Zero
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Hey boys,
Let me first kick off this thread by touching on how excited I am to be a part of the group! I picked up my Mustang a little over a month ago, and so far, I'm thoroughly enjoying what this car has to offer for the $$$. However,like many people on the forum, I already find myself caught in the dichotomy of enjoying what I have - yet unable to resist the notion of making things even better! So here's my question to you fine folks:
Even in stock form, the V6 is a great car. My only real complaint is that it feels as though Ford purposefully detuned the V6. After doing a bit of digging, I'm clearly not the only one who feels this way. There also seems to be a universal consensus that the most cost-effective way to realize the performance envelope of the V6 is to go with a tune. So my question is: What about long-term reliability?
For what it's worth, I'm not the kind of person to trade-in a car every couple years. Sure, the GT is nice, but unless Ford pulls a magic rabbit outta its hat and improves the GT in the areas that I care about - the plan is to hold onto the V6 for quite some time. I know a tune will "unlock" what I feel is being held back on the base V6 model. The only problem is, the very notion of doing so makes me nervous. Why?
Because I have this (farcical?) idea that Ford made this car knowing it would be used and abused - particularly in rental car fleets. Thus, I suspect that Ford built this car to withstand abuse over long periods of time. Naturally the best way to do that is to make sure the parts in your car have enough bandwidth to routinely handle said abuse. Because tunes change the way a vehicle functions - at least on a macro level - I can't help but wonder if these changes will ultimately dig into the cars long-term survivability.
So boys - whats been your experience so far? Am I over analyzing the situation? Should I just enjoy the car as is, or should I just shut the hell up and get the MPT tune (93px in particular) already?
Note: My driving style has more in common with Miss Daisy than Schumacher. I don't have any decent (unpoliced) roads that'll allow myself to be a hooligan, nor is there a track close by that's worth a sh!$#. I just want a better throttle input response and to enjoy the thoroughbred that I know this car can be.
Let me first kick off this thread by touching on how excited I am to be a part of the group! I picked up my Mustang a little over a month ago, and so far, I'm thoroughly enjoying what this car has to offer for the $$$. However,like many people on the forum, I already find myself caught in the dichotomy of enjoying what I have - yet unable to resist the notion of making things even better! So here's my question to you fine folks:
Even in stock form, the V6 is a great car. My only real complaint is that it feels as though Ford purposefully detuned the V6. After doing a bit of digging, I'm clearly not the only one who feels this way. There also seems to be a universal consensus that the most cost-effective way to realize the performance envelope of the V6 is to go with a tune. So my question is: What about long-term reliability?
For what it's worth, I'm not the kind of person to trade-in a car every couple years. Sure, the GT is nice, but unless Ford pulls a magic rabbit outta its hat and improves the GT in the areas that I care about - the plan is to hold onto the V6 for quite some time. I know a tune will "unlock" what I feel is being held back on the base V6 model. The only problem is, the very notion of doing so makes me nervous. Why?
Because I have this (farcical?) idea that Ford made this car knowing it would be used and abused - particularly in rental car fleets. Thus, I suspect that Ford built this car to withstand abuse over long periods of time. Naturally the best way to do that is to make sure the parts in your car have enough bandwidth to routinely handle said abuse. Because tunes change the way a vehicle functions - at least on a macro level - I can't help but wonder if these changes will ultimately dig into the cars long-term survivability.
So boys - whats been your experience so far? Am I over analyzing the situation? Should I just enjoy the car as is, or should I just shut the hell up and get the MPT tune (93px in particular) already?
Note: My driving style has more in common with Miss Daisy than Schumacher. I don't have any decent (unpoliced) roads that'll allow myself to be a hooligan, nor is there a track close by that's worth a sh!$#. I just want a better throttle input response and to enjoy the thoroughbred that I know this car can be.
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