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Since the trans/diff is out, I started cleaning it. I'm surprised at how clean it is after 108k miles. There's a long of gunk and sand and dirt caked on it, but it seems as though the whole thing has been relatively leak free because the garbage is just scraping right off, not a whole lot of that nasty "greasy" feel to it. The top where the shifter detent lives is a bit gross though. Might pop that off once everything is clean and re-seal it. If I remember right there's no gasket, just RTV.
Drove it approx 600miles down to France via ferry and German and French high ways. I managed to push it softly to 200km/h twice for very short moment, otherwise between 90-100miles/h… weather was wet sometimes, not the best for top speed test…and wifey thought it was too fast. 😬
convertible start to be extremely noisy at 100mh…😵💫
Tried my luck with some Intake Manifold porting today
About a year ago I purchased an old school Fast 78 Intake Manifold off of @Davcruz here on the FS forums. My build plans for the car do not warrant the need for a 90mm setup, so I was thrilled with this deal. I couldn't put it to use right away as my car was new to me at the time and I had many reasons not to tear into it at the time. Well I'm finally getting around to putting it to use and I'm going to heed the advice of the PO that maybe I should reseal this 20 year old intake lol. But of course, it's no fun tearing it down to the bones, and not taking the opportunity to make some improvements along the way. Nice and stock Davcruz - You might want a catch can - lol Those seals are very flat. Likely a great idea to reseal this manifold. Need to sand down that ridge - in the quest for slightly more power! Starts to vaporize quickly with a die grinder and a sanding cartridge roll Pretty much done. Just needs smoothing. Takes about 5 minutes per port. I can't help to wonder why the decision was made to have that ridge in the first place. Did it concentrate the flow of air to the center of the port? A professional, I am not, but believe it or not this feels smooth to the touch
Drove it approx 600miles down to France via ferry and German and French high ways. I managed to push it softly to 200km/h twice for very short moment, otherwise between 90-100miles/h… weather was wet sometimes, not the best for top speed test…and wifey thought it was too fast. 😬
convertible start to be extremely noisy at 100mh…😵💫
tomorrow we continue with a short stretch…
if it makes you feel better, i drove a stretch of the autobahn at 240kmh in a VW Jetta on the way to Munich. solid as a rock. your C5 (assuming maintained normally) should be fine.
i've set the cruise control on my C5 faster than that & wasn't worried.
if it makes you feel better, i drove a stretch of the autobahn at 240kmh in a VW Jetta on the way to Munich. solid as a rock. your C5 (assuming maintained normally) should be fine.
i've set the cruise control on my C5 faster than that & wasn't worried.
About a year ago I purchased an old school Fast 78 Intake Manifold off of @Davcruz here on the FS forums. My build plans for the car do not warrant the need for a 90mm setup, so I was thrilled with this deal. I couldn't put it to use right away as my car was new to me at the time and I had many reasons not to tear into it at the time. Well I'm finally getting around to putting it to use and I'm going to heed the advice of the PO that maybe I should reseal this 20 year old intake lol. But of course, it's no fun tearing it down to the bones, and not taking the opportunity to make some improvements along the way. Nice and stock Davcruz - You might want a catch can - lol Those seals are very flat. Likely a great idea to reseal this manifold. Need to sand down that ridge - in the quest for slightly more power! Starts to vaporize quickly with a die grinder and a sanding cartridge roll Pretty much done. Just needs smoothing. Takes about 5 minutes per port. I can't help to wonder why the decision was made to have that ridge in the first place. Did it concentrate the flow of air to the center of the port? A professional, I am not, but believe it or not this feels smooth to the touch
Good project. Especially if you have the time. Fresh gaskets are inexpensive and hopefully still available from Fast. I have a spare for mine along with fresh bolts.
The one thing that intake needs is for the grey top to be degreased and hit with your preferred shade of black plastic trim by Sem or durabond.
50th A/E original shocks were shot, 2 leaked out, terrible ride, had replaced with soft ride Bilstein's and for good measure a set of PowerStop ceramic pads, rotors are good. Drove around the block after diner (my blocks are 3 miles long), several different back country roads for about 20 miles. Gassed up for a lunch cruise tomorrow. So nice out I didn't want to pull in the driveway, kept passing it by..................Oh, and it rides nice.
50th A/E original shocks were shot, 2 leaked out, terrible ride, had replaced with soft ride Bilstein's and for good measure a set of PowerStop ceramic pads, rotors are good. Drove around the block after diner (my blocks are 3 miles long), several different back country roads for about 20 miles. Gassed up for a lunch cruise tomorrow. So nice out I didn't want to pull in the driveway, kept passing it by..................Oh, and it rides nice.
Definitely a beautiful day in the mid-atlantic. Cruised Ritchie for a bit. Ran into a new Dark Horse. First one I have seen in person. Beautiful car, sounded great.
I'm paying the price for having the dealership replace my oil pressure sensor.
After I got the car back it started intermittently going into limp mode.
I tracked the problem to a messed up connection at the throttle position sensor.
Now I'm looking for a rubber connector for the air bridge that was destroyed during the sensor replacement.
Guess who's doing the replacement the next time?
dan k.
That is unbelievable. We can't trust the dealers to work on our cars. or what? Or, just go find another dealer who knows what they are doing.
Definitely a beautiful day in the mid-atlantic. Cruised Ritchie for a bit. Ran into a new Dark Horse. First one I have seen in person. Beautiful car, sounded great.
Can't get me on the western shore anymore. I'm spoiled now.
Definitely a beautiful day in the mid-atlantic. Cruised Ritchie for a bit. Ran into a new Dark Horse. First one I have seen in person. Beautiful car, sounded great.
That Ford is a psychopath! 500 hp, 7500 rpm, carbon wheels, 15.4” rotors, 10 speed auto with 3:55 gears, or 6 sp with 3:73 gears, and a hand brake for drifting! And they can be delivered in a race only setup. This is an amazing platform, but I like my C5 more.
That Ford is a psychopath! 500 hp, 7500 rpm, carbon wheels, 15.4” rotors, 10 speed auto with 3:55 gears, or 6 sp with 3:73 gears, and a hand brake for drifting! And they can be delivered in a race only setup. This is an amazing platform, but I like my C5 more.
Starting at $62,900, humm, I don't know................folks going to jump all over that?
05-30-2024, 08:11 PM
