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Posted By fastd

Good advice! Separately, my internet...

Good advice!

Separately, my internet "research" tells me that at least one factory wiring setup (it was a 2004 Jeep) includes a wired fusible link between the battery and the starter...maybe...

Forum: Ignition

03-10-2022, 09:39 AM

Replies: 13

Posted By fastd

thanks again patrick. I wanted to find a...

thanks again patrick.

I wanted to find a circuit breaker but I couldn't find one with reviews strong enough so I figured a mega fuse has fewer moving parts/simpler design.

btw, i called the...

Forum: Ignition

03-10-2022, 08:39 AM

Replies: 13

Posted By fastd

Does a fusible link wire behave differently than...

Does a fusible link wire behave differently than a mega-fuse block or a resettable circuit breaker?

Forum: Ignition

03-09-2022, 11:56 AM

Replies: 13

Posted By fastd

patrickt, Thanks so much for responding and...

patrickt,
Thanks so much for responding and taking the time to draw it out for me.
This is very helpful to me.
Regards,
Phil

Forum: Ignition

03-08-2022, 08:39 PM

Replies: 13

Posted By fastd

Thanks for your post. It helps a bit. Not...

Thanks for your post.
It helps a bit.

Not knowing how your car is wiring, it's a little difficult to understand when you write "on the positive cable after the starter solenoid."
Do you have...

Forum: Ignition

03-08-2022, 10:02 AM

Replies: 13

Posted By fastd

Fusible Link and the Starter Motor

Hello all.

A friend of mine did most of the restoration on my 72 firebird. (I appreciate your comments even though it's not for my ERA Cobra -I feel like this is a safe place!). Bottom line: he...

Forum: ERA---Speak with Bob Putnam

12-15-2021, 03:26 PM

Replies: 19

Gas Tank Issue

Posted By fastd

Hey Bob, Any thoughts as to what the issue is...

Hey Bob,
Any thoughts as to what the issue is or what I should to do to fix it?
Thanks

Forum: ERA---Speak with Bob Putnam

12-14-2021, 02:18 PM

Replies: 19

Gas Tank Issue

Posted By fastd

I see MrMustang's picture but not patrickt's. ...

I see MrMustang's picture but not patrickt's.

Thanks for the picture; I see the picture in the era manual also...will have to see what's what for my set up.

Forum: ERA---Speak with Bob Putnam

12-14-2021, 01:20 PM

Replies: 19

Gas Tank Issue

Posted By fastd

patrickt, your pictures didn't not post...

patrickt,
your pictures didn't not post...

Forum: ERA---Speak with Bob Putnam

12-14-2021, 09:55 AM

Replies: 19

Gas Tank Issue

Posted By fastd

Gas Tank Issue

I have ERA FIA 2022 and have issues with emptying my gas tank.

I believe the ERA gas tank is 19 gallons but usually the best I can do at fill up is 12-14 gallons (actually the pump auto switch...

Forum: Superformance

09-29-2021, 09:21 AM

Replies: 8

oil temp in cool weather

Posted By fastd

Before you go making a bunch of changes, you sure...

Before you go making a bunch of changes, you sure that you are getting an accurate temperature reading? The positioning of my sensor was a problem when I first bought my ERA second hand...

Forum: Texas Cobra Club

09-29-2021, 09:17 AM

Replies: 103

Views: 9,978

Posted By fastd

Just to be clear for the next person that needs...

Just to be clear for the next person that needs to go through this in Texas, if you would have gotten a regular inspection at any certified inspection station, you wouldn't have needed to have any...

Forum: Texas Cobra Club

09-15-2021, 05:25 PM

Replies: 103

Views: 9,978

Posted By fastd

I think you would need a regular inspection which...

I think you would need a regular inspection which does not include an emission test. They check vin number and lights and stuff

Forum: Texas Cobra Club

09-11-2021, 11:48 AM

Replies: 103

Views: 9,978

Posted By fastd

I think asve inspections may be for...

I think asve inspections may be for never-been-on-the-road-before road worthiness inspections. Once it has been asve inspected for the initial title, may not have to do it again. I didn’t; mine was...

Forum: Texas Cobra Club

09-11-2021, 07:54 AM

Replies: 103

Views: 9,978

Posted By fastd

FYI, I didn’t need an custom vehicle inspection...

FYI, I didn’t need an custom vehicle inspection for my era cobra when I registered in Texas.

Forum: Small Block Talk

09-08-2021, 09:14 PM

Replies: 25

Oscillating idle when hot

Posted By fastd

You should add a heat shield also. I like the 100...

You should add a heat shield also. I like the 100 octane low lead - it’s expensive but you will enjoy the ride. Afaik it’s ok to mix the different grades. There is also a 114 or so octane that you’re...

Forum: Texas Cobra Club

09-08-2021, 08:12 AM

Replies: 103

Views: 9,978

Posted By fastd

Since it has already been titled/registered/on...

Since it has already been titled/registered/on the road my experience says that you don’t have to go through any of that hassle. Get it inspected at a regular inspection station and bring all the...

Forum: Small Block Talk

09-08-2021, 08:08 AM

Replies: 25

Oscillating idle when hot

Posted By fastd

SBSerpent, Did you search for Sunoco race fuels...

SBSerpent,
Did you search for Sunoco race fuels gas stations specifically? Also, you may be able to find some race shop locally that sells higher octane fuel.

I had the same issue: phenolic...

Forum: ALL COBRA TALK

08-31-2021, 07:50 AM

Replies: 19

Posted By fastd

This is cool guys. Thank you. All this time...

This is cool guys. Thank you.

All this time I was thinking that my driving experience in my era fia wasn’t that close to the car from the 60s. It’s nice to know that my car is roughly comparable...

Forum: ALL COBRA TALK

08-30-2021, 10:58 PM

Replies: 19

Posted By fastd

my advice: do an all aluminum 351w or a stroked...

my advice: do an all aluminum 351w or a stroked 289 or 302 that revs to 7k rpm. anything above 400-450 hp doesn’t increase my enjoyment of the car or the speeds that you can drive it. the physical...

Forum: ALL COBRA TALK

08-30-2021, 04:12 PM

Replies: 19

Posted By fastd

you guys think that there is much difference in...

you guys think that there is much difference in feel, experience, speed in a original, csx, kirkham, superformance, ERA 427s?

Forum: ALL COBRA TALK

08-30-2021, 02:41 PM

Replies: 19

Posted By fastd

1985 CCX, Interesting...in your opinion, is...

1985 CCX,

Interesting...in your opinion, is it fair to say: given that the original 427s had an IRS, my ERA FIA would probably be a somewhat better handling version (given the studier frame of the...

Forum: ALL COBRA TALK

08-30-2021, 11:04 AM

Replies: 19