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While most of that is true, if there is a CARB EO number on it, it's fine. There are some CAI's that have the EO, as well as a number of supercharger kits. No tuners (Unless supplied as part of a CARB kit, e.g. supercharger kits or Ford Performance Packs) though. Forget about cams...

I did more driving on it today and I'm still very impressed with it. I did get a little 1-2 nibble on cold, but I've read that this is just how the MT-82 is. I will probably try using any one of the bazillion recipes for better trans oil, but for now I live with it. I probably won't bother...

Today I installed a "Full Tilt Boogie Racing" shifter bracket. Found it on ebay really cheap and it looks to be something like a very cheap blowfish bracket. It's nowhere near as nice (Not an axle loop either), just a stamped/bent piece of 14-gauge(?) metal that appears to be powder coated. I...

I love the rasp, so I would say definitely do not do what I did (x-pipe and the roush axle back). Before I took the stock resonator off, it still had some rasp. I think if you want no rasp, but want aftermarket exhaust, I would go with a magnaflow or dynomax style since they are not a...

"Tires is what wins a race Cole!" Great movie. From the same era as where I got my handle from. Nice car!

Completely agree. Here is a little flow chart that someone developed for us blockheads :) The closest thing I can think of related to car stuff and presents is to clay bar/polish/wax her car and then detail the inside. Shows: 1. You are willing to put in the time for her 2. You want her...

I read a while back about people worried about clutch wear and stuff like that because of no spring, but every manual I've owned before this had no "Helper" spring, and the pedal itself can't weigh very much, so I'm not worried about it. The dead-space at the top isn't a big deal to me, but to...

That's how I'm used to as well. My last car (SRT-4 with an ACT organic clutch) was quite heavy and the break point was very close to the firewall/floor. It was hydraulic, but it had an external slave cylinder like the older tranny's. I had a T56 in my 4th gen Camaro that had a hydraulic...

Yeah it surprises me how fast OEMs are locking them up nowadays. However, if you are at the dragstrip, and have some sticky meat's on the back and stand on the transbrake (Or break pedal for us old guys) then you do get a substantial torque multiplication off the line, as well as pre-loading...

True, but only a torque converter has a stator that internally (e.g. in the converter, which is not in the manual) multiplies torque. No fluid coupling (e.g. a DCT) = no "internal" torque multiplication. I'll say this tongue-in-cheek, but technically overdrive divides torque (Or multiplies it...

I get the time thing, but this is why I won't let anybody do my oil change. Yeah, I've got better things to do that taking a shower in hot oil, but I know it's done right and not by some ASE flunkee (e.g. quick lube dude working in the pit) who used an impact wrench on the oil drain plug and...

Not much to add that other people already didn't say except that I bought my car used. Drove it a few days and hated the clutch feel and bought a generic 35# spring. I went to install it, and it turns out it already had the steeda spring in it. So I yanked the spring and while not perfect...

I'm in the "or bust" crowd no matter what the car is (Trucks/SUVs are "Exempt"). I'm not going to argue the manual is better or worse than an automatic, because they are both great transmissions, just for different people. Just like there are 2 door and 4 door versions of many cars (Or similar...

Great video, and kudos for getting down to the brass tacks instead of going nuts over the 95db (Which, as you said hasn't changed).

I got this today: https://www.semasan.com/legislative-alerts/california/legislation-introduced-repeal-2018-california-exhaust-noise-law Looks like a few people have their head screwed on right. Our friend to AB1824 is called AB390 (It should be called AB302 if you ask me :) ) Nothing for us...

This is interesting but confirms what I believe to be the inevitable even here in the US. The fine particulates produced by direct injection is quite harmful to the lungs, much more than the larger particulates from diesel. The fine particulate problem has got the attention of some emissions...

I haven't looked at the factory mount, but usually they are pretty simple devices. You might be able to buy a universal one at an auto parts store, and modify it. Otherwise, yeah you could probably get yourself a chunk of plastic or hard rubber (Hockey puck?) and fabricate one fairly easy...

You know, truth be told, I'm not sure. They are great lightweight (Buy quite expensive) batteries though. I found this youtube video where a guy used the Odyssey PC1200MJT battery which seemed to fit fairly well. Back when I had my SRT-4 (8.0:1 compression), I actually used a $25 lead-acid...

You pulled the words out of my mouth. I'm not pointing fingers at a low income person, but rules are rules - if they apply to me than they should apply to everyone. Expecting someone to fork over hand and foot (Actually not that difficult because the catalytic converters for our state are...

Have you looked into Odyssey? My buddy has one and likes it. I bought a bosch AGM at pep boys for my van and I like it, when mine goes in the Stang, I'll probably replace it with a Bosch.