Greetings
#1
Greetings
Hello everyone.
About 6 or 7 years ago I sold my older Mustangs (2 65 fastbacks, one of which was a second place national winner, a 66 vert and a 66 hardtop)... it was the first time I had been without a Mustang since I purchased my first one in my sophomore year of high school in 1980. A couple months ago we purchased an 11k mile, '06 GT Premium 5 speed car. Along with some classy touches it has a cold air intake, underdrive pulleys, one piece aluminum driveshaft, Borla exhaust and 4:10 gears. I will be posting some questions as this is our first S197 car and we are considering the installation of Steeda Sport Springs and the one piece shaft has me a bit concerned in regards to pinion angle.
About 6 or 7 years ago I sold my older Mustangs (2 65 fastbacks, one of which was a second place national winner, a 66 vert and a 66 hardtop)... it was the first time I had been without a Mustang since I purchased my first one in my sophomore year of high school in 1980. A couple months ago we purchased an 11k mile, '06 GT Premium 5 speed car. Along with some classy touches it has a cold air intake, underdrive pulleys, one piece aluminum driveshaft, Borla exhaust and 4:10 gears. I will be posting some questions as this is our first S197 car and we are considering the installation of Steeda Sport Springs and the one piece shaft has me a bit concerned in regards to pinion angle.
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#4
Originally Posted by Kper
Uh oh. Are they a PITA? Or is there something else attached to that question?
#5
Is this a similar issue to what the 5.4 trucks had with the carbon seizing the plugs into the head? If I attempt to take these out in my garage am I at risk of ultimately towing my car to the dealer after a major spark plug failure? I'm a 27 yr heavy equipment mechanic in the military so I'm not totally stupid when it comes to spark plugs but I'm not up on the latest poor designs, either. What am I up against here?
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Originally Posted by Kper
Is this a similar issue to what the 5.4 trucks had with the carbon seizing the plugs into the head? If I attempt to take these out in my garage am I at risk of ultimately towing my car to the dealer after a major spark plug failure? I'm a 27 yr heavy equipment mechanic in the military so I'm not totally stupid when it comes to spark plugs but I'm not up on the latest poor designs, either. What am I up against here?
There are a plethora of walk throughs on how to do this online and probably on here.
#8
Great. We had issues with the 5.4's and learned that heartache the hard way. I had no idea the 4.6's were the same design. Hopefully my 4.6 will be a piece of cake with only 11k miles.
What plugs does everyone recommend?
Thanks, Pete and Amie, for the welcomes!
What plugs does everyone recommend?
Thanks, Pete and Amie, for the welcomes!
#9
Originally Posted by Kper
Great. We had issues with the 5.4's and learned that heartache the hard way. I had no idea the 4.6's were the same design. Hopefully my 4.6 will be a piece of cake with only 11k miles.
What plugs does everyone recommend?
Thanks, Pete and Amie, for the welcomes!
What plugs does everyone recommend?
Thanks, Pete and Amie, for the welcomes!
What future plans do you have for the S197?
#11
Thanks for the plug info.
You might find this a bit funny but the Mustang is actually my wife's, she's more of a gearhead than she cares to admit. I have to hand it to her, though, she did state it HAD to be a 5spd. Anyway, our friend purchased it new and started throwing nice upgrades at it. A couple years back we told him if he were ever going to sell, let us know. This was shortly after we sold our older mustangs and figured he'd forget all about it. Well, he called about 2 months ago.
But I digress..... since it's my wife's car my choices are limited. A set of Steeda Sport Springs came with it and it took me a couple weeks to get her to agree to the installation - now I'm researching to see if the one piece driveshaft is going to work with the sport springs in regards to pinion angle.
A super charger was on my dream sheet but at a few thousand bucks I can't justify it right now (or ever). A new hood would be nice but I went through that fiasco with poorly fitting fiberglass on one of my 65's and don't want to revisit that again. We'd like to install the flush mounted side vents that take the place of the quarter glass. Beyond those ideas/plans I haven't given much thought.
