1986 Ford F150 300 I6 Straight Pipe Exhaust

Great sounding Ford 300 inline 6 (4.9L). in a 1986 F150. Truck has a cracked frame and is for sale for $300 With spare frame sections and axle. Truck has an MSD Blaster ignition coil, Grant steering wheel, Sunpro tach that's not hooked up, APC fog lights, ghetto pedal covers (Rubber pedal covers fell off), Edelbrock air filter that needs an adapter, new fuel pump, new distributor cap/rotor, new plugs and wires, 4 speed floor shift, new brakes, new brake lines, and more.

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1969 Cougar audio clip

1969 Mercury Cougar. 351W. Full MSD ignition, air gap intake, 670 cfm Holley. Comp cam, 2 inch exhaust. Purple hornies mufflers,3K rpm stall, 3.89 gears in the rear. I love this car more than most people I know, and it makes me sick to see what has happened to the roof since the vinyl top has failed. One more TDY over seas, and she will start getting more attention!

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Stock Car Electronics - Proper Grounding

Proper grounding of stock car electronics is a critical to winning races. All ground connections should contact bare metal. Powder coating and anodizing both act as insulators preventing a good connection. Not only must the block be grounded, but the cylinder heads must be separately grounded as well. Whether you call it a brain, MSD, black box, amplifier, box, or ignition box, it must have a common ground with the rest of the car and electrical system. If the ignition coil is an E-core design, the coil bracket must be grounded. Make sure that the starter solenoid is grounded. Some solenoids have a dedicated ground wire, but most ground through the mounting bracket.

You should have a 1/4" ground stud welded to the chassis in an easily accessible location near the starter solenoid. This is a common ground junction point for the engine, cylinder heads, ignition, tach, driver coolers, and all blowers. It may be prettier to hide junction posts and the like, but when you are in a hurry trying to fix a problem, accessibility is essential. By making the ground stud 1/4" and using 1/4" ring connectors on all ground wires, you cannot mistakenly put a ground wire on a hot power source. Both the Master disconnect and the starter solenoid studs are 5/16" or larger.

The steering wheel stop switch should be connected in line from the ignition On-Off switch and the Ignition box. Some people who run MSD ignition boxes may use the points trigger wire and the stop switch to complete a circuit to ground. Their logic is "that if the switch fails, the car will still run." Logically, if a switch fails, it has a 50-50 chance of failure in either position. A quality switch assembly will prevent failure. The main reason from an electrical/electronic standpoint to interrupt the power from the ignition switch is to reduce radio interference. The wire from the ignition switch only carries 5-10 milliamps whereas the points wire carries many times that amount since its designed purpose was to carry to the points enough energy to burn through any oil film or moisture on the point surfaces and trigger the box. Always try to separate the PTT coiled cable and the Stop Switch coiled cable.

The master switch should be on the POSITIVE side of the battery circuit. Electronic devices including the tachometer, Ignition box, and alternator all take a very small electrical pulse and amplify it with transistors and other electronic components, to the point where the signal is strong enough to control the ignition output or other related functions. Electron flow needs to be shut off on the POSITIVE side to prevent a potentially harmful backup of electrical energy. Under a no load, condition when everything is shut off, it is acceptable to disconnect the NEGATIVE wire first. Interrupting the current flow by switching batteries via the ground cable, or otherwise shutting off the negative flow may cause electronic components to fail.

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Automotive Performance Upgrades

Considering some performance enhancements to your car, or new to performance scene? Here is an article designed to help you learn the basics.

First of all, you want to have a "well-oiled machine" in order to start performance work on your car. Keep up with the basic maintenance requirements and make sure everything else is performing as it should before you begin upgrading (i.e. no check engine light, no fluid leaks, etc.). However, you can incorporate performance enhancements into your basic maintenance as well. For example, if you have a car that's due for a tune up, you can use Iridium spark plugs, and a K&N air filter, or upgraded ignition components such as MSD ignition products, bigger wires, etc. You also always want to use high-quality oil in your vehicle. Your vehicle is your baby, take care of it and it will reward you every day. High quality oil only costs a few dollars more, and you'll drive with confidence knowing the internals of your engine are lubricated with the good stuff. Oils we recommend are Castrol GTX, Mobil 1 Synthetic, and Royal Purple.

