Yes, OEM lug nuts are cheap. And it is not just Ford that uses the design. For the vast majority of cars, the owners never touch the lug nuts and leave it up to the tire shop. You are sold a perfectly good set of lug nuts and if you or the shop damage them, then it is not the manufacturer's...
I found out that on the high performance models like the GT500 and Mach 1, the need for the different belly pan and wheel liners is to allow air flow on the brakes, The 777 Performance bumper uses the standard belly pan, so I think I should fabricate covers to fit behind those intakes and block...
I need to replace my front bumper, so I ordered the GT500 version from 777 Performance. Its a pity they didn't have the Mach 1 version sooner. My big issue with the factory Mach 1 look, is that I do not like the air scoops in the grill. I love the traditional billet grill look but that won't...
With the EcoBoost and Active Exhaust, there is only one part that is upgradable. Replace the downpipe with a better flow thru design like the CVF model. It is the only part that does not involve a lot of expense. Other than doing that, you cannot improve the exhaust flow enough to make a...
Join a MCA club or visit the local track. In my MCA club, there are several GT350s, a couple GT350Rs, Bullitts, and GT500s. I have rode in most of them, and sat in a Ford GT. I had a chance to take a track ride in a GT40, but it overheated when the driver forgot to turn the fans on, and did not...
My 2013 is a one off. My 2019 may be just as limited a model too, but I bought them to drive and to modify. My 2013 has 100k miles and is not my main driver lately, but I have no plans on selling it anytime soon. There were a lot fewer of my 2013 Mustang made than were GT500s made than year...
It is up to the individual. My 2013 is subtle with Sterling Grey and discreet black stripes on the side. My 2019 is flash with Orange Fury with black stripes. Both have won trophies at car shows, both are street driven. Mustangs stand out without doing anything but keeping them clean and polished.
Have learned a few things yesterday about running EVs on the track. It makes me wonder if the future will ever see Mustangs that can go from street to track when they go electric? A Tesla did some runs a Hallet recently. After each 15 minutes on the track, it took 90 minutes to recharge for...
First off, making the automobile industry more efficient is a worthy goal, but let's not forget that one of the biggest energy users is the US military. Add the airline industry, the cargo ship industry, and other transportation industries. And the US is not the biggest energy user in the world...
Didn't take too long for this thread to go down the political tubes. It is amazing how one incident is more damning against one side than hundreds of major incidents by the other side.
It does prove the point that we are not ready for full transition to electric cars in the next few decades...
MCA driving school, my nephew, a Porsche lover, took my 2019 EB on the track. He was running 2:08 times and was hooked. He bought a 2018 GT350 and is doing 1:35 times. Since he drove my EB, I added a CVF 3” downpipe and Ford Performance Tune. Plus, I was running Michelin Pilot A/S because I had...
Just spent the past few days at Mid-America in Tulsa, where among other things, Ford was touting the Mach-E and new Bronco. had a chance to talk with several people with real life experience and involvement with the upcoming electric future of cars. For most uses, the EVs are going to be fine...
I installed a CVF catted downpipe and it helped the sound a lot. Other than that, there is little you can do. IMHO, the Active Exhaust is the best you can get, but you cannot turn four cylinders into eight.
There is valid to many of the points made here. The fact is that we do not know the future. That aircraft flies is not science, it is physics. Science is taking known facts and postulating consequences or results to fit the information. I dealt with the pro and cons of science for decades. It...
Today is the prep day of the Tulsa Starbird show. My club's cars moved into the pavilion last night and then this morning we started detailing them. A couple days ago, I got a rude shock. When I bought the car two years ago, I had purchased a new Ford decklid panel w/o emblem and a Scott Drake...