What radiator and overflow are you running? I’m looking at ditching my oem radiator and overflow.
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What radiator and overflow are you running? I’m looking at ditching my oem radiator and overflow.
Yeah I figured it would run hot. Get a heat blanket for the turbine side and it will help a great amount. Heat wrap all of the hotside piping as well.
It may void the warranty on the kit you bought but you’ll notice a huge difference.
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Yeah once I can move it away from the engine I’ll put a blanket on it but since it’s so close there isn’t even enough room for the blanket.
What backspacing should I get for drag wheels 15x10
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Doesn't look like dip from the photos, I figured it was a vinyl wrap. I like the color!
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Its an ASI Overlflow tank which I am using as a recovery style system. I welded on a radiator cap right to the aluminum thermostat housing with an overlfow tube going directly to the tank. Works great and cleans up the engine bay.
To keep the heat down I coated the headers and crossover pipes with ceramic coating. I then heat wrapped the downpipe and installed a PTE turbo blanket. My engine temps never go above 190 on the hottest days or under wide open throttle. Averages 180-185 while cruising. Still using a factory radiator and fan. I do however have a CG fab turbo kit so there is way less hot piping than the On3 kit uses.
Very nice dude!!!! Your getting there!!
I’m almost afraid to say it but your at the point your gonna start finding the weak links in the drivetrain and suspension. But you have made a hell of a start.
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Yeah I’m thinking the rear end will need work, I have upper and lower control arms in the rear but they are just sr performance, and I have tokico blues. I’m thinking I’ll need some adjustable uppers and lowers a drag spring bc I’m on a stock cut in the rear, drag radials and a wot box. I want to get it as fast as I can with the stock motor and only the 8lbs I’m at now and then go crazy when I build the motor.
98snakehorse
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Very nice really cutting down those times! Be careful with those sr control arms. They begin twisting and breaking the welds at a certain point. I think i was in the 1.8 60ft range and 7.60 1/8th time with the stock spline diff and axles before I decided to upgrade.
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I’ll get some adjustable ones eventually one thing I don’t understand is what exactly is being adjusted on them?
98snakehorse
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Adjustable control arms gives you full control of the rear end placement, pinion angles things like that.
I run the TeamZ upper and lower double adjustable control arms and strange 10 way shocks. Ford B springs that I cut to the ride height I wanted and have been cutting 1.46 60fters
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Get the load jacker style and you can kind of adjust the preload on the rear springs.
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98snakehorse
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looks good, or those 26 or 28" tall tires? Also what rear gear are you running
PS whoever the heck balanced those tires should be drop kicked. and should know better than to put the weights on the outside of the wheel lol.
PS whoever the heck balanced those tires should be drop kicked. and should know better than to put the weights on the outside of the wheel lol.
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Haha it is what it is. And they are 28s. Rear gear is still stock 3.27
Hey guys. Sorry about no updates. Haven’t been doing much lately. I just installed my abs delete block over the weekend. And due to a lot of noise from the throw out bearing that I just put in, in may with a new clutch I replaced the throw out bearing, clutch fork and pivot stud. It was fine for about 2 days and now it is making noise again. I have the McLeod street extreme clutch with a ford pivot stud, ford clutch fork and ford throw out bearing.
Anybody know what could be causing it to make noise already again.
Anybody know what could be causing it to make noise already again.
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you used a ford racing tob right? I have heard to never use any other brand.
Yes I did
A mechanic at my job said it could be the input shaft bearing in the transmission? But if I press the clutch in just a little it stops making noise? So idk. It makes me not want to drive it though.
Times like this is when I say fawk it and drive it till what ever it is just totally goes out. Then I know for sure what it was.
But don’t listen to me. Stupid ideas like that contributed to my car being in pieces for 5 years now. [emoji38]
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But don’t listen to me. Stupid ideas like that contributed to my car being in pieces for 5 years now. [emoji38]
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