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  1. DarkMesa8

    Wow, missfire is gone!

    A quick background, my car has had a slight misfire at idle ever since I bought it 2 years ago. I've found lots of people who have had the same thing but never really got a solid answer. In addition to new COPs, I've tried NGK, Autolite, and Motorcraft coppers. Cleaned every sensor I could...
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    One year, and still ticking

    Its been about a year now since I threw the Vortech on my 01 Cobra, stock internals and all. Put down 452 rwhp and stopped right there with a conservative tune. I have plenty of fun with it every day when driven, sees boost on every on ramp and passing cars on the highway. So wish me...
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    Gear installers/Mustang Shops in Norfolk area

    So I did the search and found that MAS and Steen racing were good, problem is that neither of them are in the phone book, and the numbers I pull from online don't work. Are they both closed? What other good gear installers or Mustang shops are in the Norfolk area? I'm in Virginia Beach.
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    Datalogging a misfire

    Quick background, my 01 blown cobra will misfire when warmed up about 50% of the time. Its very prominent on the highway under a moderate load, but comes and goes as it pleases. I pulled all plugs and they all looked the same, not bad at all. It has thrown no SES lights and no codes...
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    Factory Crank Bolt Sealant?

    Did the factory install sealant under the crank bolt? I was down there today and I noticed a goop of sealant leaking out from behind the bolt, shown below. Its between the 9 and 11 oclock positions of the bolt, like its poking out from behind the fastner head. Does this mean that pulley...
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    Heat soaked and running like poo

    This is my first full blown summer with the 01, and doing some errands today, I'm pretty sure I heat soaked the hell out of the engine bay. The car eventually started to run like complete crap, misfiring, low on power, pinging. Let it cool for a few hours, ran fine. Obviously, heat soak is...
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    Whats involved in pullying a Vortech?

    I have a V2-SQ on my 01 Cobra, and I'm starting to get ready to build the motor. Once this is done, of course, I'll want to pulley my V2 headunit, but what's involved with this? Bearing upgrades? How small a pulley can I go, expecting what kind of boost? Right now its pushing 10.5 lbs on...
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    S197 Handling Envies

    So wife and I were on vacation this weekend and had to rent a car. Figured what the hell, and grabbed an 07 Mustang V6. Now I know that the similarities between SN95 and S197 pretty much stop at the name "Mustang", but DAMN. Even vs my 01 Cobra with IRS, that little V6 seemed to handle the...
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    Startup black smoke causes?

    What are the general causes of the rich puff of black smoke on startups? It happens pretty regularly, and its nothing massive. Motor is blown with a V2-SQ, 39lb injectors, lightning MAF, and SCT tune. I'm starting to trouble shoot it.
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    Looking for a good quadrant

    I'm having troubles with my UPR quick release quadrant. Its broken two cables already, and I'm pretty sure its because of a design problem. Both of the cables it broke were FoMoCo (I thought the first was a fluke). Here's the problem: The very end of the cable is forced in a downward...
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    EEC differences between 99/01

    I remember reading a post many months ago about the differences between the EEC's of the 99/01 Cobra. I'm trying to find it now. Since the search function won't -let me search "eec" -let me search "difference" -let me search for any small word that could help -or let me search more...
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    How obvious is blowout?

    Is spark blowout obvious when it happens? I've got a small flat spot around 5200 rpms on my 01 Cobra with a V2-SQ at 10.5 lbs and snow stage II meth/water injection. On the dyno, it dips about 10hp at 5200, but than continues to increase powerwise after that without any other hiccups. I can...
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    What else sounds like spark knock?

    I have a blown 2001 Cobra, bone stock engine and exhaust. Got it dynotuned today, and had to chase what sounded like detonation for a few hours. Tuner fattened up the A/F ratio all the way through to about 10.5:1 (plenty of fuel), and 11.5 total timing at 5500 rpms but the noise would not go...
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    Detonating, but not?

    I have a blown 2001 Cobra, bone stock engine and exhaust. Got it dynotuned today, and had to chase what sounded like detonation for a few hours. Tuner fattened up the A/F ratio all the way through to about 10.5:1 (plenty of fuel), and 11.5 total timing at 5500 rpms but the noise would not go...
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    The "after" [blower] dyno numbers

    So I've got the dyno tuned sheet right here infront of me, I'll scan it into the computer soon. I'm just curious on guesses as to what numbers my car made (dynojet). Here's the link to the pre blower pulls http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448441 2001 Cobra - Bone...
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    Snow Users

    To all snow users, what size nozzle do you use? What's your setup, and did you decide because of tuning? What kind of rwhp were you making before/after the injection?
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    Tip in detonation

    So the blower is on, and I've been staying out of the boost until I get the car tuned on Monday. But, I've got a terrible problem with tip in detonation. And I'm talking a TON of pinging whenever I give it a load over 2800rpms. The odd thing is, whenever I park the car for just a few...
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    What to datalog? (and what to look for?)

    I recently installed a V2-SQ system on my 01 Cobra, and used my xcal2 to upload a temporary tune to support the LMAF and 39lb injectors. During cruising, it feels like the car is bucking when the rpms are between 2000-2500, and I think I can hear backfires in the exhaust (more like hiccups)...
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    FDPM's electrical location

    I've been doing research for a while now, no solid answer. I found a diagram saying that from the inertia switch is the pink/black wire, going to the FPDM, and from that to the fuel pumps with a grey/pink wire. Is the pink/black wire from the inertia switch infact before the FPDM? Because...
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    Boost a Pump Install

    For those who have installed their boost a pump, did you use the vacuum hobbs switch, or hardwire it for WOT activation? If you hardwired it, exactly how did you do it? I can't find any writeups on how to do that.
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    What dyno tuning problems have you had?

    What dyno tuning problems have you all had on your blown application? My tuner is about 4 hours away, and I want to have the car ready with hopefully no problems by the time I get it to him.
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    Who has used Snow Perf MAF with a centri?

    I got a vortech kit with the Snow Performance stage II meth kit, but its MAF controlled. I've done the research and seen why the boost reference kits are used with centrifugal blowers, but the new controller is well over $150. Who has run the MAF kit with a centrifugal blower? Was it...
  23. DarkMesa8

    Upper intake gasket

    Does removal of the upper intake to access the injectors require a new gasket? Or is it a solid reuseable gasket?
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    Pre-blower baseline pulls

    Here's what my bone stock 01 cobra did on the dyno this morning. In a few weeks I'll have the "after" dyno numbers. Just came about 5hp under what I thought it would figuring a 15% drivetrain loss.
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    Those who have installed Vortechs...

    After the oil pan has been tapped, was there any reason to have the car off the ground? I've got access to a lift, but if tapping the pan is the only point where the car needs to be lifted, I'd rather avoid the hourly fee. Pump will already have been installed.

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