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    Steering issues with 07 GT

    Wandering steering, first check is toe, ball joints, camber (with a camber gauge, but eyeball will get you close enough to not be out of control), steering alignment. If it's constantly pulling one way consistently (regardless of road) that's a setup issue (e.g. your toe wheel-to-wheel is fine...
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    S197: EPS Conversion Steering Play/Slop

    My guess from my initial exploration (my EPAS swap project is in boxes, waiting for suspension) would be that it's normal for the EPAS in normal mode. Our cars lack the packages to affect the different driving modes (normal, sport, etc) which would tighten up the steering response. That's my...
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    Transmission issue

    Jeez, the level of round-n-round... 1. Don't ever apologize for buying the car you have. If anyone gives you sh*t about having an automatic, screw them. That's just noise. 2. You can have bad clutch plates in your auto all day long and never see a single error message. 3. If you haven't worked...
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    Help! Key is stuck!

    If the range sensor isn't hooked up or is damaged, it won't release the key. It has to know it's in park or neutral. Disconnecting the battery kills the logic. That would be my first thought. You can try moving the shifter out and into D or N a couple times and see if it lets go (not a solution...
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    Shaker 500 Head Unit Question

    I should write a coffee table book called "Bad Automotive Electrical Work"....but I doubt I could get anyone to print a 4-thousand page book...and certainly not volume 2.
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    Removing passenger exhaust manifold

    Yep. Replacing headers is an UP down UP down UP down job...
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    No start

    How's your EGR system? Purge valve good?
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    Storage for winter

    Put on winter tires and don't stop. The dinosaur juice won't get sleepy if you light it on fire. Leave the fuel alone unless you have bad fuel or the car is going to be in sub-zero for a while. If it's inside, the few winter months isn't going to cause you a problem. Put it on jack stands if...
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    Seat Questions

    There should be a pigtail in the wiring harness that runs along the floor by the door sill. Should just plug in. However, there's a seat motor relay or fuse (sorry, not near my stuff) in the engine compartment fuse box that you may not have for the passenger side...but I'd be willing to suspect...
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    Anything else i should do while the subframe is out?

    Lick it. Tell her she's a good girl, and button back up. :) Check your pan for the usual (crud/metal/etc). Unless you open it up and a political system crawls out, lick it and button it back up. I use Canton gaskets, FWIW.
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    Swapping final drive gears In automatic trans cars?.

    Others have already mentioned it, but changing rear gears isn't the whole puzzle. It's one component. Tire diameter, gear ratio, transmission ratio, RPM. It's a hunt for the sweet spot depending on how you want to drive. Knowing how you want the car to behave in your usual zone is key to picking...
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    Any tips for removing exhaust manifold studs?

    Can be a pain to hunt if only happens when cold. You can check for a leak by checking for exhaust airflow. Wouldn't recommend using your hand unless you like getting burned. I have a little smoke machine that I use, but I've used talc powder and also small bits of thin paper or shop towel. Just...
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    Battery relocation

    In order to be race/safety compliant, the disconnect must not only end the battery circuit, but kill the alternator, since once the engine gets going the alternator really runs the show (electrically). If you're just disconnecting the negative terminal (which is a great to have for servicing...
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    Upper control arm bushing

    So there's a UCA bracket that mounts to the chassis frame, and has a fork that the actual UCA bolts into. If you don't want to mess with the bracket, then replacing the UCA is basically just unbolting the bushing bolt. Keep in mind the UCA holds the orientation of the axle assembly, so as soon...
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    Missing a part?

    Grounding strap on the passenger side would be on the motor mount stud. On the driver side it should be to the block itself and not the head. There's a few "odd" holes and such on the blocks and heads that I suspect are used for different things depending on the configuration of the components...
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