2019 GT Issue

[ChaoticFury09]

Hey everyone,

I came across something funky today. I was going to change my front grille emblem to black and watched some videos online. When I followed Bill from CJ it appears my 2019 GT has active grille shutters. I was pretty certain that only the Ecoboost had that. See attached photos.

Should I go to the dealership or did they change something for 2019.

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[ForYourOwnGood]

Some GT models do have them. Its to improve gas mileage by reducing lift under the hood.

 

[ChaoticFury09]

Interesting, I'll check when I get home. You might have gotten a factory "oops". Make sure your engine isn't a 4-cylinder !

Definitely an 8

 

[Bikeman315]

This might help...........

https://www.dallasmustang.com/news/2018-mustang-active-grille-shutters/

 

[lacanteen]

Definitely an 8

But that 8 might be two 4s in series.

 

[ChaoticFury09]

Very odd. Thanks for the article but I can't figure out why some GT's have it and others don't. Might call Ford and just ask. There is nothing in my owners manual about it.

 

[GT Nate]

Is it possible Canadian cars have them and not US cars?

 

[Silver Bullitt]

OP, is yours a performance pack car? It says standard on nonperformance pack GT's.

 

[ChaoticFury09]

OP, is yours a performance pack car? It says standard on nonperformance pack GT's.

That’s the conclusion I just came to. Thanks for the response. Standard on Non PP. Weird.

 

[Triton54]

Yes, my car, ( base GT 400A ) has these so called " active shutters" however, it doesn't really aid in warm up, >car takes forever to get to op temp< or to keep things cooler when working the car, mine is an A-10 so it has big tranny radiator in front of everything...

 

[ChaoticFury09]

Yes, my car, ( base GT 400A ) has these so called " active shutters" however, it doesn't really aid in warm up, >car takes forever to get to op temp< or to keep things cooler when working the car, mine is an A-10 so it has big tranny radiator in front of everything...

I have a 401A but basically the same car. Might take mine off at some point. Just need to figure out how to get my front emblem off.

 

[ChaoticFury09]

For anyone interested, I managed to get the front emblem off. Long story short, I took fishing line and used a plastic pry tool or small a screwdriver to push it behind the horses feet. Then I pulled the line to give me enough space to wedge a screwdriver in there. Took another small screwdriver to the other side of the legs and just slightly higher and then pulled forward. Clips broke very easily and it came right off.

 

[Zinc03svt]

2018 300a base with PP1. No shutters. Would not think they would help much for mpg’s.

 

[Torched10]

19 pp1 vert no shutters.after reading the link I'm wondering why all mustang don't have active shutters to improve handling at high speed,they did the test at 155mph so must have been gt

 

[IronG]

Maybe it is a Canadian requirement?

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