Thanks, Shelby, for the welcome!
You might find this a bit funny but the Mustang is actually my wife's, she's more of a gearhead than she cares to admit. I have to hand it to her, though, she did state it HAD to be a 5spd. Anyway, our friend purchased it new and started throwing nice upgrades at it. A couple years back we told him if he were ever going to sell, let us know. This was shortly after we sold our older mustangs and figured he'd forget all about it. Well, he called about 2 months ago.
But I digress..... since it's my wife's car my choices are limited. A set of Steeda Sport Springs came with it and it took me a couple weeks to get her to agree to the installation - now I'm researching to see if the one piece driveshaft is going to work with the sport springs in regards to pinion angle.
A super charger was on my dream sheet but at a few thousand bucks I can't justify it right now (or ever). A new hood would be nice but I went through that fiasco with poorly fitting fiberglass on one of my 65's and don't want to revisit that again. We'd like to install the flush mounted side vents that take the place of the quarter glass. Beyond those ideas/plans I haven't given much thought.
Thanks, Shelby, for the welcome!
#14
Originally Posted by Kper
Thanks for the plug info.
You might find this a bit funny but the Mustang is actually my wife's, she's more of a gearhead than she cares to admit. I have to hand it to her, though, she did state it HAD to be a 5spd. Anyway, our friend purchased it new and started throwing nice upgrades at it. A couple years back we told him if he were ever going to sell, let us know. This was shortly after we sold our older mustangs and figured he'd forget all about it. Well, he called about 2 months ago.
But I digress..... since it's my wife's car my choices are limited. A set of Steeda Sport Springs came with it and it took me a couple weeks to get her to agree to the installation - now I'm researching to see if the one piece driveshaft is going to work with the sport springs in regards to pinion angle.
A super charger was on my dream sheet but at a few thousand bucks I can't justify it right now (or ever). A new hood would be nice but I went through that fiasco with poorly fitting fiberglass on one of my 65's and don't want to revisit that again. We'd like to install the flush mounted side vents that take the place of the quarter glass. Beyond those ideas/plans I haven't given much thought.
Thanks, Shelby, for the welcome!
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Thanks everyone for the welcomes! As far as the avatar, that was my 65 Dynasty Green fastback. I organized a car show on base and was able to approve a photo with an F-16 for every vehicle entered. Talk about a logistical nightmare! Took a couple years but I got it done!
I know my 65 is now with a friend in New Zealand but I still like to talk about it. It was an original A code car with Pony Interior, P/S and A/C. I added Power front discs. The paint was unchanged but I restored the interior and the eng comp. It was an Arizona car with no rust whatsoever.
Last edited by Kper; 4/23/12 at 07:26 PM.
#17
Hello everyone.
About 6 or 7 years ago I sold my older Mustangs (2 65 fastbacks, one of which was a second place national winner, a 66 vert and a 66 hardtop)... it was the first time I had been without a Mustang since I purchased my first one in my sophomore year of high school in 1980. A couple months ago we purchased an 11k mile, '06 GT Premium 5 speed car. Along with some classy touches it has a cold air intake, underdrive pulleys, one piece aluminum driveshaft, Borla exhaust and 4:10 gears. I will be posting some questions as this is our first S197 car and we are considering the installation of Steeda Sport Springs and the one piece shaft has me a bit concerned in regards to pinion angle.
About 6 or 7 years ago I sold my older Mustangs (2 65 fastbacks, one of which was a second place national winner, a 66 vert and a 66 hardtop)... it was the first time I had been without a Mustang since I purchased my first one in my sophomore year of high school in 1980. A couple months ago we purchased an 11k mile, '06 GT Premium 5 speed car. Along with some classy touches it has a cold air intake, underdrive pulleys, one piece aluminum driveshaft, Borla exhaust and 4:10 gears. I will be posting some questions as this is our first S197 car and we are considering the installation of Steeda Sport Springs and the one piece shaft has me a bit concerned in regards to pinion angle.
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Thanks!