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  1. Twisted2

    Failed OEM Cat. Options in CA?

    Good enough for me. Thanks for helping me think it through. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
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    Failed OEM Cat. Options in CA?

    The whole story is, I actually don't think there's anything wrong with my cats. I'd brought the car to the shop for a rattle that had appeared after having run over a rock. After the shop that quoted me $700, I went to another shop that I trusted, and they showed me that the rattle was actually...
  3. Twisted2

    Failed OEM Cat. Options in CA?

    Thanks for the quick reply. I guess you're right. Still, it stings to have to spend that kind of money, with no options. It's better when things break that can be upgraded. Haha. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
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    Failed OEM Cat. Options in CA?

    A muffler shop has deemed my drivers' side catalytic converter to be damaged inside (cracked honeycomb), from dragging over speed bumps. I'm not convinced that's true, but let's just say it is. In California, is there any legal way to install a new aftermarket catted midpipe, rather than...
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    Looking to upgrade radiator/cooling system

    Another note, I just remembered. With the stock radiator, with AC on or off, the cooling fan would run almost constantly in hot weather, even on the highway--sometimes even the high-speed fan. With the Mishimoto, the cooling fan never runs on the highway (once up to speed), and the high-speed...
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    Looking to upgrade radiator/cooling system

    That's the same issue I had. The motor ran pretty hot with the AC off, but very hot with it on. With the Mishimoto radiator, it runs cool even with AC on--perhaps even more so because, with AC on, the cooling fan runs constantly when traveling at lower speeds, and the Mishimoto sheds heat very...
  7. Twisted2

    How long have you owned your Cobra?

    I've had mine for about 8 years. Bought it with 89k miles on it, and it's got 129k now. It runs even better now than it did when I got it. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
  8. Twisted2

    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    Your temperatures seem reasonable, to me. We could always make the cars run cooler if we wanted, with lower fan-on settings, and a cooler thermostat. Your temperatures sound good to me though. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
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    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    I wanted to add, these temperatures are per my digital stepper motor Autometer gauge, which as I indicated, reads about 4 degrees hotter than the PCM sensor. So as far as the computer was concerned, you could knock 4 degrees off of each of the temperatures I mentioned. Sent from my SM-G970U...
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    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    Good question. Well, with the stock radiator and AC condenser, my motor ran extremely hot. I saw close to 240 degrees before, even driving it gently. It would even run close to 230 on the freeway. Years ago, I swapped out the dense AC condenser, for the newer type. This alone made very little...
  11. Twisted2

    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    Nice! Glad you cleared that up. That mere four degree difference thing was confusing me. Makes sense now. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
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    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    Now I'm wondering if I understand it wrong. Here's how I thought it worked: The hot coolant comes out of the driver's side crossover, where the gauge sensor is--and the hot coolant flowing through that downtube is what eventually opens the thermostat. When the thermostat is closed, that hot...
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    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    I appreciate the info, btw. The part I might be confused about is the direction of coolant flow. My point was, to the OP, that that's the hot side of the system, either way. Would you agree? Thanks again. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
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    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    Exactly. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
  15. Twisted2

    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    By the way, I thought the side of the crossover where the gauge sensor was, was where hot coolant was LEAVING the engine--or at least, that it's on the hot side of the system. I might be confused, but I'm pretty sure that's the side that heats up first, before the thermostat opens--the bypass...
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    Crossover Tube and MeterMatches

    I could be wrong, but I believe the stock gauge sensor location is one of the hottest points, and probably the best place. An interesting note, is that my digital autometer gauge, running from the stock sensor location, reads 4 degrees hotter than the PCM sensor reads, on the other side of the...
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    Looking to upgrade radiator/cooling system

    I've been singing the praises of my Mishimoto radiator ever since I installed it last summer, in 104 degree weather (or at least it was at some point, that week that I installed it). I got the model with the isolation/suspension mounting system--and also ordered the flexible top mounts. Prior...
  18. Twisted2

    Hydroboost missing part

    Wish I could tell you. I replaced my whole Hydroboost a few years ago, and the only one I found available at the time, was a used one at a junkyard in Michigan or something. (I live in CA). I guess they're hard parts to find. Edit: My mistake. I just remembered I was specifically replacing the...
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    Catch can

    On the subject, I just emptied my can today, and thought someone might be interested in this. Here's what the can has captured, to date, since I installed it 11k miles ago. It's a 33.8 oz bottle. The second picture is of the two scrubbers in the can. They just give the oil droplets something to...
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    Catch can

    They look like this, and are maybe about the size of a golf ball. I dropped two in the canister, and cut another, to stuff into the little filter compartment in the top. The piece that I cut, I knocked around a bunch, to get the loose shavings out of it. (Not that I saw many--just wanted to be...
  21. Twisted2

    Catch can

    Yep. Mine works fairly well. I've put some Chore Boy scrubbers in it, to improve its performance--both in the little filter compartment in the top, and in the reservoir itself. Before the scrubbers, it caught some oil, but also let a lot into the intake. It catches a lot more now, but still...
  22. Twisted2

    Catch can

    It's cool to see what others have done. I took advantage of my car being a '96, and cobbled together some clamps with Home Depot parts, and mounted it on my strut tower brace. It's not pretty, but definitely more stable than other options I was considering. No complaints. Sent from my SM-G970U...
  23. Twisted2

    96dreamer's Never Ending Build Thread

    Agreed. Just wanted to throw it out there. Anyhow, good luck over the winter. Sent from my SM-G970U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
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    96dreamer's Never Ending Build Thread

    You know a lot more about this stuff than I do, but one thing that popped into my mind was maybe a vacuum forming at the other end of the line--maybe in the tank. Not sure if it could pressurize and depressurize that quickly, only at high rpms, though. Just wanted to mention it anyway. Sent...
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    96dreamer's Never Ending Build Thread

    That's great power, shifting that early, and untuned. It'll be interesting if it is, in fact, the fuel lines being a bottleneck, causing the issue. Either way, once it's solved, you'll be glad that you did all these little upgrades along the way. So much custom work. Sent from my SM-G970U...

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