Search results

It's called good throwing money after bad, in other words the "sunk cost fallacy" is on full display in this man. He's already spent hundreds of dollars for the CAI (hot air intake really), a tune, and plenty of valuable time. It just HAS to work! Remember the 80's cars that actually had...

That was one of my main beefs. Why does it have to be so massive! Keep the functions. Add a keypad. Whatever. But this thing is monstrous and is a constant hassle. It's almost as big as my Leatherman Wingman and that has a pocket clip at least. Even bigger taking into account the necessary...

This all comes from integrating the fob and key. Old man rant follows. I miss being able to cut a few cheap keys and having them around as spares. This was life in the old days. You had door plus ignition. Or sometimes just one key for both. Cost about $1 to have a brass key cut. I get that...

And you have an A10 and still get this effect. Well we have a traction control option already so don't need that. Ford clearly has employed some algorithm to reduce the torque hit in the lower gears even when advance trac is off. I'm sure that was a smart decision at the corporate level to...

Same as me. And you also have a manual trans. I found that single jumpered plug to the right of the airbox and unplugged it. I was hoping that would help with throttle response. Got both traction lights on the dash to come on. I was easily able to get the car all out of shape and burn out, etc...

I have a 6 speed MT-82. Even at 2,500 RPM I'm supposedly making more power and torque than my old 350 Camaro auto or the 5.0 Fox MT did even at their peak. And I have better gears. Yet I could easily lay plenty of rubber in those cars even by accident and get a big bark going into second if I...

I had some guy at work correct me. He was confused. Well it is confusing but 307 *IS* correct. Hell the numbers on the back of the cars now rarely even correspond to displacement anymore since the industry shift to small turbo fours. It's an odd thing I suppose but I just left them on there...

Even for the completely uptight internet crowd changing the oil at Mile Zero must be some kind of record. I can imagine a future where after purchase of a new Mustang you drive it from the lot around the block and back around to the maintenance bay, where you then have an oil change. Then at...

If you switch brands are it means you aren't a "die hard" anything. The brand you came from or the brand you went to. Die Hard implies you stick through good times (like the 60's and now) and the bad (the 70's). I personally have no kind of brand loyalty, just American loyalty, but I did find...

With a manual it's sports. High highs like a swish, or a line drive, just satisfying when going well. There are lows to a stick, including raw acceleration which is better in the A10. But MT is really the way to go. This car has a great MT. Maybe play with different clutch springs to tune the...

This is a Mustang GT vs Type-R thread, but it devolved into two people bragging over MPG. This is just sad. According to my spreadsheet I've driven over 4,400 miles and averaged 12.05 MPG. My rears are looking slightly sad as well. I think, just maybe there's an inverse relationship between...

I see plenty of 302, 2.3, 4.6, etc but the 2018s have a 307 so this should exist. Almost looks factory. I have some 307 emblems from an old Chevy. Peugeot also made a model 307 so there exist some out there. I mocked up my car with some badges I found on Amazon. Metal "307s" I found for $12...

All good info. Now I have a much better understanding. I saw a 5g(?) with GT/CS graphics over here, guy said it meant "Carroll Shelby." Guess it was really "California Special." But according to Wikipedia the California Special was inspired by The Shelby GT 500 and included Shelby built parts...

Picking the Bullitt is unflattering to the Mustang cost-wise in a head to head. You can get almost all that performance in a GT. I paid close to $30k for mine, way less than the Type R! Leaves a lot of jingle left over for mods. You can't get a cheaper Type R and the Si isn't even close to an...

I think the 0-60 magazine tests favor cars with launch control and automatics. C/D publishes a 5-60, which they say measures "flexibility." But at least that test doesn't favor a fancy dual clutch Porsche or a Mercedes automatic held against the torque converter. The 5-60 is more like a roll out...

So many Mustangs change their badges, and this is my first Mustang someone enlighten me. On the back panel I see the GT, a pony and sometimes a pony on a rectangle. I'm guessing the GT is a GT with a Coyote 5.0. The Pony in the 2018 brochure is an Ecoboost. But what other things an I seeing...

I am of your opinion. I also run the Steeda spring. I also like that clutch feel is changeable, like the way steering feel is, and that we have an easy option. Install FYI: get the absolute skinniest vise grips you can, and hope the coil position cooperates. I also agree that there really is...

Went with the duct tape, but it's pretty duct tape! Did it with the bezels in place and used a sharp knife and patience. I may try again with the wheel disassembled some day.

If you let out the clutch in first at some speed above 40-50 mph (varies by rear end ratio) the mechanical multiplication will drive engine speed to what it must be for the wheel speed multiplied by rear gear and first gear. If that is over redline then it's over redline. If the engine had a...

I'd like to see a write up after you do a gear swap. I'm likely going to 4.09. One consideration is cruise RPM. The car has a high redline sure but you don't want to go up there all day driving around. With 4.56 at 65 you're buzzing around 2,400+ on the highway in sixth by my calculator. At...