cmcmotorworks Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Nice. That would make a fun drive back to Vegas to watch basketball tournaments ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks, and the UNM Lobos lost in the first game we watched, not good, hoping for better luck with USC and NMSU at the other tourneys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 USC wins ! Go Utes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 USC wins ! Go Utes ! Yes on both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Getting close. Getting Vin now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Well, tried to include a pic, but it must be too big. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I really would like to see it, keep trying…….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Here's one picture ( I hope). If this works will post a couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Here we go. As you can see, had the wheels powder coated, and the tires remounted with the white lettering out. I like it although it lost some of it's bad boy look. I like the engine and the tidy installation. May eventually have Cobra valve covers and/or air cleaner added. But 1st things 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I really like it, well done! Is that a Roush engine? If so, what are your specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yes, it's a Roush. 347SR, 410hp. Have the TKO 600, with the .82 5th gear.(racing). And black ceramic coated exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerrodeo Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Nice! Congratulation to a great car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Assuming you have the 3.73 Kirkham Torq-Trac rear? If so, beware spitting diff oil through the breather to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITHERTZ66 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Let me know if you want to trade or sell those Roush valve covers in favor of the Cobra ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Here is a picture of the engine and transmission before the install. Nice clean look. I'll let you know about the valve covers. Also, a little confused about the Kirkham part. May I have a little more info. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Another Awesome Cobra. No disrespect to Roush at all, but I agree the Valve Covers (and air cleaner) need to be Cobra, or the stamped Ford versions used in early cars. I think the oil spewing is in reference to the third member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Here is a picture of the engine and transmission before the install. Nice clean look. I'll let you know about the valve covers. Also, a little confused about the Kirkham part. May I have a little more info. ThanksIMG952015040995122845951.jpg Well, you need to check what diff they put in your car. There are several different options as I understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'll see what I can find out. In any case, what can happen if the diff acts up. And does it subside after a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSX7070 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I added a breather to my differential on CSX7070. It has a 16" rubber hose attached to the cloth/wire filter with the other hose clamped to the fitting on top of differential. The hose takes up the expansion of gear oil and the breather vents any pressure build up. I know that the diff oil can expand all the way up to the filter since I have oil that was staining the cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 The car should be delivered this week. I'll see what I can see then. Very helpful. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I added a breather to my differential on CSX7070. It has a 16" rubber hose attached to the cloth/wire filter with the other hose clamped to the fitting on top of differential. The hose takes up the expansion of gear oil and the breather vents any pressure build up. I know that the diff oil can expand all the way up to the filter since I have oil that was staining the cloth. That is what mine had when delivered. I have now gone to adding a Steeda catch-can for the diff at the end of the hose, so far no problems and no oil being spit out, and any oil that gets up into it just drains back into the diff when you stop. http://www.modifymystang.com/2005-2014-mustang-steeda-rear-axle-catch-can-right/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Car was delivered late today. It's very nice. Drove 6 miles and put into the garage. Checked differential and Otis dripping. Looks like it is coming out of the filter element, although I didn't go under yet to look more closely. Looks like filter hangs upside down. Any chance it will stop dripping on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Maybe, did you find out who made your differential? Mine is a Kirkham unit 3.73 ratio Torq-Track. I would drive it some more and see. How is the breather hose routed exactly, and where is the filter element attached on your body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Can't tell the make yet, but my guess it is the same as yours. My installer said the same, drive it some more. He relocated the breather from the passanger wheel well to underneath the car, looping back near the differential. He said it made a real mess in the wheel well. So he moved it. He said he checked everything, and it looked ok. The fiter element hangs down from the cross frame in front of the differential. The hose goes up from the diff, to the floor in the area between the trunk and the passenger compartment , then loops back down and attaches to the cross frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 That's almost the opposite of mine. It is routed from the diff up, at all times (no S loops like in a sink pipe), to the back of the PS wheel well and attached very high in the wheel well on the outside of the trunk, maybe 5 feet of hose. But since mine leaked too, probably no magic on where it is routed, up or down from the diff. I would say drive it and see how much it leaks out, check your level in the diff, and if it continues after about 200 miles or so, like mine did, try the catch-can. So far mine is dry after I put it on, but it does have to be mounted above the diff so it drains back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Looks like it's a Kirkham. Pic of breather tube also included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Yes, that is a Kirkham (KMS). Yes, my breather tube goes up and away from the diff but always stays well above into the back of the passenger side wheel well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'll keep an eye on the drip. Seems to be less when parked than 50 miles ago. Car has 86 miles now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 It will be harder to see since it is puking on the ground as you drive, it will drip when you stop, but that is only a part of what is going out. I put a Zip-Lock baggie around mine at first, with some slits in it, to see how much was being thrown out. Also, when I checked the diff fill level after the first hundred miles or so it was over a cup gone from the diff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I'll try the ziplock, and put some more miles on it. If it does't stop will try the Steeda, and maybe the 70/140 oil. Think I'll call Kirkham too, in case they have a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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