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1995 mustang, 2001 3.8 V6, supercoup heads, mild cam, Need to jack idle

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Willq - 23 Sep 2004 05:00 GMT
Hey gents, I'm looking for some advice. I'm an old fart from the days of
carburetors and distributors. I'm helping my kid out with his 1995 mustang
project. We need to keep the insurance reasonable, so we opted to stay with
a V6. We've installed a newer block from a 2001 stang, some warmed up
supercoup heads, a mild cam, and an intake that has been opened up
considerably.

The whole thing went together without a hitch and were looking to make some
additional improvements.

Probably the biggest issue right now is that the ECU is controlling the idle
at about 550 rpm. The engine runs at 550, but we would like to see idle at
about 800 rpm to smooth things out. Is the ECU controlled idle adjustable at
all or do we need to get a chip burned to adjust this. Who will burn us a
chip and what info do they need to get the job done?

We need to modify the throttle body. The intake opening is about 5/16 larger
than the throttle body. We would like to bore the throttle body and make a
new throttle plate to improve air flow into the engine. Any ideas? Is there
a bolt on OEM part that will do this? Or maybe an aftermarket supplier?

We still have the single exhaust, so we're looking to open that up as well.
Any recommendation on getting this done . . . at a reasonable cost.
Garth Almgren - 23 Sep 2004 05:13 GMT
> Hey gents, I'm looking for some advice. I'm an old fart from the days of
> carburetors and distributors. I'm helping my kid out with his 1995 mustang
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> The whole thing went together without a hitch and were looking to make some
> additional improvements.

Have you thought about some chassis stiffening and suspension
improvements? Some good subframe connectors, a strut tower brace and a
suspension kit would really tighten things up, make it feel like a whole
new car.

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Musttanguy - 23 Sep 2004 06:45 GMT
>From: "Willq"

>1995 mustang project.
> installed a newer block from a 2001 >stang, some warmed up
>supercoup heads, a mild cam, and an >intake that has been opened up

Jump over to www.V6power.net, there are some pretty knowledgeable guys over
there  when it comes to the 3.8's
You might also try 3.8mustang.com or www.supersixmotorsports.com for
performance parts and tech

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Paul - 24 Sep 2004 13:44 GMT

> We still have the single exhaust, so we're looking to open that up
> as well. Any recommendation on getting this done . . . at a
> reasonable cost.

Find a GT take off exhaust and install that on there. Cheapest way.
Bassani makes a kit that attaches to the existing Y part and brings it
out to two pipes. It sounds great and according to them adds a few HP.
It costs about $600 last I checked

On the idle, did you do the 'learn' test driving for the computer to
get the right idle speed? RIght out of the box it never gets it right.
Happens everytime when you disconnect the battery for more than 20
minutes.:-)

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Willq - 25 Sep 2004 17:52 GMT
Thanks for the info, I'm not sure what you mean by "learn". We did let it
set and idle for several minutes. Is there a set procedure for this?

>> We still have the single exhaust, so we're looking to open that up
>> as well. Any recommendation on getting this done . . . at a
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Paul - 25 Sep 2004 23:26 GMT
> Thanks for the info, I'm not sure what you mean by "learn". We did
> let it set and idle for several minutes. Is there a set procedure
> for this?

Yup, drive it for a while. I believe it is in the owners guide. Drive
it through city and highway so the computer can learn...

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