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Jul 1, 2009 | 05:41 AM

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LostSolVTEC

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boost leak tests suck. Leaky TB shaft. Oh well...could have been worse. Time to call Millspec

Jul 1, 2009 | 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by LostSolVTEC

boost leak tests suck. Leaky TB shaft. Oh well...could have been worse. Time to call Millspec

Yeah that's typical its your TB shaft seals - stock TB seals are only rated to like 8psi I think so it doesn't take them long to get thrashed. Compared to the milspec seals they are very thin.

Mine were gone at 20k miles.....

The milspec seals are the best out there (I have tried others) - I have them installed in my car and haven't had a single issue. They are priced fair compared to similar seals from other manufacturers.

Jul 1, 2009 | 07:37 AM

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boost leak tests suck. Leaky TB shaft. Oh well...could have been worse. Time to call Millspec

I love shaft seals.

Jul 1, 2009 | 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ripnbst

This past Friday I spotted a GG Evo 9 on Mcknight road and the guy was messing around a little bit with a Ford F-150. Til there was a firetruck hanging a banner over the road for the 4th of July. Anyone know who this was? I was in my girl's 2008 Base Lancer with her. Apparently she looked over at you at a red light cuz I was saying "look an evo!" and you took off.

It could have possibly been me. Did you see tint and a role bar. I think I went for a cruise that night. I remember a fire truck.

Jul 1, 2009 | 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mitsmaster

Well I did get to go for the first ride....I am not speaking for Josh but it pulls pretty hard....We set the boost at 25psi ...And Josh maybe a brand new driver, but he has no problem banging through the gears..

hah thanks

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How did that Jestr tune end up working out for you?

Like mike said above it is pretty sick, it still needs some more time to adjust tho, but i like it alot and im very happy with it!

Jul 1, 2009 | 04:42 PM

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josh, what kind of numbers do you think you'd see on a mustang dyno?

Jul 1, 2009 | 05:17 PM

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um well on a mustange dyno prob 320whp-340whp hopefully, idk since they read lower. I guess it depends how much boost i run. I need to get this dynoed tho!

Jul 1, 2009 | 06:11 PM

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Sounds like quite a car josh.

Jul 1, 2009 | 06:32 PM

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wiggam11

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got back from buschur today ok numbers few things held me back but mad2 371 with 25 psi forget what tq was and too lazy to go look at graph ha

Jul 1, 2009 | 09:37 PM

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i dont have any numbers yet but my car feels like a about 500hp at 21psi.

Jul 2, 2009 | 05:44 AM

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didnt someone post about a local dyno ???

Jul 2, 2009 | 05:55 AM

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ya he's getting a paypal sent to him in the next couple days for some new seals.

any tips when I'm installing them?

Jul 2, 2009 | 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LostSolVTEC

ya he's getting a paypal sent to him in the next couple days for some new seals.

any tips when I'm installing them?

Mark everything as your taking it off so you get the tps sensor lined back up as well as the other parts and pieces....also have the proper tools needed, especially to get the throttle plate off - those screws will strip easy if you don't use the correct size. Everything is included in the how-to on this forum so follow it and you will be good to go, its not a hard job at all - I have done it 3x now.

Also its wise to log the car with ignition on (not running) and look at the tps values at closed throttle and open throttle. Take note and then once re-assembled check to be sure the values match up again - just another way to double check.

Jul 2, 2009 | 06:55 AM

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ford is making a new SHO.

i will admit to loving the early models of the SHO, before they replaced the yamaha engine.

the surprising thing about the new one, it actually looks pretty damn good.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09183/981235-97.stm

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Power comes from a 263-horsepower, 3.5-liter "Duratec" V-6, rated at about 18 mpg in the city and 28 on the highway for most models.

and even better...

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Also available is a 3.5-liter EcoBoost Twin Turbo V-6 engine with direct injection that was as fast as greased lightning on the SHO high-performance model I drove.

no wonder ford is the only company that didn't need bailout money. they actually started making cool cars that run again.