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My car is a stick, I never saw anything about manual vs Auto. I have not found anyway to reset the odometer. If I sell it there's so much done to the car, many new parts, I'll just claim exempt. Yeah, while I was doing the motor, etc, I shopped eBay for a cluster. Glad I did it. Good luck with it.

If you are in Florida I can direct you to a guy who remans 4.0's only for around $900. exchange. All the timing chain upgrades with guides, etc. I did min, runs fine, I use it as a daily with muffler mod and cold air. Fast enough to get sideways and tickets in. I'd just fix and drive it or...

I'll give them a call. The only issue I see is the shipping issue/costs. I'm seeing some pristine 18" Ford wheels in the 18x8.5 that look nice, style wise, here in Florida for $400-$500 for all 4 wheels. If I can save this wheel for $200 or less I'd be good to go. Still looking around, waiting...

I bent one of mine and I'm looking for a replacement. I may be able to straighten mine but I'm not sure I trust anyone around here to do it. American muscle discontinued my wheel and don't have anything other than the 10 inch model which won't fit up front. I already have 10's in the rear so I...

If you were here in Florida, I'd turn you on to my guy who remans 4.0's, with a warranty, for $900 plus core, whic is $150. Mine runs great, enjoying my S197 stick car.

Anyone try the Thornton chip tuners that are advertised here on the site?

I don't always agree with everyone on here Mailman but I'm a newbie who just rebuilt a 08 S197 V6 stick car that had throttle response issues. I'm glad to see that the Mods on here respond on an average 7 times a day. It means there is help for us guys that are new to the S197, not that we don't...

I agree with Dino, it's not holding pressure or maybe a stuck thermo. I just did my 4.0, added the aluminum thermo housing with a 180 degree thermostat. I'm in Florida, I also installed a new radiator when I did the motor with all new hoses and pump. Nothing to chance. My car Idles at about 200...

Still running occasionally rich, throwing a Bank 1 upstream o2 stuck rich every so often. I'm going to find a Motorcraft OEM or a NTK sensor for troubleshooting next. Car is still running pretty good. Occasionally throwing a EVAP tank vacuum code. Driving well. Just want the bugs gone.

Success, the Accelerator Pedal Sensor was the root of my problems. Idles smoother, no surging, not herk and jerk away from idle, it even feels stronger through the midrange. Very happy now.

TPS values are all very smooth, linear. The APS's first position of the sensor shows a value of 1.5, when you touch the pedal, it goes to zero, then a low negative number before jumping around then as you transition to the next position of the sensor which has a linear positive climb through the...

Driven the last 2 days, no codes so far. No CEL. I'll be doing the voltage checks on the TPS later today just to cross that one off the list.

I'm not throwing any codes with the old OEM sensors back in it. I'm waiting on my refund on these Ebay sensors, I'll have to look and see if I know the brand of them. My testing shows that the lean surging, if that's what it actually is, only happens at partial throttle opening using the pedal...

Looking for some opinions. I change out ALL the O2 sensors. All the sensors just F up the PCM, threw a bunch of codes, etc. After resetting PCM, doing all the things known, I removed the upstream O2's, put in the OEM sensors. Better but the downstream still threw codes, so out they came and back...

FWIW, I would not lower mine any lower, it becomes too impractical for street use. I have 9.5 inch wide wheels with 255/275 tires. Nothing rubs. Good luck with your baby.

Remember, the S197 does not have adjustable front camber stock. You will need to either add adjustable top camber plates, or a set of adjustable lower camber bolts which replace the stock bolt on each side, they use a cam on the bolt. I went the cheap route and did the lower bolts. It worked...

I installed the cam bolts to give me 1.75 degrees more camber on each wheel. It the rack with the Harris computer on it, the camber was perfect! So if you drop your front end1.5 inches, this si the way to solve your alignment issues. Also, the toe in was off quite a bit, so now it's all in...

Replace your plastic thermostat housing with an aluminum one. Run a 180-ish thermostat if you live anywhere warm with a fresh radiator, they are less than $100. The cam gears, chain, guides and tensioners are a weak point after 100k miles. Aftermarket have improvements for replacements. Even the...

Sorry, I just realized i was posting in the 4.6 not the 4.0. Ignore me please. My bad.

Replace your plastic thermostat housing with an aluminum one. Run a 180-ish thermostat if you live anywhere warm with a fresh radiator, they are less than $100. The cam gears, chain, guides and tensioners are a weak point after 100k miles. Aftermarket have improvements for replacements. Even the...

I just completed a 4.0 resurrection on an 08 5 speed car. I found here in Florida, a guy who runs a small shop from home re manning 4.0's. $900 plus $150 core. My motor was locked up so it was not a usable core. I bought the car for 2K. Base coupe. I removed my dead motor and loaded it in my...

You really don't save any money doing it yourself. The real reason to do it yourself is so you know exactly what's inside, and if you are doing something unusual. Or you own the correct machining equipment. Back in the days of old, you could order a engine kit from someone like PAW, and do a...

So I messed with it today, reading things. RPM 700-800 02s11STFT -1.56 to 1.56 02s21STFT -2.34 to 0.78 Long FT1% -12.50 Long FT2% -4.69 SHRT FT1 -1.56 to 0.78 SHRT FT2 -3.13 to 0.78 02s21% -2.34 to zero 02s22% 99.22 TP R% 1.18...

I'm guessing that nobody tuned this car when they threw on the CAI. I'll bet it wouldn't stumble if it had the stock air cleaner. I'll go hook it up and see what I find. If it's going to need a tune I still have to figure out which way to go tuner wise. I see SCT's around cheap, but I gotta make...

I have the Forscan download with the dual switch adapter. I can monitor some of the perimeters, not sure just which I'll need to log. I don't know if the tune is the stock tune in the ECU. The car has a free flowing exhaust, not stock. The car has Cold air, not stock. It idles pretty smooth...