Cheap/Easy Mods, and other info
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SN95 Tech
It's been a while since I started a thread with any useful info in it, and why should the 05 up crowd have all the good Stuff, so here we go
Cobra Facts and other Late-Model Information:
Terminator FAQs
'03-'04 Mustang Cobra Performance Test - 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords Magazine
03 Cobra TSBs
Late model bang for the buck
Mustang suspension 101
Nitrous Tuning
Supercharging 101
Chassis Dyno 101
Head Bolts Vs. Head Studs
Torque Converters Explained
Mustang Wheel Tech Guide
Choosing a Clutch
Understanding the Parts of the Mustang Exhaust
OBD II Code List
Ford Engine Bolt Torque Specs
Truth about NPI vs PI
Reprogram your Keyless Entry Remote
Pull your Codes With or Without a Scan Tool
Windsor or Romeo? 4.6-5.4
Compression Ratio Chart 4.6-5.4
Cylinder Heads 4.6-5.4
Pistons 4.6-5.4
Connecting Rods 4.6-5.4
Crankshaft Info. 4.6-5.4
Removing Mach 460 Amplifier Rack and Retaining Factory Speakers
How to Re-Wire Your Fog Lights
The Seafoam Tutorial on a Mustang
Flushing the Cooling System
How to Clean your MAF
How to Seafoam Your Mustang
Winterizing Your Mustang
Cheap or Free "How-To" Threads:
Homemade O2 Sensor Extensions
Paint Your Calipers
Remove or Redistribute Weight
Hood Vent Mod
Boost Bypass 03 Cobra
*Please note: Most Cobra tuners address "Boost By-pass" in their tunes. Therefore this mod is for "un-tuned" Cobras only!!!*
Make Your Own Oil Separator
Snorkel Mod
Thermostat Mod
PPRV Delete Mod
Remove Slack From Gas Pedal
Box In Your Radiator
Truth About Cut Springs
How To Adjust Clutch Cable
Prevent A Stuck Throttle
Shorty Antenna Mod
Wiper Delete
Run A Shorter Supercharger Belt on 03-04 Cobra
Clutch Pedal Stop Prevent Theft
Lower Your Wipers
Grille Emblem
Offset Steering Rack Bushings
Clutch Pedal Height Adjuster
Port Your Eaton
Custom Hood Vents for 03 Cobra Hood
Home Made Mil Eliminators
Rewire the cruise buttons to control the volume on FACTORY head unit
Leg room mod
Build Some Ramps For Super Low Cars
Trick Parts
Mustang Shift Handle
Brake cooling ducts - SVTPerformance
Water Temp Sender Adapter
Bushing Upgrade
Low Profile IRS Bolts
Shifter Gasket Sets to Quiet Your Cobra Shifter
Hilton Boost Overlay
Terminator ID Tags
Tune Up Tricks and Maintenance:
Tire Tech Information - Checking Tire Inflation Pressure
OEM Chrome Wheel Mod
Alcantara Cleaning
Cobra Supercharger Belt Guide
03-04 Cobra Engine Coolant Flush How-To!!!
Intercooler Cleaning
Eaton oil change writeup (pics)
How to change gear fluid
Spark Plug Info
Brake Fluid DOT 3 (Fill to full line on reservoir) Castrol Synthetic GTLMA is a decent upgrade
Power Steering Fluid MERCON ATF (fill to between min and max on resevoir)
Battery Ford Motorcraft #BXT-59
PCV Valve Ford Motorcraft #EV-153
Spark plugs Ford Motorcraft #AGSF-12FM1
Fuel Filter Ford Motorcraft #FG-986B, FG-800A Terminator FAQs
Oil Filter Ford Motorcraft #FL-820S
Air Filter Ford Motorcraft #FA-1632
Overflow Tank Cap Stant#11238
19) K&N Drop in Filter Part # E-0945
Racing and Track Tips:
The Path to Drag Racing Righteousness: drag racing
How to Check Tire Pressure Before Drag Race | eHow.com
Ice Your Intake
Intercooler Theory
Remove The Sway Bar
Racing and Trackday Fuels - Trackpedia
Thermostat Options:
1) Stock 180*
2) Drilled 180* Drilling stock thermo..pic and ?
3) Stant 180* STANT Part # 14138
4) Reische 170* Reische 6Performance Products Reische vs. Stock Performance Reische vs. Drilled 170 hybrid thermostat testing and driving impressions.
5) Thermostat O-Ring Gasket Fel-Pro#35489
Coolant and Coolant Additive Options:
Red Line Oil: Coolants and Others
Evans Cooling Systems, Inc. High Performance Engine Cooling and Power Production.
