Captain Slow's Dutch '16 GT. Newest update - 452bhp + its broken!

[kapiteinlangzaam]

Out with the PMAS, and in with an OEM GT350 CAI and a new tune from LUND.

Looks so, so nice. Drives great. Making heaps of power

Car is finally going on the dyno in 3 weeks, so I can see what its doing









Also recently fitted a Craigs Custom plate bracket in place of the Sto N Sho. Love it!

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[kapiteinlangzaam]

Well, the latest update isnt quite so fun.

I took the car to the UK on a roadtrip, with plans to visit some Mustang shows and also an appointment with a Mustang Specialist shop to fit some Roush KW Coilovers, USDM heat extractors, BMR lockout cradles and a few other things!

However, on Friday night - it broke!

Went to shift from 1-2 and found myself completely locked out of the box. This happened without warning, so its clearly a catastrophic/immediate failure of a component, that has lead to the clutch being permanently engaged.

I can get gears when the motor is off, but once started its no dice.

Car has been take to the local dealer, and there it sits abandoned waiting diagnosis. All my plans this week with the car are ruined.

Ive been told to expect a repair time between 2 weeks to 2 months!!! LOLOLOL

So im travelling back to my home country this week without the car. Total nightmare.

I hope Ford treat me right.




ps. In the last week it also went on a Mustang dyno. A heart-breaker!!

Made 452bhp and 406lb ft at the crank.

 

[kapiteinlangzaam]

To finish off the story above, Ford totally screwed me, so the repairs were at my own cost. Not happy, but id lose the will to live trying to fight it. Ford have a LOT to learn when it comes to customer service.

Any hoo.

Life has been busy lately which has meant modding has taken a bit of a back seat.

The car is now on Nokian winter rubber, and today a little mod of a USDM decklid, to replace the std. EU spec 'faux gas filler' item.

Ill get the chrome GT blacked out soon.

 

[Crackerjack17]

Nice car. So what broke? Clutch?

 

[kapiteinlangzaam]

Its been too long since I updated.

See if you can spot the changes. My bank balance certainly feels the difference!!

 

[kapiteinlangzaam]

Because race car

 

[Crackerjack17]

Nice pictures. Wheels look good. So what did you have to fix?

 

[z06psi]

By the sounds of it the clutch. Looks like he got locked out after raising the rev limiter and Ford wouldn't help.

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