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    SHO ford probe project

    I would suspect a lack of good grounding somewhere. The SHO motor (like most new engines today) is so dependant on having a common ground throughout the engine and bay. Tom
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    SHO 3.0 in a rail buggy

    Well, not the first time if you take it easy. It has a lot to do with the final drive ratio beleive it or not. The lower the ratio (like 4.86 to 1) the smaller the teeth on the ring gear. The higher (like a 4.12 to 1) the larger the teeth. When we were mixing our own tranny gears we would...
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    SHO 3.0 in a rail buggy

    Don't have a pic but you need to take it apart to weld it on since aluminum takes so much heat. Are you planning on rebuilding it or beefing it up in any way soon? That would be the time to add the strengthening rib. That looks like a 3 rib by the way. Tom
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    SHO 3.0 in a rail buggy

    Yeah, that's the thread, thanks Devin. A 4 or 5 rib VW bus transaxle will last the longest. You'll need to add a strengthening rib on the outside on the driver's side to keep the ring gear from flexing the case outwards. They were just not made for a whole lot of horsepower or torque. I know...
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    SHO 3.0 in a rail buggy

    Yes, the SHO motor in a lightweight buggy is a blast. The good news/bad news is the SHO motor has a broad torque curve and can spin at 6,000 rpm's all day. Most VW transaxles can't take that for very long. My buggy, affectionately called The Other Woman, uses an aftermarket transaxle from...
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    Intake manifold on 93

    Just what I needed, moar polished parts!
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    Ignition coil fuse problem

    Just unplug the sensor. Electrical Vacuum Troubleshooting Manuals are all over EBAY and Amazon. Tom
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    Ignition coil fuse problem

    IIRC the coolant level sensor gets gummed up with sludge that floats on top of the coolant overflow bottle. That sludge shorts out the sensor's contacts and blows the fuse. Maybe. Tom
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    RWD Conversion

    Simple solution is to have a blank flywheel cut to match whatever flywheel that transmission had originally plus the extra or less center height as needed and then of course drilled for the SHO's 1 odd bolt pattern. Tom
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    SHO ford probe project

    No real reason to weld the slip joint IMHO, not much exhaust is going to get through that joint and it acts as an expansion joint if not welded. Tom
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    3.0 sho engine airboat build

    We definitely need videos posted of that thing running. Tom
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    Who has vanity license plates on there sho?

    SHONUT on my buggy, The Other Woman.
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    Airflow changes to defrost on long grades

    Yeah, we have "mean" yards here, you have to pay attention if you're going to take a walk in my yard.
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    Airflow changes to defrost on long grades

    You're dang right I'm faster, you young whipper snapper! Now get off my lawn!
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    Airflow changes to defrost on long grades

    You have a vacuum leak or your vacuum storage canister is closed off. Vacuum just holds the secondaries in the closed position until your engine reaches 3950 RPM's, then the vacuum is taken away and the springs snap the secondaries open. Tom
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    95 SHO Seems underpowered

    Too low of a voltage returned from your MAF sensor is telling your computer that not much air is going through the air inlet, so don't give it much gas through the injectors. Clean and re-clean the sensor heating element and the connector. Tom
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    Crikey, what next?? **RESOLVED**

    I'm betting on a loose connection either on a ground of the DIS or the DIS to Coil pack wiring.
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    Can I bolt up a tranny from a 90 SHO to my 95 both 3.0 of course

    Before I had money, and therefore power equipment, I unloaded a Cast iron blocked Toyota Land Cruiser engine from my truck with just a 10' 2x6 and a piece of chain. I chained the 2x6 to a branch of a treewith the chain 1' from the end, attached the engine to the short end of the 2x6, and then...
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    Secondary butterfly vacuum canister?

    Used only. That rattling is likely the one way flapper valve that has broken off on the inside. You can cut it open, epoxy that valve back on and then epoxy the two halves back together, if you're feeling ingenious. By the way, those two hoses cannot be reversed. Tom
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    Well, that was stupid

    Or weld a nut onto the stub. Tom
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