View Full Version : after like 6 hours, 3 eye flushes , 2 pale handles , lots of rust eater , and a wasted 4 dollars for jb weld
Knibbs
09-08-2003, 01:19 AM
yes i got bored half way through this after noon so to do something drastic i did the ole pre cat gutting. lets say im glad today was nice and i had alot of patience.. what sucks is that i started at like 230 maybe later, and i took my sweet ass time to do this.,. i kinda almost just finished . i have to take the car to school in the morning to weld up the whole i put in the cat to gut it cuz the jb weld i was trying to use just isnt cutting it. then while gutting the cats , i took alot os flak in the eyes even with safety glass and a mask on .. i swear it wasnt funny. i just finally got the piece out of my eye .. no to mention somehow a bolt stripped and one bolt sized up on me .. so now i have to go buy a new stud and bolt . but luckly i get a discount at a local parts store near my school .. but with the 2 small exhaust leaks i can tell my exhaust is gonna sound pretty nice .. it might start to sound like a semi quiet GT . which would be bad ass .. but ill know for sure tomorrow . during school .. but so far so good . y pipes are easy though @!!!!! i think headers might not be too bad!!
CougarXR02
09-08-2003, 01:26 PM
ya sally!!!! suck it up LOL
And does JB Weld ever quite do what it is supposed to?
MetallicaCougs
09-08-2003, 05:17 PM
We totally stripped one of my bolts doing the pre-cat gut. I swear that must just come with the territory. I haven't heard of one person having an easy time removing those bolts.
JScullin
09-08-2003, 07:20 PM
Originally posted by: CougarXR02
ya sally!!!! suck it up LOL
And does JB Weld ever quite do what it is supposed to?
JB Weld is and has been keeping my oil pan sealed after I used a truck jack and didn't notice one of the pegs on the jack resting on the oil pan (very large jack). Soon after I hear a *pop* and the sound of fluid draining...look underneath and oil was pouring out.
Using some acidic cleaner to really get the pan clean we just patched it up & let it sit for about 24hrs. It's been holding for well over 1,000 miles.
Knibbs
09-09-2003, 01:33 AM
well after some mig welding , a air hammer and a new bolt , my car basically sounds the same but it does have a slight more hps from what i can tell . im not sure if its worth it to people who dont have acess to a welder . the car sounds a little deeper and once the secondaries open up the car has a nice surge of power. i just have to fix the bucking . a BIG BTW . i found out that my fuel pump is not the problem.. i did a on road diagnostic doing different types of driving styles. and my fuel pressure stayed above the recommended spec set forth by ford . my teacher seems to think that it could be caused by the ignition or the spark .. so thats another direction i might try .. im doing more reseach .. im starting to think that a chip might solve the timing/spark problem
CougarXR02
09-09-2003, 02:32 AM
I hope so cause mine is awful. When I take off with running room and tach up all 5 gears, when I drop into fifth it just bogs for like 3-4 seconds. It does it occasionally on the highway if I let off and get back on the gas, it will bog down for a couple seconds
Knibbs
09-09-2003, 09:22 AM
yeah tony im working on the solution , hopefully i can find out what the deal is. if its just plugs and wires that would be straight too . although a walpro is only 85 bucks and a few hours of work . heheheh changing plugs and wires on the coug sucks cuz if i remember correctly you have to pull the uim to change everything .. if i go this route i might just get a accel coil pack to help the performance all the more. i saw one for the v6 somewhere out there .. ill just have to search around .. hey maybe a msd ingnition booster . hehehheheheh hps are always good!!!
Xerxeese
09-09-2003, 09:45 AM
Originally posted by: CTBlueC2
yeah tony im working on the solution , hopefully i can find out what the deal is. if its just plugs and wires that would be straight too . although a walpro is only 85 bucks and a few hours of work . heheheh changing plugs and wires on the coug sucks cuz if i remember correctly you have to pull the uim to change everything .. if i go this route i might just get a accel coil pack to help the performance all the more. i saw one for the v6 somewhere out there .. ill just have to search around .. hey maybe a msd ingnition booster . hehehheheheh hps are always good!!!
no, you dont need to pull the UIM. I did mine with the UIM on, you WILL ,however, need a universal (swivel in laymens terms) on the socket for the plugs.
SassyCat2002
09-09-2003, 09:46 AM
Hey Mark........When you coming down here so I can play with you.......:naughty:.If you need help you know I'm with ya.......
Ron:smoke-t:
eurocrisp
09-13-2003, 01:33 AM
Originally posted by: CougarXR02
I hope so cause mine is awful. When I take off with running room and tach up all 5 gears, when I drop into fifth it just bogs for like 3-4 seconds. It does it occasionally on the highway if I let off and get back on the gas, it will bog down for a couple seconds
same **** with me, kinda. if I get on it, sometimes itll just not do anything for a second or two... and when accelerating sometimes the power will dip once or twice per gear.
I have fresh plugs to install... 40,000 miles a good time?