Recent content by Dino Dino Bambino

Not worth the money IMO. Mine's a simple DIY black plastic job that fills the void between the evap system and the rear bumper cover. This substantially reduces the amount of air that stacks up behind the bumper cover and potentially reduces drag, especially at higher road speeds.

43/14 = 3.07 Are you sure you counted the teeth correctly? These Ford axle gear ratios and tooth counts are as follows: 4.56 = 41 tooth ring gear, 9 tooth pinion 4.30 = 43 tooth ring gear, 10 tooth pinion 4.27 = 47 tooth ring gear, 11 tooth pinion 4.10 = 41 tooth ring gear, 10 tooth pinion 3.91...

Not always. The phaser would have to be pretty bad to throw a cam position sensor code.

The timing chain tensioner should pump itself back up again with an oil pressure feed. The clanking could be from a broken cam phaser, and that would also account for the slightly rough running. If that's the case, you should hear it at the very front of the cam cover using a mechanic's stethoscope.

Ford left some of the slots in the front grille blocked for a very good reason; the radiator simply doesn't need the extra airflow and opening it up will make the engine take longer to reach normal operating temperature. This will have a negative effect on gas mileage and exhaust emissions.

Although it's been done before, I'd advise against it simply because fitting an older engine will probably make the car illegal for street use. That won't matter if you're building it into a dragster but if you want to drive it on public roads, I think you should consider a 7.3L Godzilla swap...

A picture's worth a thousand words. :D

A common mistake is to calculate the tire circumference merely by multiplying the tire diameter by pi, whereas the correct way is to multiply the rolling radius (wheel center to ground) by 2pi (with tires inflated to correct pressure). I find this tire size calculator to be the most reliable...

Factory toe specs are -0.4 to +1.2 degrees. Mine is bang in the middle at +0.4 so you could adjust yours a little more positive. Your camber is also close to the factory limit of -1.3 degrees so you could adjust that to be less negative. Both of these adjustments will eliminate the twitchiness...

That's what I'm running on my 18" rims. I've also kept the stock height suspension to ensure that I can clear speed bumps without scraping the exhaust (ground clearance at lowest point is 5.2").

It sounds like you have some serious problems. Firstly all the symptoms you've described, including the p0022 code, could be due to a low oil pressure at hot idle/off idle rpm causing a VCT system malfunction with knocking cam phasers and rattling timing chains. Since you've already installed a...

It sounds like the engine is running lean upon a cold start and not getting the enrichment that it needs. The fact that your cooling fan also isn't coming on when the engine gets up to temperature tells me that the likely culprit is a bad ECT sensor. If the fan comes on when you unplug the ECT...

Americans use the word fender while Brits use the word wing to describe the front and rear quarter panels. Americans also call the front bonnet a hood, and the rear boot a trunk. Never mind. One day they might learn proper English. ;):Big Laugh:

The two longer eccentric bolts go on the lower end of the front struts where they are mounted to the spindles for adjustment of the camber. The two shorter eccentric bolts go on the rear end of the front control arm and are used to adjust the caster...

Check all the hoses and clamps for any obvious leaks or for deposits of yellowish crusts which would indicate a slow leak. When there's nothing obvious, look into the valley of the engine underneath the intake manifold. You'll see a heater hose assembly, and the commonest leak point is the...