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  1. astjp2

    Oil pressure drops when idling

    Worn journals or oil pump. Drive it with 15w50 and you will see a pressure difference, normal part of wear. Not worth a rebuild yet till 10 psi or lower at idle.
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    Diameter vs length vs velocity, mix in density altitude, on the upstream side of the butterfly valve...
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    Hilborn stacks are varied based on diameter and length, runs to rpm and temperature.
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    Shoebox locker question

    I don’t think that there is a locker there buddy, kno wha da mean?
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    No, but what a tunnel ram vs a short single premium intake can make a difference at what rpm an engine makes best power or torque. Longer and smaller is typically lower, larger diameter and shorter is higher rpm’s
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    It’s like a header, going big can cause an engine to lose power in the lower rpm, tube diameter is a direct correlation with pulse management and air temperature.
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    This is why I hate NSG transmissions

    Yes, there is a guy who rebuilt one, requires a special tool to assemble. He posted videos.
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    I dug out my ford air cleaner, it’s off a v8, bigger and my 05 firewall is not even close to flat, where people have been putting them on the older modes was flat across, my 05 has a large protrusion where the A/C box sits. So now it’s a question of what to do next…try to find a winstar v6 air...
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    This is why I hate NSG transmissions

    Front Shaft will be done Monday, stopped by tom woods Friday, they went up about $80 from last year when I got the rear. Seems to work, the sliders were not exactly what I wanted but they were the right price. I went over a 36” embankment and it rode great. Once I get it on the road and work out...
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    2004 42RLE to manual swap crank position sensor question

    I am on my 3rd nsg overhaul, in 2 miles
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    06 LJ Sort Out

    This is 1/4 mile on an overhauled nsg from an 05 LJ, second transmission.
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    What should my caster angle be?

    Pinion angle is more important that castor angle. Semi trucks with straight axles are as low as 2 degrees with 37” tall tires. Your wandering might be due to toe being off and the wheelbase
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    TJ long arm questions

    So where is Jerry now? Last I saw, he was in Florida getting a concealed carry permit.
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    Hurricane 6 swap possible?

    CAN buss kills it for me
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    Well this is SHOCKING

    Try that wet, you will think differently.
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    The snorkel from the Windstar should be about above the water line and can drain out before it locks up the motor.
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    DIY Cowl Intake

    Measurements from the top down to the edge of the hole? Also from one side?
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    The Official Tummy Tuck FAQ Thread

    A washer under a standard button head does the same thing…
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    Vibration while accelerating in two wheel high

    Or just pull the driveshaft and replace them in about 2 hours worth of work.