First Start with the Holley Sniper EFI on the '68 Mustang! And it Got a Little Sketchy...

In this episode I get the Ford inline 6 fired up for the first time on the Holley Sniper EFI setup! I also set fire to the Sniper EFI... I also deal with some cooling issues with the engine and replace the water pump, radiator hoses, thermostat housing, and belts. I attempt a first drive for the first time on fuel injection and discover some issues with the transmission and a large amount of burning oil.

[@NightWrencher]

Now, THIS engine would have been a good candidate to race the charger 😂

[@xozindustries7451]

Nice, once you get it up to temp the Holley should start tuning itself, check your compression and your valve seals, low hanging fruit.

[@noboltsleftbehind]

Good to know, hopefully the self learning will do the trick. I did a quick compression test an episode or two back, not great but could have been worse. I’ll definitely pull off the valve cover next.

[@rkkuhlmann]

Making great progress! Keep it up!!

[@noboltsleftbehind]

Thanks!

[@danhard8440]

i wonder if you can run some evaporust through the engine to treat the rust then drain and flush and fill with radiator fluid to get rid of all the rusting

[@noboltsleftbehind]

Not sure, I’d imagine you’d want to keep it away from seals and gaskets but you could probably run it directly in the block. I usually use auto parts store radiator flush

[@CG-sr9xg]

What distributor is that?

[@noboltsleftbehind]

It is an HEI distributor for a Ford inline 6, the brand is A-Team Performance

[@dsimms6]

couldn't you just move all the wires around instead?

[@72SSAbody]

Are you planning on doing the Shelby drop mod when you dive into the front brakes?

[@noboltsleftbehind]

Wasn’t planning on it, is that a drop spindle?

[@72SSAbody]

@@noboltsleftbehind Not a drop spindle. You actually relocate the upper control arm bolt holes. It helps with the suspension geometry (increased negative camber gain and relocation of the roll center) in your '68.

[@noboltsleftbehind]

@@72SSAbody oh interesting, I’ve heard it mentioned but I always assumed it was just lowering the front end. I’ll definitely check it out, thanks for letting me know.

[@72SSAbody]

@@noboltsleftbehind Would you like a stainless steel template to use for the mod? If so, I can DM you on your instagram.

[@noboltsleftbehind]

@@72SSAbody Sure, thanks! instagram.com/noboltsleftbehind