Recent content by jakebrake1

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    lower headache engine swap?

    ok, reading thread after thread, trying to decide what to try here, so, i'll just go blunt. wife wanted a mustang. bought her one. she and I both love and hate the car. wants to customize it. it's got a 6, with that wretched 5055 trans. I want an 8, why? seriously? You need to ask? that being...
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    2006 4.0 5spd to 4.6 5spd swap

    You're timing is impeccable! reaaaaallly want to yank that boat anchor 6 out of boss lady's ragtop, and throw in an 8. I assume this is not exactly splitting the atom. (also, thinking of going rebuilt over salvage yard. am I correct that this isn't awful?
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    Is it just me or is this kind of an oddball?

    funny you mention that...just ran it through a site that called it a "gt deluxe". leather sport buckets, and a shaker.
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    What have you done to your mustang today?

    am about 80% done the convertible top replacement. to quote kurt cobain, "I hate my life, and I want to die".
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    had a 2v 5.4 with loud injectors. actually concerning...before it was just annoying. could be.
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    I need an advice

    hate to say it, just expect it to. that way, if it doesn't, you feel like the king.
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    What have you done to your mustang today?

    replace the fuel door. wife wanted, wife got.
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    What have you done to your mustang today?

    there is a parking garage at our local mall. I put pythons on my Harley. the cacophony of car alarms always made me happy.
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    Chip in deck Fred’s parts decklid panel

    From what I can see without the emblem there, I would say touch up paint and a tiny bit of 2000 grit should have more than cover it. Just my opinion.
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    Chip in deck Fred’s parts decklid panel

    I assume you are referring to the one in the middle? It looks like there are three things there. They all look like they might be holes. It's hard to tell
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    Next Generation Ford Mustang Could Grow to Match the Dodge Challenger

    So Ford is going to make a car that the front end falls apart every 30000 miles?
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    Worst Outcome - Better Times Ahead?

    the retainer bolts on stock manifolds rot out rather religiously. that will cause a ticking sound
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    the dreaded mach II shifter discussion...part Pi.

    ok, Since I stand a better chance of seeing God, and, Having coffee with Him than finding one, I had a crazy though. Making my own. does anyone here have one? No...not trying to buy it. figure, a spring... not exactly rocket science...a leather shift boot )got one...red line products), a...
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    Squeal at 1500rpm 2006 mustang gt

    Because the bearings are usually what give out first. At least from my experience.
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    Squeal at 1500rpm 2006 mustang gt

    water pump would be first guess. tensioner second.
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