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Old 07-12-2008, 05:01 PM
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i lost the instructions and just want to make sure its rightso i don't have to pull the upper back off. i know there are four ports on the upper intake. the front left (facing the car) port was running to smog so i plugged that one. i'm pretty sure that the front right port ran to the T fitting in the back of the upper intake. i'm not sure about the other side of the T fitting. i think it runs to the vaccuum connecter, teh same one the brake booster line runs too. the firewall side has one big port and a small one that was plugged so i plugged that one. i'm pretty sure the big vaccuum ran to the pcv and the smaller lines ran to the EGR. i should have taken more pics but i didn't. i'll post a pic, but the intake will be upside down. sorry its blurry. thanks in advance.

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Old 07-12-2008, 06:34 PM
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as long as you've got them hooked up to the intake somehow, it shouldnt really matter all that much
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Old 07-12-2008, 07:27 PM
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i still can't remember where the small vacuum lines run. i think one ran across the back to the vacuum plug at the passenger firewall side. i really am not familiar with the vaccuum system so i don't want to screw it up. all i need is a vaccuum leak[:@]
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Old 07-12-2008, 07:41 PM
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One small one goes to the vacuum pod thingys on the passenger firewall, one goes to the fuel pressure regulator,big ones go to the pcv and the vacuum tree on the firewall, front one goes to the charcoal gas tank vent on the front frame rail on the passenger side.
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Old 07-12-2008, 08:49 PM
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sorry to steal the thread but for the vacuum line that connects to that pod thing on the firewall does it matter which one of those little fittings on the pod it connects to?
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Old 07-12-2008, 09:03 PM
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If you are talking about the vacuum tree next to the brake booster, there 5 different ports, starting from the right (driver side) the big one goes to the brake booster, next one goesin the driver side finder(cruise control), next smaller one goes to the vacuum pod thingys on the passenger side firewall in the corner, next smallest one is blocked off, and the last one on the far left goes to the intake.
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:05 PM
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hey was up im new at this web site cause i need help... i have a 87 5.0 5spd and i recently changed my intake manifolds upper/lower 30lb injectors and msd dist.For some reason my car is makin a slighhtly ticking noise and its running like ****. it idles like it wants to turn off so i tought it was the timing so i adjusted and i still cant get it to run right. i dont know what i didwrong???
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:11 PM
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is it converted to maf
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:16 PM
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hey was up im new at this web site cause i need help... i have a 87 5.0 5spd and i recently changed my intake manifolds upper/lower 30lb injectors and msd dist.For some reason my car is makin a slighhtly ticking noise and its running like ****. it idles like it wants to turn off so i tought it was the timing so i adjusted and i still cant get it to run right. i dont know what i didwrong???
c'mon dont thread jack..... but i'll help out anyway, if it's still a SD car, SD doesnt enjoy hoving the injectors changed or intakes.... you can only add so much hp before they begin to surge [:'(]. the only way to cure that is a tune where they will mess with your a/f tables. also are you sure you stabbed the dist. correctly? it could be off by even one tooth and that would mess things up and make it run like crap
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:30 PM
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my timing is almost all the way retarded... the dist is sittin right on... whats sd mean? im just now started working on mustangs...
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