desmo

Will the production 2005 Mustang have the intake manifold cover and strut bars, or not?

TMSBrad

There will be no intake cover. I don't know about the strut bars.

wantan05

Pretty sure it'll come with neither, guess we'll have to wait and see.

gw186

^^^

desmo

That stinks! That cover looks great! And strut bars = a good thing! I could understand not having an IRS for cost, but a sheetmeatal cover and steel bars? I'm sure that there will always be aftermarkets. B)

TampaBear67

Will the production 2005 Mustang have the intake manifold cover and strut bars, or not?





Uh...........NO!

This has been covered here several times.

mustangfun101

There will be a 300hp engine though. Is that important at all?????? Or is the cover more important?

Galaxie

The strut bars look to be there, you just have to look closely as there are hidden by tubing, etc.

The engine cover has been gone for a long time, the aftermarket will have it for sure

EleanorsMine

I gotta play woman here-

Why is the engine in there backwards? I know every inch of my engine, and it is turned the exact opposite of this one.
Or do they come both ways?
Please don't kill me!

mustangfun101

I'm waiting to see who has the first aftermarket cover. It'll be pricey until others come out. Should be fun to watch.

Dan

:scratch: Backwards? The tranny can only attach to one side

Throttle body and intake in the front and driveshaft/flywheel & tranny out the back.

FWD cars often have the engine rotated 90 degrees (one bank at the front and one at the rear of the engine compartment) because the tranny is placed to the side of the engine compartment.

For example, in this Probe GT (6 cylinder) which is FWD, you can see the spark plug wires for the three cylinders on the front bank. The tranny is on the right side of the engine at the bottom.

Greywolf

The intake is just on the front the current is on the back and the GT-R has two one on each side.

desmo

300 HP is awesome, but variable cam timing is important. 17" wheels are cool, but traction control is important. Sequential turn signals, retro styling, the details are important! A Subie STI, a Dodge Magnum, or a rocket-propelled go-kart may have 300HP, but they are not Mustangs! I just think that function and style can co-exist.

freebass55

desmo, welcome to the forums!

EleanorsMine

I knew I would look like a fool if I asked!

Look, this is mine(not my car) Its a GM 3400 SFI Vee-sicks.


Question: On a RWD engine, is it more of a pain in the crack to work on? a FWD car you just reach in and deal with, its right there.

mustangfun101

Just seems more focus (pardon the Ford pun) is on a piece of plastic and not the important things.

TampaBear67

Yeap, It's Front Wheel Drive! The 05 and All Mustangs are Rear Wheel Drive. The Tower Braces are Not There either. I've seen it a couple times and they Took them Off. But as Others Have Said, There's Always the Aftermarket!

desmo

That was a good pun!

I just think that it looks better than the black intake tubes. Its plastic?

Strut bars are very functional and I do hope that it has some kind of strut bracing. (Although that is usually the first suspension upgrade people do anyway)

Dan

"A FWD car you just reach in and deal with, its right there"

April, you're killing me here.......the engine is right there in both cases.

Is that opposed to a RWD engine where you DON'T "reach in there and deal with it"? :scratch:


I would say overall a RWD car is easier to work on because the engine compartment is usually larger, the transmission and drivetrain are easier to get to and you don't have a bank at the rear of the engine compartment which can be a pain to access.

RWD setups are very reliable and simplier to repair IMO.

its_amazing

my VW is FWD,,,,and a pain in the butt to change stuff ussualy,,,,,,had to once take off my right tire and alternator just to get to the water pump,,,,

yah,,,,,everything is right in their,,,,all together,,,,,,,,but their is little to no room to work IMO,,,,,,