Ponies on The Run (Again)
7/21/07, 09:02 PM
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7/21/07, 09:46 PM
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7/21/07, 09:58 PM
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7/21/07, 10:10 PM
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7/21/07, 11:48 PM
I guess Brian will be keeping his sways. 
Agreed. As one guy put it..
On a drag car would I run one? Absolutely. On a weekend warrior street car? Absolutely. On a daily driver with lots of mileage? Hesitant.
DS all the way, it's emission legal. You're in for a doosey if you think swapping shorties or LT's every 2 years will be cake.
Agreed. As one guy put it..
On a drag car would I run one? Absolutely. On a weekend warrior street car? Absolutely. On a daily driver with lots of mileage? Hesitant.
DS all the way, it's emission legal. You're in for a doosey if you think swapping shorties or LT's every 2 years will be cake.
7/22/07, 06:20 AM
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7/22/07, 11:38 AM
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some shorties are smog legal. Check out the FRPP "drag pack" they advertise the legalness. LTs as much as I love to the remove and reinstall every two years completely stops me from doing it.
what is it with this car... 500-600 bucks here, 700 bucks there. Is there anything at all that is reasonably priced for this thing ? Or will the prices drop once the '10 comes out ?
7/22/07, 12:03 PM
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7/22/07, 12:24 PM
And from what I read in the Forums, removing and replacing shorties are a major PITA for only 5 hp (and that's pushing it). As ugly as our exhaust manifolds are, going the shorty route is NOT justified by the cost and installation (especially R&R every 2
). Bedsides the ugliness of the stockers, I hear they actually flow pretty well. I think there are some 10 second S197's still using the stock manifolds!Yeah, expect to pay out the ying yang until the next gen Mustang comes out. That's a given, just take a look at the SN95 mod prices.
7/22/07, 01:48 PM
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Brian, as far as I know, there's only one company that sells CARB legal shorties, and that's JBA. I understand what you're saying on the FRPP drag pack, and I have no idea how they're passing that off as 50 State Legal. Maybe as a 'pack' they obtained some CARB approval, but components by itself are NOT emission legal.
And from what I read in the Forums, removing and replacing shorties are a major PITA for only 5 hp (and that's pushing it). As ugly as our exhaust manifolds are, going the shorty route is NOT justified by the cost and installation (especially R&R every 2 ). Bedsides the ugliness of the stockers, I hear they actually flow pretty well. I think there are some 10 second S197's still using the stock manifolds!
Yeah, expect to pay out the ying yang until the next gen Mustang comes out. That's a given, just take a look at the SN95 mod prices.
And from what I read in the Forums, removing and replacing shorties are a major PITA for only 5 hp (and that's pushing it). As ugly as our exhaust manifolds are, going the shorty route is NOT justified by the cost and installation (especially R&R every 2
). Bedsides the ugliness of the stockers, I hear they actually flow pretty well. I think there are some 10 second S197's still using the stock manifolds!Yeah, expect to pay out the ying yang until the next gen Mustang comes out. That's a given, just take a look at the SN95 mod prices.
Oh well. It's certainly towards the bottom of my list of to-dos. MGW, 4.10s, LCA/UCA, Driveshaft and FRPP Sway bars (for Tom and Leo
) all come first.
7/22/07, 01:49 PM
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So onto car care... Looking under the hood and where the hood meets the fenders and somewhat on the hood I've got some terrible water spots. I've tried quick detail and it kinda works but not completely. Whats the thing to use or what does everyone else do to prevent them in the first place ?? Since it's a DD I probably wash it 100x more than Bill washes his so Bill, you probably don't even have this problem in the first place.
7/22/07, 02:00 PM
http://www.duckyproducts.com/
Maybe some pre-wax cleaner will remove them. Hard water stains can be a PITA to completely remove.
Prevention is to wipe clean those areas after you wash the car. Of course this advise is too late for the spots now, but may prevent future stains.
7/22/07, 06:24 PM
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I used to use a product called Ducky's Water Spot Remover on my SeaDoo, it worked great!
http://www.duckyproducts.com/
Maybe some pre-wax cleaner will remove them. Hard water stains can be a PITA to completely remove.
Prevention is to wipe clean those areas after you wash the car. Of course this advise is too late for the spots now, but may prevent future stains.
http://www.duckyproducts.com/
Maybe some pre-wax cleaner will remove them. Hard water stains can be a PITA to completely remove.
Prevention is to wipe clean those areas after you wash the car. Of course this advise is too late for the spots now, but may prevent future stains.
I can't remember and I can't find a book mark for it grrrrrrr
Thanks Bill
7/22/07, 06:37 PM
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7/22/07, 07:10 PM
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Hey Brian, did you get the caliper decals installed yet?
7/22/07, 07:35 PM
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Well, I see that you have replaced one addiction with another. The only bad thing is they don't have a 12 step program for stang owners!I can see it now... "My name is John and I'm a stang-a-holic...
Last night I visited the forums 10 times and 50 foot of rubber in front of the Chrysler dealership... Brothers... I need your help!"
7/22/07, 08:11 PM
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Well, I see that you have replaced one addiction with another. The only bad thing is they don't have a 12 step program for stang owners!I can see it now... "My name is John and I'm a stang-a-holic...
Last night I visited the forums 10 times and 50 foot of rubber in front of the Chrysler dealership... Brothers... I need your help!" I did that, only it was 10 feet of 2nd gear rubber and there is nothing wrong with me.
Oh wait...
Uh Oh...
7/22/07, 08:50 PM
I only used the Adam spray on my Shaker scoop and front grille, haven't sprayed it on anything else.
On all my plastic and rubber stuff in the engine bay, I use the Z-16 Perfect Tire Gloss .
I will be doing my engine bay tomorrow after work. I'll take a pic after I'm done detailing it for you to see.
7/22/07, 08:51 PM