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I have them (same size tire on 10.5 rims) and so far so good. Only a few thousand miles on them, so maybe too early to tell. But I don't really beat on them either. Mild to mildly aggressive driving. Only a few times spun to clean 'em off when coming out of crushed rock paving, and a few...

There is a lot of :bs: flying around about motor oil. SSDD. The saga continues. I'd put full synthetic in any time you want to after the first few thousand miles. Or you can use the natural stuff. Not a big difference in the way it all works in a typical car. I mean, for crying out loud...

Yeah, I'd get that fixed unless the motor has been forged. You can shake up the stock 2V pretty bad at 7K.

D|psh|t, Dumb@ss, Fcukwad, @sshat and about 200 other appropriate nicks were all rejected by the powers that be. After two months of trying to get an account here with a suitable nick, I just said fcuk it and typed in the name you see now. This one worked. Doesn't make any sense, but I only...

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If he does, then he's a Dream Customer for any sham company running around out there... and there are plenty of those in the automotive world. I'd be more than a little p|ssed and go after them, myself.

Having the appropriate mass in a pully (steel) with the addition of a damper helps take some of the ring out of your crank... you know, vibrations that change in frequency with the RPMs and will set up a potentially damaging harmonic at certain speeds. Harmonics are vibrations that increase...

How are 10.5" Bullitts 2" smaller than your 11" rims? That is some funny math right there. :shrug:

What argument? Oh... You must mean my bringing up of the facts. I guess that sort of tactic doesn't fly with you. PS - I have a V8 Mustang and I had an SVT Focus. This ain't no "my car is better than your car" kind of thang, Chief. PPS - Horsepower is a measure of work done. Torque...

Why? Probably because HP per liter is still p|ss poor compared to most performance I4 configs, and many V6's. I love that a V8 yields the superior torque and sound, but you gotta admit that ~65 HP per liter in the new Mustang is seriously weak given today's technology... and it's still a...

Ain't you younguns never heard of a parkin' brake bustin'? Turn it off and put 'er in 2nd... 'specially if yur on a hill.

Hold off if you can. Save and add to that money. Get a 2006 or 2007 GT since by then they'll have the kinks worked out (let the fanatical 05 buyers be the guinea pigs for you). First year Fords are historically a heap of troubles waiting to reveal themselves. By then you should be seeing...

Start setting them up to hand you the keys to a new replacement car right now. No way you should be satisfied with this iffy fix they are trying. You aren't to be experimented on. You bought a car that was guaranteed to have no major problems straight off the lot (and you have to take the...

I don't know about you fellows, but if my car was needing to undergo deep surgery so early on AND by people who have very little experience with this new model, I'd want a whole new car. They can't figure out what's wrong with it? Well... what does that tell you? Really. What sort of faith...

I had a similar... but much more severe... rise and hang problem with an '02 SVT Focus. Started around 10K miles shortly after a computer reflash done by Ford. It would rise to somewhere between 3K and 4.5K RPMs and totally stick or fall off slowly after several seconds, but only when warmed up...

I had the same problem, and I'm set with the most popular codecs and WMP 9 because I do a little bit of video work. However, I use Win2K Pro on these workstations. Turned out I could play the files on my laptop with WinXP and all updates, but with no third party codecs installed. Odd.

That's how mine works.

You can go with a wider setup out back for more footprint if you want to keep a tire with more tread for the street, and it will look better too :nice: Something to go with that wide 99+ @ss, you know. Since my car came with the Anthracite Bullitts, I just bought a pair of 17x10.5 deep...

I think you will see your best improvements there with gears, tires and suspension. Gears multiply applied torque at the wheels. Sticky tires to increase grip under the increased torque. And suspension to squat the weight down where it is needed most (the rear wheels) while preventing...

Probably worth it if you plan to keep it a long time and do significant mods over the years (shifter, all of the suspension, wheels, tires, chassis reinforcement and the works... even if you decide to leave the engine alone for some reason... but why?). The 99+ GT has pretty good quickness on...