What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[EmCel]

I posted from my gf's account, I dont have a fb, but there's a pic of me and her on there. he said thats "Sketchy" and I said, if you want them, message me this weekend when its off the car, I delete all the people who message because, well its her Facebook and I dont want her inbox completely spammed with non serious buyers. he then goes on a rant, saying im letting my gf control me, and im fraud, and want to remove proof, and no way anyones going to buy off me.

etc etc.

ridiculous. ive bought and sold a ton of parts on the forums/fb parts places. I am sure someone would vouch for me. told em to suck a D*** and not message again.

just blows my mind people are so ignorant and the audacity to start a conversation in parts he wants with insults/accusations. then ask to buy it afterwards. nope told him id rather toss it in trash than let him have it lol

Yeah ppl are weird and have nothing better to do. Block those types of ppl since it's her account.

I'm sure that purge valve will come sometime this week. These cars and the stupid purge valve issues my check engine light is off for now but I'm sure it will come back on when I fill up

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[Solteka]

5/18/2021: I washed and vacummed the car today.

 

[Mr. Met]

Ordered a katzkin leather seat kit.

I got a quote from them a few weeks ago and now they wont stop messaging me. I got a text just today trying to sell me 0% interest financing.

 

[ice445]

Yeah ppl are weird and have nothing better to do. Block those types of ppl since it's her account.

I'm sure that purge valve will come sometime this week. These cars and the stupid purge valve issues my check engine light is off for now but I'm sure it will come back on when I fill up

Stop topping off your tank and it will fix itself, also wipe the inside lip of the capless fuel cap with a microfiber, you'll be amazed at the crud that builds up in there

 

[m3incorp]

The proper tires will take care of the spinning (mostly) it's the smile you will get when it does stop spinning and hooks and you leap forward like a real stallion

You are right, it is no fun looking for that traction...but when you bite the bullet and buy tires, you forget all about it.

Also, just know that your right foot determines if you have traction. If you take it easy, you can have 1000 hp and not spin...most of us don't take it easy, as that was the purpose for the supercharger.

Been contemplating this myself, but after hearing experiences from others: no traction until 80... that doesn't sound like fun.

 

[FreePenguin]

Yeah ppl are weird and have nothing better to do. Block those types of ppl since it's her account.

I'm sure that purge valve will come sometime this week. These cars and the stupid purge valve issues my check engine light is off for now but I'm sure it will come back on when I fill up

Stop topping off your tank and it will fix itself, also wipe the inside lip of the capless fuel cap with a microfiber, you'll be amazed at the crud that builds up in there

I use the slowest auto click. It auto turns off. On 2nd one now.

 

[Michael_vroomvroom]

Meh, dealerships make most of their money on service, so of course they want to encourage you to come by. As far as warranty issues, I thought of a pretty foolproof way to document your changes. According to the manual, you're supposed to replace the drain plug every change, which is cheap so no big deal. But if you write the date on the tab with a fine tip paint marker and take a picture in front of your car's mileage and with the oil/filter receipt in view as well (and write date on your oil filter) it's going to be pretty hard for them to say you didn't actually change it. After all, how did your new plug get in there without the oil getting out? Lol. It's really tough to put a drain plug back in while oil is shooting out of there. Plus then it's on them to prove why someone would go through all that effort to not change the oil.

Your honour, we postulate that the plaintiff used an elaborate scheme involving a paint marker that washes off together with a double set of drain plugs and oil filters. Just like this set, which I will use for the demonstration.
After washing off the dates previously marked on the drain plug and filter, the plaintiff wrote new dates corresponding to the date on the oil and filter receipts he proccurred, while never removing the old drain plug and filter still in the car. After taking the photos he returned the recently purchased oil and filter to the shop.
The plaintiff repeated this procedure, using the same set of drain plug and filter, 12 times. When his engine finally seized due to not having had the oil changed for more than 120,000 miles, the plaintiff crawled under his car, like a worm, and wrote on the drain plug and filter, with a non-water soluble pen for the first and only time, the dates you see on his last photo.

I wish I didn't feel compelled to do it, but perhaps the recent story of the guy here from Italy whose engine just blew up, and who seemingly got it replaced with no issues, scared me a bit. Made me wonder if my case would be as easy with only my own record of oil changes. :-/

 

[ice445]

Your honour, we postulate that the plaintiff used an elaborate scheme involving a paint marker that washes off together with a double set of drain plugs and oil filters. Just like this set, which I will use for the demonstration.
After washing off the dates previously marked on the drain plug and filter, the plaintiff wrote new dates corresponding to the date on the oil and filter receipts he proccurred, while never removing the old drain plug and filter still in the car. After taking the photos he returned the recently purchased oil and filter to the shop.
The plaintiff repeated this procedure, using the same set of drain plug and filter, 12 times. When his engine finally seized due to not having had the oil changed for more than 120,000 miles, the plaintiff crawled under his car, like a worm, and wrote on the drain plug and filter, with a non-water soluble pen for the first and only time, the dates you see on his last photo.

