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>, 24BitŪ
<24Bit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:10:49 GMT, CobraJet <shedding@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> >In article <sr5j935o5h8jg0l34t9joo25m65aclt570@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, 24BitŪ
> ><24Bit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:24:58 GMT, CobraJet <shedding@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> >>
> >> > Let's reset the "scoreboard" in this group to zero.
> >> >
> >> > Anyone have any straight on-topic stuff you want to discuss?
> >>
> >> Yes, I got a 96 Cougar very reasonable, and being away from the
wrench
> >> far a good while, how much can I really do with a 4.6?
> >>
> >> 24BitŪ
> >
> > LOL! All I can tell you is "a whole bunch". Sorry, 24, the 4.6,
> >while it is physcially big, does not qualify as an actual "Big Block".
> >The subject matter here revolves around the FE, 385, and Cleveland
> >engines, as well as the 1958-1976 vehicles they came in.
> >
> > Aside from that, the first mods I see people do with 4.6's are
> >improving the exhaust flow with a cat-back system and installing a
> >computer chip. If you have a fair amount of miles on it, I would advise
> >changing the fuel filter and cleaning the Mass Air Flow sensor with the
> >battery disconnected for an hour or more, and checking the air filter
> >so the sensor doesn't get dirty again. Check both side of your
> >serpentine belt for cracking!
> >
> > There are some people left in the Mustang newsgroup that may help
> >you further. There are a lot of Webside 4.6 forums, but if you want to
> >avoid the Boy Racer talk, I suggest the late model section of
> >crownvic.net.
> >
> > I have a '97 CVPI. I switched to Bosch oxygen sensors at about 70k.
> >At the same time I had a Transgo ****ft kit put in while it was up in
> >the air. The earlier 4R70W trans has a rep for shearing the sprag on
> >aggressive down****fts. The kit recalibrates things to lessen that
> >likelihood, and firms up the ****fts. Actual ****ft RPM's are computer
> >controlled, and are not changed by the kit.
> >
> > The 4.6 is an OK engine for daily trans****tation in stock form. The
> >cab companies that keep the oil changed and the MAF sensor clean are
> >typically getting 250k to 300k out of them. Mine is at 99k right now.
> >
> > Hope this gets you started.
>
> Good start, I have considered getting rid of all the catholic
> converters, but that would involve headers to remove the converters on
> the manifolds, at a minimum cost of a grand, not including install.
> Don't want to use for racing, just a little faster then stock.
> This one has 93K, but doesn't burn or leak.
> Had an 88, 5.0 Cougar w/ 240k, and still ran like a scolded dog.
> It still looks like a big block to me. :D
>
> 24
Yeah, it's physically wider than any of the engines I mentioned. The
only good part about that is that the old stuff can be made to fit in
the newer body styles without too much work.
Your forward cats (if you have 4) should not be part of the
manifold, so headers are not necessary. They have to be changeable if
failure occurs. More im****tantly, the computer has to see input from
the sensors before and after the cats. You can't just yank out the
whole works without addressing this. There is a bypass method, but I
don't know the specifics offhand.
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CobraJet
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