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I had a friend in high school that had one, it was a riot and had ridiculous torque steer.

Just to add more data, here's a Tire Rack test comparing the 4S against the AS4: https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=270&tab=TestReport I have a set of wheels with AS3+ for cold temperatures and another with summer tires that I swap.

I posted a WTB post here on the forums. The part number for the PP2 spoiler is JR3Z-6344210-AA and it is the same spoiler that comes on the base Mach 1. The PP2 spoiler is black and the Mach 1 spoiler is magnetic grey. Thanks! I'll grab some more the next time I have it out.

How did you order the black blower? It isn't an order option on their site and calls to the number just direct you to emails. Thanks!

You can set the shift light to also light up bars across the top of the cluster. I use that instead since it's easier to see in my peripheral vision.

Yeah no disagreements with anything you said, it's just that an undefined reduction in bending stiffness is likely offset by the 19% increase in torsional stiffness which plays a larger role in vehicle dynamics. I guess my argument is that Ford made the GT500 a convertible in previous...

From Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, 1994, Milliken, page 677 :

Agreed, we need way more than 600 due to the extra weight.

No idea why the Shelby had the issue in this test. They did remove the strut tower bar for the Whipple but the K brace that connects the strut towers to the firewall was still there which IMO is more critical. I wish they showed the problem area clearer but Shelby replaced the fenders and...

The convertible S197 GT500 5.8L came with 662 horsepower and 631 ft-lbs of torque in a chassis 13% less rigid then the S550 convertible. How many S197 GT500 convertibles have pretzled?

Yeah I just mentioned the Vicrez since the fitment is spot on where it meets the bumper cover. Not that I think a GT500 clone would look better or that I think the Vicrez components are high quality. It's a Cervinis thing and even their GT500 hood without the big cowl has the same bump where it...

Great job with the installation and documentation for future people doing the bumper swap! The combination of mods work great together overall. If you decide to mix things up in the future you should check out the Vicrez hood...

I'm glad you got it slowed down in time. What wheels are you running and what offset?

I appreciate the confidence! I did all my own street tuning on my Evo IX that had cams and upgraded turbo. NGL though the 20+ timing tables are intimidating. 😅

Nothing other than an H-Pipe right now. I picked up the MPVI2 to enable the active exhaust and make a few minor tweaks like changing the throttle pedal mapping in Sport mode. I'm looking at the ESS supercharger and supporting mods but still in the planning stage of figuring out all the pieces...

It always sucks to see a car you care about and put time and energy into get wrecked. It happened to me with a Galant VR4 (predecesor to the Evo) that I sold. Did a bunch of work to it and the guy I sold it to thought he was a rally legend on a dirt road until he rammed it into a boulder.

Agreed and yeah I totally understand the position of the tuners wanting to protect their investment so it isn't stolen and resold.

I appreciate the response guys. I checked with PBD and they won't tune the MPVI2 anymore. Wengerd did 6 months ago but they confirmed they don't support it anymore. I get tuners wanting to lock the tune to protect their IP. It is just lame to spend $500 for basically identical hardware to what...

I have the OEM rubber mat in my convertible and it didn't need any trimming to fit. Recommend trying it first and seeing if it is sitting weird before cutting.