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Old 04-19-2011, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mayo
Now I really, reallly, really...hate you!lol j/k
Badass Meter just redlined bro.
Sounds good on the video, but I would love to hear Bertha growl
How long did it take you and how much for the covers?

LOL! Sorry bro!

I took my time and did it over a two day period. The first day I did the passenger side and start to finish was about 7 hours. Took A LOT of breaks tho and never got in a hurry. The second day took about 4 hours.

Here's the valve covers from American Muscle.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/frpp-v...ers-black.html

Originally Posted by wcgman
Looks and sounds great. Lastly, which billet caps are those? I had the Drakes and wasnt terribly impressed with them, but I really like the ones you have.
I got the caps from American Muscle. I bought the kit that included all the caps.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/mustan...cessories.html

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Old 04-19-2011, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Blacksmoke
I LOVED my Hot Rod Cams.
I'm thinking of camming the Shelby but man I kinda wanna stay very stock on her.

I just miss that shake though!
Did you change the tune to adjust the idle on it?
Also... do you get a hunting idle on the RPMS?
If you're not sure what I mean it's when you are at a stop and the RPMS go up and down slightly. If so I would tell you DONT mess with it unless it is REALLY bad.

I spent MONTHS trying to get rid of mine through three different tuners and learned it was just gonna stay that way and was normal.
But dont settle for one that goes like from 400 to 1500 or anything.
Or if it tries to die on you.
A hunting idle of about a 200 or so range is normal though.

Mine when finally adjusted went from about 500 to maybe 800.
I'm running the 87 street tune now from Bama tunes. I believe the idle is set at 750. I don't get any variation in idle except when I first start it. It'll jump between 750 and 1100 rpms for about 2 mins and then settles down. After that it's fine.
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Old 04-19-2011, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by hammeron
i like those cam covers, very nice!
Thanks hammeron! You helped out more than you know. I had your write up printed out and referenced it through out the whole install.
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Old 04-19-2011, 10:27 AM
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awesome! congrats on a superb DIY install.
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Old 04-19-2011, 02:19 PM
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Wow, great choice! Keeping it oldschool!
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Old 04-19-2011, 09:20 PM
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Amazing how cams make your car sound soooooooo good! Reminds me of my b303 cams back in the day. Great job!
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Old 04-19-2011, 09:31 PM
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Great job! sounds awsome!!!
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Old 04-21-2011, 10:22 PM
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Thanks everyone!
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Old 01-04-2012, 07:25 PM
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I am replacing my valve covers this weekend. It would be a lot better if I were doing the cams too, but just the covers this time. I had a few questions about the install

Did the FRPP covers come with the cover bolts and/or grommets or did you have to reuse the original ones?

The workshop manual calls for two ford spec gasket removers (ZC-30 and ZC-31) did you use them or something else to remove the little bit of gasket sealant that is there?

you car looks and sounds great.

Sorry to revive an old thread.
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Definitely one my favorite cars on the site
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