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Posted by: ToplessPony94

Well, as they say, "the check is in the mail..."

As a new member, I can't wait to meet the rest of you and swap stories and ideas (and maybe a few parts, too)!

As you will see in my car info, a lot of work will be going on starting next week, so my car isn't going anywhere for a while, but it should be done in time for Spring if it ever gets here.

Hope to see you at the next get-together.

Posted by: MY-S281

Welcome..

Nice to see we keep adding more and more new local members..

Its going to be a great spring!!

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

Welcome!!! Nice to see another 94-95. Very nice mod list. I'm doing a similar build now too. Looking forward to meeting ya.

Post some pics if ya got any

Posted by: badass98svt

Welcome to the club and welcome to the Forum.

You don't live far from us at all.
We do lots of stuff during the season, so I'm sure we'll be seeing ya.

Post pics!

Posted by: Xerxeese

We do stuff in the off season too :-)
Welcome aboard !

Posted by: ToplessPony94

I posted some pix in the gallery in My Garage. Once I finish the new work, I'll update the picture set. Thanks for the welcomes.

Cheers!

Posted by: langod

Welcome! Great looking car, too!

Jim C
NHMC Webmaster & Newsletter Editor

Posted by: PULNGZ

Your 94 looks very, very, well taken care of!!
I'll see you out and about I'm sure, as I'm in the next town over.

Bob

Posted by: gilmar4

Nice looking vert!!!

Welcome to the Club, look forward to meeting you in person and checking out you ride!

Jim G
NHMC Co-Secretary and Show Chair

Posted by: only90s

Welcome...always glad to have another member who appreciates Pushrods and Trick Flow Products

Mark

Posted by: fredfordguy

Amen on the pushrods, as a new member its up to you to make the snow go away. Welcome to the club...

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

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Originally Posted by fredfordguy

...as a new member its up to you to make the snow go away.

Better get to work!

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by ToplessPony94

As you will see in my car info, a lot of work will be going on starting next week, so my car isn't going anywhere for a while, but it should be done in time for Spring if it ever gets here.

Well, next week has turned into next month, but things are progressing. The GMB water pump is a piece of junk (the impeller rubbed on the block) and the 1.7 rockers didn't give enough p/v clearance with the stock short block and the Twisted Wedges, so reset back to 1.6 arms. Other than that, things are looking good. The 1.6 arms and proper pushrods arrived today. Should be done soon.

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

What cam did you go with? Did you go back to a stock water pump?? FYI, Flowkooler's pumps come with a LIFETIME warantee.

We'll have to meet up this summer sometime, our cars are very alike.

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by EastCoast5.0

What cam did you go with? Did you go back to a stock water pump?? FYI, Flowkooler's pumps come with a LIFETIME warantee.

We'll have to meet up this summer sometime, our cars are very alike.

I went with an OEM replacement level aluminum pump (I forget whose). I got the TFS 51402000 cam. They call it a Stage 1, but I would call it more than that.

Yes, I'd like to meet up. I'm always interested in other people's cars, ideas and suggestions and especially when they have the same general goals. Mine are to stay naturally aspirated and to build more of a road racer than a drag car. I'm less interested in raw horsepower than in good speed and handling. Does that sound like you, or maybe no?

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

Nice. Yea staying N/A and pulling out power that way is great. Someday I may slap a blower on it but for now I'll stick to being simple.

More HP the better for me lol, but I agree on the aspect of having a well rounded car. After doing autocross last year I love taking turns!

Posted by: 390gtconv

Welcome. I too am a big fan of going topless!!

Don't be afraid to jump right in and be heard. All opinions are welcome. Need advice, ASK!!!

See ya around.

Posted by: ToplessPony94

Well, my pony is still not back in one piece.

All of the mechanicals and moving parts are great, but it's still sitting at Pro Tree. Not Dana's fault, he's great. The problem is the 5.0 in the SN95 and that dumb elbow on the intake. Trying to get valve covers to fit this arrangement with the twisted wedges and all is very frustrating.

A friend of Dana's is going to modify the TFS covers by tig welding an oil fill tube in the only place it can go and clear all of the other junk in the way. A normal attachable fill tube won't work there because there's no room for a fitting inside the cover in that spot because of the rockers. We'll have to do something to accomodate the EFI hose, too.

Hoping for a cruise next weekend...

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

Do you have the tall or short covers?? I was able to squeeze a filler/breather up front, behind the alt with the shor valve covers. This is with the stock intake though. Shit, I hope the TFS intake doesn't have that problem...

Here's an old pic

Posted by: badass98svt

What IS the reason for that elbow anyway? With a foxbody throttle cable, could you lose the elbow off the intake?

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by EastCoast5.0

Do you have the tall or short covers?? I was able to squeeze a filler/breather up front, behind the alt with the shor valve covers. This is with the stock intake though. Shit, I hope the TFS intake doesn't have that problem...

Yes, I have the short TFS covers, twisted wedges and the TFS intake. That's the problem. The TFS intake is bigger, and the twisted wedges have a higher deck for the covers to allow shorts to fit over the higher rockers. The short covers are a must because tall covers won't fit under the TFS intake. The problem is that using short covers doesn't leave room for the filler tube fitting inside the covers because of the higher rockers, except for a couple of spots. And neither of these spots works with all of the junk in the way on a 5.0 SN95. The "good" news is that the stock valve covers would have worked, but I just don't want those crappy covers under my hood any more!

