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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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Default Engine bay with painted FAST finally installed

finally, after havin it like a yr and a 1/2, i installed my FAST 90 setup. looks pretty good i think. just sanded it down and painted it gloss black. next is !TCS, !wire and hopefully a set of fuel rails and paint the valvecovers.




and heres a walk around vid of the car. its dusty as all hell.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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nice and shiny
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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clean the rest of it now, but why do your valve covers look so free of wires
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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get some FAST fuel rails and paint to match
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TryingT/A
get some FAST fuel rails and paint to match
I agree.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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where are your coils..
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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Same place mine are, under the cowl with a coil relocation kit.





Look ma, no wires!!

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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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thats awesome...and would have made a header swap WAY easier...
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Thats going to look just like mine here very soon, battery, lid and everything.
Well done.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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Ever try the !dirt mod???


Just giving ya a hard time; the car looks good
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Does anybody else think the black intake looks like the intake on the new 3V mustang 4.6 haha. Cant be thatd be blasphemy!!!
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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nice color
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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how long does the relocation kit take to install and where can you get them?
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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I think Kartech and LS1speed have them
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 01:23 AM
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Looks great! Nice job! I like how the valve covers are wire free.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 02:14 AM
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How much are the relocation kits?
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 06:48 AM
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to much.
take a couple threaded rods, a bunch of lock washers and nuts, a couple ground straps, a set of universal wires, and an hour or two of your time.

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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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I have the relocation kit from Thunder Racing, but im really likin the design that Firehawk#608 has at chromeandperformance.com
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