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Posted on March 28th, 2010 by by Mike

September 11 2005

The car is back on the road and running better than ever! I bumped the timing up and it feels like I picked up about 30HP. Unfortunately, the dyno didn’t work out. I may be putting it on there this tuesday, but I doubt it. Based on how it runs compared to my friends 427W […]

Posted on March 28th, 2010 by by Mike

August 22 2005

I broke the stock T-5 two weeks ago. At least the engine still seems to be running good! Im at just over 400 miles on it. I’ve got a replacement T-5 on the way, and hopefully I can make it to the big car show at Washington State Community College this weekend. Im gonna try […]

Posted on March 28th, 2010 by by Mike

July 15 2005

Im up to 200 miles on the new engine so far! I’ve got a few issues with it, but I think a tune will fix them all. It’s getting hot in traffic, and it will pop sometimes in the upper RPM’s when accellerating hard. I’m thinking it’s just running too lean. An adjustable Fuel Pressure […]

Posted on March 28th, 2010 by by Mike

June 20 2005

Massive update time! I’ve uploaded all of my 418 pics to the gallery! The car now runs, and it’s completely awesome! Going from 35 to 70 in 4th gear takes about 3 seconds now. 🙂 I have a pretty bad oil leak from the oil pan gasket, probably from over-tightening it, and the stock starter […]