to create the hood for the Cobra R in 1995) created the famous "Cobra R" hood, it discovered that having a vent on the right, rear side of the hood let the hot air from the engine compartment get drawn, or sucked, into the passenger compartment, making the interior of the car hotter.
Because of this, they decided that it would be best to simply have only 1 vent, on the left side of the hood.
I can attest to this, as my yellow car had a 3" Cobra R hood with 2 vents, and after the car got to operating temp, it would start getting hot on my feet, and throughout the interior, as if I had the heater blowing on my feet.
project94 said:
When H.O. Fibertrends (the company that was contracted to create the hood for the Cobra R in 1995) created the famous "Cobra R" hood, it discovered that having a vent on the right, rear side of the hood let the hot air from the engine compartment get drawn, or sucked, into the passenger compartment, making the interior of the car hotter.
Because of this, they decided that it would be best to simply have only 1 vent, on the left side of the hood.
I can attest to this, as my yellow car had a 3" Cobra R hood with 2 vents, and after the car got to operating temp, it would start getting hot on my feet, and throughout the interior, as if I had the heater blowing on my feet.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13
they're just snap in gauge bezels... ridiculously overpriced but I thought they looked cool.
thanks for the info craig, I've never actually heard that. Had never given it much thought really.
V said:
they're just snap in gauge bezels... ridiculously overpriced but I thought they looked cool.
thanks for the info craig, I've never actually heard that. Had never given it much thought really.
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13
where'd they come from? or well where'd you get them? I like it alot, adds alot to an otherwise stock gauge cluster. The cars coming along very well man, she will be clean and mean when your all done
where'd they come from? or well where'd you get them? I like it alot, adds alot to an otherwise stock gauge cluster. The cars coming along very well man, she will be clean and mean when your all done
Re: Current Winter Projects... couple changes in store for the GTS - update 5/13
pretty sure I ordered them from explicitauto or something like that. I was sort of dooped, thought I was getting satin aluminum rings, when they got here I realized I had just paid $40 for silver painted plastic rings... I went ahead and put them in anyways and actually thought they looked pretty good, so they stayed.
Like always more problems arose to kick my butt. had the key in the ignition all afternoon so that the steering wheel wouldn't lock while loading the car. of course I forgot about this and now the battery is dead. Put a bat charger on it for the evening... then wouldn't you know it, it starts to storm here. Murphy's law I guess, so the car is now out on the trailer with a car cover and tarp strapped over it. :wall:
anyways, couple pics of my tow pig.
V said:
pretty sure I ordered them from explicitauto or something like that. I was sort of dooped, thought I was getting satin aluminum rings, when they got here I realized I had just paid $40 for silver painted plastic rings... I went ahead and put them in anyways and actually thought they looked pretty good, so they stayed.
Like always more problems arose to kick my butt. had the key in the ignition all afternoon so that the steering wheel wouldn't lock while loading the car. of course I forgot about this and now the battery is dead. Put a bat charger on it for the evening... then wouldn't you know it, it starts to storm here. Murphy's law I guess, so the car is now out on the trailer with a car cover and tarp strapped over it. :wall:
anyways, couple pics of my tow pig.
