What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[bdm219]

summit racing came through with the quick shipping.. i thought i'd have 2 things to install today, dual horn and catch can.. but, tasca couldnt get my horn shipped out.. evidently on backorder and it'll take 3-5 days for them to get it, then they'll ship it out.. should have just drove an hour to a dealer further south, they had them in stock, and wouldnt have had to pay shipping. oh well!

i did get the catch can, took about 10-15 minutes to install, i think it took longer to get that damn engine cover off than to install the catch can, lol

I must be an idiot. I couldn't get the bolt out of the head for the life of me to install the stud. Any advice? (I'm usually not a moron lol)

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[wade001]

I must be an idiot. I couldn't get the bolt out of the head for the life of me to install the stud. Any advice? (I'm usually not a moron lol)

it took me a minute to figure out also.. i just kept turning it thinking to myself.. it should have come out by now... what i did was ended up sticking a flat head screwdriver in there, sideways, and prying up, from under the bolt head. the bolt is threaded into a sleeve, and wont come out of the sleeve. once the bolt is unscrewed all the way, the whole sleeve and bolt will come out together.

if you take a look at the ford performance instructions (https://performanceparts.ford.com/download/instructionsheets/FORDINSTSHTM-6766-A50A.PDF) in step 2, the first picture, they kind of hint at what needs to be done.. the tips of the needle nose pliers are placed underneath the bolt head, and then the handle is pressed down toward the engine, prying the bolt and sleeve out of its hole.

this is a pic of the bolt and sleeve removed, it resembles the stud and sleeve you'll replace it with.

 

[Shifting_Gears]

Installed MMD hood struts which took all of 20 minutes. Then fought with getting the hood aligned for the next 2 hours before giving up and retreating back to the air conditioning.

No joke. It was brutal out today. I fought a radiator install in my Jeep yesterday and had to take a hiatus around 1:30pm to not get heat exhaustion.

 

[AZHowln50]

Installing Race Louvers Center and Side Hood Vents.

 

[Genxer]

Put the raceseng slammer shift knob on

This got my attention... were you able to order that knob to fit your reverse lockout? The Raceseng website always shows their shift knobs with their reverse adapter, and add it to the cost. I have a Barton adapter and prefer its looks. I’ve looked high and low for a weighted knob to fit a stock or stock-ish adapter.

 

[cmxPPL219]

it took me a minute to figure out also.. i just kept turning it thinking to myself.. it should have come out by now... what i did was ended up sticking a flat head screwdriver in there, sideways, and prying up, from under the bolt head. the bolt is threaded into a sleeve, and wont come out of the sleeve. once the bolt is unscrewed all the way, the whole sleeve and bolt will come out together.

if you take a look at the ford performance instructions (https://performanceparts.ford.com/download/instructionsheets/FORDINSTSHTM-6766-A50A.PDF) in step 2, the first picture, they kind of hint at what needs to be done.. the tips of the needle nose pliers are placed underneath the bolt head, and then the handle is pressed down toward the engine, prying the bolt and sleeve out of its hole.

this is a pic of the bolt and sleeve removed, it resembles the stud and sleeve you'll replace it with.

I went through this exact same thing when I installed mine, last year Jan 2019. I was like, wtf lol. The most unexpected thing.
Also, your unit is different from mine, slightly - it might have been due to me getting the initial batch when they started making them for the 18+ 5.0 - for my hose fittings, the collars are grey, not blue. Also, I didn't get any Ford performance decals in the box lol! Ordered from AmericanMuscle.

 

[wade001]

I went through this exact same thing when I installed mine, last year Jan 2019. I was like, wtf lol. The most unexpected thing.
Also, your unit is different from mine, slightly - it might have been due to me getting the initial batch when they started making them for the 18+ 5.0 - for my hose fittings, the collars are grey, not blue. Also, I didn't get any Ford performance decals in the box lol! Ordered from AmericanMuscle.

looks like you ordered M-6766-A50. what i got was the M-6766-A50A.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6766-A50
https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6766-A50A

according to https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/installed-ford-performance-oil-separator-catch-can.139603/ it is an upgraded design (im not familiar with the *-A50 part). on the *-A50A the oil separator can be lifted off the mount to be emptied from the bottom spout. it literally just slides on the lip of the bracket and is held by friction and gravity. i guess the rigidity of the hoses helps keep it in place also.

