[rydog]

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05 yea i thought about that too...so it will still work fine if i do that

Yes i had to trim the little nubs that stick out of the side to

[Onemanzu]

like a charm... works for me too

[motorhead6776]

do you have functional hood pins or the fake ones? if they actually work you could just take the whole hood latch and support out right? seeing as you wouldnt need it anymore.

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by motorhead6776 do you have functional hood pins or the fake ones? if they actually work you could just take the whole hood latch and support out right? seeing as you wouldnt need it anymore.

i use the latch tho, the pins are there just in case since the hood is fiberglass

[WLJohnson05]

so today i wanted to be put in the turbo headers but then before i started doing that i realized one of my gaskets is broken so then i had to run around and napa and advance do not have the gaskets...whats a good place to get some...online is fine. i did manage to tap the oil pan tho and get the fitting in there for that.

[Onemanzu]

3.8, FORD - summitracing.com

I used Fel-pro and hated them ... its your choice though

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by Onemanzu 3.8, FORD - summitracing.com I used Fel-pro and hated them ... its your choice though

what did ya not like about em??? i just need some gaskets for my turbo headers and i need to order em asap so i can continue my install

i did get my bracket stuff for the intercooler and the plate for my iac but tomorrow is a grass cuttin day so no go on any work on the car. so far i've got about 20hrs or so into this so far.

[Onemanzu]

they fit like shit... they weren't bent right at all, the wholes didn't line up right... just shitty fitting

[Toph6888]

just kinda curious did u have to fabricate ur own intercooler mount or did it come with a mount from tma?

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by Toph6888 just kinda curious did u have to fabricate ur own intercooler mount or did it come with a mount from tma?

no i went to lowes and found some things to make my own

[WLJohnson05]

after hours of cutting grass i decided today that header was coming out...now...and i finally got it out...the dipstick is a little bent tho...

for reference if anyone wants to know...to get it out i lifted teh diptstick so that it would spin loosely then i undid the (i think is a power steering line) and let that drop down, it does have the fluid in it so have somethin to drain it in, then i pulled the header forward to the front of the car and rotated it until the dipstick bends some and u get the top of the tube out of the header. then its just more twisting and such to get the bracket out. the header will come out the front/bottom after that.

[WLJohnson05]

this afternoon after work i did a lil work the windstar and ran some of the hoses and fixed little things that needed to be done while i wait for my header gaskets to get here.
i had some fitment issues with the windstar and tb but after cuttin here and there i got it on good and tightened it down somewhat


heres a look at the bracket i made to hold the throttle cable and cruise control


a shot of the tapped pan


im thinkin i might run into trouble with the traction control module...so we'll see how that works out


a pic with some of the hoses run


theres not really much more i can do until my header gaskets get here...one thing i have left to do is lengthen the hookup for the tb...for lengthen those wires what wire do i need to use?

[gooberhead320]

hey are you getting your car dyno tuned or just with the sniper and getting a dyno pull to see what youre making?

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 hey are you getting your car dyno tuned or just with the sniper and getting a dyno pull to see what youre making?

for the small boost spring which im using for a while, im not going to get a dyno tune. when i get the bigger fuel upgrades i will put in the 10psi spring and then get it dyno tuned. idk about getting a dyno pull either right now cuz i just dont have the extra cash to throw into that at the moment.

[gooberhead320]

gotcha.. did you find a place that will do it with the sniper software?

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 gotcha.. did you find a place that will do it with the sniper software?

no not yet...havent looked into the dyno tuning very much. i do kno that dirty dirty racing, who i owe a lot of thanks to for helping me with the tuning process, does dyno tunes and is not out of driving range from me so that might end up bein where it goes.

[gooberhead320]

damn your lucky you got somewhere close that will do it. ive been having a hard time finding a place but im just gonna use the sniper for now and hope i dont need a dyno tune

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 damn your lucky you got somewhere close that will do it. ive been having a hard time finding a place but im just gonna use the sniper for now and hope i dont need a dyno tune

yea i gotta make sure mine is running good and safe

[itschristorres8]

get a better pic of the oil pan tap...i think your using the wrong fitting on the pan.

[2002BLGT]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 damn your lucky you got somewhere close that will do it. ive been having a hard time finding a place but im just gonna use the sniper for now and hope i dont need a dyno tune

just get your own wideband to do your own tuning , dynos are just for numbers LOL .......