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Dealer notified me last week the replacement oil cooler hoses are in. Car is scheduled to go in week after next. For piece of mind I plan to hang around to keep them honest.

Which ones are all weather and speed rated?

Nothing personal taken. Just trying then to understand how your throttle blip is not or is weakly being recognized by the computer. And as for other forum members comment - On a nice hilly winding country road, spirited driving (not closed race track type), Heal toe throttle blipping down...

Well I guess we will have to agree to disagree. If you're not combining braking and throttle blip with the right hand foot you are not doing this procedure correctly. See the attached detail instruction. http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving/driving_heeltoe The only difference for me and...

I think your choices will be limited in matching front and rear, thats not to say theres none out there. I checked DISCOUNT TIRES site tire finder and doesn't look for matching front and rear. Might be easier to go to their store (or competitors) and let their fingers do all the walking.

Okay I terrorized the country back roads east of Atascadero today. Purposely braked to slow down and blip a down shift from 3rd to 2nd. No hesitation by the engine to not respond to the blip command. I botched a couple downshifts, but to no fault of the engine responding to a forced blip. I...

Well at least you are getting them ...

Still no price? These look different (hose material / construction) than the proto type shown before.

Very nice write up with excellent pictures. I may have missed, but one thing I would add is before installing the filter, fill it up and top it off 2 - 3 times. This will ensure on startup everything will get oil quicker.

Well '-' when sandwiched between two numbers usually means minus, so your setting says 0.10 Minus 0.50 which is -0.40

Your math above is not quite correct. The spec 0.3 +/- 0.20 range breaks out to be: 0.30+0.20 = 0.50 max or 0.30-0.20 = 0.10 min

Strings need to be parallel to the centerline of the chassis. If you really want to get accurate, driver weight should be in the seat. Not sure if mentioned previously, steering rack centered.

Never say never

Is the front and rear track really the same? The tires and wheels are certainly not the same width front to rear. You are not set up correctly. Your string has to be parallel to the centerline of the chassis, not to the wheels.

To get the engine metal to get hot enough to weaken it would require substantially higher operating temperatures than 190 deg, like maybe +1000 deg F. It isn't going to happen unless the car burns down.

Toe-in - definition of toe-in by The Free Dictionary www.thefreedictionary.com/toe-in toe-in (tō′ĭn′) n. An inwardly angled adjustment, especially a slight inward alignment of the forward edge of a motor vehicle's front wheels to improve steering ... Here s another technical source with...

Not too much according to the Ford spec sheet. If you read the sheet right, it can be as high as 0.30 + 0.20 = 0.50, and it can be less than 0.30 as well. If you can get down to applying the scientific method then the tire characteristics will likely be more important. Straight line...

In all my years there was never distinction whether its toe positive or toe negative. Its always been simply referred to as "toe in" or "toe out". Using that terminology there is no confusion or debate whether the wheels are both turning in or out. Just apply the KISS rule: Keep It Simple...

its 0.30 +/-.15, if thats the correct spec. too many versions floating around the range per side is 0.30+0.15 = 0.45 to 0.30-0.15 = 0.15 double those for total The Ford spec I got online indicates rear toe range per side is 0.15+/-0.20 Nice summary here...

Piston slap is due to this engines minimalist piston skirts. Presumably short and minimal for fit within the physical characteristics of the engine ... bore, stroke, rod length, clearances, the ring package and deck height. If you want a high performance engine ... piston slap is not unusual...