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Mon, January 15th, 2024, 08:33 PM
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I bought some decent wheels and tires for it. The little 195/75R14s are 16 years old and were one of my big hangups while driving it. I was always waiting for a blowout.
I picked up some 15x7 Bassett D-hole wheels and some 235/60R15s. They're in the shed waiting for installation as I can't see putting them on the car just to let them sit on the ground for 4 more months. I also grabbed a 1991 5.0HO engine from a neighbor. It was in his spec-class AC Cobra replica. Since he's not racing it anymore, he bought a 347" engine from Blueprint and sold me this 5.0 for $600. I think that going from 130HP to 255HP will be pretty sweet. It's got forged pistons, all ARP fasteners, balanced, and has some custom ground roller cam that isn't bigger than stock other than a little more duration on the exhaust side....it dyno'd at 205-ish RWHP. I'm pretty sure the CFI (Ford's archaic throttle body injection) is going to not like it at all so I think a 2150 Motorcraft carburetor and a Duraspark II box are going to have to be used.
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Tuning, PCM flashing, and burning chips for 7.3s since 2008. Repairing all aspects of 7.3L Powerstrokes for 25 years. Eight 7.3L PSDs in the driveway including a 1994 Crown Vic and 1973 F100/2002 F350. Looking for the next victim. 
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Fri, March 22nd, 2024, 07:01 AM
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20240322_112905.jpg I drove it in the shop Wednesday morning and yanked the smog-era turd out. I got the HO roller engine stuffed in. I should have it running later this morning. Who would have thought that I'd have to wait two days for a set of vehicle-specific radiator hoses and water pump for a 40 year old car that was so popular? I'm going to see how badly it runs with the CFI. If it's unbearable, I'll put a carburetor on it...easy swap. I got the wheels and tires on too. Looks pretty bad ass....even for still not having painted it.
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Tuning, PCM flashing, and burning chips for 7.3s since 2008. Repairing all aspects of 7.3L Powerstrokes for 25 years. Eight 7.3L PSDs in the driveway including a 1994 Crown Vic and 1973 F100/2002 F350. Looking for the next victim. Last edited by cleatus12r; Fri, March 22nd, 2024 at 01:32 PM.
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Fri, March 22nd, 2024, 09:15 PM
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It runs.
I am STILL waiting on a water pump and radiator hoses. Those should be at NAPA in the morning. Curiously, it will not idle with the EGR valve position sensor unplugged and the MAP sensor hooked to vacuum. It'll start and rev fine but with a vacuum signal over 10" and the EGR sensor out of the loop, it cuts fuel and dies. Sucking on the MAP hose and maintaining 10", it will idle and run. So, the EGR position sensor is now plugged in and laying on the back of the intake manifold. I had to order some exhaust manifold ball flanges since I'm running the HO tubular manifolds but I should be able to move it under its own power around noon tomorrow and get a paying job in the shop!
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Tuning, PCM flashing, and burning chips for 7.3s since 2008. Repairing all aspects of 7.3L Powerstrokes for 25 years. Eight 7.3L PSDs in the driveway including a 1994 Crown Vic and 1973 F100/2002 F350. Looking for the next victim.
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