Just purchased a couple maintenance items for the stang.

Steeda Fuel Filter
Cabin air filter
touch up paint

FRPP FUEL FILTER $13.95!!!!!

Moss Mustang is selling them individually now.
http://www.mossmustang.com/Shop/View...eIndexID=57880

 

I just threw that in there to see if anyone caught it!

Me too!

 

Trust me I caught it.






Way to go Leo I surfed the moss catalog and just figured it was all crap. Maybe I'll actually have to buy something from them finally. and FINALLY someone sells 'em individually now

 

I found out some interesting info yesterday.

I took off my boost controller last week and was temporarily making boost just from the spring in the wastegate (I can change springs like one can change pullies on a supercharger). I wanted to get around 8.5 psi with just a spring (and no boost controller - less to worry about).

With the boost controller I was dialed in at 10.0 psi on the dot, and that's what the car was dyno-tuned for (or anything less) - as long as I didn't go over that. I figured 8.5 psi was plenty for the street and more than safe.

When I took off the boost controller, the boost gauge was going to right around 5 psi, so I figured I had a 5 psi spring inside the wastegate. Turns out there was a 7.2 psi spring installed. Strange....

So, I had an 8.7 psi spring to put in (to get close to the 8.5 psi that I wanted), so I changed it... now the boost gauge reads right around 7.5 psi. Still strange!?!?

I called Tial (the maker of the wastegate) and he said that was perfectly normal and that there is usually a pressure drop through the intercooler, in my case, about 1.2 psi.

So, I actually had the boost controller dialed up to 11.2 psi, hence the engine (and boost gauge) was seeing the 10.0 psi. My boost gauge is hooked up to manifold pressure, so what the gauge sees is what the engine sees.

To get the 8.5 psi that I want, I'll have to install a 10.1 psi spring and end up with 8.9 psi going to the engine (still 1.1 psi under my limit).

Anyway... the pressure drop through the intercooler was what I thought was interesting. You install an intercooler to help cool the intake charge, but you eat up some of your pressure!

BTW... the reason for the strange spring pressures, is because they are rated in bars... .3 bars, .4 bars, .5 bars, etc... and they don't equate to even psi rates.

 

Do you know you have to remove the wipers to get the cowl off to get to the cabin air filter?

You'll more than likely need a puller to get those wipers off.

 

Many have said you just have to shut off the car with the windshield wipers in the 12 o'clock position.

 

Ahhh... and just lift up one side of the cowl enough to get at the filter? Never thought about that. I had the cowl off for a different reason, but that's a good idea! The wipers were a ***** to get off!

 

Oh no, don't pull the wipers off. The cowl is 2 pieces and both wipers mount on the right side, you only need to take the left off. Turn the key on and then turn the wipers on and turn the key off when they are at the top and you should be good to go

 

Even better!

I had both sides of the cowl off... glad the filter is under the easy side!

 

Yeah, no doubt.

 

That's my plan. Wow Tom's back. Hello Stranger.

 

Hello!

I took my cowl off to run my mechanical water temp gauge under it. The length from gauge to fitting is pre-set, and there wasn't enough to go any other way.

Anyway, I checked the cabin filter when I had the cowl off and remember thinking... wow, what a pain in the **** to get to this filter!!

It was perfectly clean, so I didn't change it.

 

I'll take a pic of mine when I get it off. If it's clean I'll leave it and just save the filter for another day.

 

I ain't missed a shift yet......

 

You mean FRPP oil filters.

Those be $3 more than a Mobil 1 filter.

I've use both and am sure they both performed well in filtering stuff.

 

The Tacomobile is in the hands of RET as of this evening.

All we can do at this point is pray.

 

You don't need them....as long as you dont have to turn or stop....

 

Me neither...... But I hear what you're saying.

RET? Good deal, I've heard good things about Greg and crew. When are they doing it, will it be done tomorrow??

 

I turn and stop all day long! For almost 2 years now without a front swaybar.

I'll concede to this:

You don't need them... as long as you don't enter a road race...

 

Good luck, Bill!

Nothing about my intercooler findings?? I thought you'd say something like, see, I don't need no stinkin' intercooler!!