What did you do with your Mustang today?*
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Originally Posted by Gabe
Just trying to get rid of a couple of leaks that seem to have developed and gotten worse over time.
Ended up sealing up OK on one side, the other side I had the local Meineke put some of their own sealant and adjust the clamps, and they also touched up 2 spots on the weld in the "H" of the h-pipe.
So far so good.
Today I installed the Steeda jacking rails and while I had it up in the air I went over every bolt/nut for the rear suspension, including the adjusting nuts for the UCA & Watts link.
A couple of them took a couple more turns, but nothing stuck out as the definite culprit for a rattle I've been getting over bumps lately.
Also took the trunk carpet out, vacuumed the little bit of dirt that I saw in the spare tire well, applied some of the soft part of Velcro to several areas where hard connectors were touching/hitting metal, and pushed in all the christmas-tree plastic connectors that I could see, to make sure all the plastic panels are tight.
Can't drive the car right now since it's raining out, but looking forward to seeing if any of that fixed it.
I was perplexed to see the Steeda jacking rails be kinda short.
They fit fine into the spots/holes where they were designed to reach, but there are other mounting holes about a foot further back where they could be attached to:
They did arrive in perfect shape though, very well packed :
Ended up sealing up OK on one side, the other side I had the local Meineke put some of their own sealant and adjust the clamps, and they also touched up 2 spots on the weld in the "H" of the h-pipe.
So far so good.
Today I installed the Steeda jacking rails and while I had it up in the air I went over every bolt/nut for the rear suspension, including the adjusting nuts for the UCA & Watts link.
A couple of them took a couple more turns, but nothing stuck out as the definite culprit for a rattle I've been getting over bumps lately.
Also took the trunk carpet out, vacuumed the little bit of dirt that I saw in the spare tire well, applied some of the soft part of Velcro to several areas where hard connectors were touching/hitting metal, and pushed in all the christmas-tree plastic connectors that I could see, to make sure all the plastic panels are tight.
Can't drive the car right now since it's raining out, but looking forward to seeing if any of that fixed it.
I was perplexed to see the Steeda jacking rails be kinda short.
They fit fine into the spots/holes where they were designed to reach, but there are other mounting holes about a foot further back where they could be attached to:
They did arrive in perfect shape though, very well packed :
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I'm a firm believer that where there's a will, there's a way.
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True, but then us as customers would pay for that extra R&D.
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From: Massachusetts
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From: Maine, or eastern Canada
Mounted 4 stick-on fins under the rear bumper, painted silver to go with the stripes.
Those will smooth out the airflow under the vehicle, reducing drag and improving mileage.
Yeah, right, but that's how I'm justifying it.
Those will smooth out the airflow under the vehicle, reducing drag and improving mileage.
Yeah, right, but that's how I'm justifying it.
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From: Indianapolis
I added the Roush side splitters to my GTCS to compliment the new Boss rims and tires from last month.
I also added a UPR black billet "302" stealth badge on the deckled.
It blends right in until you get up on me.
I also added a UPR black billet "302" stealth badge on the deckled.
It blends right in until you get up on me.
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But, don't let anyone get that close like Roger said.
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Went to the local cruise night with both cars, my GT and my fiancée's GT500.
Got there, popped the hoods, found coolant all over the engine in her car, the intercooler pump is gone.
Ordered a new one, will be here Wednesday, I'll have the bumper cover off and old pump off before the UPS guy gets there.
She's saddened that the nice weather is here and she can't drive her Shelby.
I'll fix it as soon as I have the new part, but that's still 4 days away
Got there, popped the hoods, found coolant all over the engine in her car, the intercooler pump is gone.
Ordered a new one, will be here Wednesday, I'll have the bumper cover off and old pump off before the UPS guy gets there.
She's saddened that the nice weather is here and she can't drive her Shelby.
I'll fix it as soon as I have the new part, but that's still 4 days away
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95 4.6 4 valve heads
I have a 4.6l 2 valve PI Engine out of a 1999 mustang GT that I got to put in my 98 3.8l mustang. I also picked up a 4.6l 4 valve NPI Engine out of a 95 Lincoln mark 8. I want to put the 4 valve NPI heads on my 99 engine. Can I? Or should I just drop the whole 95 engine in my mustang since it is a aluminum block and just have the heads fixed to basically be PI heads?
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Took the bumper cover off the fiancee's Shelby, changed the oil & filter, cleaned under the hood all the coolant spray from Saturday when the supercharger coolant pump stopped working and coolant boiled, spewing all over the engine.
New pump due here Wednesday, I'll also be putting in 2 new fog light bulbs and checking/tightening/lubing the Watts link while I have the car up in the air
And a before-and-after of the engine bay:
New pump due here Wednesday, I'll also be putting in 2 new fog light bulbs and checking/tightening/lubing the Watts link while I have the car up in the air
And a before-and-after of the engine bay:
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Finally, got a chance to drive the car since I installed BMR chassis brace. This really ties my bmr kmember and rad support together. The front is much tighter on the straight, and in the corners. It's not huge but 5% better at the least.
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From: Yukon, OK
Recently, I noticed that under medium boost (above 4 PSI or so), the display for my ProCharger i-1 would reboot. I also noticed that with the car off, it would display the boost as -1.2 PSI when it should be 0.0. I called ProCharger and they explained they have seen the reboot before if owners added headers, bigger throttle bodies, etc after installation. The i-1 control computer can make up for some minor mods, but after a while, if it is changing pulley ratios too much to bring the boost up to where it needs to be, it will get confused and "give up". A firmware update fixes that problem.
However, since I had not modded the car after supercharger installation, the best guess is that the faulty boost reading has the computer confused, yielding the same result. So, I shipped the i-1 computer and the display unit back for repair/replacement under warranty.
I will say the guys at ProCharger were very helpful and said it should take just a day or two to diagnose once they have it back. They received the units yesterday. This is the first time my Mustang has been grounded in nearly 5 years of ownership - 2 under boost.
In the mean time, I washed it, detailed the interior, changed the oil and filter, changed the SC oil, and swapped in a clean air filter. I'll be ready to roll after I plug in the SC computer and reinstall the glovebox.
However, since I had not modded the car after supercharger installation, the best guess is that the faulty boost reading has the computer confused, yielding the same result. So, I shipped the i-1 computer and the display unit back for repair/replacement under warranty.
I will say the guys at ProCharger were very helpful and said it should take just a day or two to diagnose once they have it back. They received the units yesterday. This is the first time my Mustang has been grounded in nearly 5 years of ownership - 2 under boost.
In the mean time, I washed it, detailed the interior, changed the oil and filter, changed the SC oil, and swapped in a clean air filter. I'll be ready to roll after I plug in the SC computer and reinstall the glovebox.
