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  1. ScottyG00GT

    Eastwood's Road Salt Neutralizer - Anyone Have Experience?

    My new 2013 5.0 is a DD. Yes, I know I should have a winter beater, but I honestly can't afford the time/$ to keep after three cars. Here in PA, we get occasional snow. Now when my kids are off school, my wife has me take her FWD family truckster in to the office, so I can often avoid the...
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    New 5.0 87 Octane Vs. 93 - Overall Runs Better On 93?

    OK don't laugh but it has taken me a month and a half and almost 2,000 miles to figure out that premium is the ideal fuel for this car (a literal reading of my owner's manual implies that 87 is recommended, with higher octane for towing and other extreme use). So I tanked up with 93 since 91 is...
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    Six Weeks With A New 5.0 - Some Observations

    So I've been driving my 2013 5.0 for over a month now and it has been great. I did have the dealer perform the O-ring crankshaft sensor TSB but otherwise it's awesome. Some things I find interesting . . . - Before my purchase, I spent way too much time agonizing over my gear choice. The...
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    Subframe Connectors On New 5.0?

    One of the first mods I did to my old 2000 GT was a pair of Kenny Brown "double cross" subframe connectors, and I credit them with keeping the car nearly rattle-free for nearly 180,000 miles, not to mention the huge improvement in how it drove on bumpy roads (felt like I installed new springs!)...
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    Base Interior Or Buy Up To Premium?

    Hello, I am hoping someone here can help me. I am pricing out new 5.0s in looking for a replacement for my aging 2000 GT. I started looking at the base 300A models but the premium interior is very nice. I am pretty old-school tech-wise, so other than the colored ambient lighting (which...
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    Drivetrain Buying New Gt - Living Long-term With 3.73s?

    After many years behind the wheel of my '00 GT, and racking up 177k miles, I am finally going to get myself a new 5.0. Naturally, I am agonizing over the rear gear question. I have been doing a lot of online research, but I think to get this resolved once and for all I need to start a thread...
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    Grillcraft Grille Installation Question

    The instructions say to hold the new grille so it's against the stock "corral". When I do this, I can only make contact with the top edge of the corral. Is that the way it's supposed to fit? I figure so, but this was the last one in stock and I wanted to make sure I got the right part. Thanks
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    '99-'00 GT's - how common is highway pinging?

    I had a pinging problem with my '00 GT - it always used to run fine on 87, but this year it started pinging when I would step on the gas moderately to hard in fifth gear at 65 mph or so. The car has about 75k miles on it. I tried all the usual cures (cleaned MAF, ran injector cleaner, etc.) to...
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    CDC "Shaker" for '99-04 4.6 GT - Owners in here . . .

    I have some questions for CDC "Shaker" owners . . . 1) How easy is it to install? 2) Do you have to change anything else (e.g. reflash computer) for increased airflow? 3) Does it add HP to an otherwise stock GT (I don't care if it only adds a few hp and at higher speeds; it would just...
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    Plenum/TB upgrade - tuning question

    I can't seem to do a search on the forums, so forgive me for what is probably a topic that's been beaten to death already - but I am trying to figure out what to do next on my car. If I were to upgrade to a plenum/TB combo, e.g. Accufab, C&L, etc., I have two questions: 1) Can I still run...
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    Removed K&N FIPK

    I had a persistent problem with pinging/detonation under WOT in 5th gear on the highway. I tried the usual cures - ran two bottles of injector cleaner through, cleaned the MAF sensor, etc. - no change (although the car did run better after the cleaner). Finally, I went to our fairly reputable...
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    Boss is selling a 6-cyl New Edge 'stang

    I have a reputation as my company's Mustang "expert", so when our boss decides it's time to help his son sell his '99 - 02 (appx) Mustang coupe, he asked me if I knew the best way to get the best price. Other than posting an ad on Stangnet and in the local paper, is there any other place he...
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    Ford Fit and Finish? Rear side window . . .

    My car has about 61k on it, and I have never had a problem with my car (other than the IAC valve, which is pretty much a maintenance item from what I hear). Today I got to work and for some reason noticed that the rear side window on the drivers' side has a slight gap (maybe 1/16") between the...
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    "GT" badge coming loose

    I was using my "California Car Duster" the other day and noticed that the nap of the brush was getting caught on one of my side emblems. On closer inspection, it looks like it is starting to come loose from the panel, right where the lower stroke of the "T" meets the fender. Is there a good...
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    Dark Shadow Gray - Wow

    Yesterday I saw a brand-new '04 GT in DSG, with the Bullitt wheels. What a beautiful color - I think it's now a close tie with True Blue for my second favorite Mustang color (well, Black has to be the all-time favorite for me, but DSG and TB are not far behind). The other DSG GT I have seen...
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    help - dome light won't go off

    I tried everything, and I finally pulled the bulb so I don't drain the battery while I am here at work. Has this ever happened to anyone? Any ideas? I hate to take it in to the dealer just for this, but that may be my only option. Thanks
  17. ScottyG00GT

    Buying springs - a few questions

    OK I am narrowing this down for my next mod (ignore my signature - gotta update that). Got a lot of good information from my last two threads. Thanks in advance for your help . . . I am seriously thinking about doing springs. I have a few questions: 1) Is it advisable to do...
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    Help me spend money - suspension kits?

    OK, here's the deal. My wife and I are expecting BabyG in June. Awesome wife hands me one of her bonus checks and tells me to spend it on the car because she realizes that I being financially anal will not spend anything on the car after the baby comes. I already asked you all about the...
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    Questions on C&L Plenum - thinking of buying

    I am getting to the point where I will probably be getting this as my next mod. I have several questions: 1) Is there any danger that this plenum will lean my A/F ratio out and cause me to have to run higher octane gas to avoid pinging? 2) C&L's website says to get a 75 mm TB for any...
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    New Plenum - Gains on stock motor

    Anyone out there put a C&L, Accufab, or other upper intake plenum on a mostly stock GT without upgrading the throttle body? How much of a gain can I expect? I will do both eventually, but being married and with a kid on the way I just have to do these things in stages . . . ! If it's not...
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