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Old 02-03-2011, 09:09 PM
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ok so i got a 86 gt with a 5 speed 3.73 gear, cold air intake. i posted a thread about throttle body questions last week and well my dad brought up something interesting. i know people have upgraded pulley systems and taking out emissions crap. i was wondering if i can do this instead of intake upgrades and such. im also thinking about switching to electric fan, how hard is this? how much? and i believe i have a clutch fan now. should i do any of this? anything will help.
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Old 02-03-2011, 09:25 PM
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Pulleys is one of the first round of mods I did on my car. Honestly though, I can't tell you if there was a difference when I swapped them. Is your exhaust already upgraded? If not I'd start that route since you already have the gears.
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Old 02-04-2011, 01:02 AM
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if you are serious about doing an electrical fan swap. you should look into getting a 92 3.8L taurus fan. It is a very good (if not the best) fan to use in a fox. The drawback is that you will need to source a wiring kit for it, a good quality thermostat(not the coolant one) and an alternator upgrade.

the 3g alternator upgrade is pretty straight forward to do on your car, and is WELL worth the effort involved.
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i have flow masters and i believe i have a h-pipe exhaust.
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Old 02-06-2011, 09:32 PM
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should i do emissions removal?
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