BTW, the stock tower brace won't work with the TFS intake either. I used the BBK brace, but most of the aftermarket braces should work fine.

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by badass98svt

What IS the reason for that elbow anyway? With a foxbody throttle cable, could you lose the elbow off the intake?

The reason for the elbow is that with the more rounded body of the SN95 there isn't room for the tb to come off the intake straight. There's just less room under the SN95 hood. This makes a real mess of things over on that side above the valve cover. It's even difficult to find room to get the plug wires through the tangle.

I'll be sure to post pictures when this thing is back together. Right now it's still at the chinese puzzle stage.

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

Topless, I have the same setup besides the intake (I have the intake, just havn't put it on yet). I'm aware of the issue, I'm just saying, you can't put the filler/breather up front where mine is?? Does the TFS intake/elbow come out at a different angle?

BTW, what filler are you using?? TFS makes a slim piece that may fit...
http://www.trickflow.com/egnsearch.a...9&autoview=sku

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

PJ, there's more misc parts and brackets to do the fox swap then just the TB cable. I have a list somewhere. It looks awesome when done though.

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by EastCoast5.0

Topless, I have the same setup besides the intake (I have the intake, just havn't put it on yet). I'm aware of the issue, I'm just saying, you can't put the filler/breather up front where mine is?? Does the TFS intake/elbow come out at a different angle?

BTW, what filler are you using?? TFS makes a slim piece that may fit...
http://www.trickflow.com/egnsearch.a...9&autoview=sku

Yup, that's the filler I'm using. But to get it into the same position as yours it will hit the rockers. At least this is what Dana tells me. The only way to get it into that position without hitting the rockers is to cut it off so it will be flush with the inside of the cover and tig weld it to the outside. BTW, this also involves screwing up the raised Trick Flow logo. Maybe something else will work out when the filler arrives on Tuesday or Wednesday, but that's what he's saying right now. I hope he's wrong and so does he. I'll keep you posted. Also, you may want to think about putting the TFS 3/8" spacer into your intake to make a bit more room. That should fit under the SN95 hood, but the 1" spacer will not fit for sure, except maybe if you get a taller hood like the Cobra R cowl hood.

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

Hmmm good luck man. I have an extra Moroso filler if ya need it. It clears my rockers (1.7s) no problem in that spot.

I have that intake spacer as well.

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by EastCoast5.0

Hmmm good luck man. I have an extra Moroso filler if ya need it. It clears my rockers (1.7s) no problem in that spot.

Thanks for the offer - much appreciated. But I think I'm OK. We "redesigned" the TFS covers with the welder and all is well. I heard my car run for the first time this year at Pro Tree tonight!

Music to my ears!

There are still some details to clean up (wiring to complete, tuning and a driveshaft loop) but it's basically done. It sounds a bit meaner than before, and idles rougher of course. And I may need a dynotune from Pete.

Dana really stuck with this project through some really weird-ass issues and it seems to be ending up just fine. Hopefully all will be well and I'll meet a lot of you on the 26th at Dyno Day.

Posted by: only90s

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Originally Posted by ToplessPony94

Thanks for the offer - much appreciated. But I think I'm OK. We "redesigned" the TFS covers with the welder and all is well. I heard my car run for the first time this year at Pro Tree tonight!

ya there are always weird issues

.....Dana helped me with one of mine and sent me on the road to Success and then Pete finished it off with a good tune...so you are in good hands....cant wait to see it/hear it at Dyno Day

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by only90s

ya there are always weird issues

.....Dana helped me with one of mine and sent me on the road to Success and then Pete finished it off with a good tune...so you are in good hands....cant wait to see it/hear it at Dyno Day

Yup! That's what I'll be doing.

Dana called Pete and he agreed to tune me at the end of Dyno Day on Saturday unless too many of the rest of you show up.

Posted by: ToplessPony94

Well, the vert is finally running very well. Between Dana and Pete they figured it out and took care of business. Now all that remains is for Pete to finish the tune he tried to do on dyno day until we figured out that the ignition was messed up.

I'll post another thread next week with some pictures of the car and the work and a description of the work and what happened. And why Dana calls my car the Rubic's Cube.

Hats off to Dana! He stuck with a large ration of problems until all was well, even (and especially) when it was tempting to quit.

More on that next week. I expect to see many of you Saturday night, with a car that finally runs well and is still only a little bit disassembled.

It may not be the cleanest, since I won't have much time between now and then.

Posted by: badass98svt

Excellent

Posted by: fredfordguy

Hi, nice to meet you Saturday night. Your rod is coming along nicely. The link you might check out is www.funfordevents.com. All info you might need will be there. I will be checking out coral.com...Hope to see you again....Mike

Posted by: ToplessPony94

Thanks, Mike. It was great to meet you, your car, and many others tonight. Glad everything held together for you and that your gorgeous machine is running well.

BTW, it's corral.net. Corral.com is... well... something else.

Bruce