[itschristorres8]

my brakes get my front rims dirty VERY FAST. and i hate it.
my dad suggested getting new disc and pads and that he'd help me do it and that the pads n disc would cost me about $100 for all four i think or the front 2 not sure.

does anyone know a different solution or have a brake disc or pads that u'd recommned?
thnks

second question
my car i feel like its slagging or lackin it full preformance...does anyone have a suggestion why it might seem like that? or something i can do that might help it out? cuz when i floor it, it just doesnt seem like it used to be? and ive added exhaust and intake...or not that its not faster but just seems lik it should be a lil faster..
anyway any suggestions? maybe sumthin to clean or w/e?

[AtlanticBlue99]

Hawk pads or another aftermarket minor dust pad will cure your dirty issue. I just clean my car when it gets dirt though...

for the power slump, your wheels are probably heavier than stock being 17x9 as opposed to 15or16x8 that came factory options. are you throwing any CEL codes? maybe you just need some mods to be faster?

[Cricket]

lol i like ab's second suggestion...you just needs mods to be faster.

[itschristorres8]

CEL codes...srry idk what that is,,, wat is it? but actually when i had the stock rims i notice all the slagging kinda...
lol as far as mods lol yea i could use sum, thats why after the brakes im getting sum. but the dirt from the brakes is VERY VERY often, i go out once for an hour and 30 min drive or w/e i come back and its noticably dirty

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 CEL codes...srry idk what that is,,, wat is it? but actually when i had the stock rims i notice all the slagging kinda... lol as far as mods lol yea i could use sum, thats why after the brakes im getting sum. but the dirt from the brakes is VERY VERY often, i go out once for an hour and 30 min drive or w/e i come back and its noticably dirty

yep, that happens when you use brakes...

and cel is check engine light

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99 yep, that happens when you use brakes... and cel is check engine light

lol i know but it gets dirtier alot faster then it should. w/e im replacing the pads and disc so that should deffinitily help.

as for the CEL:
that light doesnt come on, it does come up when i turn the car on for a moment as well as many others but then quickly goes away along with the others.

could my IAC have anythin to do with it. its never been cleaned before...

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99 yep, that happens when you use brakes... and cel is check engine light lol i know but it gets dirtier alot faster then it should. w/e im replacing the pads and disc so that should deffinitily help. as for the CEL: that light doesnt come on, it does come up when i turn the car on for a moment as well as many others but then quickly goes away along with the others. could my IAC have anythin to do with it. its never been cleaned before...

old pads dont get dirtier faster.

if the light doesnt stay on or blink, nothing is sensed out of ordinary.

probably not.

[itschristorres8]

alrite well thnks for the help again man!

[99mustang232]

are you up on your routine maintenence....
air filter cleaning, oil + oil filter, coolant flush, pcv filter replacement, fuel filter replacement, trans filter if auto, gear oil

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by 99mustang232 are you up on your routine maintenence.... air filter cleaning, oil + oil filter, coolant flush, pcv filter replacement, fuel filter replacement, trans filter if auto, gear oil

the oil only has couple houndred miles on it. the air filter is maybe a month old, and its sort of like a K&N filter...
how often should i add gear oil...im getting gears soon so i'll do it then

as far as the fuel filter it has 12,000miles on it as well as the spark plugs
pcv filter?

[AtlanticBlue99]

Gear oil every 60k miles. Here is a complete factory list of scheduled maintenance for Mustangs.

[itschristorres8]

oh ive only got 44k on the car...
but i was thinkin about also changing my trans fluid.
and the spark plugs and gas filter soon....cuz isnt 12k about the time to change those..

also some1 sed they got 12 hp on spark plugs....plz tell me thats bullshit

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 oh ive only got 44k on the car... but i was thinkin about also changing my trans fluid. and the spark plugs and gas filter soon....cuz isnt 12k about the time to change those.. also some1 sed they got 12 hp on spark plugs....plz tell me thats bullshit

depends what plugs they went from and to. copper autolite or ngk are good plugs.

read through the list of what to do when to find the answers to your other Q's. you may find that you missed something critical that needs to be checked...

[itschristorres8]

i think when its time to check my oil i'll go to mobil and just have them do a full check on the car ans see what needs to be done. the spark plugs and gas filter arent to expensive so i'll change that in about 1k miles

[99mustang232]

could be a possible vac leak in the works?

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by 99mustang232 could be a possible vac leak in the works?

very. that is the most common reason for his symptoms.

[itschristorres8]

what symptoms?
and wats a vac leak?

[AtlanticBlue99]

sluggish, especially if you give it full throttle and it falls on its face, usually somewhere, be it intake manofold or somewhere in the air intake region, there is usually some sort of leak of air or vaccuum loss... thats what happened when i blew out the gasket in my upper intake manifold.

[itschristorres8]

yea...when i give it gas it doesnt seem to go like it used too...
any ideas on finding this leak or suggestions as to where i'd find it or if sumthin will drip out of it

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 yea...when i give it gas it doesnt seem to go like it used too... any ideas on finding this leak or suggestions as to where i'd find it or if sumthin will drip out of it

if you have a leak, spray some carb cleaner or brake cleaner around the intake manifold and vaccuum lines and if your idle surges, you found the leak