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heater core is leaking... thankfully, ford seems to have sealed the case that holds it against the firewall and included a drain hole (so i am told). it's leaking through the vent onto the headers. i bypassed the heater in the mean time so i can drive the car... i'm going to pick up a new heater core this week and hopefully install it this weekend. anything i should know about? i do have a shop manual for the car... it's a 2002 GT... TIA

want the real deal? http://www.hewland-engineering.co.uk/svga/gearbox_range_current.htm tell your wallet to open wide... tongue.gif

there isn't anything wrong with the car. most of them do that. like i said, it's really just a computer controlled automatic transmission. you have some control, but the computer will usually override you if it doesn't agree with your driving style. cuts down on wear and tear as well as warranty claims...

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saw one in detroit last week...

nearly all of these cars are using automatic transmissions with an electronic override in the shifter. only a handful of cars (ex. ferrari 360 cs) have a true sequential (manual) transmission...

most cars have what's called an h pattern shifter. you can put the car in whatever gear you want. sequential transmissions only shift up and down (like a motorcycle). normally you push the shifter forward to downshift. pull it back to upshift... paddle shifters are just an add on. typically, the paddles trigger a solenoid which bumps the shifter up and down through the gears...

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the OE ford part is a removeable chin spoiler. every aftermarket piece i've seen is a 1 piece bumper cover...

josh ran his 94 RT/TT with us at nelson ledges last year. right before the track day, he installed upgraded pads, upgraded rotors, and braided lines. keep in mind, ledges is relatively easy on brakes. at the end of the day, the pads were down to the backing plates... smile.gif the calipers themselves are decent, the car just needs race pads (once again, the car's weight is a problem). then again, josh drives like a lunatic... tongue.gif

no they don't. i've seen the videos too. those cars had upgraded turbos and brakes. the stock brakes wouldn't last more than a few laps. the cars are just too heavy (and most of that weight is over the front axle)... <-- has run with 3S cars at the track

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/561066_20040924_screen101.jpg wtf...

http://www.rally-america.com/

NASA has a rallye program. the SCCA program will more than likely continue under a different organizer. rallye is far from dead in the US... WRC cars run engine restrictors anyways. even with the turbos, they only make ~300 hp. there isn't going to be some massive drop in power. regardless, it's the suspension/tires/4WD systems that make them fast, not a high hp engine... the cost of building a WRC car has skyrocketed in recent years. unless they do something NOW to curb costs, the manufacturers will pull out, and WRC will die... sheesh...

as does summit racing... any ford racing dealer should be able to get it...

direct injection is already VERY popular overseas... smile.gif i'm not familiar with mazda's system, but i do know a fair bit about mitsubishi's DI engines. the intake runner and piston/chamber design are quite a bit different from a conventional MPI engine. toyota's DI engines are setup the same way iirc. a small amount of fuel is injected during the intake stroke to help cool the incoming air and improve volumetric efficiency. they use an upright intake port and a specially shaped piston to generate swirl during the compression stroke. the rest of the fuel is injected as the piston approaches TDC during the compression stroke. the piston is shaped to concentrate fuel around the spark plug prior to ignition, so the engine will continue to fire at very lean air/fuel ratios. under light load, you'll see air/fuel ratios approaching 1:40. injecting the fuel just prior to ignition also cools the mixture and helps stave off detonation. static compression ratios of 12.5:1 are manageable... problem is, this system won't work in the US. the super lean air/fuel ratios generate excessive NOx emissions, and a special converter is needed. high sulphur fuel will damage the converters... renault has developed a DI engine that would work here. instead of using super lean air/fuel ratios to improve efficiency, they increase EGR at part throttle/light load. even at 25% EGR, the chamber design on a DI engine will still allow the engine to fire. horsepower is boosted with higher static compression ratios... good luck finding upgraded fuel system parts. the systems i've seen run at 1450 psi... tongue.gif audi has been using DI engines since 2001... smile.gif http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Audi-GC2.jpg

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it's bimmer! tongue.gif

we found mark's wing!

link no worky... EDIT: works now... smile.gif

the CIA, the FBI, local law enforcement, mindful citizens, etc... what are you going to do with tanks and infantry..?

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