That right there is the BEST advice, anyone could ever take.
i was seriously considering ordering a clutch line AND MGW shifter to get rid of the plagued issues that i've read about misshifts and notchy feeling when shifting hard at high revs.

I've only put on a little over 250KM so far and took it no the highway today for the first time. I've already done some pretty hard shifts (around 6k RPM) from 1-2 and 2-3 and i can honestly say that, no grinding, no notchyness shifts and haven't missed yet.

I can't see the issues that others have described. i'm wondering if issues are resident to a GT because of the power difference between the V8 and V6?

i don't know. all i know is that the car is perfect so far and is behaving as i had expected.. it absorbs the road better than my wives santa Fe and yet, is as nimble as a mouse around corners (thank god for the performance pack)

maybe the issues may crop up as i keep driving it. i have 250km's of road on Sunday and another 300km Monday... I just hope that i don't get into trouble along the way.

even this morning, jumped on the 401 and hit nearly 160km (100mph) and i wasn't trying :S

I'm happy that I only have a sixer, I don't think i could behave behind the wheels of a GT!

 

Just got some hydrodip done to go with the EVL50 theme (my tag)...

 

i like the coil covers and the radiator cover... the rest just seems too bulky to me. I think it would look better if you took the top corner pieces off.

 

Definitely not feeling the tons of monkey skulls? To each their own though, if you like it that's what matters.

 

Well, I'm up to 40km on my car thanks to the rain. I don't find it notchy or grindy, I'd describe it as a bit "crunchy". But for my taste, the throws on the stock shifter are perfect. I'm throwing in the Energy Suspension bushing tomorrow and see how that does over the next few days/weeks. If it makes a good difference, I may go all the way to a 2-post or something like that. I want the stock action with cleaner delivery.

 

Not the stang but sure waxed up the Escape.

She's all ready for vacation!

 

Looks fantastic, love that gray but I'm biased.

Speaking of non-Mustang Ford SUVs, took my old man to see my Mustang sales guy today so he could put in an order for a 2014 Edge Limited AWD in Kodiak Brown. Not our pic but will look exactly the same with the pano roof and the 20" chromies:



Should make a nice upgrade over his '01 Expedition he bought new back in the day.

 

Installed Steeda ultra kites today

 

So much fell in love with this..had to get one for myself. Placed the order.. Cant wait to get it..

 

I have the same car in Tuxedo black. Full options, less the awd. Just for your info, as I found out too late: those 20" chromies are actually hub caps! It makes no real difference, but when I realized they were not chrome wheels, as I thought, I felt a bit cheated.

 

Are you ****ting me?!?!?!? Boooooo on Ford.

 

Super cool.

 

In the same vain as above, I helped my bro in law secure his new 2014 f150 fx4 yesterday. I was responsible for this blue shield on his drive back to Des Moines. he gets clear bra installed tomorrow. So we just had to get it home safely.

Weirdly though, we discovered a tear in his driver seat already. I attribute that to one of the dooshes in the shop or his installer of the bed liner etc.

 

Lol, congrats, I love mine.


They're not hub caps.

They're chrome-clad wheels, not chromed aluminum.

They glue a chromed plastic layer onto the raw aluminum wheels.

It lasts longer and looks the same.

Tap on it with your finger and they feel like plastic, but you canNOT remove that plastic layer without destroying the rim.

Manufacturers have been doing it for over a decade, and lots of them, not just Ford

 

When I was cleaning the rims, I noticed that the rim sounded like plastic. And I felt that the beyond the chrome there was an edge, and the actual wheel was lower. I did not try to remove them, but that is why I thought they were hubcaps.
But plastic chrome glued, on aluminum wheels, still feels tricked to me. But I should have done more research before I bought the car...

Thanks for correcting and clearing that up Gabe !

 

Thank god, I was going to say if my dad was sold hubcaps for $900 I was going to be pissed! I do still have one gripe with the Limited and that's the CHEAP paper veneer wood grain trim. That paper woodgrain belongs nowhere near a $43k vehicle in 2014. If you are going to have a woodgrain option, it **** well should be glossy/real wood like other manufacturers, especially when it's such a large piece of the dash. I tried to get him to buy a sport and he thought about it but didn't like that you couldn't get HIDs on the sport, which is also lame.

Burton - truck looks great!

 

Look at what i just scored on a private listing on kijij!!!

 

I would sell off those MMD hood struts and get the real thing, the Redline Tuning set. Much stronger and 2 minutes to install, without taking apart your hood hinge bolts

 

Sadly… Gabe's right. Redline or MRT. Both are bolt ons.

As for the Barton, nice, but save up and just get the MGW. Why settle with anything less?

 

Too late , i already threw them on. Took maybe 20min...

It lined up on the first time.

I thought it was a steal. Paid $110 for the two!