Thank you! I'm glad you guys like seeing my car show photos. I didn't know if this was the correct place. As for the Bullitt, I thought it was a genuine Steeda version. But, it didn't have the medallion. Just the rims. I have seen a genuine one at Cars and Coffee before, so cool!
You are very close! This is one of the arches that is visible off the road when driving into Moab. It's not quite in the park but we did go to the park that day as well.
Yup. Car had the Roush P2 kit installed at 700 miles and has mainly been driven in town. Averages about 12MPG in town and 22-26 on the highway.
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I actually love my mother in law, she's awesome. My wife and kids typically spend June and July in AR with me driving them there and staying a few weeks at the beginning and then flying back to AZ for a few weeks of work.You'd be surprised how much my wife and kids enjoyed traveling in the Mustang, back seat and all. I figured they would all want to murder me when we returned. My wife was not really a fan of the Mustang until this trip actually... She got to see firsthand how much attention the car gets when it's out and about.
thank you! i'll check it out.
The gauge is all electronic I know that, so there is no vacuum line to them. I am not sure sure how it is calculated, but I think in the boosted forum someone explained where it gets its data from.thank you! i'll check it out.
i just wonder how the ECU knows the actual manifold press/vac since I believe our cars don't have a map sensor. peehaps just calculated bases on the actual messured MAF....
doubt the gauge has a vaccum hose all the way to the manifold though
It's not that bad stock....this just means you have to put a blower on it now!Forgot to post the new tag from Friday.
Honestly, looks better without the wrap, definitely much cleaner.I had a "carbon fiber" look vinyl wrap on my hood for the last few years. Two different ones, due to losing the original when I got hail damage last year. But, the second one was poor quality and not durable. It was starting to discolor and had scratches on it from where I tried removing bird waste. But, I took it off today with the help of my neighbors in the
heat. It feels cleaner and I like the look.
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so basically no improvements in notchy shifting? I've heard mixed things on changing from DCT to another fluid. Although it may solve notchy shifting at lower speeds and cooler temp, due to lower or slippery viscosity, it may cause detrimental trans wear on the dog teeth at wide open and high blocker ring speeds.Three months after receiving the shifter parts from MGW I finally have found some time to installed the MGW Race Spec shifter. I did not remove the cat back nor drive shaft and consequently it took me 2 days because I could not get the top arm long bolt out. I was afraid I would break something so I stopped for the day. Eventually I forcefully pulled down the drive shaft using an additional lever to get it out. So I recommend to at least loosen the drive shaft a bit. There is enough room to reach all bolts. Sure, it's not convenient but it works without problem.
The dust boot was another issue but as per recommendation here in the forum to flip the dust boot inside out it became very easy to attach.
I must say using this shifter is a very much different shifting feeling. Especially with wide open throttle acceleration you can feel a lot of vibration from the engine and transmission when holding the shifter which is a good thing, connection to the transmission feels way more direct than before. With the OEM shifter all the NVH is absorbed by the chassis where the stock shifter is attached. There is no additional abnormal noise or heat when the light OEM dampener mat , the dark MGW dampener mat and the center console are installed but before I did that that I took a test drive without all of them installed, even without the dust boot to check if something is off before I put all of it together. Just a hint: Without the dust boot installed, you can hear more sound from the engine, transmission and exhaust but you will also have some unpleasant fumes, not from exhaust but from the engine, coming though the shifter opening.
The good thing after all this is that you can take your time and do it right and have enough time to check everything is correctly done. With a shop you don't know unless they are experienced with these rare or unusual installs and know what not to do. Also this install is something very worthwhile if you like working on your own car.
The synchronizer rings still seem to take their time to do their job, so next I will add BG Syncro Shift II to see if there is a difference. In this regard there was no difference compared to the OEM shifter.
I bought all shifter variations (long, short and flat stick) but my first impression is that flat stick shifter is similar in length to the short shifter and it looks fantastic.
The gear shifting reduction feels good with the short and flat stick. I might shorten the short stick like half an inch or so to see when shifting becomes a bit too hard. At least now with the MGW shifter installed you do not have the impression that that you will accidentally break something when shifting hard. There is almost no flex left.
One more thing that I will probably change is the the gripper spherical shift knob. The weight is good but they are a bit small. so I might look for a 35 - 65% larger shift knob.
While I was about to attach the center console I noticed a spare connector (see last image).
Does anyone have an idea what that used is for ? It's just sitting in a holder on the passenger side.
All in all a very great product. I fully recommend it if you want a more direct connection to the transmission and the possibility to swap between different handles easily.
