Never purposely beat on a car to break it. Even drove rentals as if they were my own. Guess it is all in where one's head is at.
C4, stock converter and 3.00:1 gears = lots of water.
As was stated, a blown head gasket typically results in a LOT of white steam. It is normal for some liquid to be emitted from the exhaust....
Look what "The Count" supposedly gets for some of the stuff his shop sells. People "appear" eager to pay 40 or 50 large for this stuff....
A "basic Job" is somewhat subjective to one's experience level. To someone with little experience in repairing automobile engines, a head gasket...
The ONLY reason I would use an 8.8" rear end is if I were putting it into a fox body, since the control arms physically bolt up to it and it has...
Agreed. Ford definitely got it right with the HO grind. A set of AFR 165's or TFS 170's would be a super street motor in a light car.
Melvin's sells them.
A gear change to something like a 3.55 would be on my short list if I were looking for low end grunt. You WILL feel a significant change in how...
When do you think you will fire off the Bird? I'm very interested in how that combination works for you with the AOD.
I built all of my own engines for decades. I can't keep track of how many times I traveled back and forth to the machine shop after I mocked up...
Agree. Its even worse when it comes to video. I could watch those old drag racing vids all day, but the quality degrades markedly over time.
I have to replace the A/C compressor on a 2000 Taurus Duratech that one of my step sons was driving. What a sunuvabeech that job is going to be. I...
I has an 86 Taurus many years back that developed a heater core leak (most early Taurus's did at some point) that was really bad. It would spray...
Too bad, indeed. We are heading into year three and it just keeps growing. Lake Erie keeps things comfortable even on very hot days.
I would be thinking MII type front end if you insist on going with a 351W or C based engine. Shoehorning a 351 into this chassis with the old...
Well, Nicholson and G&R stuffed SOHC 427 and Boss 429 engines into them in the early 70's, so it can be done. I would turn the car over to a fab...
Works every time. That is how I de-rust everything these days. Best part, its CHEAP and no toxic chemicals. I soak rusty blocks in feed grade...
Wow! That seems really low for a NA application, but hey, it apparently works for that combo.
If it were me, I would choose a 185-190 AFR or TFS 11R as has been suggested. I can't think of two better choices for the $$$. Both will pull our...
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