Really disappointed to have to get rid of her, but i'm not in the right financial state to deal with my car's ongoing problems.
Last year when my intake manifold cracked at 39k miles, the car instantly overheated because of how fast all my coolant sprayed out... Ever since then, it has not been able to keep a water pump without it failing. I asked around everywhere...4 different shops and no one had anything usefull to add. They kept telling me it was the person doing the install or the belt tensioner was bent putting an awkward stress on the water pump pulley....
3 days ago i went to my dad's trusted friend, and he guessed the problem on the first try. We tested the coolant resevior, and sure enough, there was exhaust in my coolant
....So im assuming the car either has a leaking head gasket or the heads are warped.
Ford refused to do anything about it because my intake manifold is the "Revised Version." That retarded plastic intake manifold was the cause of all my problems. Im so pissed because other than this, my car is in near new condition and has really low miles for a daily driver for 5 years... I can't believe the luck i've had...
I looked into a ported heads package from a local performance shop, but I really dont have the time or patience right now to buy and install new heads... if i were to do this, i would want to throw in some CMS stage 2's and an HPS intake manifold ported to match the heads and cams all at the same time as the head install... but there is just no way to work that out right now
So the GT is gone. I took it off the market as soon as i found out the problem, and decided to trade her in. I won't be dealing with any new Ford again for a long time 
I've been looking into mid-sized trucks and SUV's and came across a brand new 08 Nissan Frontier marked $8,000 UNDER MSRP
.... i couldnt pass up the deal.
Everything i wanted including color... and was the last V6 on the lot among 25 or so 4-bangers
The 4.0L V6 is advertised at 261hp and 281 tq
I looked around and found guys running mid to high 14's in the 1/4 with just a CAI and Headers! Not bad for a truck. I was really surprised by how quick it feels...
So here it is... my new 2008 Super Black Frontier SE:
I just wanted to mention CatmanJJ and Mity2 for their inspiration in helping me to shape and mold my true blue wayyyy back in the day when i joined stangnet as a 15 year old. I apologize to you guys also for having to deal with me picking your brains for info and suggestions.
Last year when my intake manifold cracked at 39k miles, the car instantly overheated because of how fast all my coolant sprayed out... Ever since then, it has not been able to keep a water pump without it failing. I asked around everywhere...4 different shops and no one had anything usefull to add. They kept telling me it was the person doing the install or the belt tensioner was bent putting an awkward stress on the water pump pulley....
3 days ago i went to my dad's trusted friend, and he guessed the problem on the first try. We tested the coolant resevior, and sure enough, there was exhaust in my coolant
....So im assuming the car either has a leaking head gasket or the heads are warped.Ford refused to do anything about it because my intake manifold is the "Revised Version." That retarded plastic intake manifold was the cause of all my problems. Im so pissed because other than this, my car is in near new condition and has really low miles for a daily driver for 5 years... I can't believe the luck i've had...
I looked into a ported heads package from a local performance shop, but I really dont have the time or patience right now to buy and install new heads... if i were to do this, i would want to throw in some CMS stage 2's and an HPS intake manifold ported to match the heads and cams all at the same time as the head install... but there is just no way to work that out right now
So the GT is gone. I took it off the market as soon as i found out the problem, and decided to trade her in. I won't be dealing with any new Ford again for a long time I've been looking into mid-sized trucks and SUV's and came across a brand new 08 Nissan Frontier marked $8,000 UNDER MSRP
.... i couldnt pass up the deal.Everything i wanted including color... and was the last V6 on the lot among 25 or so 4-bangers
The 4.0L V6 is advertised at 261hp and 281 tq
I looked around and found guys running mid to high 14's in the 1/4 with just a CAI and Headers! Not bad for a truck. I was really surprised by how quick it feels...
So here it is... my new 2008 Super Black Frontier SE:
I just wanted to mention CatmanJJ and Mity2 for their inspiration in helping me to shape and mold my true blue wayyyy back in the day when i joined stangnet as a 15 year old. I apologize to you guys also for having to deal with me picking your brains for info and suggestions.
thats shatty dude i'm sorry for the bad luck. Thats a nice truck though. I hope to god that never happens to me. I'm sure you'll have another one sometime in the future though.
are you ****in serious???? i wonder how much i could trade in my 2003 xterra for??
for sticking it to a dealer instead of some poor bloke 
Great deal on the truck. Thats WAY below dealer cost. Must have a chit load of rebate or something. Was that an advertised truck? When I did car sales we would advertise a truck like that then hide it. Tell everyone it was sold already but I have one just like it for only a little more 
