O.K. I think I have a pretty good dealership. They always are willing to help and answer questions. I asked them about getting an Intake and Tune (from Brenspeed). The parts guy said they would be fine with that and would even put it in writing if it made me more comfortable. He said if something DID happen to go wrong, they would have to prove it was the tune or part that caused the failure. He said they service several mustangs with aftermarket CAI's and tunes.
I was more interested in Supercharging my car since I found a complete Paxton kit online for $2700. I went back and asked if this would void my warranty. He told me they would have to do the install (he said they send the car to Steeda for the FI installs) and that he would call Ford about the warranty for me. Well, the next day he called me. He said Ford would honor the warranty on a supercharger install ONLY IF I had the supercharger installed when I bought the car. He said it was also part of Steeda's requirements. He said the Paxton would be fine, but I would've had to have had the supercharger installed when I bought the car.
Phooey. I was really excited about getting some forced induction. I still have 40,000+ miles left on my warranty and I don't want to risk it. However, I was really glad I got a CONCRETE answer for once. It just seems the modding world is very questionable when it comes to what dealers will and won't do. On a side note, he said his dealership would be more than willing to service and honor warranties on a modded mustang; but he said he couldn't speak for other dealers. He told me if something happened and I was on a trip, another dealer may try to void my warranty.
Now, I have a hypothetical performance question. Without using Nitrious or forced induction, what is the theoretical best 1/4 mile from a N/A Mustang? Let's say I did the suspension work (LCA's, lowering sport springs, etc.); then got a tune and CAI, followed by UDP's and a bigger throttle body. And for last, I put some long tubes on. How deep into the 12's could I go? Since I can't go forced induction to save my warranty, how can I get the best times? (Just for the sake of it, I'm purposly NOT including gears for now)
I was more interested in Supercharging my car since I found a complete Paxton kit online for $2700. I went back and asked if this would void my warranty. He told me they would have to do the install (he said they send the car to Steeda for the FI installs) and that he would call Ford about the warranty for me. Well, the next day he called me. He said Ford would honor the warranty on a supercharger install ONLY IF I had the supercharger installed when I bought the car. He said it was also part of Steeda's requirements. He said the Paxton would be fine, but I would've had to have had the supercharger installed when I bought the car.
Phooey. I was really excited about getting some forced induction. I still have 40,000+ miles left on my warranty and I don't want to risk it. However, I was really glad I got a CONCRETE answer for once. It just seems the modding world is very questionable when it comes to what dealers will and won't do. On a side note, he said his dealership would be more than willing to service and honor warranties on a modded mustang; but he said he couldn't speak for other dealers. He told me if something happened and I was on a trip, another dealer may try to void my warranty.
Now, I have a hypothetical performance question. Without using Nitrious or forced induction, what is the theoretical best 1/4 mile from a N/A Mustang? Let's say I did the suspension work (LCA's, lowering sport springs, etc.); then got a tune and CAI, followed by UDP's and a bigger throttle body. And for last, I put some long tubes on. How deep into the 12's could I go? Since I can't go forced induction to save my warranty, how can I get the best times? (Just for the sake of it, I'm purposly NOT including gears for now)
