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Well, I will be getting my Tremec TKO next week and i have heard that i will have to grind some welds off of the crossmember???? Has anyone done this before and is it hard to do? Thanx in advance. [patriot]

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Save yourself the time and just get a cross member from an AOD car.
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Originally posted by st5150:
Save yourself the time and just get a cross member from an AOD car.
Will that work as good?

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Yes. Its pre-welded for you from the factory. If you want to grind and re-weld the cylinder end mounts of the cross member, be my guest. Its a lot easier to find a cross member from a '87 to '93 V8 Automatic Mustang instead.
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Originally posted by st5150:
Yes. Its pre-welded for you from the factory. If you want to grind and re-weld the cylinder end mounts of the cross member, be my guest. Its a lot easier to find a cross member from a '87 to '93 V8 Automatic Mustang instead.
cool, thanx for the info.

you wouldnt happen to know anything about smog pump delet would you??

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You won't gain any HP from a smog pump delete. As far as the procedure goes.... basicly you run a short belt to bypass the missing pump and you plug up all the remaining lines that were related to the smog pump.
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ive jack up 3 smog pumps and 3 belts (expensive belts) in the past year. i need a smog pump delete kit... [patriot]
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