Re: Newbie Here Reply #15 – June 23, 2005, 01:37:57 AM good looking stuff welcome and dont forget to check out coolcats.net lots of good stuff there too Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #16 – June 23, 2005, 08:40:03 AM Well, your going to have to forgive my ignorance a bit if it shows through. I was I think 11 when my dad put the motor in it. From what I can recall, he bought an 86 5.0L out of a Mustang GT complete with the wiring harness. At the time he didn't realize and/or know that the wiring harnesses would hav e to be s wapped. So in essence, its a 5.0L HO Long block with CFI sitting on top.When I was 17 or 18 and the hesitation began, I took it into Ford and they told me it was because the HO 302 had a different firing ordering then the CFI (Or it seems as its called SO here). However, the car ran great for 4-5 years with that setup in it.Quote from: jcassityi, im a little confused on the "ITS AN HO" and "CFI" part but maybe you could explain that conversion a little more. Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #17 – June 23, 2005, 11:29:03 AM Quote from: RTStabler51 So in essence, its a 5.0L HO Long block with CFI sitting on top.When I was 17 or 18 and the hesitation began, I took it into Ford and they told me it was because the HO 302 had a different firing ordering then the CFI (Or it seems as its called SO here). However, the car ran great for 4-5 years with that setup in it.It likely has a fuel system problem.. My guess would be the fuel pump is getting weak. Would be a good idea to check/monitor the pressure... Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #18 – June 23, 2005, 12:40:40 PM ok, gotcha,,, a simple intake switcharoo and its a done deal.check the fuel presure at the shrader valve on the top driver side of the CFI. You will want to duct tape the fuel pres tester to the windshield and drive the car while watching the presure. At idle, expect nothing less than 38psi, 40 is the benchmark.while driving, do not accept any fuel presure reading that drops below 30psi in between gear shifts. My fuel pres tester is home made so i have a 3' long hose with a gutted Shrader valve clamped to it. To test my fuel pres, i remove my stock shrader valve and screw in my home made tester. this whole duct tape thing to the windshield is actually a test called out in one of my FoMoCo shop manuals.dont forget about those screens,, ive been running with out them for a long time now. Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #19 – June 23, 2005, 01:06:29 PM I never knew this place existed!Quote from: fastbird86Welcome to the board dude, saw ya roming around SVTperformance and was wondering when ypu would come around here! Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #20 – June 23, 2005, 01:07:04 PM Shoot, I wouldn't call any of those cars turds. I would love to have any one of them in my posession. I have been thinking about getting a contour myself. I don't know much about them yet but I like the general looks of the car. I am looking for something to replace my 92 Taurus SHO. Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #21 – June 23, 2005, 02:00:15 PM I had a modded 93 ATX that I traded in on my CSVT back in Oct '00. If you compare the overall package the CSVT is a better car. If you break it down though, it just depends on what you like. Contour parts are much easier to come by than the discontinued way that SHO parts are becoming. check out http://www.contour.org if your serious.I may even sell ya mine ;-)Quote from: jasontbird I am looking for something to replace my 92 Taurus SHO. Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #22 – June 23, 2005, 09:56:42 PM Thanks. I am getting a new used vehicle. I have narrowed it down to ford contour, chevy astro (please don't banish me from the board), or toyota 4 runner. I am looking for a daily driver that will carry 3 kids and get descent gas mileage. The svt contour is similar to the SHO in that it will haul the family but will get up and go a little also. The SHO is too problematic for me to deal with any more. My project car is my 85 T-bird. Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #23 – June 24, 2005, 09:56:52 AM Welcome to the board Ryan.. I like the lightning :) any mods on it? Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #24 – June 24, 2005, 10:07:03 AM Quote from: thunder306Welcome to the board Ryan.. I like the lightning :) any mods on it? Just a few minor bolt ons...nuttin special.Conturd SVT Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #25 – June 24, 2005, 11:57:58 AM That's really amazing... I remember seeing that picture of the '84 on coolcats.net wayyyyy back in the day. Very nice cars. Quote Selected
Re: Newbie Here Reply #26 – June 24, 2005, 11:59:20 AM Yeah its been on there forever :-) Quote Selected
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