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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by fordmotorsport
that was quite the pita but worth, thanks again [MENTION=64669]jferg92[/MENTION] for the help
Once we got all the pieces sorted out, it wasn't to bad. Surprised at how easy it went and only took us an 1hr 45min. Sounds so mean
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 11:33 AM
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Damn people make things difficult lol. Foxlake racing advertises stage 1 port jobs,but no longer does them. Stage 2 or 3 only. Doing a stage 2,wouldn't I lose torque? Should I go that route,or just build them back stock?
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 01:36 PM
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Stage 1 is really just cleaning up the runners and very little bowl work. I would call and talk to them and tell them what you have planned and what your goals are. If your using stock cams you wont see a big difference from porting.
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Stage 1 is really just cleaning up the runners and very little bowl work. I would call and talk to them and tell them what you have planned and what your goals are. If your using stock cams you wont see a big difference from porting.
Not a stock cam. I tried telling him it was just a cam,longtubes tuner and exhaust for now and he said I needed atleast a 2500 stall t/c,I'm no expert with motors,but why would I need a 2500 stall for that little hp?
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jackedup00
Not a stock cam. I tried telling him it was just a cam,longtubes tuner and exhaust for now and he said I needed atleast a 2500 stall t/c,I'm no expert with motors,but why would I need a 2500 stall for that little hp?
You need a stall for the cams. The idle and trying to tune it with a stock converter will kill drivablility. The stock converter is too tight. I have cams also . With stock converter the truck drove like crap and low speed drivability was very poor. Cammed= Looser converter.

What cams?
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:30 PM
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What Motorcraft plugs do I need for my truck? Idk which ones are the right ones.
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Cmanjr
What Motorcraft plugs do I need for my truck? Idk which ones are the right ones.
rookie move cmen. Its over in the "how-to" engine section. SP-479s it looks like
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
rookie move cmen. Its over in the "how-to" engine section. SP-479s it looks like
Lol thanks man. I honestly didn't even know that was there. I'll have to sub to it so I can get back to it again when I might need it again.
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2

You need a stall for the cams. The idle and trying to tune it with a stock converter will kill drivablility. The stock converter is too tight. I have cams also . With stock converter the truck drove like crap and low speed drivability was very poor. Cammed= Looser converter.

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I can get you the link after work,its a 1600-5200 rpm range comp cam.
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 05:50 PM
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What's the difference between the Motorcraft sp459 plugs and the Motorcraft sp479 plugs? Besides the part number. Like what major difference is there? Which is better?
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