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what air meter you running? if it's a c&l swap it out i bet thats you surging problem,i've seen a few mustangs over the yrs with c@l meters have crappy idle issues,are clocking the meter to? food for thought.that motor from mike should thump:bigthumbQuote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
I met a guy at a gas station out in my town that had this car, but it had white 97-98-ish GT wheels on it... This has probably been almost 2 years or soQuote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
is the compresion good on all holes blower and turbo moters tend to burn rings and head gaskets thats wear id start
Where you talking? Most likely it was me. I had those wheels on it when I bought it and then I put the Alumastars on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stangman
It did the same thing on my old motor. The only thing the same is the intake and tb. Ill be working on it tomorrow and Ill figure it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by red srides
Ok I got it all running and its great... Except for I have a slight vibration at 2200 rpm's. I shut it down and talked to Mike. Im going Monday to pick up the original flywheel and going to put it in. So today I get to pull the tranny and start tearing back into it. Never know I might order a TKO for it as well since its already going to be apart!!!
Trade ya those heads for your old T5 if you pull it?
Well, before you buy a TKO somewhere, get with me. I might be able to get you the hook up.Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
Sounds good! Hopefully Ill know something soon. Ill be up tomorrow to get the flywheel so I might just leave the tranny out until I get the TKO.Quote:
Originally Posted by NXcoupe
Cool, I have a TKO 600 sitting there brand new in a box, and I have another older model TKO coming in this week that will be for sale as well.
Brian looks like the car is coming along nicely.
Thanks Derek! What are you working on now? We'll have to get together sometime and hang out.
I am working on my 85 right now. Hoping to have it to the track in 2011. Yeah we will have to get together, Raz told me you are working at Wilmington now.
Yeah working at the airpark for as long as it holds out. Never know from day to day. Its good work and great experience. Yeah just send me a pm with your number and as soon as I get the car together and it warms up I'll bring it over.
It was out in Sardinia, where Steves LX lives.. he and I are like 2 minutes from each other, but it was at a gas station in town.Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
I think maybe it was the guy you sold it to? It had for sale signs in like every window though... was it you?
Nope wasnt me. Probably the guy who sold it to a car lot right before I got it.
Car looks good Brian,cant wait to see it.
Yeah youll have to stop by sometime. I dont know how far its going to go money wise and how long its going to be down.
Ok I got the new flywheel today from Dayton Performance which was originally installed on the motor and I did manage to get the old one out. Here is a picture of the 2 side by side. The one with the weight on it was bought used and is the one that caused the vibration. The original flywheel from DP is the one without the weight
OK by the way Im not positive that the flywheel caused the vibration. I had talked it over with Mike and this is what we had came to. Once I get everything back together Ill know for sure. If anyone has any info on flywheels and can tell me the difference between the two please do!!!
Nice progress!!! Let me know when you hit the track or the streets for that matter, should be a mean one!!! I will buy a ticket to ride:bigthumb
BTW....does Bundy still have #14??
bundy will take that car to his grave,believe me i dont think he would sell it for any amount of money.
Yep he still has it. he`s living out in Oklahoma and I talked to him a wile back and he said its just sitting in the garage. I think he said he hasnt drove the car in years. You can stop by anytime. Once I get it going it should be a runner!Quote:
Originally Posted by LETHALSTANG
brian,tell your buddy that i will take 4grand for my coupe,no wheels and a stock hood,glad to see you get your car going,btw that offer is only good for 2 days,found something i may want .
That sucks. I wouldve bought it just to have for that price! Ill let him know and Ill see what I can do for the cash myself as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1baddlx
im not going to post it,ive only got ten grand in it in all reality,if its going to sell it better be quik if not its going to get redone sometime in the future.
Alright I made some progress today!!! I got the new flywheel in and put most of it back together. The tranny is back in and all bolted up now and filled with fluid. I do however still have to put on the new X-pipe i bought off of 93LXhatch and bolt the exhaust back together. So here is the good part!!! I started it up and it fired right over and guess what? My vibration is gone. Completely smooth throughout the entire RPM range.. Finally and Im so happy!!! It does still have a few bugs that need worked out and then I'm going to get with Matt at Dayton Performance for a good tuning! Hopefully in the next week or two it will be completed. Im looking forward to tomorrow to finish it up and actually take it down the street to see how it does. Ill update then. Thanks Mike!!
No problem man, glad to hear you got it sorted out! Can't wait for my ride.
Yeah Im pretty excited. Ill get a hold of them at the shop and set up a time and date for some tuning.
Well I finally got to drive it. Put maybe 2 miles on it now. I still have some bugs to work out but its getting there. I have an oil leak issue with the passenger side valve cover and it looks like its leaking out of the dipstick as well. I'll get them eventually, but for now I'm done. I love the way the X-pipe sounds though!
After coming home from driving it I did notice I had some condensation in the oil fill. Can anyone tell me if this is normal or not? Seems to run great and pulls pretty good. Still needs tuned and possibley new plugs and wires. Heres a picture of the oil fill and it sitting outside!
My fill tube looked exactly like that a couple weeks ago. People have been telling me its normal this time of year but I have never had it happen before on any of my other cars :confused: Congrats on getting it going!
Yeah I havent seen it before on any of my other motors either. Maybe it has to do with Global Warming! I dont know. Maybe its just got alot to do with all the snow we`ve had and the moisture in the air. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by AntiRice347
other than a couple little problems this thing runs awesome
Since it was an E85 motor, it could be condensation, but I sent you a reply to your PM, I want you to get it to Matt and I will have him go over it. We'll make sure that's all it is. That's too nice of an engine to just ignore it. Whatever it is, we'll figure it out and if it needs something, it'll get fixed for sure!
I sent ya a couple pm's back. I'll go ahead and set something up and trailer the car up. We'll get it figured out. Thanks for all your help Mike!Quote:
Originally Posted by NXcoupe
And for anyone else, Mike has been there for all my questions and helped me out in every pinch I have been in. I was interested in the motor and he gave me a good deal on it and we spoke often on it. I couldn't have asked for a better person to deal with. Dayton Performance will get my business for years to come. :bigthumb
Ok just got the car dropped off at Dayton Performance for some needed tuning and to check out a few things. Ill pick it up next week sometime and post up more info and how its doing. Maybe get some dyno numbers up!! Thanks DP!
Looks great Brian,That condinsation is probably from this weather change and all the moisture we have had.
Thats kind of what we are thinkin. Im sure its nothing. The motor runs great and feels real good even though its running a little rich.Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot