fmusignac
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Hello everyone,
I have been lurking around and reading all your great info here. I picked up my new Mustang on June 1st. It is a PP, 50 year Triple Yellow. This is my daily driver (weather permitting), but I only drive about 500 miles a month. After much thought I decided on the following mods (for now). They have all been installed by myself on my garage so I am hoping this gives people motivation to become more of a DYI'er if you're not. It is much more rewarding to do your own work IMO. Of course, having the right tools is 50% of the battle.
In order of installation, with some general thoughts:
-Clutch spring delete - a must. Shifts are much smoother. Dont notice any differences in force needed to clutch in after a couple of hours.
- Eibach Sportline Springs - Lowered as advertised, much more aggressive stands. I like it much better visually. Ride is a bit bumpier and stiffer. It doesn't have the floating feel. Overall and cornering the car feels much tighter. The Jeep-style wheel gap is gone!
- Black lug nuts - Looks much better with black PP wheels.
- Sto N Show front license plate frame - Easily removable to satisfy this dumb law. 5 minute install.
- Roush hood heat extractors - I wanted to have a bit of contrast in the hood. Looks better to me, again with the more "aggressive" theme. I also like that they have more creases, but I wish all the holes were functional. Install was OK. I didnt like that they make you drill. Why didn't Roush design using the same form and hardware as OEM? I also noticed when taking the stock ones out, that one side of the car did not have any nuts on the plastic holder. I bought replacements at Lowe's. So Ford, you owe me $1.59. Note to Roush, they include a piece of paper that tells you to go to their website and download the instructions. There is a needed template for drilling. Why cant you just make this piece of paper the template, instead of making me have to go print it!?
- LED reverse light bulb - 30 second install. Looks better when reverse light is on.
- Roush side skirt winglets - This is a very subtle touch. I think it adds to the look without looking to "racey." I debated on this one and I am glad I got them now that they are on. It makes the car stand out a bit from all the others.
- Magnaflow Competition Series Cat-Back Exhaust - Serious improvement. I havent been able to drive it hard to notice much of an improvement on performance, but as soon as I turned the car ON for the first time, I felt in love even more with the car. The sound is very bassy and deep. Very aggressive and not a lot of "raspiness" until higher revs. I find myself shifting sooner because I dont have to push the engine to hear it as I found myself doing with the stock exhaust. There are rev areas when cruising where it goes very quiet, almost as stock. I have yet to learn those well, so I will have to report back. Cold starts are LOUD. It also helps me shift smoother because I can hear the engine revving the few times I have the radio on. IMO this is how a 5.0 should always sound!
- Roush Spoiler - Ordered in black. Still sitting in the box. Waiting for Roush or CJ Pony Parts to send me the template. When I opened the box to look for instructions, it had the template for the side scoops. Come on Roush!!! This is a serious annoyance.
I had a lot of fun installing all these parts. The rewards when you step back and look at the results, are more than worth it!!!
Maybe tinted windows are next. Sorry for the bad garage pics, good ones coming soon.
I have been lurking around and reading all your great info here. I picked up my new Mustang on June 1st. It is a PP, 50 year Triple Yellow. This is my daily driver (weather permitting), but I only drive about 500 miles a month. After much thought I decided on the following mods (for now). They have all been installed by myself on my garage so I am hoping this gives people motivation to become more of a DYI'er if you're not. It is much more rewarding to do your own work IMO. Of course, having the right tools is 50% of the battle.
In order of installation, with some general thoughts:
-Clutch spring delete - a must. Shifts are much smoother. Dont notice any differences in force needed to clutch in after a couple of hours.
- Eibach Sportline Springs - Lowered as advertised, much more aggressive stands. I like it much better visually. Ride is a bit bumpier and stiffer. It doesn't have the floating feel. Overall and cornering the car feels much tighter. The Jeep-style wheel gap is gone!
- Black lug nuts - Looks much better with black PP wheels.
- Sto N Show front license plate frame - Easily removable to satisfy this dumb law. 5 minute install.
- Roush hood heat extractors - I wanted to have a bit of contrast in the hood. Looks better to me, again with the more "aggressive" theme. I also like that they have more creases, but I wish all the holes were functional. Install was OK. I didnt like that they make you drill. Why didn't Roush design using the same form and hardware as OEM? I also noticed when taking the stock ones out, that one side of the car did not have any nuts on the plastic holder. I bought replacements at Lowe's. So Ford, you owe me $1.59. Note to Roush, they include a piece of paper that tells you to go to their website and download the instructions. There is a needed template for drilling. Why cant you just make this piece of paper the template, instead of making me have to go print it!?
- LED reverse light bulb - 30 second install. Looks better when reverse light is on.
- Roush side skirt winglets - This is a very subtle touch. I think it adds to the look without looking to "racey." I debated on this one and I am glad I got them now that they are on. It makes the car stand out a bit from all the others.
- Magnaflow Competition Series Cat-Back Exhaust - Serious improvement. I havent been able to drive it hard to notice much of an improvement on performance, but as soon as I turned the car ON for the first time, I felt in love even more with the car. The sound is very bassy and deep. Very aggressive and not a lot of "raspiness" until higher revs. I find myself shifting sooner because I dont have to push the engine to hear it as I found myself doing with the stock exhaust. There are rev areas when cruising where it goes very quiet, almost as stock. I have yet to learn those well, so I will have to report back. Cold starts are LOUD. It also helps me shift smoother because I can hear the engine revving the few times I have the radio on. IMO this is how a 5.0 should always sound!
- Roush Spoiler - Ordered in black. Still sitting in the box. Waiting for Roush or CJ Pony Parts to send me the template. When I opened the box to look for instructions, it had the template for the side scoops. Come on Roush!!! This is a serious annoyance.
I had a lot of fun installing all these parts. The rewards when you step back and look at the results, are more than worth it!!!
Maybe tinted windows are next. Sorry for the bad garage pics, good ones coming soon.
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