I wish I didn't feel compelled to do it, but perhaps the recent story of the guy here from Italy whose engine just blew up, and who seemingly got it replaced with no issues, scared me a bit. Made me wonder if my case would be as easy with only my own record of oil changes. :-/

I could almost understand that logic if you only did it once and had one receipt, but what court would buy that an owner cheated the manufacturer by wasting his own money multiple times on oil and filters, and drain plugs that he never installed, despite evidence to the contrary?

Plus, its very difficult to mark an exactly similar marking to the one on your photo with such a scam. Writing the new date on your new plug that you never install, and then exactly replicating that on the old one installed in the car after washing off your old mark? Good luck. Nobody's handwriting is that precise with a paint marker. It would literally take more work to do the scam than to change the oil, lol.

 

[Smunczen]

I got a quote from them a few weeks ago and now they wont stop messaging me. I got a text just today trying to sell me 0% interest financing.

I bought the kit from a seller on eBay. I’ll be doing the work myself. It’s not to bad to do yourself. They do seem to market them pretty aggressive.

 

[Michael_vroomvroom]

I could almost understand that logic if you only did it once and had one receipt, but what court would buy that an owner cheated the manufacturer by wasting his own money multiple times on oil and filters, and drain plugs that he never installed, despite evidence to the contrary?

Plus, its very difficult to mark an exactly similar marking to the one on your photo with such a scam. Writing the new date on your new plug that you never install, and then exactly replicating that on the old one installed in the car after washing off your old mark? Good luck. Nobody's handwriting is that precise with a paint marker. It would literally take more work to do the scam than to change the oil, lol.

Right. The only decent thing would be for Ford to accept personal records with date and mileage, coupled with receipts, as proof enough of an oil change without further ado, unless there were some genuine reason to suspect things were not as claimed. Hopefully my worry is without reason.

 

[DrZed]

The proper tires will take care of the spinning (mostly) it's the smile you will get when it does stop spinning and hooks and you leap forward like a real stallion

You are right, it is no fun looking for that traction...but when you bite the bullet and buy tires, you forget all about it.

Also, just know that your right foot determines if you have traction. If you take it easy, you can have 1000 hp and not spin...most of us don't take it easy, as that was the purpose for the supercharger.

Hmmm... keep talkin' I'm listening...
By right tire you're talking a drag radial?

... can you take the Roush and increase the pulley to lower boost on the stock Ford program (to keep warranty)?

What about clutch?

 

[ice445]

Right. The only decent thing would be for Ford to accept personal records with date and mileage, coupled with receipts, as proof enough of an oil change without further ado, unless there were some genuine reason to suspect things were not as claimed. Hopefully my worry is without reason.

Idk what European law is, but in theory Ford won't question it as long as you can provide some adequate evidence that you did change it. But doing it at the dealer is fine too, it's not that much more expensive and then you're covered for sure.

 

[Michael_vroomvroom]

Idk what European law is, but in theory Ford won't question it as long as you can provide some adequate evidence that you did change it. But doing it at the dealer is fine too, it's not that much more expensive and then you're covered for sure.

Yeah, that's my problem. I'm not sure what the law is. 10 years ago manufacturers here could insist you had to do the changes at an official dealer, but that was relaxed 10 years ago in a EU law to let you use independent garages too. But did not see mention of doing it yourself.

 

[sox3]

My friend owns a Ford dealership and offers a 20 year warranty on the vehicles he sells. You must follow all service intervals as listed by ford. You can have them do it or anyone as long as you have receipts for proof of service. It has been a good selling tool for them.

 

[Redfuzzbutt]

Been contemplating this myself, but after hearing experiences from others: no traction until 80... that doesn't sound like fun.

When it comes to daily driving, the only real difference between NA and FI (specifically, the SC) is torque. You have more of it, easier driving and ability to keep your RPM's low.

HP comes into play the further down your foot goes, making it very intentional. It's not an electric motor where you have gobs of instant and uncontrolled power, it's very linear.

Definitely recommend going for a ride with someone that has a SC car, feel the driveability of it. Heck, maybe they'll even let you drive it too and you can experience it directly yourself. But a warning, you may like it a lot and be prompted to make emotional financial decisions.

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