Looks like a fitting used for a catch can, or one of the fittings on a Roush or VMP supercharger. How it ended up inside the intake is the real mystery.Okay, I do believe I am now pissed off. I am replacing the 2018 intake that is currently on the Mustang with one from a 2016 GT at the same time as I am doing the Lund 91 tune. I am also replacing the 47 lb injectors with new stock ones. I have new plugs to go in it too and plan on changing the oil shortly after it's up and running again.
So, I mosied on out to the workshop this morning to remove the existing 2018 manifold so I am all set when the 2016 manifold arrives. No issues removing the 2018 manifold. However, when I lifted up the intake I thought "That's odd... what is that shiny piece that is just sitting there in cylinder 6?". I pulled it out and then thought "WTF????".
So, WTF is this? Looks very similar to the end of a garden hose.
Indeed, and would definitely necessitate a compression and leak down test. Hard to imagine any other scenario than someone deliberately putting it in there, but I guess if someone were hastily removing the blower and other things to try and sell the car, it could have fallen in there and they didn't notice. Shitty either way really.
Looks like FR3Z-2420-J has the connectors I need. What is on the car now is the tube to the left at my pitiful attempt to depict a saw.
It's hard to be charitable when thinking about how this happened. Either negligence or a sad excuse for a human being.
I assume that in NE Wisconsin you will have to pass emissions right? Do they do a full inspection there, or just plug it in and scan to see if all the readiness monitors are clear?
Some of the counties in the southern part of the state do test, but not up where I live. But, I hope to not kill my kids with pollution I helped create so I do still want it to run clean. It's not polluting at all right now! Trying a new positive spin on things.
I was just referring to the BBK cats. No way those will pass if they checked for readiness monitors or put it on the rollers, but sounds like you're good on that front.
That's an interesting idea isnt it? Maybe it was repo'd and he took the supercharger off and left a present for the lien holder.
I read this then remembered this is about my car. I am going to be so bummed if after I get it running, it turns out the heads or rings or cylinders are trashed and it is big $$$$ for repairs. Nothing like having an unusable car sitting in the garage. I will feel the worst for my wife and daughters because they are so excited to drive it. Much more excited than I am at the thought of them driving it. But they do great on motorcycles and snowmobiles and are driving them, not passengers! And they did great driving my Screaming Yellow 2016 GT. I even let my oldest daughter take it to school her last day of 11th grade because I promised she could if she got good grades. I sold that one to help pay for their college.
