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    Neutral

    i recently read in a car and driver or automobile magazine that lwhen eaving the car in gear going down a big hill the computer shuts fuel down until rpms drop closer to idle, while if you put the car in nuetral going down the hill the car idles the entire time. The fuel useage is probably so...
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    Shoddy cables or possibly the clutch/tranny/etc?

    i have the same problem as you. I have gone through a handful of cables. i replaced the stock clutch with a king cobra, then bought a ford replacement when the pedal became stiff enough to snap cables. my routing is the same as the tech article, clutch is new, cable is new, new fire wall...
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    limping?

    i just finished wiring in my sirius radio to the stereo and now the car won't start and run well. it will spit and stutter for twenty seconds and then shut down. if i'm in limp mode, how do i know. i have a reader that reads obd II, but it doesn't seem to work, do i need a newer reader to...
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    hoods

    anybody ever use cervini's hoods, i'm thinking of the gt 500 look alike. how's their quality? has any one had any trouble getting it fitted? thanks for any help
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    Fog Light overlay or color tint?

    grille hey jim in detroit, where did you get that grill. it looks real good with the black
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    clarion head unit

    does anybody know if the clarion DFZ675MC will work with the shaker 500? Will it be fairly easy to keep everything working. i did some searching and found a few posts about other units, just wondering if it applies to all units or not.
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    Funny work stories in here! (i know, but it's time for another one)

    my father works at a city bus station as a mechanic. and the place is huge, so they've got golf carts to go all over the place. there was a new mechanic who always made stupid mistakes, so when he did something they would do something to humiliate him. he screwed up big onetime, so they...
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    Sequential tailights...

    i installed the cdc lights on my 06, they're slightly different because i didn't need to modify anything to make them work, but they fit nice, super easy to install. and you get to keep the old set for the future.
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    Attitude improvement

    my first car was an 89 gt, my parents loaned me the money to buy it. once i payed them off, tuned it up, and fixed a problem with the fan i was able to drive it. once i got to that point i had my drivers training and plenty of time behind the wheel of my parent's other cars. i never had a...
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    Another day, Another GREEDY dealership.

    unless the dealer is family, you can't trust'em. they're all snakes looking for the biggest dollar sign around. i wonder if you have that agreement on paper, maybe you've got a leg to stand on.
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    engine dies when unhooking battery, alternator dead right??

    i'm no expert, however i was taught that the alternator acts merely as a generator to the battery. The battery supplies the power needed to run the engine directly to the coil. Many racers run without an alternator to save weight and power. i ran ud pullies on my car and did notice a...
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    whyfrpp CAIs are all for standards

    when i clicked on the ford racing link you included, it says in the description that it includes a cai, a muffler kit, and an oil filter. i would say that's what increases the cost
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    How long are orders taking??????????

    to the person who's waiting so long for your car, i waited 9 months until i was completely disgusted. i found the exact car i ordered in georgia and drove from ct to get it. your car is out there, just go somewhere else and tell your current dealer you're doing it.
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    What's your inventory like?

    if you're looking to get into a new gt, and you don't wanna settle try lookin down south. i'm from ct and got fed up with dealers in state, and found my exact car waiting for me in georgia. i flew down and drove it back inside of a weekend, with plenty of time left over for gawking!
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    are those high beams, or fog lights

    don't you just love how every other driver assumes those high mounted fog lights are high beams. i hate when people flash their's at me.
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    How Far Have You Taken Your Stang So Far?

    i live in ct, bought my gt in sylverster georgia, and drove it back home nonstop with my father, 19.5 hours, no complaints here.
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    are the sticks missing?

    alright, i started looking at dealer inventories across the east coast and found several cars just like the one i ordered in the florida/georgia area. long story short, i flew down thursday, drove back today, new green gt in the drive way and i got it for roughly the same price. thanks for the...
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    are the sticks missing?

    ok, like many of you i've been given the runaround on when my car will arrive, i ordered in feb. the dealer has given up on giving me an approximate arrival and now is telling me that the reason is because ford is having trouble sourcing manual trannys. i recieved the voc today and my salesman...