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Sep 1, 2008 9:39 am
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Yes Thats a Canaidian Pinto for sure. It belongs to a Fellow fordpinto.com member. There is lots of information about his car on the website. you can check him...
A few years ago I swapped the 4-speed out of my '73 Pinto w/2.0 in favor of a 5-speed from an '87 Mustang w/2.3. The bellhousing on the T-5 uses that funky...
Well, it is the People's Republic of Kalifornia... Dave Northern? Ca ... From: Gerald <pintorino7370@...> To: pinto@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, 28 Aug...
Last winter I put a merkur 5 spd behind a 2.0. Used original bell housing but made an adapter between trans and bell as input is 1/2" longer on Merkur. Same...
A Merkur 5 speed is adequate behind a 2L in a Pinto - at least as long as it's not a built, high-boost turbo motor or something simillar. But it's not a T5....
... favor of a 5-speed from an '87 Mustang w/2.3. The bellhousing on the T-5 uses that funky bell-crank and mounts the clutch cable so low that the cross...
HEY ANY OF YOU PINTO GUYS BUY A SET OF THOSE PINTO SIDE 1/4 WINDOW LOUVERS OFF EBAY?? FROM EBAY SELLER "NUISANCEBOY" HAVE YOU HAD A FITMENT ISSUE?? AND IF SO...
Oh, oh. This doesn't sound good. mart ... From: ROBERT BANNISTER To: PINTO@ YAHOOGROUPS Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:18 PM Subject: [Ford Pinto] EBAY...
I regret to do this, BUT I must sell my 5 plus years of parts I have collected for my project. I have many NOS parts ie head & tail light bezels,wide wheel ...
MY INTEREST ITEMS IF YOU HAVE ARE AS FOLLOWS: PINTO LOGO MUD FLAPS BLACK FRONT AND REAR? REAR NOS TAIL LIGHT BEZELS AND LENSES? REAR SIDE 1/4 POP WINDOW PARTS?...
I'm working on building a 2.0 turbo motor. I have 3 sets of forged pistons. 2 of them are flat top while the 3 is of the older dome style. What would work...
Robert, Generally, Ak's stuff is aftermarket design, even though he was closely associated with Ford during the Pinto era. Therefore, the turbo you are...
For a turbo motor you definitely want the flat-tops. You want no more than about 8 to 1 compression and a domed piston is going to give you a lot more than...
A bit more on calculating actual compressiojn ratio. Try this link for an online calculator. Just plug in your numbewrs and go! mart ... Compression Ratio...
i checked his ebay feedback. looks like he has sold those Louvers to 3 or 4 other people that sound like they loved them and gave him great feedback. you might...
WOW you guys are making it WAY TOO COMPLICATED!!! A stock piston and stock head will do fine. If you used the after market forged pistons? If a nickel fits...
I agree 100% with Pintony. An Ak Miller kit up to 8PSI boost can be put on a basicaly stock motor without breaking parts or blowing head gaskets. The question...
About the Ak Millar kits - a lot (most or all maybe???) were set up to run on propane. Propane is a lot more forgiving and easier on parts in a turbo...
Thanks to all who chimed in. I talked to Brian Walsh who told me that back in the 80's 2.3 turbos, they double stacked the head gaskets to lower the...
The P/N used from the HELP section is 38410. It's listed for a Ford truck 1980-1997. This is probably a standard hinge size that Ford used throughout the...
Regarding the head you want to use and not knowing if it's been shaved or not before. Why not get the chambers CC'd to find out what the actual volume is? It's...
Hey folks it is old John again with the 77 Cruisin Wagon with the 289 I couldn't cool. Well all of you that said it was air were correct. I finally broke down...
Harris, John
john.harris@...
Sep 11, 2008 1:43 pm
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... shaved or ... actual ... chamber ... specs ... increasing ... that way ... before, CC'ing ... it as is. ... Hey Mart, What is the CC for a stock 2.0...
OK Guys theres a update on the front page of FordPinto.com Including a Video of the Electric Pinto In Alaska(this car is covered in the forum in more detail) ...
This message is for Rich Merok Ref. to guage cluster I tried contacting you, but got error messages. I am intrested in the cluster. Is 35, including shipping...