Other Popular Installs, Links and Threads:
Head Porting
The Art of Airflow
Aluminum Polishing 101
Cooling the 4.6
Understanding The Cooling System
Ford Mustang: Mustang Tech: Cooling and AC systems: Cooling fan manual switch install
Battery Box Install
Tire Testing With Nitto Street and Strip Tires
Barely Legal
Diagnose Clutch Problems
4R70W Install For 03-04 Cobra
Breaking Down an Eaton
Installs
8.8 Gear Install
Exterior Mirror Removal and Install 1994-2004
How To Sump Your Stock Gas Tank.
Installing a Short Throw Shifter
Long Tube Header Install
Upper Intake Plenum Install
How To Install an X-Pipe
Installation of Oil Pressure and Water Temperature Gauges
How to Install a Cold Air Intake
Coil On Plug Conversion
5.4 Swap Write-Up
Trick Flow Valve spring installation
How to Install a Raptor Shift Light
Painting the lower valance of a 94-98 Mustang
Cobra headlight install
Installing Aftermarket Headlights and Fog Lights
How to install a custom intercooler on your 99-04 Mustang GT
NX Nitrous Install
How To Install Bullitt Gauges
How To Install Bullitt Pedals
Replace your Odometer Gear
How To Install Sub Frame Connectors
How to Install Battle Boxes
AODE to T5 Swap
How To Install A New Fuel Pump
How To Paint Your Dashboard
How to: Tint your head lights and tail lights
How To: SLP LineLock Install
How To: UPR Coil Over Install WITH PICS
How To: Basic Suspension Install
94-95 5.0 Specific
94 Mustang Compression Specs
Crane Cobra 1.7s Roller Rocker Install
Pressure.Vacuum.&.Temp.Specs
SN95.[94-95] Mustang.Specs
Engine Rebuilding Specifications
Mechanical Diagrams
Vacuum and Vapor Hose Diagrams
EVAP Sensor Locations
Engine Harness Diagrams
TFI Module Pinout
5.0 Cylinder Head Data
5.0 Cylinder Head Flow Data
Torque Specs
Steering Column Fix
Vacuum Layout Diagram
Sensor Layouts
T5 Identifyer
Fuse Box Layout-Diagram
SN95 Mustang Specs
AutoMeter Install sn95 [94-95] Mustang
Clutch Installation 94-95
How To Install Timing Cover
Cylinder Head Removal & Replacement
Serpintine Belt Routings 94-95
Rebuild Your Distributor and Replace the Stator
Cut and Loom Your Own Spark Plug Wires to the Perfect Length
Cobra Facts and other Late-Model Information:
Terminator FAQs
'03-'04 Mustang Cobra Performance Test - 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords Magazine
03 Cobra TSBs
Late model bang for the buck
Mustang suspension 101
Nitrous Tuning
Supercharging 101
Chassis Dyno 101
Head Bolts Vs. Head Studs
Torque Converters Explained
Mustang Wheel Tech Guide
Choosing a Clutch
Understanding the Parts of the Mustang Exhaust
OBD II Code List
Ford Engine Bolt Torque Specs
Truth about NPI vs PI
Reprogram your Keyless Entry Remote
Pull your Codes With or Without a Scan Tool
Windsor or Romeo? 4.6-5.4
Compression Ratio Chart 4.6-5.4
Cylinder Heads 4.6-5.4
Pistons 4.6-5.4
Connecting Rods 4.6-5.4
Crankshaft Info. 4.6-5.4
Removing Mach 460 Amplifier Rack and Retaining Factory Speakers
How to Re-Wire Your Fog Lights
The Seafoam Tutorial on a Mustang
Flushing the Cooling System
How to Clean your MAF
How to Seafoam Your Mustang
Winterizing Your Mustang
Cheap or Free "How-To" Threads:
Homemade O2 Sensor Extensions
Paint Your Calipers
Remove or Redistribute Weight
Hood Vent Mod
Boost Bypass 03 Cobra
*Please note: Most Cobra tuners address "Boost By-pass" in their tunes. Therefore this mod is for "un-tuned" Cobras only!!!*
Make Your Own Oil Separator
Snorkel Mod
Thermostat Mod
PPRV Delete Mod
Remove Slack From Gas Pedal
Box In Your Radiator
Truth About Cut Springs
How To Adjust Clutch Cable
Prevent A Stuck Throttle
Shorty Antenna Mod
Wiper Delete
Run A Shorter Supercharger Belt on 03-04 Cobra
Clutch Pedal Stop Prevent Theft
Lower Your Wipers
Grille Emblem
Offset Steering Rack Bushings
Clutch Pedal Height Adjuster
Port Your Eaton
Custom Hood Vents for 03 Cobra Hood
Home Made Mil Eliminators
Rewire the cruise buttons to control the volume on FACTORY head unit
Leg room mod
Build Some Ramps For Super Low Cars
Trick Parts
Mustang Shift Handle
Brake cooling ducts - SVTPerformance
Water Temp Sender Adapter
Bushing Upgrade
Low Profile IRS Bolts
Shifter Gasket Sets to Quiet Your Cobra Shifter
Hilton Boost Overlay
Terminator ID Tags
Tune Up Tricks and Maintenance:
Tire Tech Information - Checking Tire Inflation Pressure
OEM Chrome Wheel Mod
Alcantara Cleaning
Cobra Supercharger Belt Guide
03-04 Cobra Engine Coolant Flush How-To!!!
