2010 Mustang GT Puzzlers
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2010 Mustang GT Puzzlers
Okay, I really like the new 2011 Mustang GT but have come up with two issues that have me puzzled. Road & Track just did a great article on the GT and said that Ford has now included the dreaded 1-4 Skip Shift device in the new 6 speed. Yikes! Can this be defeated? Any new owners out there who have this? Feedback.
Next, what is up with the sound deadening in the rear wheel wells? Ford used the same material that is under the hood to cut noise in the rear wheel housing! What about rain, sand, snow, etc. and how do you wash these out? Very odd design. Yes you can rip it out I suppose but yikes!
Next, what is up with the sound deadening in the rear wheel wells? Ford used the same material that is under the hood to cut noise in the rear wheel housing! What about rain, sand, snow, etc. and how do you wash these out? Very odd design. Yes you can rip it out I suppose but yikes!
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Okay, I really like the new 2011 Mustang GT but have come up with two issues that have me puzzled. Road & Track just did a great article on the GT and said that Ford has now included the dreaded 1-4 Skip Shift device in the new 6 speed. Yikes! Can this be defeated? Any new owners out there who have this? Feedback.
Next, what is up with the sound deadening in the rear wheel wells? Ford used the same material that is under the hood to cut noise in the rear wheel housing! What about rain, sand, snow, etc. and how do you wash these out? Very odd design. Yes you can rip it out I suppose but yikes!
Next, what is up with the sound deadening in the rear wheel wells? Ford used the same material that is under the hood to cut noise in the rear wheel housing! What about rain, sand, snow, etc. and how do you wash these out? Very odd design. Yes you can rip it out I suppose but yikes!
a) In the ECM so it will more than likely take a programming to defeat. Not like Camaro's.
b) Isn't the worst thing in the world when driven even very minimally spirited.
The sound deadening I would have to take a look at but this sounds like a miss-communication of some sort. Are you sure it wasn't on the inside of the trunk? This would make sense. Sound deadening, is just a damper for vibrations so it could be anything. Usually what's under the hood is a heat shielded foam or poly fiber material. This could easily be used in a trunk just as it is under the carpet. Just need specifics.
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The sound deadening in the rear wheel wells does feel more like a fabric than a hard plastic, but it's not as soft as the stuff under the hood. No problems so far in terms of cleaning it, and it's been raining here for the past two months...plenty of dirt and mud got in the wheel wells and it came out just fine.
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The sound deadening in the rear wheel wells does feel more like a fabric than a hard plastic, but it's not as soft as the stuff under the hood. No problems so far in terms of cleaning it, and it's been raining here for the past two months...plenty of dirt and mud got in the wheel wells and it came out just fine.
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Okay, I really like the new 2011 Mustang GT but have come up with two issues that have me puzzled. Road & Track just did a great article on the GT and said that Ford has now included the dreaded 1-4 Skip Shift device in the new 6 speed. Yikes! Can this be defeated? Any new owners out there who have this? Feedback.
https://themustangsource.com/f726/skip-shift-484087/
and the most recent one:
https://themustangsource.com/f726/sk...011-gt-485216/
One more just for kicks:
https://themustangsource.com/f726/20...eature-483231/
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It still has to have a mechanical component to achieve the skip feature and that should be able to be defeated without any PCM reprogramming.
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True. So far no one has shown up with a defeat yet so I guess we will see. I see your point though.
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