Recent content by Randee of the Redwoods

So sorry but the car has to go. I'm just not driving it much. It'll be a damn sad day when it goes, but it needs to go to someone who will appreciate it and drive it. I spent $2000+ on it in 2010 to bring it back up to snuff. It's now a car again instead of a garage dust collector. Sorry...

Or if you want to buy it, talk me into selling it to you.:banana: A little background: '03 Cobra Mineral Gray, #101 coupe, 2.93 blower pulley, Borla Stinger exhaust, SCT tune, ~420 rwhp, Northern Va emissions compliant(both dyno and scan), and a couple other things. Purchased new June 2002...

You may remember my old post about having braking problems("Desparately seeking stop"). Well, I've come along way since then and the braking is better, but still not where it was new. I have new OEM front pads and have bled/replaced the current fluid at least twice but there is still some...

If I do a coilover conversion on the front only, what wieght spring do I use? From what I've seen in ads, I'm assuming the spring directly on the damper calls for a different weight spring than acting closer to the arm fulcrum. So my question is what spring weight do I use that will be...

I have no idea which is why I'm posting this. I just read(but I think I already knew) that the GT had a factory twin disc clutch. Will this fit an 03 Cobra? I'm guessing no but I figured it's worth asking. I know nothing of the GT clutch/pedal action assembly as I usually don't read up on...

I have an 03 with the original ticking head. It was properly diagnosed by the Ford dealer where I bought it a while back, but I never had the work done because I didn't trust them. I've had numerous dyno passes, track passes, a couple computer tunes, and run a Lightening pulley and Borla...

This is totally a philisophical discussion. No flames. No polls. No debates. No he-said-she-said. I'm asking a totally legitimate question. Here's my story. Vortech and ATI both have kits for 03 Cobras. MM&FF put the ATI on a Cobra and made 655rwhp which says to me that 700+rwhp is...

For 700-800 hp I know the stock clutch will not work at all. The 26 spline input shaft is not totally out of the question, but pressure plate and disc selection is up in the air. I want to keep the stock flywheel. Recommendations on discs and pressure plates? I want everything; ie, less...

Since the twin turbo kits have to convert blow thru mass air, how hard is it to tune? Does the factory mass air meter have to be ditched in favor of one that has been designed for blow thru duty? Does the blow thru arrangement cause any driveability or tuning problems?

I'm assembling my knowledge base on this stuff so bear with me. What fuel pumps do you guys use? If I were to retain the factory returnless fuel system, what size pumps and accessories would you recommend for safe running? GT pumps? BAP? I even read an article where a guy used Aviator pumps...

So went up under the Stang the other day to find the source of a quarter sized puddle of liquid on my garage floor. To my shock, I found a slick residue covering the entire front diff support bar and fluid splatter above the diff yoke. There's also carbon tracks on the exhaust pipes where...

What's a general number of what I could expect for horsepower numbers maxed out on 93 octane? Should I end up with a turbo(unlikely due to prices, but you never know), I have no desire to be tuned for race gas as I don't use it, including at the track. I know turbos are CAPABLE of way more...

Since all(or almost all) of you had to change cross members which then necessitates the swap of arms and springs, I figured I'd ask crossmember questions here. I know there are lots and lots of crossmember brands, but what about their configurations? I know some will allow use of the oem arms...

Let's face it. The feds are taking at least SOME of the fun out of everything we do. Since we don't all live in Fiji, at least most of us have some very difficult challenges to face. I live in Stafford, VA so I am relegated to Northern VA emissions testing. Richmond just below me is not(not...

I've decided to go the Steig stage 4 route full on with tb and inlet. Will the stock fuel system hold up to the stage 4 with like a 2.8 pulley? I've already planned on bigger pumps, but what size? I heard a while back that twin 190lph's was the way to go. Should I go larger? How about the...