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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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Scott,
Here you go, cheap option to your exhaust sound quest;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by dly
Tom

What is the secert to getting the old grill out without Fu**ing it up.


and I'm not talking BBQ grill

I don't know, I was drunk at the time. Seemed to come out real easy LOL.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by tom281
I don't know, I was drunk at the time. Seemed to come out real easy LOL.


Thats ok I got the hacksaw out
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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I'm out of energy......I have been at work for 18 of the last 24 hours...only an hour and a half left.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by aircare84
Scott,
Here you go, cheap option to your exhaust sound quest;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...QQcmdZViewItem
and then do the red454 muffler mod to them
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by codeman94
I'm out of energy......I have been at work for 18 of the last 24 hours...only an hour and a half left.
drive safely they say when your awake that long its like being drunk
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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what?...I can see strate enuff two reed.....or tipe....
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dly
Tom

What is the secert to getting the old grill out without Fu**ing it up.


and I'm not talking BBQ grill

Darrell,
I thought the same thing when I did my centered fog light grill. Just grab it on one side at a time and give it a good yank straight toward you. You can try to pry those little clips but you won't get more than one out at a time. Put some butt behind it!!
Scott
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by aircare84
Scott,
Here you go, cheap option to your exhaust sound quest;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...QQcmdZViewItem

Your no help... I already have a set of those up in the garage attic. Went out and started the car and let it run for about 20 minutes. It sounds particularly "snarly" from start up now since the cams have been installed. I am just going to stick with the GTA's until my bud up north is willing to sell his Magnaflows at half price. Got those Prothanes on order yet?
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by codeman94
I dont know what everyones deal is with her...Sure shes nice looking, but seriously she is like number 25,573 on a list a million hot women in this world...I think part of it is that widow's peak in her hair line...reminds me of a vampire...and in a bad way.

oh yeah..I'm cranky...good morning a$$holes.
Hey! give yourself a couple more years, you'll find out there all Vampires in a bad way!....
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Got my "one touch turn signals" from Webelectrics today...Trying to keep up with Tom on these mods is tough!!!! I feeling like I need to........... go for it!!!!!


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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 70MACH1OWNER
Got my "one touch turn signals" from Webelectrics today...Trying to keep up with Tom on these mods is tough!!!! I feeling like I need to........... go for it!!!!!


Go for it! TCI makes the Street Fighter Auto tranny that would match up well with it, its only about 2500 bucks . You cant take it with you, I haven't seen a Brinks truck in a funeral procession yet!!...
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by blkstang06
Go for it! TCI makes the Street Fighter Auto tranny that would match up well with it, its only about 2500 bucks . You cant take it with you, I haven't seen a Brinks truck in a funeral procession yet!!...

Now that is funny!!!!!:sc rewy:
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Go for it pops..... you can swing it, heck we can even do the install ourselves. Brent would make you a deal.... I've got a BAP you could use, you already have the tuner, you can pickup 39lb injectors cheap on Ebay, etc. etc. etc.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Well guys, I think I've found my first snag with the Saleen blower.....

I've noticed on occasion, mostly at part throttle city driving, I have an odd vibration & noise. As you know when you're sitting in the drivers seat, it's really hard to pinpoint where it's coming from. So today after hearing it again and being able to duplicate it at part throttle, I began to get worried because I was afraid that my driveshaft was rubbing.

I jacked the car up tonight and good news is the shaft looks perfect- no problems there. So I grabbed my tools and ensured my motor mounts were tight (all 3 bolts on each), looked at my exhaust hangers, etc. I also checked the manifold bolts where the H pipe meets up to the shorties, and although I did find (oddly) one nut that was slightly loose, all others were tight. Everything looks very good overall, so I moved to the top of the motor.

At that point, with a LOT of lighting, I said to myself "self, that blower looks really close to the firewall"..... So I grabbed a piece of paper that was handy (actually the instruction pages to my old Raptor shift light) and folded it so that it was 8 sheets thick and I attempted to slide it between the back of the blower and the firewall....... NO GO! Again I said to myself "self, there must be something behind there that I can't see" but to prove it, I folded the paper so it was 4 sheets thick and attempted to slide it between..... IT WENT! And when I pulled it back out, one side had black (Saleen) marks and the other had blue (firewall) marks. It is obvious that the back of the blower is hitting the firewall, which is something that I've read about on occasion with these Saleen blowers.

