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  1. ScottyG00GT

    Help A Girl Out!

    If the hole in your cold air intake is between the mass air sensor and throttle body, it could be throwing off the air/fuel mixture. However, when that happens, it typically just leans out the mixture somewhat and it runs funny and/or "pings" when you accelerate. Of course, if the hole is big...
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    2015 Ford Mustang Debut December 5th

    Styling Likes: - The fenders swelling outwards from the body lines/wider track - very nice. - The way the roofline integrates with the rear quarter. - The less pronounced bumper "shelf" in the front. - No more fake gas cap in the middle of the trunk lid makes it look a bit cleaner. Dislikes: -...
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    Next Generation Mustang Good/ Bad?

    In the pics I've seen of what they'll show of the instrument cluster (http://blog.americanmuscle.com/photos-want-to-see-the-2015-mustangs-new-instrument-cluster/) the gauge layout and center stack seem reminiscent of a mid-1970s Datsun Z-car. Not that this is bad, and given that we're just...
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    Racing And Reckless Endangerment

    I got a ticket years ago for going 20 mph over the limit, and called my agent to see what would happen. He said that because State Farm is a mutual insurance company (policyholders are owners in a sense) I would basically need to leave the scene of a fatal accident or have some other event of...
  5. ScottyG00GT

    Latest 2015 Renders And Specs

    I like it a lot. Not enough to trade my '13, which is a good thing - that lets me wait a few years for them to refine the style and the new features some more. Not that I think the independent rear suspension will be as tricky as it was on my old TR6, but it's certainly introducing some new...
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    Eastwood's Road Salt Neutralizer - Anyone Have Experience?

    Agreed - my 2000 GT wasn't too bad. In fact, although it fishtailed, it always had better traction than other RWD cars in my family that had open diffs in the back. I just think it's funny how people find such interesting things to say or ask when they find out you have a Mustang. My...
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    Eastwood's Road Salt Neutralizer - Anyone Have Experience?

    My new 2013 5.0 is a DD. Yes, I know I should have a winter beater, but I honestly can't afford the time/$ to keep after three cars. Here in PA, we get occasional snow. Now when my kids are off school, my wife has me take her FWD family truckster in to the office, so I can often avoid the...
  8. ScottyG00GT

    What Made You Want A Mustang?

    My dad had a couple classic Mustangs over the years, and I had a friend in college who had a '91 LX 5.0 hatch. I even worked for a Ford dealer in the summer of '94 and got to drive the new SN-95 5.0s. But what sealed the deal for me was in the fall of '98, I saw (and heard) a new silver '99...
  9. ScottyG00GT

    Kbb Top 10 Used Cars Under $8,000

    The current S197 is a well-sorted platform. And I bought mine now because I am sure there will be a few initial bugs with the IRS and high-tech doo-dads of next year's S550, and I didn't want to wait a couple model years for Ford to address any initial issues. As for the SN-95, I think...
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    Kbb Top 10 Used Cars Under $8,000

    A bit off-topic and I know I am preaching to the choir here, but I never understood the panning in the press that the SN-95 platform took the last few years. The point that they missed is that most Mustang buyers are not comparison shopping the way Consumer Reports would have you believe...
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    Kbb Top 10 Used Cars Under $8,000

    One thing I will say is that I feel like with the new '13, I need to do nothing to this car out of the box. Of course, I eventually will, but I agree that the S197 platform is a better starting point. With my 2000, I put on Kenny Brown subframe connectors within the first couple years I owned...
  12. ScottyG00GT

    Drivetrain Buying New Gt - Living Long-term With 3.73s?

    Crap, I can't keep the tail end stuck to the pavement in first gear with my 3.31s, even from a roll; maybe that's the "fun briefly" part haha . . . I would tend to agree! I can see myself going through tires a lot quicker with this machine.
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    Kbb Top 10 Used Cars Under $8,000

    When I was considering replacing my '00, I looked at used New Edge cars. I found a real clean silver '03 5-speed, cloth-seat GT convertible with 49,000 miles at a Ford dealer. This car looked brand new. They wanted almost 12k for it but eventually dropped the price down to just over 10k...
  14. ScottyG00GT

    Next Generation Mustang Good/ Bad?

    I think it looks OK. I like the 2010-2014 better but I am biased, and, without fail, starting with 1994's I have initially dismissed each restyled Mustang as a step backward, and then ended up loving the look a few years later. I also agree with what some say, that the 2013-2014 has taken the...
  15. ScottyG00GT

    New 5.0 87 Octane Vs. 93 - Overall Runs Better On 93?

    I have been putting 91-93 in for a month now, and I feel like without a doubt it drives more evenly, especially at low speeds. So now I find myself wondering why Ford worded the owner's manual the way they did . . . if it were me writing the text, I'd recommend the 91 for best overall...
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    What Do You Hate The Most About Your Mustang?

    That every otherwise stock, crappy compact in town that is festooned with a fart pipe and huge ineffectual rear spoiler feels the need to show off in front of me. Seriously, though, on my 2000 GT it was the small patch of rust that surfaced on the RHS rear fender lip at maybe 135,000 miles...
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    Thinking About Buying A 5.0 Would Gears Help Mileage......

    Quick Detail and rags is my bird poop weapon of choice . . . On the gears/mileage question, I recall when buying my 5.0 that posters on this and other sites' forums estimated the difference between 3.31s and 3.73s at 1-2 mpg at highway speed. By the same token the 2.73s might have a similar...
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    Thinking About Buying A 5.0 Would Gears Help Mileage......

    Agreed, my last GT was black as well. You cook in the summer and smudges seem to appear on the clearcoat just by thinking about it, but when clean and shiny nothing looks cooler IMHO. I somewhat mitigated the first problem with a windshield sun shade when parking in the company lot, but don't...
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    Thinking About Buying A 5.0 Would Gears Help Mileage......

    BTW that is a beautiful car but since it looks exactly like my '13 I guess I have a biased perspective!
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    Thinking About Buying A 5.0 Would Gears Help Mileage......

    Yeah, my first tank I got about the same as you're getting on the highway. It's been gradually inching up ever since. Not that I bought this car to save on fuel costs, but it's nice when your friend makes some smart comment about your gas mileage and you can throw back a number that's better...