Dropped the truck off at the dealer at 8:00 am and got a call at 1:00 to pick it up. I was a little worried at first, but I talked to the mechanic and he said it was easy. I looked at the IC and didn't see any sign of a leak. I figured I would see some milking around it, but it was clean. I was only losing about a quart every three weeks, so maybe I shouldn't see anything. The mechanic said the plugs and the O2 sensor looked fine, although he also said he only pulled one plug from each side of the engine. The one thing I do notice is that I'm not making the boost I was making before the fix. My gauge would go to about 11 oclock and now it stops at 10psi. I can't figure that one out!
Now all I need is my JL chip


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K&N
downs Intake(piece of *****)
JL flip on the way
Best ET: 13.409 @101
1.957 60'
Best Stock ET: 13.54@100.8
1.968 60'

 

Unfortunately, now you can worry about when that intercooler goes South - which it probably will.

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Sandy (Spider) Scott
Skydive69@msn.com
Apopka, Florida
99 White Lightning #2091 DOB 6-8-99
Airaid air box (S&B Filter) & Superchip
Kills:
Last 4 generation Mustang GT's (Including Cobra)
Audi S4
Dodge R/T

 

Got a card from my dealer today saying that the intercooler had come in. So I called SVT and asked them whether it was possible that this was one of the new and improved i/s. They said no, that the "fix" was not going to be available until sometime this spring (how's that for specificity?). So I don't know whether to have it fixed, or wait until the new part is available. What do the rest of you think?

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit
13.39 @ 102.5
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.

gmvye@pacbell.net

 

I'm going to wait. If spring really means mid summer I'll be pissed! I want it fixed right so there is no problems later on.

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2000 Silver L
R9 Superchip
Airaid Filter system
2 2 Chamber Flowmasters
Alpine head unit
2 JL 10" subs
Boston 6.5 pro series speakers
2 400 watt alpine amps
Sullivan racing pedals
Clear corners
1993 Black SHO

 

alphadoggy,

You know the answer to your question!! Put it off as long as you can. If you have any doubts, just keep re-visiting clonetek's post. And that was just a friggin' alignment!!!!!!!

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Jim
Black '00
#1,757 built 3/30/00
Clear corners
J.L. Street program
J.L. Stage II ram-air
MagnaFlow Exhaust

 

they dropped my truck when they were going to fix the clunk & replace the oil pressure sending unit. it fell off a lift, not off the alignment rack.

 

modd69,

You probably need to adjust you boost actuator. They probably just bolted it back in place. They are not going to take the time to fine tune it.

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Later,
Chuck
Black 00
Chuck's Lightning Page

 

clonetek,

My bad. Sorry for the misinformation in my post. I had the pic of your truck on the alignment rack in my mind when I typed that. Either way, it's still bad and unthinkable. Your attitude about the whole thing still impresses me.

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Jim
Black '00
#1,757 built 3/30/00
Clear corners
J.L. Street program
J.L. Stage II ram-air
MagnaFlow Exhaust

 

I know they replaced my IC with the bad design, but at least it wont leak for another 13000 miles. I think you guys should get it replaced even if it isn't the cure. I mean would you rather coolant leaking into your engine for another couple of months?? SVT told me they will replace the IC even after hte warranty has expired.

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K&N
downs Intake(piece of *****)
JL flip on the way
Best ET: 13.409 @101
1.957 60'
Best Stock ET: 13.54@100.8
1.968 60'

 

I'm with you. Just had mine fixed with the old style cooler. I'd rather they fix it twice than drive it with water flowing through the cumbustion chamber. Just my.02.