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  1. Is any programming needed to use PP1 wheels/tires on base GT (A10)?

    Has anyone been running PP1 or Mach 1 staggered wheels & tires on a non-PP GT, with the automatic A10, without any tuning to adjust tire size? Just want to make sure the shift points, ABS, traction control, etc. work OK with staggered tires...considering the original programming was for...
  2. Is your gas gauge a little optimistic?

    I've had my '18 since it was new, and I'm not sure if it's always been this way, or if it's been a gradual trend... but the gas gauge (analog, I don't have the digital dash) seems to read a smidge higher than the level one would expect from the trip computer's "miles remaining" estimate. For...
  3. Big insurance increase (State Farm)--anyone else?

    I've had auto coverage through State Farm for many years (20-ish) and usually been satisfied with their auto rates. But they just increased the premium on my '18 Mustang GT by 27% out of the blue. I haven't had any auto claims, tickets, or accidents recently. The only explanation is a cryptic...
  4. "Knock" or "thump" sound from rear of car (trunk area?)

    This is kind of a strange thing that may be nothing. I have a 2018 GT with low miles (15k) due to Covid and changes in my work schedule. Lately I notice that not long after I start it and begin driving, after a minute or two there is a pretty loud "knock" or "tap" sound (just one time) from...
  5. "Most efficient" steering mode?

    The answer to this question is probably “it doesn’t really make any difference,” but I’ll ask anyway. Which steering mode is most efficient, in terms of minimizing alternator load, and therefore maximizing power and fuel economy? On the one hand, Sport steering mode seems to provide less power...
  6. Anyone running staggered PP tires on non-PP A10 car?

    The base GT comes with 235/50R18 all around, which have about a 27.3" diameter. If you change to, say, a set of PP1 wheels and tires, the fronts are 27.0" and the rears are 27.7" (give or take a little bit). For a base A10 car, would changing to staggered tires like this need any changes...
  7. How to post PLAIN TEXT links to youtube videos? (disable the auto-embedding?)

    It seems like whenever I want to include a link to a youtube video within a post, this forum detects it and converts it to embed the video within the forum post. Often, I do not want this to happen, I only want the plain text URL to be in the post. How do I keep the forum from automatically...
  8. Air filter replacement

    This is really just a rant, not a substantive post, but I just came in from a hot-ass day replacing my OEM air filter with an AEM Dryflow drop in. I'd like to extend a "very special thanks" to whatever engineer or designer put that metal tab thing on the front inner fender that sticks into the...
  9. Any benefit to strut tower brace by itself?

    For a base (non-PP) car, is there any benefit to adding a strut tower brace by itself, without the cowl bracing? I get that it would all work best with the cowl bracing to tie it together, but interested to hear any opinions.
  10. Price of premium gas (relative to regular 87 octane)

    I haven't been driving much so I haven't been keeping close track of gas prices. Today I stopped at a Valero to fill up and their 93 octane grade was $3.05/gallon. Their 87 octane was $1.95. So the premium was $1.10 more a gallon than regular. That's insane. I needed gas so I put a few gallons...
  11. #%^&! Rats. Be on the lookout...

    I've lived in my house for 18 years and I've never had a rat or mouse problem (that I know of), until now. Yesterday I spotted a large mouse or small rat in my garage. It ran off somewhere and I couldn't find it. But I had a bad feeling since I've only been driving my car about once a week, or...
  12. How often should you drive a car? (Edit: To prevent a dead battery or deterioration from disuse)

    Like many people, I'm working from home and not going out as often as I did during "normal" times. Maybe once a week, I try to fire up my Mustang and take it for a drive, if, for no other reason, to try to keep the battery alive. But, I'm just kind of wondering, is once a week really "often"...
  13. Door ding/scrape

    This is just a note to say "hi" to the random, anonymous jerk in my work parking lot who left me with a nice door ding & scrape this morning, on the rear fender of my 2018 GT. Fu** you.
  14. Is driving fun anymore?

    This is so general it might be considered OT...but it's frustrating that we're in a time when we have cars with such high performance levels, but almost no opportunity on the streets to really enjoy them. At least where I live (central Texas) all the roads I regularly drive on have become so...
  15. Cleaning/conditioning black rocker panel lower trim

    On my '18, that rough black plastic trim along the lower rocker panels is starting to look crummy. It's like it's got a layer of dirt or something on it that doesn't come off with a regular wipedown. I think the soap or waxes my automatic car wash uses may have affected it. How do you all keep...
  16. Does Ford send out customer satisfaction/quality surveys?

    In the mid-'90s through early 2000s I bought several cars (happened to be GM if it makes any difference) and after about six months or maybe a year of ownership I'd get a survey from GM (not a third party like JD Power, etc, although I'd get those too) asking me how I liked/disliked various...
  17. Anyone ever have the A10 not upshift at WOT?

    Today I had a (rare for Austin) chance to be first at a stoplight with a lot of open road in front of me. I dropped the shifter into S and gave it the goose when the light went green. So I zip up to about 35-40 MPH and instead of upshifting at redline the car starts banging off the limiter in...
  18. Cowl air intake (for HVAC) is a leaf/debris magnet

    This gripe is not about a malfunction, but it is about a design problem that is pissing me off today. Every time I have to park under a tree that is dropping leaves or other debris, it somehow migrates into the cowl air intake areas under the upper part of the hood. Yesterday I parked under one...
  19. Part question (Upper airbox lid for 18+)

    Is there an equivalent part to the one linked below for a 2018 Mustang GT? I can't seem to find a listing for the lid only; only for the whole airbox assembly (at much higher cost). Surely the lid can be bought as a separate piece? I found it for the 2015-2017 V8, and the 2018 Ecoboost, but not...
  20. Handling of "XL" (extra load) versus Standard Load tires

    Within some tire lines, depending on the size and aspect ratio, the tires are available in Standard Load or "XL". For example, many performance tires in the 245/45/18 size range happen to only be available as an "XL" tire, where the same make/model tire in a 245/50/18 configuration might be "SL"...


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