What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[OlTexastang]

Out with the Red eco and in with the Blue GT

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[ice445]

Out with the Red eco and in with the Blue GT

Congratulations! Time to make some v8 noises

 

[TLW1022]

Last weekend installed MAK FFE, MagnaFlow Resonated X Pipe, Roush Splitter with Canards, Roush Corner Pockets, Roush Rear Spoiler & RTR Hood Extractors

 

[shogun32]

May I ask why those? They look like crap IMO, so hope there's a reason for them extending that far . Just curious. Thx.

probably because he has a set of 11" wide 50+ offset wheels coming in for real track duty.

 

[tee_cup]

Impressive.

To make sure I fully understand, you installed an Active Exhaust, and are you able to use the modes, too?
Sorry, if I have misunderstood. Regardless, impressive that you were able to figure out custom band clamps and such.

Installed OEM GT350 active exhaust on my 15GT and it sounds amazing!!! I recently bought the exhaust for $300 with 5K miles on it. Fit like a glove as all the stock hangers were plug and play. I had to adapt the xpipe where it met my stock headers with custom exhaust band clamps but it sealed up nice. I didn't get the electric actuators with the purchase of the exhaust so I rigged a pair of cables and throttle linkage to the mechanical linkage on the mufflers. I mounted a discreet little knob under my backup light. "Just push and pull" Turned out nice and works perfectly.
I had already purchased a used GT350 rear valance and exhaust bezels a couple of years ago from a friend for $200. It all finally paid off.
It's nice to have stock exhaust on my car again, even if it is GT350 exhaust.The ride is really quiet until you get on it and then it has a nice growl.
The louder open mode is much louder and sounds really nice.

 

[o-man]

probably because he has a set of 11" wide 50+ offset wheels coming in for real track duty.

This!

 

[shogun32]

do you think itl be much louder with my set up?

I doubt it. Get one of those sound meter apps for your phone and measure at idle and at 2000 RPM before and after - making sure to measure it properly. I would be surprised if you netted more than a couple dB.

 

[FreePenguin]

I doubt it. Get one of those sound meter apps for your phone and measure at idle and at 2000 RPM before and after - making sure to measure it properly. I would be surprised if you netted more than a couple dB.

So, don’t think I’ll get much volume. Well maybe Itl give me low end torque

Bummer mainly doing for sound

 

[Crayon]

Definitely! The stock design is awkward looking to me. I love the red too. The only thing that is no fun, is the shift ball gets hot in the sun.

Here is a pic of my red shift knob I installed months ago... (don't mind the diecast in it too )

 

[Dave2013M3]

Washer her and took her for a nice Saturday drive.

 

[shogun32]

Well maybe Itl give me low end torque
Bummer mainly doing for sound

Does CVF have a dyno sheet showing low-rpm torque improvements? Less restrictive exhaust = faster turbo spin-up and should pull harder for longer but I think you'll find the main source of gains is a much better tune than what Ford puts out, regardless of downpipe.


would seem to suggest a change in timber but not really much in the way of volume. Unfortunately the videographer didn't film his observations in a consistent manner.

 

[Nibble]

I just drove it.

Our Chrysler mini-van is nice for what it's built for -- trucking a thousand pounds of crap for a thousand miles on vacation (this week, it was to Virginia Beach) -- but it's so ... boring.

We got home Friday night after a 10-hour drive and Saturday morning I was in the Mustang, rediscovering why I love it. It hugs the road and goes like hell when I tell it to.

Saturday morning, I told it to.

 

[TXBlueStang]

Just installed an eBay carbon fiber steering wheel on my GT PP1. Everything fit up pretty well and it feels really nice in the hands. By the way, I know the wrap on the bezels aren’t perfect but I will be fixing that in the very near future.

 

[tee_cup]

That looks really nice, even with the blue threading.

Just installed an eBay carbon fiber steering wheel on my GT PP1. Everything fit up pretty well and it feels really nice in the hands. By the way, I know the wrap on the bezels aren’t perfect but I will be fixing that in the very near future.

 

[StangTime]

Just installed an eBay carbon fiber steering wheel on my GT PP1. Everything fit up pretty well and it feels really nice in the hands. By the way, I know the wrap on the bezels aren’t perfect but I will be fixing that in the very near future.

That's nice! I like the accent stitching. Thinking about adding some subtle blue accents to my interior and this wheel would be perfect. Do you have a link for the product?

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