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Raydar
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JUN 20, 11:03 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by darkhorizon:
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Fuel problem was found last night, likely the source of all my engine related problems...
100% of the 3800 stuff I've done with fieros would shown absolutely no chance of even running at all if I found this in the tank. Pretty amazed to be honest.
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Dude... 
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Will
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JUN 20, 03:41 PM
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Were they running it on acetone? [This message has been edited by Will (edited 06-20-2020).]
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darkhorizon
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JUN 20, 05:50 PM
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Must have been ran on some acid octane booster.
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msweldon
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JUN 20, 09:28 PM
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Awesome find on the fuel system... Let us know how it runs when you get it back up and running....
Do you have any information on the type of front and rear shocks you're running as well as the maxima conversion details?
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darkhorizon
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JUN 21, 09:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by msweldon:
Awesome find on the fuel system... Let us know how it runs when you get it back up and running....
Do you have any information on the type of front and rear shocks you're running as well as the maxima conversion details? |
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Very little. the rear has welded in "camber plates" that mount the top of the shock, and are slotted for alignment adjustment. Beyond that it seems to be a maxima koni bolted in with a generic coil over kit installed on it.
Front is pretty standard Held/whatever motorsports control arms, 88 drop knuckles, and a koni coilover that you would probably find on a mustang rear end. I am pretty sure the alignment settings are built into the factory butterfly nut on the top control arm.
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darkhorizon
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JUN 22, 11:51 PM
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First drive with no issues, runs perfectly stock.
However now that I have a car that drives like normal, I notice that the gear whine is pretty loud at very light throttle, and goes away completely off the throttle... It gets quieter if i put some more power to it.
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Will
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JUN 23, 08:03 AM
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You checked transmission oil, right?
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darkhorizon
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JUN 23, 08:06 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Will:
You checked transmission oil, right? |
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No, I like the gas tank I thought it was a waste of time to check trans fluid.
kidding, yes I checked it and it looked good, changed it with syncromesh anyway, overfilled it a bit, noise is the same. I also unhooked the somewhat solid upper motor mount and the volume was the same. Its been rebuilt and fiddled with so I really just want to ignore it for now but it is really quite loud. I will try to keep an eye on it as it might quiet down when it gets warm?
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Raydar
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JUN 24, 05:26 PM
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The gear whine... I installed a zero mile (after rebuild) NVG T550 in my car, instead of the 4T60E.
A few days/weeks into the "honeymoon period", the drain plug came out of the trans.
I was on the interstate, in 5th gear, when I noticed a bit of gear whine. Since I was only a few miles from home, and figured there was nothing I could really do about it anyway, I just slowed way down, and drove as easy as I could. (At that point, I didn't know that the plug had come out. Just that it had suddenly gotten louder.)
Going forward, I purchased another plug, and filled it back up with synchromesh. I changed it at after a short drive, before calling it good. No metal "hairs", dust, or shrapnel when I drained it.
The upshot is that it still has a bit of gear whine in 5th. Never a problem, and it certainly isn't getting any worse.[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 06-24-2020).]
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Will
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JUN 24, 06:11 PM
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I wrung the splines off an inner CV joint at an 1/8 mile strip.
Ever since then the transmission has had whined on coast-down ~45 mph in any gear.
A friend's stock DSM transmission started to whine in first gear after piling on hard launches for a while.
They can be hurt without being broken.[This message has been edited by Will (edited 06-24-2020).]
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