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They are 28x6-18 that my buddy James aka @SN90FiveOh got for his ‘20 gt. He let me give them a try last night since he couldn’t make it to the track. I like them though, they are a little too tall for my car but they look cool.
Rio Red 98 GT Build
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^ See there, I was right again.
SN90FiveOh
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That’s a good picture.
What’s next William?
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I’m putting my new headers on today. Hopefully have it finished up in a few hours.
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Since the last update, I have installed the new headers and swapped out the flowmaster flow-fx mufflers in favor of a set of Hooker Max flow mufflers. Also had the exhaust shape bent me up a 3” H-pipe. The car sounds great now! It’s quiet at idle and light acceleration, with no drone while cruising, then it screams at wide open throttle. I’ll have to find a way to get some exhaust clips.
Also swapped out the harmonic balancer in favor of an innovators west damper. It made the engine noticeably smooth, not to mention it looks bad ass.
And while I was in town Monday, it started running hot. The new fan I put in a month ago already kicked the bucket. So I put in another one. I’ll soon be looking for better alternatives.
Also swapped out the harmonic balancer in favor of an innovators west damper. It made the engine noticeably smooth, not to mention it looks bad ass.
And while I was in town Monday, it started running hot. The new fan I put in a month ago already kicked the bucket. So I put in another one. I’ll soon be looking for better alternatives.
Can’t wait to hear it in person.
88stang88
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I always loved the way their harmonic balancers looked.
So what's next William?
So what's next William?
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Pull the engine back out and build a new one with 12.5:1 compression forged pistons. Reassemble and probably spray it with 100 shot. Going for 10’s in the quarter lol.
RAU03MACH
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If you have a sound clip on the hooker mufflers that would be great
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What is your rad/fan setup? Curious if you tried to adapt the 2v cooling system?
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It is the 2v rad/fan setup. I kept the mishimoto radiator I already had in the car. It works just fine with the coyote, I used the stock coyote upper hose. The only “custom” part was the lower hose and I used one from a 4.0 Jeep and it worked perfectly.
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I will see if I can make something happen.
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Since the last update, I spent a couple months in California doing military stuff, replaced the cooling fan two more times, and have only made it back to the track once. I got in touch with John at Delta PAG and ordered a custom shroud and 16” brushless fan kit. It has programmable speeds and auxiliary input for a/c to turn it on. Their work is fantastic. It takes a little while to get it, but it’s worth the wait. Also had to order a warranty radiator from mishimoto as the old one was stopped up for some reason.
I also have been having a cam phaser issue for some time now. It would show up when it wanted to and then it would run perfect for a while. I got all new phasers and solenoids, and I went ahead and swapped to the gen 2 setup so I now have 70° of the 50° that it had before. Also put on a ported intake for testing. I am attempting to finish putting it together tonight so I can make it to the track tomorrow.
I also have been having a cam phaser issue for some time now. It would show up when it wanted to and then it would run perfect for a while. I got all new phasers and solenoids, and I went ahead and swapped to the gen 2 setup so I now have 70° of the 50° that it had before. Also put on a ported intake for testing. I am attempting to finish putting it together tonight so I can make it to the track tomorrow.
Nice! Your work is top notch!
98snakehorse
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Glad to see your still having fun with it. Let us know how the track goes!
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Hah! Didn’t make it lol. Swapping to second gen cams and timing, apparently they time different than first gen. So upon start up, it ran terribly. I am not making it to the track today, but I am going to tear it back down tonight.
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Forgot to update! After the initial cam swap, I found out one of my 4 cams was for an f150. Apparently Gen 2 f150’s have a different firing order than the mustangs. I ordered a mustang cam but they sent the f150 cam. Just so happened @white95 had the cam I needed laying around, so I got that from him and fought back and forth with the dealer to get refunded for the wrong cam they sent. Got that squared away and went back to driving. It definitely pulled harder up top, before I could tell when it wanted me to shift, with this setup it went straight to the 7800 limiter and never let up. Tried to get to the track but it never worked out. I did make it one day but it rained and the track stayed wet. So it was just the daily grocery getter.
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Until today, I came home and started prepping for the pull. 
