2010-2014 Mustang Information on The S197 {GenII}

The Good, The bad and The Ugly...

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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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The Good, The bad and The Ugly...

The Good:
Another great track day at Auto Club Speedway.
The Bad:
The A/C broke today and 100+ degrees here in southern California. Heard a squealing noise just before the A/C started to blowing hot air. Dropping the car off at the dealer tomorrow.
The Ugly:
After 21,600 miles, two track days, and daily driving the Pirelli's are just plan ugly. But, they were great tires. Getting some Hankook's this week.

The good always outweighs the bad with this car.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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Great pix - sorry 'bout the AC and the tires (tires will go, AC shouldn't) - hope you have a warranty claim on the AC.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Cali_5.0
The Good:
Another great track day at Auto Club Speedway.
The Bad:
The A/C broke today and 100+ degrees here in southern California. Heard a squealing noise just before the A/C started to blowing hot air. Dropping the car off at the dealer tomorrow.
The Ugly:
After 21,600 miles, two track days, and daily driving the Pirelli's are just plan ugly. But, they were great tires. Getting some Hankook's this week.

The good always outweighs the bad with this car.
If this happened while you were tracking the car, I wouldn't mention that to the dealer.
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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If this happened while you were tracking the car, I wouldn't mention that to the dealer.
I'm sure the A/C clutch or compressor is covered in this case, as I've never heard of anyone being denied a claim of this sort due to "speed". Besides, these engines are governed to a maximum top speed anyhow, so in theory, all parts should be covered up to this speed, right? Now if a tune was installed to change the cars top speed, that could be an issue. I'd assume that if this car was on the track, the A/C was off, so the A/C clutch was free spinning anyhow.

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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucko
I'm sure the A/C clutch or compressor is covered in this case, as I've never heard of anyone being denied a claim of this sort due to "speed". Besides, these engines are governed to a maximum top speed anyhow, so in theory, all parts should be covered up to this speed, right? Now if a tune was installed to change the cars top speed, that could be an issue. I'd assume that if this car was on the track, the A/C was off, so the A/C clutch was free spinning anyhow.
Good thinking!
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by cpotts13
If this happened while you were tracking the car, I wouldn't mention that to the dealer.
I definitely did not mention that I track the car.

Originally Posted by Bucko
I'm sure the A/C clutch or compressor is covered in this case, as I've never heard of anyone being denied a claim of this sort due to "speed". Besides, these engines are governed to a maximum top speed anyhow, so in theory, all parts should be covered up to this speed, right? Now if a tune was installed to change the cars top speed, that could be an issue. I'd assume that if this car was on the track, the A/C was off, so the A/C clutch was free spinning anyhow.
I reached a top speed of 130 mph and I do not have a tune on the car. Also, I did not use the A/C while on the track. The A/C broke about 250 miles and two days after the track day.

My car is at the dealer as of this morning. I will post the diagnosis when I hear back from the dealer.
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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wow.. u did a good job on those tires

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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Yeah, it didn't take long for you to tear those tires up.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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Got my car back today. The A/C compressor failed. The service notes indicate "clutch and pulley melted together". I got glimpse of the service invoice that showed what the total cost could been and it was $1,200+. A/C works great again. Next stop is to get the Hankook tires installed tomorrow.
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