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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 116
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![]() I am going on a long trip on my stang. what are the best plugs that I can use. I dont know what all of you mean when you say #25 or #26??? what is that??? Should I go with regular cap and rotor? Should I put regular tranny fluid on the tranny or synthtic<spelling> Will it leak if I put synthtic? HEHE these are maybe dumb questions but I love my stand and i Prefer to know from all you experts out there.
Thanks ------------------ 89 Police Interceptor BBK Shorty Headers, K@N Cone Filter,H-pipe no cats, 2 chamber FlowMasters,Under Drive Pullys,14 degree Timing, Short Belt, No Air Silencer, oil cooler, 3.08's, And All Police Package goodies |
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Arcadia, CA, USA
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![]() Suggest:
- Redline MTL in the tranny. - Castrol Syntec 10-30 or 10-40 in the crankcase. Any other brand of synthetic will work just fine too. - Stock Motorcraft plugs, cap, and rotor. Unless there's a strong reason to change heat ranges on the plugs, I'd go with the stock heat range. I don't know the part nos. but the dealer can help. Yeah Motorcraft is more money but I believe the Ford quality is worth it. Have a nice trip! ------------------ '91 LX Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles. |
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa
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![]() my suggestion:
go with the 'brass cap and rotor, accell makes them, i beleive they last longer, but not sure, i never run anything else. And im doing fine with motorcraft cheap plugs gapped 0.54, and run mobile-1 t-5, and durablend 20-w50 racing oil in crnkcase (pretty cheap). also might not hurt to have a spare TFI module handy. ------------------ 90 lx coupe: Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil,advncd ignition,3-core radiatr, FMS alum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs, 3chbr flows. Best time: 14.20(on 225/60/15 firehawks) Best mph 97.80 Best 60' 2.1 next mods: subframes, 3.73's |
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![]() I don't know if it makes any difference in effiency but I use the accel cap and rotor. If your going to replace the wires get some better ones. I had accel 8.8, they were good but had to be careful they didn't burn on the headers. I also had an accel coil, msd, splitfires(maybe accel u-groove) and K@N and got over 27(almost 28)mpg when stock. Hard to believe, but true.
------------------ Rick My 89lx(updated 11/5/2000) My 97 Cobra |
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Indiana
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![]() Autozone sells a cap and rotor that are brass and they do fine for me. Just tell them you want a brass cap and rotor and they will know what you mean.
I use Autolight #25's in my Stang. Autozone will know what you mean here too when you tell them to give you Autolight #25's. If you still have the original set of wire replace them as well. Go with a good brand of wires like Taylor or Ford Racing 8mm or 9mm wires. As for oil I use Mobile1 tri synthetic and a K&N oil filter. This makes for some very expensive oil changes, but my car loves me for it. I just know it does ![]() ------------------ 90 Mustang LX 5.0 My Ride*My Site |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Miami, Florida
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![]() Well does'nt synthetic make my car leak if I have 137,000 miles on it?
------------------ 89 Police Interceptor BBK Shorty Headers, K@N Cone Filter,H-pipe no cats, 2 chamber FlowMasters,Under Drive Pullys,14 degree Timing, Short Belt, No Air Silencer, oil cooler, 3.08's, And All Police Package goodies |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Santa Lucia di Budoia, Italy
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![]() McCarville Ford sells a really nice tune up package that comes with everything you will need. Cap, rotor, wires, PCV, Ford 9MM wires (your choice of color) and the fuel filter for about $90. Their customer service is really great. They advertise in all the Stang pubs.
------------------ 86 GT T-tops, AOD, B&M shift kit and hammer shifter, ROH wheels, K&N, Timing,MAC headers, 2.5 off road H, 2.5 American Thunder, 87 spindles, rear disc,SS lines, BBK 1.5, poly bushings, Crutchfield front kick panel speakers. "DRIVE LIKE YOU STOLE IT!" |
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa
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![]() 89fhplx, i know my car has a minimal leak, i dont know if synthetic is the blame, but since i moved to "durablend synthetic blend" thicker 20-w50 oil, i havent noticed any major oil consumption.
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Location: Indiana
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