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First build thread on the forum, short time forum lurker and question asker. Two years ago I bought my second car after saving for a few years. My first was a 1995 Honda Accord EX Coupe I bought at 14 (she sat pampered in my garage until I was old enough to drive her). She developed transmission issues (these Honda models had automatics made of glass) so I sold her and bought my neighbor's 2016 Ford Mustang V6 for a smoking deal. This mustang was babied, washed every other day, and had 16,000 miles on her. Why didn't I get a V8? Insurance in California for a man my age with a mustang already is shocking, even for a V6. I will take the (now 90ish or so) horsepower hit and enjoy my lighter V6...I crave the V8 but love my girl too much even after driving a few. The previous owner (bless his soul) passed away a month before I bought the mustang, and his wife's nickname for the car was...you guessed it...Cobalt Filly. License plate coming soon in their honor.
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Needless to say...I developed car fever after a year of mustang ownership. I started with simple things (having learned the basics on my Honda...and youtube off course). A nice tint and the front windshield replaced with aftermarket (had 2 large rock chips, and I gained blue visor tint). The custom exhaust was next: resonator replaced with an x-pipe and Spintech mufflers for a little throat. Shoutout Norcal Muffler for making a V6 sound decent. JBA Shorty Headers (really woke her up more! much deeper tone) went in next, with custom quad tips and a GT350 style valence (a cheapo off American Muscle, quality and fitment was OEM amazing! way better than I expected, still holds up after a half year-ish with no fading or other problems).
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A little RTR grille and Cyclone badging later and I felt she looked a bit more respectable. Now we were getting somewhere. Then I decided that some suspension was in order (thank you @tj@steeda for your help and your suspension boys for their advice). Installed the following more or less in order:
Non-Adjustable Shocks and Struts
Sport Progressive Lowering Springs (1.74" drop for my girl)
New (cut) Jounce Bumpers
Camber Plates
AMR Tuning using SCT
Note - since Cobalt is my daily driver, I wanted something that would be comfortable for my older parents and yet aggressive enough in the corners for spirited driving (now tracking heh...) and this setup is AMAZING at everything. I may try some other springs or some AJ Hartman Coilover Conversion kit...but for now my goodness this is a great setup.
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This year I did the unthinkable and asked "what is autocross?" And now I am addicted to the SCCA, autocross, and track days. Ran my first autocross on the stock 17s and Michis and loved every second. I was only 2 seconds slower than all the big boys in CAMC...but who cares it was freaking fantastic fun!
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The addiction led me to “livery” work and my next crazy mod...Look at them MEATS. 19x11 square setup using APR studs, 25mm spacers, and 295/35/ZR19s...delicious.
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At this point I swapped my tuning from AMR to MPT due to idling issues. Glad I did because the trans tuning is godly. She feels peppy and she found some power in there somewhere (I keep checking the engine bay...am I missing 2 cylinders or something?) Added front and rear tow hooks in preparation for a track day...
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Track day!!!
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And in preparation for my second track day next week...upgraded to PP1 Brembo brakes to prevent glazing and burning of the 2-pot pads. I can probably stop time with these big boys.
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Will update when I can! Hope you guys like seeing the V6 track/daily!
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Is it a 6 speed?
6r80 đź«Ł I like the paddleshifters. MPT tune fixed every single shifting problem I was having including a bit of the lag.
 
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Very nice!! Car is clean.
Thank you!!! Any and all advice is welcome, looking at CSF Radiator, Coolant Flush, and RaceLouvers RT Center/Side Louvers and Fender Curved/Rear Louvers next. Any suspension tips are welcome, though we do have track alignment running perfectly currently. Need to address heat first.
 

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Fix the nut behind the wheel first! Seriously, IMHO, get as much AX time as you can. Learning to spin or not spin at ~30mph sure is a lot easier, and safer, than when it happens at 60+.
Enjoy the ride!
 
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Fix the nut behind the wheel first! Seriously, IMHO, get as much AX time as you can. Learning to spin or not spin at ~30mph sure is a lot easier, and safer, than when it happens at 60+.
Enjoy the ride!
You betcha! 4 down, lined up 4 more events in the next 2 months, and more after!
 

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Great thread. Good job! The V6 powered S550 Mustang is terribly under appreciated.
So excited to get a full build in! Considering procharging someday as Procharger said they are considering CARBing the kit… spam them to make it happen so I can do this!!!
 

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Big fan of the Cyclone V6. Had one in a 2012 Mustang before the 2017 GT I have now. They are deceptively fast! There was a 2013 V6 Mustang at Solo Nats last year in CAMC. He beat a fair number of us and the engine was stock.
 

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