Intercooler Cleaning
Eaton oil change writeup (pics)
How to change gear fluid
Spark Plug Info
Brake Fluid DOT 3 (Fill to full line on reservoir) Castrol Synthetic GTLMA is a decent upgrade
Power Steering Fluid MERCON ATF (fill to between min and max on resevoir)
Battery Ford Motorcraft #BXT-59
PCV Valve Ford Motorcraft #EV-153
Spark plugs Ford Motorcraft #AGSF-12FM1
Fuel Filter Ford Motorcraft #FG-986B, FG-800A Terminator FAQs
Oil Filter Ford Motorcraft #FL-820S
Air Filter Ford Motorcraft #FA-1632
Overflow Tank Cap Stant#11238
19) K&N Drop in Filter Part # E-0945
Racing and Track Tips:
The Path to Drag Racing Righteousness: drag racing
How to Check Tire Pressure Before Drag Race | eHow.com
Ice Your Intake
Intercooler Theory
Remove The Sway Bar
Racing and Trackday Fuels - Trackpedia
Thermostat Options:
1) Stock 180*
2) Drilled 180* Drilling stock thermo..pic and ?
3) Stant 180* STANT Part # 14138
4) Reische 170* Reische 6Performance Products Reische vs. Stock Performance Reische vs. Drilled 170 hybrid thermostat testing and driving impressions.
5) Thermostat O-Ring Gasket Fel-Pro#35489
Coolant and Coolant Additive Options:
Red Line Oil: Coolants and Others
Evans Cooling Systems, Inc. High Performance Engine Cooling and Power Production.
Other Popular Installs, Links and Threads:
Head Porting
The Art of Airflow
Aluminum Polishing 101
Cooling the 4.6
Understanding The Cooling System
Ford Mustang: Mustang Tech: Cooling and AC systems: Cooling fan manual switch install
Battery Box Install
Tire Testing With Nitto Street and Strip Tires
Barely Legal
Diagnose Clutch Problems
4R70W Install For 03-04 Cobra
Breaking Down an Eaton
Installs
8.8 Gear Install
Exterior Mirror Removal and Install 1994-2004
How To Sump Your Stock Gas Tank.
Installing a Short Throw Shifter
Long Tube Header Install
Upper Intake Plenum Install
How To Install an X-Pipe
Installation of Oil Pressure and Water Temperature Gauges
How to Install a Cold Air Intake
Coil On Plug Conversion
5.4 Swap Write-Up
Trick Flow Valve spring installation
How to Install a Raptor Shift Light
Painting the lower valance of a 94-98 Mustang
Cobra headlight install
Installing Aftermarket Headlights and Fog Lights
How to install a custom intercooler on your 99-04 Mustang GT
NX Nitrous Install
How To Install Bullitt Gauges
How To Install Bullitt Pedals
Replace your Odometer Gear
How To Install Sub Frame Connectors
How to Install Battle Boxes
AODE to T5 Swap
How To Install A New Fuel Pump
How To Paint Your Dashboard
How to: Tint your head lights and tail lights
How To: SLP LineLock Install
How To: UPR Coil Over Install WITH PICS
How To: Basic Suspension Install
94-95 5.0 Specific
94 Mustang Compression Specs
Crane Cobra 1.7s Roller Rocker Install
Pressure.Vacuum.&.Temp.Specs
SN95.[94-95] Mustang.Specs
Engine Rebuilding Specifications
Mechanical Diagrams
Vacuum and Vapor Hose Diagrams
EVAP Sensor Locations
Engine Harness Diagrams
TFI Module Pinout
5.0 Cylinder Head Data
5.0 Cylinder Head Flow Data
Torque Specs
Steering Column Fix
Vacuum Layout Diagram
Sensor Layouts
T5 Identifyer
Fuse Box Layout-Diagram
SN95 Mustang Specs
AutoMeter Install sn95 [94-95] Mustang
Clutch Installation 94-95
How To Install Timing Cover
Cylinder Head Removal & Replacement
Serpintine Belt Routings 94-95
Rebuild Your Distributor and Replace the Stator
Cut and Loom Your Own Spark Plug Wires to the Perfect Length
Last edited by bluethunderhorse; 3/4/13 at 03:00 AM.
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Looking for help
I just purchased a 2004 GT. Looking to perform small mods, and also overhaul the engine (tune-up, etc.), as well as tranny, rear, so on....can anyone recommend a reputable performance shop in the central NJ area that won't rip me off
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Air scoop bottom right, painted black, directs outside air straight up 4" flex tube to meet air filter.....$15.00....easy & effective....otherwise stock car now approx 315-320 HP
Last edited by Rick Gonzalez; 1/3/17 at 10:31 PM.
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