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Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #90 –
Quote from: tommym;467123
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Here's the other side.

How hard is it to get the plugs out with those headers?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #91 –
I have the hybrid MM steering shaft on my Coupe and the Bird but I am running SN95 racks.  It is built the same as the one for the stock Fox rack except the yolk for the rack is different.  All I can say is that it installed way faster than the old Flaming river unit and with the slip shaft on it no cut to fit.

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #92 –
stock motor mounts, 5.0, 88 cat X
88 Cougar
88 T-Bird
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Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #93 –
Quote from: Moonmount;467670
stock motor mounts, 5.0, 88 cat X

Are those factory Mustang shorty headers or aftermarket headers?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #94 –
Factory
88 Cougar
88 T-Bird
other cars that don't apply to this forum

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #95 –
The worst part is getting the spark plug boots off. I usually coat them with dielectric grease. Getting the plugs out takes a combination of tools. I use a 5/8in spark plug socket with a 3/4in hex base and a 3/4in ratchet wrench. It was a lot harder with the TEVES brake booster on the left and the thermactor piping on the right. Now all that is gone. a
Quote from: thunderjet302;467652
How hard is it to get the plugs out with those headers?
1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #96 –
Those are BBK equal length headers. I don't know if they are factory headers.X
Quote from: thunderjet302;467681
Are those factory Mustang shorty headers or aftermarket headers?
1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #97 –
Quote from: Moonmount;467644
the maximum motorsports one i put on my cougar is a super tight fit

It's a pretty tight fit on mine also.
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1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #98 –
Quote from: Moonmount;467670
stock motor mounts, 5.0, 88 cat X

Here's another look at the steering shaft clearance.
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1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more
 

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #99 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;467651
What size engine/headers/engine mount type?

 Motor mounts I am using are 1988 Lincoln LSC.
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1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #100 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;467651
What size engine/headers/engine mount type?

Motor is a .030 over 1991 5.0. Balanced, stock crank ground .010, Eagle SIR "I" Beam rods, 3/8 ARP rod bolts, pistons are Trick Flow/Wiseco, (designed to be used with the Trick Flow heads), forged, Ford racing graphite head gaskets, 7/16in ARP head studs with Trick Flow reducing bushings, bearings are all Clevite, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cams roller rockers, Comp Cams cam and lifters, 216/224 duration, 544/555 lift, Trick Flow 5/16 push rods, balancer is 50oz CNC Motorsports billet steel SFI 18, Ford racing billet steel flywheel, Centerforce II clutch and pressure plate.
1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #101 –
Quote from: tommym;467707
The worst part is getting the spark plug boots off. I usually coat them with dielectric grease. Getting the plugs out takes a combination of tools. I use a 5/8in spark plug socket with a 3/4in hex base and a 3/4in ratchet wrench. It was a lot harder with the TEVES brake booster on the left and the thermactor piping on the right. Now all that is gone. a


My car has FRPP GT40P stainless steel headers. When it had GT40P heads I had to use the same combination of a spark plug socket and a ratcheting wrench to get the plugs in or out. Now with the same headers and Edelbrock heads I can use a spark plug socket and ratchet no problem, because the Edelbrock heads have the standard plug angle. It's much easier. My car hasn't had the Thermactor system in 12 years so all I have to do to change plugs is pop the intake tube off and have at it.

I used to own a 91 Lincoln Mark VII. That had the Teves unit and all the Thermactor piping in place. From what I remember plugs 3, 4, 7, and 8 were a pain in the ass to get at.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #102 –
Btw have you fired the new engine up yet?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #103 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;467721
My car has FRPP GT40P stainless steel headers. When it had GT40P heads I had to use the same combination of a spark plug socket and a ratcheting wrench to get the plugs in or out. Now with the same headers and Edelbrock heads I can use a spark plug socket and ratchet no problem, because the Edelbrock heads have the standard plug angle. It's much easier. My car hasn't had the Thermactor system in 12 years so all I have to do to change plugs is pop the intake tube off and have at it.

I used to own a 91 Lincoln Mark VII. That had the Teves unit and all the Thermactor piping in place. From what I remember plugs 3, 4, 7, and 8 were a pain in the ass to get at.

Using the BBK equal length headers I only have a problem with #4. Not near what it used to be with all the  in the way. My car is not a daily driver so changing plugs is not an issue. Between Nov 2005 and today it only has about 10,000 miles on it. This time I gave up trying to make it look "stock" under the hood.
1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Replacing Intake, throttle body- questions?

Reply #104 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;467722
Btw have you fired the new engine up yet?
Had a set back. Got done with the installation, started putting in the oil, coolant, etc. Noticed a puddle of engine oil under the car. It was leaking at the back of the pan. Had to drain all the fluids and take everything apart so I could pull out the motor- pissed? You better believe it. The pictures show what happened, you can see how the gasket fits around the rear main. Should start putting it back together tomorrow. If anyone decides to use the Summit oil pan kit please let me know and I can save you some time with the install. XX
1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more