REAZO
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Ford is surely ending my love affair with my GT350.....
First, I buy a Tech Pack car to commute in and do 3-4 track days a year. Only to find out that it is un-capable of more than 15min track time because the tranny overheats.
and TODAY.....
I find out that the exhaust sound is being manufactured, or pumped through my speakers. If ANY car doesn't need this, it is the GT350.
My Story:
Most agree that the stereo on even the tech pack cars is bad. So, I decide to put in some higher end Alpine speakers and a small 45x4 amp in the dash. Music is MUCH MUCH better. But as I start driving over the next few day, the exhaust note is unbearably loud. With windows down it is louder through the front speakers than the window. I circle back to the audio shop (also does many performance mods). Great place. I have them go with me to ensure I am not just going crazy. Nope. Clear as day, the exhaust is blaring through the front speakers. Apparently, with the crappy speakers it's not noticeable. Now that I have good speakers, it is unnaturally loud.
Today, I call my local ford dealer. He knows me as I have been in several times for my car overheating. (apparently a fix is on the way). The very helpful tech researches it today and finds out 2 very interesting things. 1) Sure enough, exhaust sound is going through the GT350s stereo, and 2) Nothing can be done about it. Unbelievable.
I guess I don't have to worry about the tranny overheating anymore, since it's audibly unbearable to rev the engine :doh:
First, I buy a Tech Pack car to commute in and do 3-4 track days a year. Only to find out that it is un-capable of more than 15min track time because the tranny overheats.
and TODAY.....
I find out that the exhaust sound is being manufactured, or pumped through my speakers. If ANY car doesn't need this, it is the GT350.
My Story:
Most agree that the stereo on even the tech pack cars is bad. So, I decide to put in some higher end Alpine speakers and a small 45x4 amp in the dash. Music is MUCH MUCH better. But as I start driving over the next few day, the exhaust note is unbearably loud. With windows down it is louder through the front speakers than the window. I circle back to the audio shop (also does many performance mods). Great place. I have them go with me to ensure I am not just going crazy. Nope. Clear as day, the exhaust is blaring through the front speakers. Apparently, with the crappy speakers it's not noticeable. Now that I have good speakers, it is unnaturally loud.
Today, I call my local ford dealer. He knows me as I have been in several times for my car overheating. (apparently a fix is on the way). The very helpful tech researches it today and finds out 2 very interesting things. 1) Sure enough, exhaust sound is going through the GT350s stereo, and 2) Nothing can be done about it. Unbelievable.
I guess I don't have to worry about the tranny overheating anymore, since it's audibly unbearable to rev the engine :doh:
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