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  1. mechanicboy

    Water coming out the spark plug hole.

    So a friend of mine bought a 2000 Lighting on the cheap. He says it needs a head gasket because of water in the spark plug well and maybe a spark plug blew out on cylinder #3. So I take a look a look and the threads still looked good on #3 with my boroscope so I attempted to install a new plug...
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    Dual, Front and Rear, View Dash Camera

    I'm starting to do a considerable amount of city driving and want to get a front and rear facing camera without breaking the bank. I hear about issues with quality of dual view cameras and was wondering if anyone on here can recommend on from experience. Most of my in-town driving is done at...
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    First 351w Build (and stroker)

    I'm looking for suggestions/opinions here so feel free to say what you want. As the title states, this is my first 351w build and it's my first stroker (I am aware of the clearance I need to do, I have been googling it for a few days now). I'm doing a budget build for a friends 1969 Mustang...
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    2012 Supercharged Supercrew 4wd

    Truck is a 2012' XLT I bought brand new on January 2nd, 2012 in Odessa, TX. It's still registered in TX and passed inspection last year but I'm currently in Northern California. Has almost 43k miles. Willing to drive pretty far to deliver the truck if the price is right. I've driven it to...
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    Ecu connection to OBD port?

    Anyone know if the OBDII is directly tied into the ecu or if it goes through a body computer before reaching the ecu? Anyone Have a wiring diagram for the F150?
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    Looking to replace my HK AVR347

    My Harmon Kardon AVR347. It still works great but lacks the codecs for most blu-ray movies so it switches to prologic. I love the HK sound quality but have heard some of their newer stuff isn't as good as their old stuff in this regard. I I don't need anything crazy powerful but quality is a...
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    Too much timing, can it cause loss or power even with no detonations?

    Too much timing, can it cause loss of power even with no detonations? I have a supercharged 5.0 and it's tune is set at 24* but I recently added a cooler thermostat and wanted to see if it could take more timing. I used the X3 handheld to add 2* timing. The weird thing is now it goes to 26.5*...
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    AED tune on a magnuson F150

    Went to the track last night and ran a new best of 11.72@117! Very pleased. I was able to get one poor quality in cab video (I think the image stabilization was freaking out). It's AED tuned on e85. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a2nxcxqaac
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    Saleen S281 blower questions

    My friends stepson has a 2000 GT with a blower that he says is an S281 Blower that he wanted me to change the spark plugs on. I didn't change the plugs because the engine has just been been driven and it was too hot with the blower neck in the way. Anyway, he was complaining of it feeling like...
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    WTB Intake cams and billet oil pump

    I had a set lined up but they were sold before I paid so now I'm looking again. I prefer just plain GT intake cams but will consider other cams. Let me know what you have and how much. Thanks.
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    15' cylinder head ports that same as 11'-14'?

    Not sure if this has been discussed but I read the heads were redesigned, do you think the intake and PD blowers from the 11-14' will bolt up and match the 15' engines?
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    Replacing mustang 5.0 with a F150 5.0

    Would the ECU adapt without throwing any codes? Obviously it would have less power. The intake has less lift and duration and it has 10.5 compression. Mustang headers and everything else would be reused.
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    Cylinder head temps before and after Reische 170* thermostat?

    Title says it all. I ask before an after because I know driving in different conditions for different people can yield differing results.
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    1955 312 Engine shake

    A buddy of mine has a 1955 Thunderbird and claims it's a 312 Y-block (which from what I find can't be the original engine) that's freshly rebuilt and fully restored with only 13 miles on it. He claims not to drive it because the engine shakes. Unfortunately he wasn't about to start it as the...
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    6r80 Trans issues, doesn't want to go above 35mph intermittently VIDEO.

    It's a F-150 (not mine, helping a friend out) but same transmission you mustang guys have. He had his transmission built and new torque converter installed and now it intermittently doesn't want to accelerate. He says it only does it when it's hot, trans temps 180-200. Seems like it's sticking...
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    Running out of fuel on the top end.

    Hopefully I'm in the right section for fuel issues (although I'm not in the F150 part but this is on purpose). Well I went to the track to get some new times and I'm running out of fuel on the top end. Runs low 11s but right at the top end goes to high 12s A/F and shuts down (thankfully...
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    Nitromethane, anyone run it with e85?

    Anyone run it?
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    Going to Sacramento Raceway tomorrow, who else?

    Taking my truck down to sac for the wednesday night street drags. I plan to run my truck in full dress to see how much slower it is. It looks like I'll be bringing some friends, who mainly have imports, down with me and I want to know if I'll be seeing many fellow SVT forum members there.
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    Coyote logo?

    I'm replacing my hood with a RK sport ram air hood and I was thinking about putting a coyote in the center probably in pearl or a tint. Is there a logo designed for the coyote?
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    WTB 5.0 Magnuson TVS2300

    I only want the head unit. It will be to upgrade my TVS1900 that's on my 12' F150 5.0 as I'm maxed out on it. Trades possible too.
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    How must can boost change with weather?

    Can boost levels created from a blower change significantly with air density changes? I ask because on the dyno my truck peaked a little over 8psi in mid 70 degree weather but tonight I saw over 11psi peak when it was 30 degrees out. My truck was definitely running like a rapped Ape though...
  22. mechanicboy

    Head Studs

    I don't hear about people adding head studs in car on the coyote, is that because other parts of the engine go first, like pistons and rods (oil pump), before it starts blowing head gaskets?
  23. mechanicboy

    Photo editing on Android

    I'd like to be able to "stitch" two photos together and do a side-by-side comparison, like with before and after pictures. I have an LG G2 if it matters.
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    Highest torque on a stock long block

    I've seen some crazy rwhp on a stock longblock, but what about torque? I ask because it will be useful information when I consider future upgrades, i.e. bigger blower or nitrous. After talking to MMR and findout that my oil pump has a thinner backing plate than the mustang 5.0 I'm really just...
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    E85 by the barrel in Sacramento?

    I don't really like the idea of filling any old barrel with e85 out of the pumps which has variable quality and content of ethanol. I want quality e85 for when I race. Anyone know what I can pick up a barrel in Northern CA?

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