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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #450 –
Mine fit Perfect in the upper cubby
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #451 –
Quote from: daminc;382902
I never trusted them... I have real gauges in my car for that stuff along with the stock sensors

 
$450 from now I will be doing the same thing
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #452 –
wow, are they that much now?
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #453 –
Quote from: sarjxxx;382896
Ok so I got a new sender for my temp and oil, threw the temp sender on and now it works, but its showing a lot higher than I like.... My old cluster/sender was showing me just to the start of the norm mark, just past C. This one is showing about 3/4 the way up once fully warmed up... is the new one just more sensitive, or was my old one bad? Idk.. btw the new sender has a red ring at the top, not a white one like my orignal, or a black one like some of the replacements I've seen.

I also got some TC swaybars today, got the front all painted up. Had to order the main bushings for the front since no one carries 1 5/16 bushings in poly....:(

 
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't the stock OP gauge kind of a "dummy" gauge? I *think* it just senses for pressure, and as long as it senses some kind of pressure the needle on the gauge will move to around the same spot everytime. I know it's like that on the mn-12's, not sure about the Fox's. The new sensor may read different from the old and another new sensor  would read different than both.
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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #454 –
Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;382914
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't the stock OP gauge kind of a "dummy" gauge? I *think* it just senses for pressure, and as long as it senses some kind of pressure the needle on the gauge will move to around the same spot everytime. I know it's like that on the mn-12's, not sure about the Fox's. The new sensor may read different from the old and another new sensor  would read different than both.

don't believe so.. the original motor in my rusty, twisted pos cougar lost oil pressure and it showed the decrease on the stock gauge that pretty much matched the sunpro gauge on the pillar
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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #455 –
Quote from: Shadow;382920
don't believe so.. the original motor in my rusty, twisted pos cougar lost oil pressure and it showed the decrease on the stock gauge that pretty much matched the sunpro gauge on the pillar

Yeah I agree cause mine does fluctuate when the motor gets hotter. What i'm wondering is if I have the correct sender, or if I need to install that giant golliath behemoth of a sender that I ordered...

I ordered this one:



I have this one:



The strange thing is that the little one works, I'm just not sure if works correctly. I think it might be inverted. I hope i don't have to install the giant one, I don't think I have room for it. I will have to tilt it in order to not hit my PS bracket coming off the head.
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #456 –
Quote from: daminc;382913
wow, are they that much now?

They are for Auto Meter's.....
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #457 –
For Oil: The big one is an actual "variable" sender, and the little one just senses a certain amount and calls it good. For example, I have a large sender for my Stewart Warner gauge and it senses from 0-125 P.S.I. I have a small one for my fuel pump switch, and once it hits 7 P.S.I It's good.
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #458 –
Well taking that into consideration, then here's a question.. Why does my gauge fluctuate when using the small sender??
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #459 –
Something to do with small variances in electrical conductivity? if S/W and Autometer could use small senders, don't you think they would?

Also, I would like to clarify "Fuel pump switch". When the oil pressure hits 7 PSI, it turns the fuel pump on, and it continues to run until the engine drops below 7PSI, at which point it turns off.
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #460 –
Hey I was just wondering
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #461 –
That's ok. :)
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #462 –
Well I think I done did a diddle that can't be undiddled.

But it worked out great so I'm freakin excited:D









I'll have some daytime pics tomorrow and hopefully a vid of the new exhaust that I didn't tell anyone I was doing either.:D
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #463 –
Quote from: sarjxxx;382973
They are for Auto Meter's.....

 
wow. the set in my car were like $75 back in the day
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #464 –
Looks nice
You should paint the inside trim to match the red interior... it would blend right in
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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