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    Will 99 Cobra Intake Fit Gen 2?

    Does anyone out there in the Midwest know of a competent teksid/4.6 or cobra mechanic in the Chicagoland area? I've noticed there are plenty of videos on how to ,what would be nice to have someone with years of experience with these motors to gain knowledge from. I'm guessing there must be an...
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    Will 99 Cobra Intake Fit Gen 2?

    And most important of all I have three teenage kids to put through school so money is very tight-ish, soooo I'm still trying to build a hot rod on a budget Should I sell this intake n look for the simple 96 to 98 Cobra intake,port ,polish n flow my heads Maybe new cams and valves. Sorry about...
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    Will 99 Cobra Intake Fit Gen 2?

    Well here's a list of everything I've done so far I have a 373 Trac-loc rear end A balanced 3.5"driveshaft (one piece) Trans mod w/hd/ brackets Under drive pulleys Kooks three-quarter length headers and X pipe with 2 1/2 inch tubes to rear rounded out with Dynomax race bullets SCT Blue-oval...
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    FS: 98 Mark VIII LSC 5 speed swap

    The cars PurrrfectI like everything about the car but the rims,,, and then add the TwinTurbo set up!
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    Will 99 Cobra Intake Fit Gen 2?

    I just purchased the 99-02 intake which prefix heads do I have to run with it I'm putting them on My 96 Mark8
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    MagnaFlow XL Turbo mufflers.

    Are the Cobra manifolds as good as a set of headers? What if I eliminate all the Cats use an X and run Magnas or Borlas out back? Has any one tried this,,? Am I just asking for tickets? Will there be a substantial loss of backpreasure,,,bad for valves?
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    FS: Lower Front Shock (Strut) to Lower Control Arm Bolts

    I need bolts for both my 96 and 97,Thats 4 bolts n nutzz,,,,Where can I buy them new?
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    Strut Rod Bushings and Lower Ball Joint

    Seized lower Mac/Strut bushings (front) I switched to the Strutmaster ( Eibach) springs and the KYB struts and rear shocks on my 97, Found them to be much stiffer and handle better than the springs I put on my 96 which were the reg Strutmaster set,Any way my prob is that the lower bolts on the...
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    Transmission choices

    Help!!! My VSS is broken off (the plastic barrel) and the aluminum cylinder is stuck in the trans,Trans still in car so my big hands barely make it in the hole between trans mount and exhaust,,,,Drimmel tool? Tap threads in to it,,,,,????
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    Sway Bar where to get?

    Which years and model thunderbird or xr7 solid rear sway bars are interchangeable for my 96 Mark8?
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