 

[cmxPPL219]

looks like you ordered M-6766-A50. what i got was the M-6766-A50A.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6766-A50
https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6766-A50A

according to https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/installed-ford-performance-oil-separator-catch-can.139603/ it is an upgraded design (im not familiar with the *-A50 part). on the *-A50A the oil separator can be lifted off the mount to be emptied from the bottom spout. it literally just slides on the lip of the bracket and is held by friction and gravity. i guess the rigidity of the hoses helps keep it in place also.

No, actually, I have the A50A part, exact same as yours, except for the differences I noted.
Reason why I know this is because I had a 2017 GT before I got my 2019 GT PP2.
I had the A50 on my 2017, and I confirmed it does not fit on my 2019.
The A50 fits all GT350 5.2 and the Coyote 5.0 2011-2017.
The A50A is a slightly different design that accounts for differences in measurements of the cylinder head, for the 18+ 5.0 460hp Coyotes.

I know, confusing af!!

 

[wade001]

No, actually, I have the A50A part, exact same as yours, except for the differences I noted.
Reason why I know this is because I had a 2017 GT before I got my 2019 GT PP2.
I had the A50 on my 2017, and I confirmed it does not fit on my 2019.
The A50 fits all GT350 5.2 and the Coyote 5.0 2011-2017.
The A50A is a slightly different design that accounts for differences in measurements of the cylinder head, for the 18+ 5.0 460hp Coyotes.

I know, confusing af!!

wow, that does make it confusing.. you mentioned the grey hose ends, and that other post mentioned a redesign.. my bad

the mount was a tight fit, glad it flexed just a bit. its pretty cramped in there and can be difficult to get things twisted and positioned properly.. gonna be fun with the new horn, so ive read anyway

 

[cmxPPL219]

wow, that does make it confusing.. you mentioned the grey hose ends, and that other post mentioned a redesign.. my bad

the mount was a tight fit, glad it flexed just a bit. its pretty cramped in there and can be difficult to get things twisted and positioned properly.. gonna be fun with the new horn, so ive read anyway

Np man!!
I was thinking the same about the hoses - I was afraid of cracking them or something, because Ford for some reason uses these shrunk-on hose-end fittings, and the hoses in general seem brittle, but they really aren't.

Let us know how the horn goes! I'm going to order the dual-tone horn soon myself, and trying to maneuver hands in there, like you said, is gonna be real interesting.

 

[Linkster1666]

With gas being so cheap, i'm finding more excuses to drive nowadays...

Sorry, I have to laugh. Back in the day, in the 1970s, Kirkland was the same as Scotch Buy and white label beer. it was off branding like they do today with grocery store brands, only worse quality. So you have a mid shelf car and putting sub-bottom shelf fuel in it.

STOP!

Buy an EcoBoost, it is zippy and you don't have to buy shit gas.

 

[GMONSTAH]

Added shag sheepskin seat covers and fuzzy dice...

 

[Linkster1666]

Added shag sheepskin seat covers and fuzzy dice...

You didn't say purple, now I like it!

 

[Dusten]

Sorry, I have to laugh. Back in the day, in the 1970s, Kirkland was the same as Scotch Buy and white label beer. it was off branding like they do today with grocery store brands, only worse quality. So you have a mid shelf car and putting sub-bottom shelf fuel in it.

STOP!

Buy an EcoBoost, it is zippy and you don't have to buy shit gas.

You do realize kirkland(costco) is a top tier fuel, and one of the highest rated gases, right?

 

[Blufc3s]

Took a drive Sunday down some nice back roads to a fishing village on the Bay of Fundy.
I have 15mm H&R spacers on my PP wheels and SVE lowering 1” springs for the look I wanted. I had to replace the studs to get this spacing but didn’t want the “poke” of 25mm spacers.

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