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  1. 97cobra1

    guys who did your own IMRC Deletes. quick question/help needed

    How did ya'll close the holes up? jb weld, welding them? apparently the welder for the shop it's at "doesn't have time" or some other dumb excuse so now i either have to find a place to weld them, which i have no idea of anyone, or i've seen that people have used jb weld but i'm iffy on that...
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    High/Hanging Idle.

    Replaced IAC/TPS the past couple of days. Car doesn't search for idle as badly anymore, however it does hang around 2k and drop after i come to a stop for a few seconds. Sometimes it drops to 1600ish other times it will drop to 1k. When rolling in nuetral above 15 or so it will fluctuate...
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    Fuse question (cigerette lighters)

    Recently both have stopped working at teh same time. I don't have my owners manual and i can't seem to figure out which fuse it might be. Someone mind helping me out here and let me in on which one im looking for? lol
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    a/c question/help

    i've searched on here adn on google and can't seen to find the info i'm looking for regarding my a/c issue. Yesterday I went on some errands for my girlfriend and noticed my a/c isn't blowing cold. i bought a recharge kit thinking that was the issue, but when i got home i let it idle for a...
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    Guiys who've replaced your 460 audio systems, help.

    My amps are blown, and currently im listening to my phone in the door pocket to increase sound volume lol. at this point after what i've read, i've just gonna have a buddy of mine help me and redo the whole car and pull the old 460 stuff out. Can someone point me in a direction wher ei can...
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    Needing to replace an axle....

    Rebuilt my rearend at the end of last year because ti was super loud. Turned out that the drive side axle had some spots on it that where causing it to make noise, so it's still loud and getting louder. Don't really have the money for new forged ones at the moment, anyone have any suggestions...
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    WTB 28 spline 8.8 axle/s

    Got an axle causing some annoying noise so i'm looking to replace it with one in better condition. the Shop said there was some issue with the surface of the axle causing it to be ungodly loud. (everything else was replaced back in september) wanted to give it a shot posting in here to see...
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    Stereo system issue... NO SOUND!?

    The other night my cd player (aftermarket kenwood) stopped working. Pulled it out of the dash and a wire had came uncovered. It was a 12 volt acc on wire i believe. A blue wire. Taped it back up to kill the ground and the cd player works and plays cds. Now there is zero sound, not even a...
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    All new suspension setup... this can't be normal?

    All new Maximum Motorsports setup installed. The MM valved bilstiens matched springs LCA, stock uppers with new bushings. This happens when i park in my girlfriends driveway. Driver side Pass. side The driveway in cut pretty awkward i guess it dips down right past the gravel line. The...
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    Need some tires.... ~300 budget

    Like the title says i'm looking for some rear tires for my 97. Leaning towards the nitto 555's in 275. right under 150 a tire on average and i have them on the front already in a 245. But before i bite the bullet and order them, i wanted to post in here and see if there's something better...
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    Rebuilt rear... still making noise.

    Okay, so last wednesday i finally picked my car back up from a rear end freshen up. New seals/bearings/frpp diff cover/CF friction plates and 4.10s. (MM LCA's and stock uppers). I've noticed it's still making noise, and the shop mentioned they had a hard time adjusting the backlash due to...
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    Installing 4.10s... Correcting speedo.

    Like title says, i'm putting 4.10s in the car while it's in getting the rear end redone. How do i correct the inaccuracy of the speedo? I'm going from 3.73s from a previous owner, and i'm unsure of how he went about correcting the difference when he installed. What are my options?
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    Need to replace control arms sooner than expected.

    So being on a budget throws the maximum motorsports setup out the window. The uppers HAVE to be replaced. They're some adjustable something that was on the car when i bought it, no idea of brand. All i know is they're shot. Lowers need the bushings replaced but by the time i pay for bushings...
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    FS: Eibach Sportlines

    Have a set of about 20k mile Eibach sportlines i just pulled off my 97. just switched to maximum motorsports springs etc so they're just sitting around. no issues aside from the paint stuff below. Looking to get 90 for them, shipped. Eibach Sportline Spring Kit (79-04 V8 Coupe; 99-04 V6...
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    About to rebuild my 8.8.... school me real quick like.

    Like the title says, next week i'm dropping it off to get it redone. First, what power levels are the 28 splines good for, and what level do i need to look into a 31 spline setup? I plan on bumping up to 4.10s (from 3.73s) doing a frpp diff cover and... my next question is, carbon fiber...
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    Looking for more recent input on aftermarket radiators.

    Recently i've dropped in a 180 degree stat and lowered the fan settings to try and more pinpoint what's causing my cooling system to "hang up" while it's doing it's job. Better explanation, my system cools alright at night, but during the day with temps above 80 the cooling system only works...
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    Ordered handheld.... couple of questions regarding previous tune

    I got my sct haldheld in the mail the other day, connected it to the car and i'm getting a couple of errors, the tuner won't connect to the ecm. The guy i bought the car from mentioned it was tuned, and from what little i've read (very little) i'm gonna have to take the car to ford to reflash...
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    Changing front brakes... snapped c-clip.

    just as the title says, i was changing my front brakes and the passenger side c clip snapped in two when i tried to pull it off. what size, and more importantly where can i get an appropriate sized clip that isn't from ford and stupid expensive? luckily, my dad had a clip that works and stays...
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    Underdrive pulleys and aftgermarket subs/amps?

    I tried searching, but all i got were classified ads. Anyone running UD pulleys with subs? The car had the pulleys on it when i bought it, and they were replaced by the shop that put my aluminator in because they misplaced them. Recently replaced some blown stock speakers and put in a new...
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    Still having cooling issues, i think?

    My car is a DD, and i've been chasing down a coolant issue for what seems like forever. All winter i didnt' have any issues (obviously). The cooling system is all stock, i have, however, replaced all the hoses, the overflow tank and cap, new crossover new tstat/sending unit blah blah...
  21. 97cobra1

    Installing a new head unit... question

    my cd player stopped working, and my tape adapter just isn't cutting it for playing my ipod, so i went to bestbuy the other day and picked up a new kenwood unit and the metra harness to put it in. My question's about the harness. The onet hey gave me has the two seperate adapters one for the...
  22. 97cobra1

    Little suspension help?

    My 97 is lowered on eibach sportlines. The car had adjustable UCA's in the rear when i got it, but wasn't lowered. Had the car lowered about two years ago and have had the same bushing in the rear go out twice, and also i believe the input shaft bearing has gone out a second time this year...
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    Question about temps... Whats normal?

    Ive got a 97 cobra. Installed an n/a aluminator bottom end in it last year, and shortly after started fighting coolant issues. Busted coolant tanks/gaskets/etc. I installed an autometer gauge to keep better tabs on temps Sensor is in the bottom of the block beside the oilpan)... But i really...
  24. 97cobra1

    Some help. (coolant crossover)

    I'm having to replace the whole crossover assembly on my car (97 cobra) and im having some issues locating one. Are there any other options i have? I have an autometer temp gauge isntalled in the car, will a later version with a single sensor bung work since i have the autometer sensor ran to...
  25. 97cobra1

    WTB: 96-98 coolant crossover tube.

    Looking for one, anyone got an extra laying around?

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