If you're looking for something a little more hopped up, look into getting a high performance exhaust. Opening up the exhaust will open up the air flow coming from your engine and remove restrictions that cause poor performance. If you live in a pollution-regulated state or district, make sure to choose an exhaust system that is certified to pass emissions tests or is 50-state legal. Call us and we can recommend an exhaust for you to purchase and have installed at our shop. Magnaflow is a good-quality brand that covers most makes and models of vehicles at an affordable price. In addition to performance exhaust systems, you can also choose modifications such as headers and downpipes, and free-flowing catalytic converters.

Next, you'll want to upgrade your air intake system. Depending on your vehicle, a cold air intake is going to be the best performance for your money. A cold air intake not only opens up the airflow coming into your engine, it also re-routes the factory airbox system to a location where heat from the engine won't increase the temperature of the air coming in. Most high-quality cold air intakes are designed by engineers with years of experience on specific vehicles that have optimized the location of the incoming air filter to be the in the coolest spot possible. When researching cold air intakes, you want to go for quality not price, it will make a big difference in the horsepower you can get out of it. Recommended brands are Injen, AEM, K&N, and others depending on your make and model.

Suspension and Steering is another department in which a lot of aftermarket upgrades are available. Again, if you're due for maintenance like changing your struts or replace your coil springs, you may want to look at installing aftermarket parts since you're going to be spending the money anyway. Most of the suspension upgrades you do will go hand in hand with the amount of horsepower you're adding to the car. You want to make sure your car is going to be able to physically handle the added power. Even if you're not going for huge amounts of horsepower, an aftermarket suspension will increase your vehicle's overall handling capabilities and ride comfort. Depending on the make of your vehicle, some great brands are Koni, KW, H&R, and TEIN. There are many choices available, call us before you decide so we can help you choose the best ride quality and handling for your personal tastes and budget.

Still want more power? By this time you've developed what we call the "addiction" to performance. There is a whole world of aftermarket upgrades out there, from computer chips to engine building to forced induction to full-on nitrous foggers. By then your car will have transformed into a full-blown street or race machine, and your wallet will be lighter. However far you choose to go with it, we are here for you to provide recommendations on parts and install whatever you choose to go with.

Thanks for reading, and don't hesitate to call us at (888) 806-6283 and we can custom-design a performance package for your vehicle and ship the parts directly to your door or a qualified shop of your choice. In Florida? Considering bring the vehicle to our shop in Sarasota for a professional consultation and installation.

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1995 mustang powersliding (aka swave')

Aluminum flywheel, msd ignition, stage 2 clutch msd coil & wires, hurst shifter. Soon to be cobra top end

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my neon

dodge neon...dohc, intake, full exhaust, mopar pcm, msd ignition, and a lil more 7k rpm shifts from 1st

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Car Aftermarket Options Afford You Some Choices

If you consider yourself to be unique among the population and want to make yourself stand out from the crowd, a good option for room would be to customize your car using the many aftermarket options that are available. Most of these aftermarket options include paint jobs, engine upgrades, body kits, vinyls, etc... Some people are even willing to put in a hydraulic suspension system or even a nitrous boost in their car. Whether you choose to make a performance upgrade or even an aesthetic upgrade does some considerations you must take into account before making the choice between different kinds of upgrades.

Most of the options provided by the following aftermarket upgrades are listed as follows:

Paint jobs - Among the various color options provided by the manufacturer you may not find the color of your choice, this can be easily the immediate by the fact that it is quite easy and often cost-effective to get a whole new tricked out paint job from any of the local auto body shops. Before choosing a paint job always make sure that the painter you're choosing is reliable and providing you with the best price.

Performance upgrades - A performance upgrade can include anything from a complete engine upgrade to even small upgrades like putting in a MSD ignition system. Before making a performance upgrade always consult your mechanic about the ability of your car's chassis to handle the upgrade. Among the most popular upgrades turbochargers, new ignition systems, whole new transmission systems and even nitrous boost is quite common.

Aesthetic and aerodynamic upgrades - People often choose to make some aesthetic modifications to their cars changing the whole body of the car to make it look more edgy. There are several aftermarket body kits available in order to achieve this; along with the body kits many auto body shops also provide customized body modifications also. These modifications can include anything from a simple spoiler to a complete body kit overhaul.

Interior upgrades - People also choose to upgrade their interiors to include racing seats, leather upholstery and even roll cages. Most of these upgrades are not very cheap and can really set you back by thousands of dollars. A present trend is also seen where people are putting in bigger sound systems, DVD players, LCD TVs and even gaming consoles inside their car.

Among the many available aftermarket options whether you choose simple and low-cost spoilers or complete luxurious overhaul always remember to drive safely.

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