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21973
I wouldn't go 100 shot with a 4 cyl right off the bat. That's roughly a 100% increase in power. (of course I would WANT to go with the 100 shot...
shane san miguel
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Jul 1, 2006
3:32 pm
21974
COOL!!!!!! A lot of the durability will come from how you drive it. Say that three times then say it again. I don't know if I'd combine all that compression...
shane san miguel
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Jul 1, 2006
4:08 pm
21975
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21976
Well, I'm selling my good old friend...gotta make room for new project car. Here are the specs, my website, and ebay, where it's up for sale: 1972 Ford Pinto...
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Jul 1, 2006
5:44 pm
21977
Wow... there is alot of stuff about nitrous... I have always hated the riceburners calling it NOS and said that I would never have it... so is Venom or NX or...
Brandon Culbertson
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Jul 1, 2006
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21978
... riceburners calling it NOS and said that I would never have it... so is Venom or NX or ZEX just as good or is there advantages to the actual NOS brand....
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Jul 2, 2006
1:36 am
21979
... Also has anyone ever had problems with KB pistons? Thanks Would probably be a shorter list if you asked who HASN'T had problems with KB pistons :). Fine...
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Jul 2, 2006
1:55 am
21980
Yeah it's not "Nos" (Nawsss) - I can't @#$@# stand it when people call it that. NOS is an acronym for "Nitrous Oxide Systems" and the stuff is actually N2O......
shane san miguel
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Jul 2, 2006
3:33 am
21981
Wow... you guys are awesome. Thanks for all of the good info, I guess I will toss my KBs and get some good pistons, and yes I used to race circle track, with a...
Brandon Culbertson
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Jul 2, 2006
5:00 am
21982
... away..what a waste. At about $5 dollars per lb of nitrous.... that's expensive ego medicine. Yep. Guy I know likes to do the "Pro Stock" purge every...
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Jul 2, 2006
8:42 pm
21983
The other day my son and I went exploring some local wrecking yards. He found an amplifier that he just had to have. It has Ford numbers on it and I haven't...
Gerald
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Jul 3, 2006
1:10 am
21984
... He found an amplifier that he just had to have. It has Ford numbers on it and I haven't been able to find any website that has information on hooking it...
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Jul 3, 2006
1:47 am
21985
Hello Gerald, Is it a factory Ford amp???? I got the diagams from Ford years ago when I wanted to upgrade my 1985 T-Coupe/ cost me 2.00 per sheet for the...
Tony Peterson
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Jul 3, 2006
1:52 am
21986
Well even if it does work, I bet it would be more hassel trying to get it all wired up then it would be worth... I think when we put my dad's head unit into...
Brandon Culbertson
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Jul 3, 2006
6:18 am
21987
Some of the high dollar race teams will purge the system down to a pressure they want for consistancy. They'll heat the crap out of the bottle to get 1300...
Dave McFarland
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Jul 3, 2006
1:05 pm
21988
Hi guys, Well I got put the re-man engine into the Bobcat and it started right up first time and is running nice. Only 15hg Vacuum going to trans mod though....
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Jul 3, 2006
3:06 pm
21989
Did you check the tranny fluid level with the car running? Also, if its been sitting, start the car up, go from park to reverse, let it set a few seconds, then...
Dave McFarland
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Jul 3, 2006
6:18 pm
21990
Did you top off the torque converter before you reinstalled it? Jim ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
Jim McKnight
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Jul 3, 2006
6:23 pm
21991
Thanks Jim, No I did not top up the Torque Convertor before I re-installed the engine. The Torque Convertor wasn't removed of course. I'll have another check...
tonybobcat
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Jul 3, 2006
11:09 pm
21992
Thanks Dave, I just tried what you said and it appears to be that the level is good. I took it for a test drive and I realized that it is shifting into 2nd but...
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Jul 4, 2006
12:32 am
21993
Please check out the linkage, something is probably mis adjusted or something...LK...Pa [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jul 4, 2006
12:49 am
21994
Thanks LK, The Linkage? You mean the Kickdown rod? I am missing a spring on the Kickdown and was wondering if maybe it's not allowing the trans to shift. ...
tonybobcat
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Jul 4, 2006
6:49 am
21995
... not allowing the trans to shift. Well yeah, if the return spring on the kickdown isn't pulling the rod back, it won't shift right. Bug [Non-text portions...
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Jul 4, 2006
8:03 am
21996
Thanks Bug. That's what I keep thinking/hoping. I mean here afre the facts: I have a spring missing that's to do with the trans and now the trans is not...
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Jul 4, 2006
6:29 pm
21997
You need to get that fuel problem fixed before you continue driving it or your going to burn up the new engine. Dumping hat much fuel down the cylinders is...
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Jul 4, 2006
6:59 pm
21998
Yikes!!! Thanks for the heads up there. Maybe I burned 'em out already!!!? Anyway I'm getting another carb ASAP no matter what. As well as dumping gas (which...
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Jul 4, 2006
7:52 pm
21999
... Dumb a......... ah, nevermind, you already know :) Bug [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jul 4, 2006
8:04 pm
22000
Hey there's a reman carb on e bay right now but it's for a '74. Would it be direct bolt on? What are the differences?. I'm pretty sure a '75 and '76 are the...
tonybobcat
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Jul 4, 2006
8:08 pm
22001
... it be direct bolt on? What are the differences?. I'm pretty sure a '75 and '76 are the same but I don't know about a '74. The bidding is up to $128! and...
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Jul 4, 2006
8:15 pm
22002
A '74 carb would work, but make sure it's for an automatic tranny. A manual trans carb won't have the kick-down linkage. Also, I'd be a bit leery of buying a...
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Jul 4, 2006
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