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I've had my Mustang since July 2006. For the first 10 years she was a street/strip daily driver in SoCal. For the past 4 years she's been under a Covercraft tarp outside in West Virginia and driven only about 2k miles a year. Took her out today to prep for winter and she's as pretty as she was on day one. Amazingly, besides a new 200A alternator and wear items and mods, she's all original. Never seen the inside of a service bay (I do my own maintenance) and runs as tight as ever.
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Congrats on 14+ years of glorious ownership and hopefully another 14 great years to follow as well. Most definitely agree she's just as pretty now as she was on day one. I also want to say thank you for sticking with your Saleen series VI S/C which IMHO, remains one of the most reliable and efficient PD superchargers, despite it's now outdated technology. But then again, I'm also biased as you can obviously tell lol.
m05fastbackGT - Thanks! Here's my thoughts about the Series VI: the beauty of this S/C is that most people recognize a PD blower as a brick on top of the engine; the Series VI looks like a stock plenum cover to most people including many forced induction owners. When I tell them its supercharged they admire the stealth although I don't get appearance bragging rights because it just doesn't look like a supercharger. As far as technology, its a 2.3L Lysholm - the same one used today and the same one used by Whipple until the late 2000s when they began engineering their own line. Quite literally, the Saleen engineers flipped the S/C over, built an enclosure and put a lid on it. This allows for 9 inch runners to cool the IAT for more air to the rotors. I'm putting 455hp to the ground and its quick and reliable; I don't need to worry about a forged bottom end and overkill suspension mods on a street driver. Anyway, I installed the S/C in 2006 and for 14 years its been maintenance free except for a couple of oil changes. Just my .02
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Hey there John! Speaking of oil changes, my only downfall with the Saleen VI S/C, is that it requires uninstalling the water crossover pipe, just in order to get to the S/C oil plug which IMHO is totally such a hassle and unacceptable. Otherwise, it has indeed been maintenance free just as you mentioned. Anyhow, if by any chance you would happen to know how to go about changing the S/C oil without having to drain the coolant system and then uninstall the water crossover pipe? I'd really appreciate any feedback/support that you may be able to provide.
Hi Rocky, I wish I knew of a more convenient way of changing the S/C oil. The first time I did it was because I was one of the early adopters of the Series VI with the yellow snout sealant that leaked. The second time was about 6 years ago so I even though I haven't put on the miles, I'm sure I've reached the shelf life milestone for the fluid. As you know, It's not a difficult job but I totally agree that it's a hassle and unacceptable. Looks like it'll be a productive spring for me. Sorry I couldn't have been more help.
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Hi John, just finished doing some research on S197 forums and came across a post from an "07" GT owner who also has the Saleen series VI S/C on his car. Anyway, I went ahead and copied/pasted his post below, along with the thread link, in case you might be curious..
On the oil changing/checking... removing the two alternator bolts and setting it aside is really no big deal... and I guess I’ve done this so many times for other activities that I just don’t mind. Same with removing the intake tube... routine stuff. That crossover pipe is another story and I didn’t want to touch that either, and you don’t have to. You just need a tiny ratchet to which you insert a Allen bit to turn the plug. I’m providing a picture of the one I use, which was recommended to me by other series VI owners. With this little guy you can get a couple of clicks in each direction as you loosen and remove the oil change bolt. You then use a oil siphon pump to pump out the old dirty oil and then pump in new clean supercharger oil (which I get at Summit). To check the oil I just stick a clear colored tie wrap end down in there a little and make sure the oil is at the top and not looking dark/dirty. Also providing a couple of pics showing the bolt behind the alternator. Look center of pic and you can see the bottom half of the top of the bolt in the light.
Hey Rocky - thanks for the excerpt and link. I'm always impressed by how Mustang owners are so forthcoming and helpful to the community. I'm going to PM bmeaggie and get an exact description of the ratchet he used (unless, of course, you've already done your due diligence and can clue me in). I'm already marking my calendar for the next oil change. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Again, many thanks!!!
John
Edit: BTW Rocky - it's nice to know that someone's got your back. .....John
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Originally Posted by RedFire281
Hey Rocky - thanks for the excerpt and link. I'm always impressed by how Mustang owners are so forthcoming and helpful to the community. I'm going to PM bmeaggie and get an exact description of the ratchet he used (unless, of course, you've already done your due diligence and can clue me in). I'm already marking my calendar for the next oil change. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Again, many thanks!!!
John
Edit: BTW Rocky - it's nice to know that someone's got your back. .....John
Hey John - Glad you found the excerpt and link useful. I actually haven't reached out to bmeaggie via PM, but if you can get an exact description of the ratchet he uses? please let me know, as I'm also very curious as well. That being said, I've always been a very firm believer when it comes to having someone's back.. Speaking of which, I also submitted an add friend request... Rocky
Originally Posted by Antigini-GT/CS
Bought it in 07, still going strong. Just recently redid the suspension, new wheels and changed the seats.
The purple striping pops out really well on your black "07" GT/CS and also very unique, to say the very least as well. Meanwhile, thanks for sharing an image of your awesome ride and also congrats for remaining a loyal S197 Mustang owner
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the rear end has a humming noise though...has me a bit worried.
Is your wife's 2009 5.4L, the Shelby GT500 or 2009 Mustang GT with the 4.6L 3 valve? I'm not quite sure which car your referring to by your description
the triplets are still here...my 06 is now at 99,000miles, the wifes 07 at 28,000, and the 09 has been moved a few times in/out of the garage, has 5.4 miles now, up from the 3.2 it had when dropped off in 08 LOL. its old enough now doubt i'll ever drive it... probably the last undriven plainjane gt out there. the 06 has still been the best car ive ever had, still as fun as the day I picked it up- but it is slowing down, even with the 4.10s, 13.9 at 100 is best she'll do- new 13.78 @ 103 was its best, before the gears, it was 14.2 @ 98, even with the 93 tune...lost a 'lil pep over the years...
I ordered my Sonic Blue 2005 Ford Mustang GT in September 2004 and took delivery in October 2004. I still have her and she has over 382,000 miles on her. I love my car!!
