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    GT In snow?

    Point taken - at least for your average snowstorm (~ 6 inches, moderate moisture content flakes, etc.). I was thinking more about the conditions where you step out of your car and immediately fall on your butt because it's that slippery. It happens around here about 7 days each winter. For that...
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    GT In snow?

    Think about the Mustang as if it were a lowered 2WD pickup truck. It's basically the same thing: RWD, solid rear axle, and big engine. If you live someplace relatively flat with good road crews, you can drive it in the winter with serious snow tires, some added weight, and (as others have...
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    06 GT Rolled into street

    Your parking brake might need adjustment as others have mentioned, or the cable could be binding. The rubber boot at the end of the cable (near the brake calipers) can get worn and allow water/dirt to get in, which causes rust and binding. I've already replaced the cable on my 05 for this...
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    Spark plug holds torque, but allows blow-by...help!

    This is the really cool thing about 8875 (if it performs as advertised). It can resist extreme temperature and pressure, but is designed to release @ 42ft-lbs of twisting force, or so I was told by the guy on the phone. Granted that's higher than the torque spec for the V6 plugs, but it's pretty...
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    Spark plug holds torque, but allows blow-by...help!

    I think TimeSert will be Plan B (just because there's always risk inherent in tapping the head...could cause problems as well as solving them). I'm going to pop-in an Iridium plug, coat the threads with Deacon 8875, and hope it lasts the life of the car, which is already at 126k mi Deacon...
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    Spark plug holds torque, but allows blow-by...help!

    I went to change the plugs on my 4.0 for the first time and found that the old #6 plug was cross-threaded by the prior owner. Doh. I used a thread chaser to "clean" the #6 hole, and now the new spark plug holds the specified torque. The problem is that the #6 plug hole now allows a small...
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    4.10 gears illegal in CA??!!

    The ridiculous thing about CA is they can fail you for "smog" for a leaky gas cap or non-CARB computer reflash, but hey...the guy with the '02 Powerstroke Diesel and dual stacks (which actually emit real smog in raw form) gets off scot free. Oh wait, this is a Ford forum: I'll change the example...
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    rocker arm???

    Check to make sure you still have all 6 spark plugs...
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    Giving the '08 Bullitt the '68 look....

    I think it looks awesome, and I definitely wasn't around in '68.
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    Parking brake cable snapped?

    There's a short cable that runs from the handbrake to a bracket mounted on the underbody to the left (driver's side) of the driveshaft. From the bracket, there are two cables that run to each of the rear calipers. If I had to guess, at least one of the rear cables is seized, and you may have...
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    Autumn pictures of the stang

    Looks awesome. Will you be taking winter pictures of the 'Stang (stuck in a flat parking lot in 2" of snow.) :D ?
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    snow tires

    A snow tire works best when it is (1) as narrow as possible and (2) the aspect ratio (the middle number on the tire) is as high as possible. In plain English, you want a narrow tire with a tall sidewall, because this combination allows the tire to "bite" in the snow when cornering. This is a...
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    80mph+ steering vibration

    Good thing you're not in the market for a used car in Germany. Most BMWs there have made the roundtrip to Auntie Hilde's house in the Alps at 100+ mph and are advertised as gently used. As for OP's problem: he probably needs to borrow a set of wheels, figure out the problem himself, and then...
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    80mph+ steering vibration

    borrow a set of wheels/tires ... Setting aside the moral issue of how the dealer is treating you, let's focus on fixing your problem ASAP. The best diagnostic tool is another set of wheels/tires to confirm that the problem is in fact your wheels/tires. I say this because: 1. Road force...