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I recently had the bolts replaced when I had the car in to get my new clutch, and thought the condition of the washers was interesting. I did not have a failure of the bolts, but the washers definitely showed signs of overtorquing; they are really thick washers, and they are bent, as shown in...

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I have State Farm, $1050 per year, six months on, six months off (storage). Also have 6 other cars insured with them, as well as my house and an umbrella liability policy.

Thanks James, I just wasn't sure if the table you had originally posted was the stock one, or a modified version - Jay

Thanks Torrie, great info! :thumbsup

RWTD, that is a great series of posts, especially for a guy like me who doesn't know too much about EFI, but wants to learn :thumbsup . Sounds like the MAF sensor is more important than the MAP sensor in keeping the car tuned properly under open loop conditions. A few questions, if you don't...

This thread just tickles me! I've been on both sides of the trailer issue, and I must confess that the idea of pulling a trailer with my GT has a certain appeal (believe it or not :lol ). I've gone through this already with my 69 Mach 1, because I wanted to take it on a racing event where...

Hmmmmm.... Sorry, but I personally am with Florida Chris on this one. You advocated what many would consider to be a dishonest approach to the warranty issue. Your personal reputation, or Ford's response to any prior warranty claim you may have had, is not relevant. If you modify the car...

Well.... Hate to disappoint :lol , but the slipping was occurring at normal highway speeds, around 70 MPH. In steady state cruise conditions there was no slipping, but going down the highway in sixth gear, if I gave the car a little throttle, the engine RPM would increase by 600 or so, and...

Clutch weight Boy, you're not kidding, especially when you have to ship them back and forth across the country using overnight delivery :frown Cost me a freaking fortune! As I recall, the packaged weight was about 35 pounds for the clutch assembly, and another 18 pounds for the flywheel...

Photos of Spec Clutch Just thought I would share a couple of photos of my new Spec clutch, received today. Spec gave me a 24 hour turnaround on the parts (had to send the factory stuff down to them); great service from those guys. The new clutch discs are a copper ceramic material. In the...

More Corner Weights I weighed mine a while back also. This is a 2005, all stock at the time of the weighing, with 34 psi in the tires and 3/8 of a tank of fuel. The car has the optional wheels and Macintosh, plus the obviously heavy stripes( :biggrin ) and painted calipers. Corner weights...

Yep, that's me. Too bad I missed Drag Week with it this year. But, I took the GT and won anyway :cheers

Peak exhaust temperatures range from 1120 to 1250, depending on the cylinder, when running at about 11.7:1, and most go well over 1400 with the A/F at 12.5:1. I have Inconel exhaust valves in the motor, and they are supposed to be good for 1600 degrees, so 1400 is OK, but nevertheless I prefer...

Great info! Steve, great post! Very interesting data. Nothing like having your own dyno to get actual data, rather than opinions. I myself have a Superflow 901 dyno cell in my shop. Too bad its such a pain to get the GT engine out, or I'd put it on there... I have to say I think you may be...

Thanks for the info... Stefan, I appreciate the feedback. I'd been thinking about this a little over the weekend, and gave Spec clutch a call this morning. Their Spec 3+, which is what I think you probably have, is supposed to be good for 800 HP, and also smooth street operation, as you...

Thanks for the info! Thanks, I didn't know that. I couldn't find the part on their web site (specclutch.com), but maybe I'll give them a call on Monday morning. I suppose I could still return the factory parts, since we haven't started to install them yet. Sounds like that clutch will hold a...

Transaxle removal The only issue on getting the transaxle out is that it kind of has to porpoise itself over the crossmember that goes directly underneath it as you are pulling it back from the engine. I watched mine come out (have a good friend at the shop where it was done), and he had the...

Hey, that works! Thanks - Jay

Thanks Desi! Jay