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  1. thomsonc

    Anything different?

    This is probably a dumb question, but I'd rather know than guess. I have an '01 GT auto. It sits in a garage 10 months out of the year. I've been doing this for the past 3 years now. I work in different countries 10 months out of the year. Anyways, there's about 40,000 miles on it. Is there...
  2. thomsonc

    convertible + Carwash

    '01 convert...I lived in Buffalo, NY for 7 years. Had the stang for 3. During the winters I would go to this place called Delta Sonic to get that salt crap off. I always got nervous cause of the blowers, but nothing happened. Now that the car is 5 years young, I will hand wash. Those things blow...
  3. thomsonc

    Performance Shop

    Have any of you Pennsylvania or South Jersey guy ever used JD's Performace in Huntingdon Valley, PA? I am wondering if you know their work. I have scheduled to get my gears done there...have any of you had work done there...or their dyno...are they good tuners? Feedback would be GREATLY...
  4. thomsonc

    speedcal or SCT II???

    Help me choose... So yea, this summer my funds are quickly diminshing. I am still going to get my gears installed, but, is there a big difference if the shop uses a speedcal than the SCT II? Cause the speedcal is cheaper right? I'm just doing the gears and SLP cat-back...I do have plans for...
  5. thomsonc

    South/Central New Jersey

    Hey, any of you guys from South?Central New Jersey or Phily area recommend me shop that you've personally used to install my gears? Can you tell me name/place/price? I think I might be gettin' ripped. My shop is telling me 4-5 hours for gear swap...
  6. thomsonc

    Install Kit parts...

    So the shop installing my gears is telling me that I NEED: Inner/outer pinion bearings, crush sleeve, pinion seal, pinion nut, and gear bolts. Aren't some of those parts 'on the most part' unnecessary and stock parts re-used? Especially if my car has 42,000 miles on it? If not, where's the...
  7. thomsonc

    Time for a tune?

    Are you military? If so...welcome back! If not...welcome back!:OT:
  8. thomsonc

    How far can I advance my timing and keep it safe

    Sorry for this question everyone...but what are the advantages of increasing timing? I ask, cause I will be tuning my car with the SCT XCAL 2 soon and would like to know. Actually, a shop is tuning... So performance-wise, what are the advantages? Disadvantages? Sorry again for...
  9. thomsonc

    To chip, or not to chip???

    I am getting my 3.73 gears installed soon, and they are programming with the Xcal 2. Here's the question: Should I get a superchip? Down the road I'll be gettin' a blower...what are you guys' suggestions? Or does the Xcal come with a chip :shrug: probably a dumb ?...but it's better to ask than...
  10. thomsonc

    Benefits of a dyno with SCT?

    I read in another thread, someone telling the person to get a handheld tuner (SCT) and then dyno tune it. What are the benefits of that, if your 'stang is otherwise completely stock with just gears and exhaust (no headers)?
  11. thomsonc

    SLP Loudmouth II

    Can anyone tell me how the LM II sounds compared to the LM I??? Since I'm not very mechanically endowed, where the best place to do this while not eating my money that I have for the gear installation? Muffler shop, or the place that's doing my gears? What do you think they will charge for the...
  12. thomsonc

    saleen or KB supercharger???

    Which one would everyone suggest: Saleen Super, or a KB super...and why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?:SNSign:
  13. thomsonc

    Question(s)

    I was just wondering. I see programmers on Ebay and other places, and some of them will advertise that it was used for a cam, ta, etc. So I was just wondering if I found a xcal 2 for $300 if that would be worth it since it was used on a non-mustang. Thanx...
  14. thomsonc

    Question(s)

    Is it bad to buy a used programmer that was used on a different car than a mustang? There's a some guys who builds racecars from the ground up, and they've told me they would intall my gears and program it. So if they had a handheld tuner already, can programmers swap from car to car? :shrug:
  15. thomsonc

    patience please...

    '01 GT Convert. About 40,000 miles on it. Gettin' ready to swap gears to 3.73's. Ford Racing gears...do I need to buy a kit, or what? Please tell me exactly what I need to purchase? thanks guys...:SNSign:
  16. thomsonc

    Turbonator??????

    Has you guys seen those ads for that Turbonator?? Has anyone done their research and could give me the 411 on this "product"?:shrug:
  17. thomsonc

    engine

    Can someone explain to me the benefits of getting a forged/stroker shortblock engine for my 01' GT? (HP/torque increases to a completely stock GT) Probably an obvious question, but should that be before/after a supercharger?
  18. thomsonc

    Gears...AGAIN???

    Com'on...as a 'stang owner, tell me you don't have those "guys" pullin' up to you at a light, reving their fatty pipes and wanting to race. I get that all the time. Hondas, eclipses, toyotas, etc....So why not put them in their place right then and there? I do already, but more distance the...
  19. thomsonc

    Gears...AGAIN???

    are those parts necessary? Or would it just help? I don't plan on running on tracks...just the streets. I also don't wanna keep burnin' rubber if I go off the line...just wanna really embarrass the rice burners...
  20. thomsonc

    Gears...AGAIN???

    I will be going with the FRPP gears. I would love to go with the 4.10's, but in a couple years, will be adding a supercharger. Heard 3.73's are best with Kenne Bell... I figure this summer, gears and chip. Summer '07 overhaul exhaust. Summer '08 supercharger. Summer '09...whatever...