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Engine Tech / bigger injectors for 88 3.8
surprisingly I've searched and can't find anything on this. So as questions go, 1. Are they worth it, 2. Are 5.0 injectors compatible since nobody makes big ones for 3.8, and 3. *What is the stock* rate for these? I think its 15lbs but not sure. I read about them being no good for the CFI but since mines direct injected and I plan on using one of Morana's ported intakes I thought it might be worth it. Thx everybody.
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Body/Appearance/Interior / butterfly doors
A friend of mine brought up the idea of lambo doors for the 88. Thinking about it kinda made me wonder, what would that look like? I realize it would probably be totally unrealistic to convert our doors over to butterfly style:deal:, and probably be silly looking, and blasphemous...I know...:beatyoass:, but it would definitely make an awesome show piece. Anyone ever seen that on a fox?
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Engine Tech / High torque starter completed
Just completed the pmgr starter upgrade on my 3.8 cougar and it works great. Got the starter for $5 from a 95 mustang and installed it... after doing this a couple times...:punchballs: Turns out is not *as easy* of a process as the site makes it sound, so just a couple tips for anybody thinking about doing it, and are as dumb as I am:

1. Make sure you have a jack, because just in case you weren't aware, you remove the motor mount bolts and jack up the motor in order to get the starter out.
2. Make sure you have a ratchet with a LOT of extension and a u-joint in order to get the top bolt detached
3. You'll probably need a drill and a large bit in order to put a big enough hole in the battery cable connector so that it will fit over the post on the new starter.
4. You'll probably want to go out and get a new solenoid just in case you do the idiotic thins I do, like BREAK you're cheap plastic stock one when switching the wires around by over tightening the nuts. Plus it can't hurt anything by having a new one...
5. You'll need about 5 feet of 16-12 gauge wire for the wiring change, which is a little unclear to beginners. -props to vinnietbird btw for indirectly helping me out w/ that process- If you don't fully understand the wiring change, it must be done because the new starter comes with the solenoid attached already, so now instead of sending the all of the battery power from your existing solenoid to the new one, you simply need a small wire to tell the starter to engage. All you do is switch ALL of your wires to the side of the solenoid closest to the battery, and then run the new small guage one from the now empty side of your solenoid to the small male spade terminal on the side of the new starter. The huge existing wire moves to the large terminal at the top of the new starter to give the solenoid permanent battery power access. (also note when I speak about sides of the solenoid, this is for a car with the solenoid on the drivers side).

No, I'm obviously not a friggen expert, and most of you have probably done this before with much less hassle, and could have points where I'm wrong, but this is merely to help out anyone who is in the same shoes as myself and would like to keep from turning what should be a 30 minute job into a 2-hour job like I did.
Good luck all


heres a picture diagram for help.
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Engine Tech / MAF for v6???
Does anybody know if this possible to do? ...Or is it as dumb of a question as I think it probably is?
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Engine Tech / quiet high flow exhast system
I am getting ready to upgrde my exhaust system on my 88 3.8L and I'm going to cut off the cats and run true duals out the back.:burnout:
My question is does anybody know a ler I can use to keep it quiet as possible while still letting it flow? I know without cats it will be hard to keep it quieter but I'm still gonna try...  I would love to let it scream :evilgrin: but my neighbors and landlord would be VERY UN-happy when I leave for work every morning! :flame:
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Electrical Tech / rear courtesy lights
Does anyone know anything about the lights in the backseat? I replaced brand new bulbs in them and still cant get them to come on. Could this be a fuse problem? I was expecting them to be on whatever the same circuit as the dome light, but it actually comes on. :confused: