I took some photos of my 2014 GT Today!
12/11/14, 08:10 AM
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Not really sure yet, I previously had a 2013 F150, and a 2013 V6 Mustang, and I ended up regretting all modifications...so, for now, probably just drive and enjoy it for what it is...we will see how long I can actually leave it stock.
12/11/14, 09:22 PM
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Very nice! The scenery is good too! May I ask what modifications you regretted and why?
12/12/14, 08:27 PM
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Thanks folks...as far as regreatting mods, it goes like this...
2013 V6 Mustang - I added Premium GT leather take off interior to that car...same as what this car has. It turned out pretty good, I did it myself, there where a few small flaws, which basically only I would ever notice or know or care about, but I knew they where there, and all of the sudden, my nice brand new car had some flaws, some "old car issues" and it was all my fault. Also, the leather sort of had weird quality issues, and there was NO recourse, NO warranty, NOTHING.
I added a CDC grille, and wished I had done GT take off fog lights. I added CS/V6 fogs to the bumper, and never had a chance to wire them before trading for the truck. I regretted those, because I had the front bumper of the car sitting on a picnic table working on it, I walked away, the wind picked up the bumper. I caught it nearly in time. My new bumper now had some scratches on it. I didn't like the grille because it made the car feel cheap to me...for some reason. Just stuff I would not do a second time.
On the F150, I added an AFE "cold air intake" Very nice, very high quality piece, but it did literally absolutely nothing at all. NO change in intake temperature before or after, no change in performance before or after. There may have been a change in sound, but I would not know, I did the exhaust first.
Speaking of the exhaust. 2.5" true dual exhaust. Beautiful setup, exhaust guy is great, does fantastic work, HOWEVER, it was way, way too loud, and I had to quiet it down for the guy who bought the truck. NO big deal, happy to do it, he's a nice guy, but still, it was a week of my time, plus some more money to make it right, which I would have avoided had I not messed with it in the first place.
Aftermarket wheel on the F150, they where really nice, however, the buyer did not like them. He purchased stock wheels and tires for the truck. That's his deal, no biggie, but still, the wheels really where nice.
NO real big deal overall for any of this, but you can see why I am a bit timid when it comes to modifications on my nice new car at this point...maybe later
2013 V6 Mustang - I added Premium GT leather take off interior to that car...same as what this car has. It turned out pretty good, I did it myself, there where a few small flaws, which basically only I would ever notice or know or care about, but I knew they where there, and all of the sudden, my nice brand new car had some flaws, some "old car issues" and it was all my fault. Also, the leather sort of had weird quality issues, and there was NO recourse, NO warranty, NOTHING.
I added a CDC grille, and wished I had done GT take off fog lights. I added CS/V6 fogs to the bumper, and never had a chance to wire them before trading for the truck. I regretted those, because I had the front bumper of the car sitting on a picnic table working on it, I walked away, the wind picked up the bumper. I caught it nearly in time. My new bumper now had some scratches on it. I didn't like the grille because it made the car feel cheap to me...for some reason. Just stuff I would not do a second time.
On the F150, I added an AFE "cold air intake" Very nice, very high quality piece, but it did literally absolutely nothing at all. NO change in intake temperature before or after, no change in performance before or after. There may have been a change in sound, but I would not know, I did the exhaust first.
Speaking of the exhaust. 2.5" true dual exhaust. Beautiful setup, exhaust guy is great, does fantastic work, HOWEVER, it was way, way too loud, and I had to quiet it down for the guy who bought the truck. NO big deal, happy to do it, he's a nice guy, but still, it was a week of my time, plus some more money to make it right, which I would have avoided had I not messed with it in the first place.
Aftermarket wheel on the F150, they where really nice, however, the buyer did not like them. He purchased stock wheels and tires for the truck. That's his deal, no biggie, but still, the wheels really where nice.
NO real big deal overall for any of this, but you can see why I am a bit timid when it comes to modifications on my nice new car at this point...maybe later
12/14/14, 11:52 AM
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12/14/14, 05:47 PM
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I removed the sound tube today...I read a few threads, looked at some photos, decided that if I want to hear the engine, I will get louder mufflers...so I removed the foam baffles, so see what that would do. I thought it sounded really good that way. The only problem, was that it felt weird to hear the engine behind the speedometer. Also, there was strange drone from the area of the sound tube, even with the foam in place, more so, of course, with the foam removed. Also, the sound tube was ugly and pointless.
So I bought the grommet, and the caps listed in other posts and tech artilces. The grommet went right in, the cap, however, was the same size as the tube which the sound tube attaches to. So, this gave me an excuse to use my Dremel for the first time since I bought it two months ago. I first ground the outer fins off the cap, but it still would not fit inside the tube. I ground the inside of the cap, lubed it up real good with soap, pushed it real hard into place, then tapped it a bit with a soft hammer. I don't think it's going anywhere.
Now the car makes less noise inside the interior...and the only noise from the engine is at the rear of the vehicle, where it belongs.
So I bought the grommet, and the caps listed in other posts and tech artilces. The grommet went right in, the cap, however, was the same size as the tube which the sound tube attaches to. So, this gave me an excuse to use my Dremel for the first time since I bought it two months ago. I first ground the outer fins off the cap, but it still would not fit inside the tube. I ground the inside of the cap, lubed it up real good with soap, pushed it real hard into place, then tapped it a bit with a soft hammer. I don't think it's going anywhere.
Now the car makes less noise inside the interior...and the only noise from the engine is at the rear of the vehicle, where it belongs.
12/14/14, 07:30 PM
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It's definitely on the tame side with these gears...basically it was all about what was readily available...I had found a GHIG with a manual trans & 3.73, and a couple others similarly equipped, but none of those dealerships would trade for various reasons...it came down to just TWO premium GTs - one White, one Red, and I picked the red one...
I could have done a base GT with a no - option interior and had gears brakes, etc. etc. but creature comforts won this time around.
I thought it would feel really slow with the gears it has, but it surprised me...not let down at all...3.55 or better would be more fun, yes, don't get me wrong...and maybe later I will, but for now, this is just fine, I am just happy to have a premium GT, it took 15 years to actually make it reality. It's not as bad as the 2.73 rear in my 2013 V6 - which was a huge part of why that car was traded in after seven months.
12/14/14, 08:39 PM
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The manuals with 3.31 rear gears have a 3.66 1st gear ratio in the transmission.
Overall torque multiplication is actually higher in a 3.15 automatic equiped car than a 3.31 manual equiped car.
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12/15/14, 05:34 AM
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12/15/14, 02:38 PM
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Yes, stock airbox. You can buy the Airraidtube separately. It looks so much better that the cheap factory unit. Frankly, I didn't see the need for CAI for my purposes but I wanted to clean up the engine bay.
12/15/14, 04:19 PM
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Does it change the sound? Does it help anything at all in any way other than the way things look under the hood? Honestly, that setup is tempting.