Recent content by Parker Lewis

As a fellow one man show I've had success installing the engine and tranny as one unit from above when using a load leveler. I have the one from Northern Tool, got it for $40 when on sale probably 7 or 8 years ago. The leveler will let you tilt the engine/trans just about any way you need to...

It makes sense that this slight leak does not account for adding a quart every ~1500-2000 miles. Likely something else going on that is more of a problem than the slight leak. One thing to check is your dipstick, where it stabs into the block just above the oil pan. Mine had developed a slow...

Update to Post #8 above, if anyone cares....... So last night I drained 12 ounces of the Pennzoil Syncromesh from my trans and replaced that with 12 oz. of the Lucas oil trans fix red goopy sauce. I was a bit leery of putting that thick goo into my trans but i can no longer handle the violent...

I'm about an hour north of San Antonio. I just went through this last summer with the hood on my 2001. It's an OEM 2003 Mach 1 hood, I closed the factory Mach 1 scoop hole with a fiberglass patch, body filler, block sanded, etc. then I took it to body shops to get quotes for the final finish...

Thanks for the feedback Juice. I don't know what to do with this trans. I wonder if a performance rebuild would solve the issue? Maybe there won't be so much slop in a performance build, like pro-forceperformance.com?

Any update from you guys with the rattling trans gears? I have the same issue right now on a 2001 tr3650 behind a 3V with Hot Rod cams. When I'm sitting at a red light at 750rpm idle with the clutch pedal released the damn thing clanks and rattles like a garbage truck. If I press the clutch...

I bought a set of the Blow By Racing aluminum lockouts and used them in my build, basically they are a pair of tiny blocks with the correct shape to wedge alongside the cam gear vanes. Back when 3V's were new I think the BBR lockouts were around $50 a pair, now I've seen similar ones for less...

I have a MT harness from a 2005. PM me if interested.

Yeah Ryan you nailed it. I wasn't looking to jump into a legal debate, just had the technical question. Anyway thanks for weighing in. Let's all hope we can continue the automotive hobby long into the future.

I'm not disagreeing with you Juice. I'm not trying to argue. I am simply looking for real world feedback for my questions. Not all cars are street cars, some are used off road: Don't the cats heat up and stay crazy hot, or are the cats the same temp as the rest of the exhaust? Is there a...

What about excessive heat on a non-daily driven modified car? With long tubes and the cats so close to the floor the interior temperatures could get pretty dang hot. Would going to an off-road H-pipe keep the temperatures lower? Don't the cats heat up and stay crazy hot, or are the cats the...

Hi Bob. I have most of the take off timing components from one of my 2005 engines. I can get some pics for you and send them over. I have the OEM Ford plastic chain tensioners and the chains and guides, it's all got low miles as the engine came out of a wreck I bought back in 2009. I don't...

Lito just did my tune. It wasn't cookie cutter either - running a lightly modded 3V w/ cams and controlled by the 2V PCM (2001 mustang 3V swap). It took a few back and forths but he's got my tune about perfect now, the car idles and drives as you'd want it to. I bought a used, unlocked SCT x3...

FWIW, My 3V leaked very slightly from the dipstick tube in the block when engine was running. Very slightly meaning maybe a quarter sized drop on the floor after it sat in garage overnight, from the oil dripping off the bottom of the block or pan. After I saw that drip one time I found the...