I bought a used 99 about a year ago and never really thought about the tsb for the power increase until a friend brought it up over the weekend. Was there a mark or or something done by Ford for me to check?
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How can I know if my 99 had the tsb/recall
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Check in the FAQ section there is something about how to tell. The biggest thing was the extrude honed or acid dipped intake which you should be able to tell by colored ink dots.
Here is an excerpt:
The 99 has an issue often called "The Fix". The problem was that the 99 Cobras weren't producing the numbers they should have been on the dyno so Ford recalled a lot of them. The intakes were either acid dipped or extrude honed and the catback was replaced with a more free flowing one. They also reflashed the PCM. If "The Fix" was performed on your 99 you will have a dot on the driver side front corner of your intake manifold with a green dot representing acid dipped and a blue dot if your intake was extrude honed.
Here is an excerpt:
The 99 has an issue often called "The Fix". The problem was that the 99 Cobras weren't producing the numbers they should have been on the dyno so Ford recalled a lot of them. The intakes were either acid dipped or extrude honed and the catback was replaced with a more free flowing one. They also reflashed the PCM. If "The Fix" was performed on your 99 you will have a dot on the driver side front corner of your intake manifold with a green dot representing acid dipped and a blue dot if your intake was extrude honed.
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Check for the dot on the drivers side front portion of your intake manifold, as the previous post states. You might have to wipe away a bit of accumulated grime to see it, I believe mine was blue. If you have trouble locating the dot, give the number a call from the other post and have your VIN ready.
Mine is green, y did they have two different fixes for it?
but none of these means you'll be making 320 HP at the flywheel, as the cams were not degreed.
My intake was acid dipped. I'm making maybe 308 hp at the flywheel.
The 99 intake is still the worst intake of them all, in that it is smoothed (dipped or extruded) but not as opened up as the 01 cobra and 03-04 mach1 and marauder. (REF NASVT)
That's why the 01 cobra is called the "99 fixed." It makes good on it's claim.
My intake was acid dipped. I'm making maybe 308 hp at the flywheel.
The 99 intake is still the worst intake of them all, in that it is smoothed (dipped or extruded) but not as opened up as the 01 cobra and 03-04 mach1 and marauder. (REF NASVT)
That's why the 01 cobra is called the "99 fixed." It makes good on it's claim.
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99 Fix was for the intake, restrictive mufflers and new PCM tune.
Unless you are running stock mufflers and tune then those should be fixed?
I wonder if the green or blue mark would still be obvious after 14 years?
Unless you are running stock mufflers and tune then those should be fixed?
I wonder if the green or blue mark would still be obvious after 14 years?
Fix dot
Mine was clear as a bell, once I knew where to look. I expected a big bright dot but it is only a tiny little green dot on the intake. If I hadnt seen a picture of where they put them I probably would still not know where they put it.
Mine was clear as a bell, once I knew where to look. I expected a big bright dot but it is only a tiny little green dot on the intake. If I hadnt seen a picture of where they put them I probably would still not know where they put it.
Here is a pic that shows the location of the green dot on my intake, it is visible on the lower right corner of the pic -
And yes, the pulleys are misaligned, I have the correct idler pulley on order to fix the problem
And yes, the pulleys are misaligned, I have the correct idler pulley on order to fix the problem
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I have a nice green dot on mine as well. best one to have when it came to the "fix"
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Green dot is Acid dipped...
The other blue dot is extrude honed. It is basically abrasive putty run through the intake to get rid of the AL flashing.
But nothing fixed the restrictiveness of the '99 intake in general, except replacing it with an '01 and better yet an '03-'04 mach1/marauder,,better yet an NASVT rebuild..
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extrude hone leaves the surface rougher when "done."
NOW.. If the "Better" isn't provable on a dyno..I'm not sure it means much.
EDIT: And really what does it matter, when the '99 is the worst of all the intakes?
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Both intake fixes leave a lot to be desired and IMO one is not better than the other.
extrude honing results in a very smooth surface while acid dipping leaves the a "sock like" finish.
So I had it backwards. :??:
I take it extrude honing is more expensive, so Ford did most intakes by acid dipping.
or ford had the intakes dipped just enough to get rid of the flashing and no more..
Thanks NASVT..AGAIN!!!.
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http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/new-edge-cobras-51/925585-questions-about-intake-manifolds.html
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...fixed-vs-non-fixed-vs-03-up-4v-intakes-2.html
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No direct answers on the HP differences as 4valved was asking..just some Flow numbers..and talk about acid vs extrude honed stuff.
NASVT?? Are you still out there??
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...fixed-vs-non-fixed-vs-03-up-4v-intakes-2.html
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No direct answers on the HP differences as 4valved was asking..just some Flow numbers..and talk about acid vs extrude honed stuff.
NASVT?? Are you still out there??
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