What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[Virnman]

Nice steering wheel. Matches your shifter knob too.. What gloves you planning on wearing to keep it clean.

haha right? As I was installing it I realized I hadn’t thought it through . I will now steer with my knees….

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[NGOT8R]

Maybe, I am getting a tune to support the mods, I probably will do E at some point., maybe do a flex tune. It is kinda hard to come by in my area though so will stay on 93 for now.

As for the bark, I went catted, hoping it doesn't bark too loud LOL. At least I have active, I can tone it down to keep the neighbors happy

Oh, yeah, it’ll still be plenty loud, even with cats and active exhaust. I ran that combination on my Bullitt for almost 3 years, until I blew out my high flow cats. Now I have race mufflers welded in place of the cats and it’s even louder. I know all cats aren’t created equal, so keep an eye on yours and be alert to any sudden change in your exhaust note which can serve as an early warning signal to possible cat failure.

 

[skinnyb]

Oh, yeah, it’ll still be plenty loud, even with cats and active exhaust. I ran that combination on my Bullitt for almost 3 years, until I blew out my high flow cats. Now I have race mufflers welded in place of the cats and it’s even louder. I know all cats aren’t created equal, so keep an eye on yours and be alert to any sudden change in your exhaust note which can serve as an early warning signal to possible cat failure.

Yeah, if they go out, I will just delete Debated doing that anyway but want to keep it semi responsible LOL...

 

[Kidroc2133]

Installed the BMR cradle and differential bushings last week and also swapped out the 3.73 for the 3.31 differential. Final steps before hopefully in the not to distant future for a ESS purchase.

 

[daSNAK3]

Just finished installing the new wheel

That is a badass wheel... I want it.

 

[Virnman]

That is a badass wheel... I want it.

Thanks! You can design what you want and order it….on SoCal Garageworks. I am super happy with how it turned out. Took about 5 weeks

https://scgarageworks.com/

 

[Bulutt]

Installed the BMR cradle and differential bushings last week and also swapped out the 3.73 for the 3.31 differential. Final steps before hopefully in the not to distant future for a ESS purchase.

Enlighten me, why the diff swap?

 

[Kidroc2133]

Going with a tall gear allows you more RPM to build up and get into boost. If you have a forced induction setup, your goal should be to remain in the boost for as long as you can, and a tall gear is a great way to do that. Since I am going the ESS route I figured since I already had the cradle down and the differential out I would go ahead and do the swap now.

Enlighten me, why the diff swap?

 

[JustSomeGuy]

Going with a tall gear allows you more RPM to build up and get into boost. If you have a forced induction setup, your goal should be to remain in the boost for as long as you can, and a tall gear is a great way to do that. Since I am going the ESS route I figured since I already had the cradle down and the differential out I would go ahead and do the swap now.

Where’d you get the new diff?

 

[Mark_B]

My car isn't garaged and is kept outside in the UK rain , so have been applying Meguiar's Ceramic Detailer to the paint to protect it and hopefully stop any future panel corrosion.

 

[MAGS1]

I swear I’ve had the worst luck with my current summer set. First winter I took them off (November 2022) had a nail in one of the tires. Never lost pressure so didn’t notice it until I them off the car. Same thing this past fall, never noticed because the tire never lost pressure. Going to be ceramic coating the wheels soon, so made an appointment at Discount Tire tomorrow to get it fixed. Maybe I’ll make it 3 in a row this coming season

 

[Snakebyte]

I swear I’ve had the worst luck with my current summer set. First winter I took them off (November 2022) had a nail in one of the tires. Never lost pressure so didn’t notice it until I them off the car. Same thing this past fall, never noticed because the tire never lost pressure. Going to be ceramic coating the wheels soon, so made an appointment at Discount Tire tomorrow to get it fixed. Maybe I’ll make it 3 in a row this coming season

At least it is not near the edge, requiring a new tire.

 

[MAGS1]

At least it is not near the edge, requiring a new tire.

True. Although I do buy the certificates so it would be replaced if they can’t fix it

 

[MAGS1]

Ceramic coated 3 of the 4 wheels (will do the one with the nail in tomorrow after it gets repaired. Also coated the Bullitt lower grille and the new grille pony. Come on spring, want to get this stuff installed!

 

[TonyNJ]

@MAGS1 welcome to the club. Drove the car for the first time in a month with the all seasons. Stopped at a Ford Dealership on the way home from dinner to look at the new S650s. Picked it up in the lot. It's a body panel screw. Wtf. Serves me right for lookout at those things.

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