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This is the white one. The Shelby Lancer is another matter all together. I might rip out the dash and go through all of the wiring in there this week. I'm at a loss with that car!

Well, nearly 3 years later, it's time for another update.

I don't believe I specifically mentioned it in the thread, but I did install the old Great Lakes Chapter head on the lancer. I had a bad...

So, as it turns out, I accidentally swapped the narrow band output with the knock sensor signal. Oops. Fortunately, no harm was done and a quick repair has things running correctly. The...

ETA: After looking at the MP TII values for the knock table, I'm wondering how extreme that is. It seems like it's quite a bit higher than the stock table, and I have raised my timing almost to MP...

I installed a WBO2 in the car today and I am using the narrow band output to feed the stock computer. The Analog 1 input to the MPSciLink is now occupied by the WBO2 output and the crappy tablet I'm...

I've done it that way many times because I'm cheap. I'm now good enough at it that I can do it in about the same time it takes to pull the head, and I don't need a second person to help me take the...

Well, I had another setback, but I'm once again on the road. The turbo was leaking oil precipitously. I finally figured out that it was coming from where the backing plate meets the CHRA. I pulled...

Finished up the new injector harness and installed the +40s today. Even with a cal scaled for +20s the car ran really well. I put in some 92 octane and the car doesn't show any knock now like it did...

I did a quick compression test on the car in cyl #1 today. I wanted to know that it wasn't low compression causing the problem in #1. I would be very aggravated to pull the upper half of the intake,...

The head retorqued and new board socketed, I was putting on a few miles before the car decided it didn't want to idle. I think I have a bad injector in #1 which is causing it to run too rich. I...

Well, I got the car running again today. Everything seems to be in order with the exception of the fact that I think the chip either vibrated out of the socket, or my board died. That's easy enough...

Why do you think they do that Randy? I've always thought it was mainly for NVH reasons.

Thanks for the lead on the air temps. I'll look for that. I'm thinking the catch can might stay there, but we'll see once I get everything ready to go back in the car. There will some changes...

I have a few of them lying around, but I think I'll come up with something else soon enough.

I just started to put the Great Lakes chapter club car head to good use after having it for many years...

Here are the requested pics. I didn't pull out a spare lower IC hose to compare, but I can assure you, they're really darn close.
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I need to find a good place to mount that catch can, and I...

I'll go out and take some in a bit. Unfortunately, I don't think the moniker of "Dirty Lancer" is in danger of fading away any time soon. The paint continues to peel and I continue to chase my tail...

I pulled off the turbo and rebuilt it recently on account of the fact that it was leaking oil from the compressor seal. I think it might have been leaking just a tad from the turbine side causing...

Replaced the odometer gears today with a set from Odometergears.com. They are great and I'll be glad to have the odo working again. The car has about 155K on it now. Next up I'll probably look into...

Pulled the turbo with the head still on today so I could install a new oil line, and coolant lines as there weren't any. I tidied up a few things under the hood, but pulling the turbo, etc. takes...

Replaced all the valve stem seals today. What a pain that is. I dropped them about a million times. Finally found a good method by using a magnet on the front side of the valve stem and sliding the...

OK, I took a pretty good stab at the alignment today. -1.5* camber. It looked like about +2* caster and almost 1/8" toe in. I raised the front of the car up about 7/8ths" I'm going to drive the car...

I honestly try to get it as close to 0 as possible.

I'd like to see at least -.5* camber on each side and I'll just make the caster as positive as possible while being equal. I wouldn't want it to be more than -1.5* negative camber. That's a bit...

Big brakes are in the front along with a 24mm MC. They will be using Hawk pads from Rich Bryant to grip the rotors. Everything if bled and ready to go.

The struts are in and the car is back on...

Thanks a ton. I hope to be done with the alignment on the car tomorrow and start in on some things to help the car stay cool at the track. If I finish that up, it's time to pull off the tint and do...