Just replace them if you go FI, why take the chance? In my opinion well worth the piece of mind not being afraid its going to grenade on you.
I'm sure Ford is aware of the issue but would never admit to a TSB. To my knowledge its only been modded cars so that leaves Ford out of any liability.
The Aluminator XS motors have a beefed up balancer and OPG gear vs stock. That leads me to believe they are a known weakness with the FR engineers. That's on a NA motor ,I'd think they are looking at high revs being the concern and not so much the added boost.
Are you referring to shifter problems or the transmission itself? I know even on my Tremec I've had to upgrade the shifter due to excessive slop rowing through the gears with the factory setup.
I think they have nice cars but at the end your paying for the name. Your car plus another $30 or higher to get a Shelby car, that's insane in my book. I do realize their cars are for guys with money to burn, unfortunately I'm not one of them.
On the plus side maybe they are trying to beat...
I currently have a modded 08 GT500. The rear steps out all the time under boost, I just let off the gas pedal a sec and it straightens right up. Traction controls helps but will not correct stupidity at the power levels of today's Mustangs.
I think most just panic, keep on the gas and are more...
Not sure you have much of a defense without cats on your system. Plus I'm sure California has a decibel level tolerance for such things. Not knowing your town and how strict they are he could probably get you on an excessive noise citation. I'd say with your cat deletes and extremes it's a...
Hey Folks,
I live in Nashville and currently own a 08 GT500. I love my 08 and its raw power(just a few mods :D) . I also really like the S550 which brings me here.
I actually have restrained from driving this gen because of what I might be missing. Lots of great rides and very informative site.