The old Turd Passed again.

[jbrad88]

Okay, I know all of you are tired of my Fox threads, but just could not contain myself.

The coupe passed emissions (legally) for the 2nd year in a row.

Now, for some of you that may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but remember this is a 17 year old car that has to have a sniffer test performed. The car is FAR from stock with heads/intake/blower/big injectors/etc...

The one thing I did as a concession to driveability and emissions was to use the stock 5.0 cam...

Here are the results...

High Speed test
HC (ppm) Standard 174...Result 36
CO(%).... Standard 1.12...Result 0.14
Nox........ Standard 1258...Result 281

Low Speed test
HC (ppm) Standard 180...Result 31
CO(%).... Standard 1.01...Result 0.01
Nox........ Standard 1378...Result 246

I love having a 400+hp 17 year old car that I can drive anywhere, and can take to the yearly test without having to do anything other than drive it into the shop...

Clean as a whistle...
Now I just need to do something about those brakes

anyway...I am happy

[shakinmach03]

That's pretty impressive. Congrats!

If I didn't have the hookup, I couldn't pass emissions with the 03!

[birdman941]

Would an E303 cam work with the blower?
Or would that be too much cylinder pressure with zero overlap?
I had one on an old 5.0 N/A and it was real torquey.
EDIT:
Here's a tip for 5.0 Fox chassis brakes.
use all stock stuff, rotors, etc, BUT
Use Lincoln Town Car calipers and pads.
I think the model year was 92.
Larger piston for better "apply" area, better pedal feel, etc.
Literally bolts right in.

[machowner]

man, looks as though it runs very cleanly. Love the foxes. I can't wait until I can afford to have an extra car, as one will be a fox

[Nekasrof]

Does it have cats on it?

[Ralph Greene]

It must have a good tune. Congrats.

[SFMach1]

Glad to hear it passed. I know sometimes it's frustrating to smog your car.

[jbrad88]

Does it have cats on it?

Yup...

Would an E303 cam work with the blower?

They work great, but would not pass emissions in my old combo. I ran the e for a long time and it was a great cam...The stocker is much better in this combo on the low end, normal driving.

Use Lincoln Town Car calipers and pads.

already have the 73mm calipers up front and the SSBC rear disc conversion off the old turbo coupe...I need to move up to a 95gt master cylinder with the larger bore size to get the most out of what I have now...

thanks for the replys...I love that old car...I hope I can keep the Mach around as long...

[birdman941]

The E303 cam is supposed to be "green".
Do you have 1.7 rockers or anything like that?

The old Ford racing kit had the D9AZ-2140-A Master cylinder.
79 Panther/Crown Vic Master cylinder.
Had the kit on my 5.0.

[ITS BACK]

Congrats! My brother and I both got lucky this last time we got tested. His 93 cobra barely passed w/o cats and 40 series Flows, and my 03 started throughing codes not 2 hours after passing. It is a great feeling when your car than shouldn't pass actually does.

[ShakeMe]

That's funny because all of the cars I see with emission problems are newer cars. It just goes to show that if you take care of your car it will last

[jbrad88]

The E303 cam is supposed to be "green".

Yeah, the E is an emission legal stock cam replacement. I do have 1.7's too.

I could probably work with the cam to make it pass. I might try it again just to see how things go. Honestly though, the car runs so good with the stock cam in there that you really don't miss the "bigger" cam. The car has a read Jeckly/Hyde personality right now with the stock cam. Idles stock, and is very tame otherwise, just wakes up with the blower...

as far as the brakes, I don't remember the part number on the MC but it is the older style larger one from the SVO. It just has the 1" piston bore and the pedal is still a little soft so I am going to go to the larger one from the 95gt when I get a chance.

[birdman941]

Originally Posted by John and Renae

Yeah, the E is an emission legal stock cam replacement. I do have 1.7's too.

I could probably work with the cam to make it pass. I might try it again just to see how things go. Honestly though, the car runs so good with the stock cam in there that you really don't miss the "bigger" cam. The car has a read Jeckly/Hyde personality right now with the stock cam. Idles stock, and is very tame otherwise, just wakes up with the blower...

as far as the brakes, I don't remember the part number on the MC but it is the older style larger one from the SVO. It just has the 1" piston bore and the pedal is still a little soft so I am going to go to the larger one from the 95gt when I get a chance.

I know what you mean about the soft pedal.
Mine did that too.
I installed the Steeda SS caliper sleeves ( for the bolts) and SS braided hoses, made pedal "feel" much better.
Car stopped great though.

[Bill Hamilton]

Originally Posted by John and Renae

Okay, I know all of you are tired of my Fox threads, but just could not contain myself..............

Naah, John....I like hearing about ALL Mustangs. I had a couple of LX5.0 Foxes myself. I've been a Mustang owner since 1970 and we're a loyal following no matter what kind of Mustang it is. There are some new and first time Mustang (i.e. Mach 1) owners on the forum but a lot of us are just continuing our relationship with the Mustang theme.

For some of us, our Mustangs are like kids or grand kids, and we like to brag about them and show them off. Never appoligize to me about talking about one of your other "kids", they're all from the same family.