I guess when I get some time, I'll pull off that top intake runner (Scott, remember you and I pulled it off the display unit at Brenspeed) and I'll take a rubber mallet to the 'wall around that area......

To tell the truth, I think that this is all caused by the dang Prothane mounts. I'm really beginning to regret putting them in, only from the Saleen standpoint.

So I guess now upcoming projects are:

1) firewall modification
2) Roush scoop install
3) Restripe hood and scoop
4) CDC faux hood pins and Steeda/Brenspeed rear medallion install
5) I bought the complete restripe kit from BSM...... I'm considering restriping the entire car this spring. There are several spots that I'm unhappy with, may as well try it again and hope to make it better.

Sorry for the long post.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tom281
Go for it pops..... you can swing it, heck we can even do the install ourselves. Brent would make you a deal.... I've got a BAP you could use, you already have the tuner, you can pickup 39lb injectors cheap on Ebay, etc. etc. etc.
I hear Crickets in SW Ohio tonight....70MACH1OWNER must be workin' his mojo on MOMAMACH1 tonight!...the things a guy will do for a Saleen super charger!!...
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tom281
Well guys, I think I've found my first snag with the Saleen blower.....

I've noticed on occasion, mostly at part throttle city driving, I have an odd vibration & noise. As you know when you're sitting in the drivers seat, it's really hard to pinpoint where it's coming from. So today after hearing it again and being able to duplicate it at part throttle, I began to get worried because I was afraid that my driveshaft was rubbing.

I jacked the car up tonight and good news is the shaft looks perfect- no problems there. So I grabbed my tools and ensured my motor mounts were tight (all 3 bolts on each), looked at my exhaust hangers, etc. I also checked the manifold bolts where the H pipe meets up to the shorties, and although I did find (oddly) one nut that was slightly loose, all others were tight. Everything looks very good overall, so I moved to the top of the motor.

At that point, with a LOT of lighting, I said to myself "self, that blower looks really close to the firewall"..... So I grabbed a piece of paper that was handy (actually the instruction pages to my old Raptor shift light) and folded it so that it was 8 sheets thick and I attempted to slide it between the back of the blower and the firewall....... NO GO! Again I said to myself "self, there must be something behind there that I can't see" but to prove it, I folded the paper so it was 4 sheets thick and attempted to slide it between..... IT WENT! And when I pulled it back out, one side had black (Saleen) marks and the other had blue (firewall) marks. It is obvious that the back of the blower is hitting the firewall, which is something that I've read about on occasion with these Saleen blowers.

I guess when I get some time, I'll pull off that top intake runner (Scott, remember you and I pulled it off the display unit at Brenspeed) and I'll take a rubber mallet to the 'wall around that area......

To tell the truth, I think that this is all caused by the dang Prothane mounts. I'm really beginning to regret putting them in, only from the Saleen standpoint.

So I guess now upcoming projects are:

1) firewall modification
2) Roush scoop install
3) Restripe hood and scoop
4) CDC faux hood pins and Steeda/Brenspeed rear medallion install
5) I bought the complete restripe kit from BSM...... I'm considering restriping the entire car this spring. There are several spots that I'm unhappy with, may as well try it again and hope to make it better.

Sorry for the long post.
That sucks Tom, Hey bro! before I'd start reworking metal do what JDM does shave the Bullit motor mounts this how they solved the problem! Take those mounts off have 1/4" or so milled right off the top! .. I'm sure hornyoldmachdude can do this for you!
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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I thought about that....... But from the looks of it, I'm not sure it that would do the trick either. I know that JDM has had to "massage" some cars occasionally too.

Dang Saleen, shoulda stuck with Vortech. Atleast it was shiny.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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[quote=tom281;1115675]I thought about that....... But from the looks of it, I'm not sure it that would do the trick either. I know that JDM has had to "massage" some cars occasionally too.

Dang Saleen, shoulda stuck with Vortech. Atleast it was shiny. /quote] A little Powder coat you be shiny too ... I've seen pics of the Saleen blower chrome powder coated it friggin fabulaaas !!
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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You mean, like this?


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