I saw this thread over in the sixxer section, figured we could make one over here. If your like me I get on here to see what other people do to there mustangs to get ideas of what to do to mine (and like to look at pictures!). Anything from performance mods to custom painting in the interior could be thrown around here. I will start it off... I added SLP Loudmouth exhaust to my 2008 GT over the weekend, I will add pics tomorrow!
What Did You Do To Your GT Today?
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See I'm tempted. I've been debating it heavily, but the car runs like a dream right now.
I probably need to get header gaskets though. That is one thing I just forgot about. Ha.
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I probably need to get header gaskets though. That is one thing I just forgot about. Ha.
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It will be fun. My cam install was fun and easy actually.
I also reused mu stock header gaskets with no issues.
I also reused mu stock header gaskets with no issues.
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How many miles ya got? I'll be near 105k when I do it in a few weeks haha
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I was at about 67k
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Wow that's awesome, your street is bricks!First video of the new exhaust is up. The other is uploading and processing:
Roush Extreme Catback General Driving - YouTube
Enjoy!
EDIT: The other one is done:
Roush Extreme Catback "Enthusiastic" driving(ish) - YouTube
No, sounds great though. Do you have headers? Would you say they are like way loud, like over 3.5K?
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In Nebraska, small towns fight to keep their heritage!
Some states, some cities that isn't true. A huge portion of my city's streets in the "down town" area are brick. The only exceptions are the major thoroughfares that need to be kept clear in the winter time. They are concrete but the rest are brick for close to 10 blocks east and west of the main downtown streets and close to 14 blocks north and south. It's cool as hell to have them as it is a good test of just how secure suspension components really are! The only modifications to the engine and exhaust on my car are the JLT Gen 3 CAI + Hypermotive tune and the Roush Extreme Catbacks. The headers are stock, the cats are stock, the midpipe is stock and with exception of the CAI and tune, the engine is stock. How loud it is depends on the throttle position. Anything over about 40% throttle is pretty loud. Cold starts are loud too. Highway driving and low RPM driving at low throttle input is just barely louder than stock.
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Was gonna do a write up but totally forgot to take a bunch a pictures, removal of the bushing took maybe 15 min, I started with a drill bit and drilled holes through the rubber from both sides the took a hole saw and went through once on each side. Tapped the sleeve with a hammer and it fell out. Liberally greased the new bushing, tapped it in and then compressed it with a C clamp. Reattached the UCA and done. Also took this opportunity to change my diff fluid. Initial impressions are amazed. Its completely fixed my "pinion flip" and the car drives amazingly, the rear just always feels planted and acceleration has never been so smooth.
Here you can see the tears in the rubber bushing, look closely
The sleeve all cleaned out
New bushing installed
Here you can see the tears in the rubber bushing, look closely
The sleeve all cleaned out
New bushing installed
Was gonna do a write up but totally forgot to take a bunch a pictures, removal of the bushing took maybe 15 min, I started with a drill bit and drilled holes through the rubber from both sides the took a hole saw and went through once on each side. Tapped the sleeve with a hammer and it fell out. Liberally greased the new bushing, tapped it in and then compressed it with a C clamp. Reattached the UCA and done. Also took this opportunity to change my diff fluid. Initial impressions are amazed. Its completely fixed my "pinion flip" and the car drives amazingly, the rear just always feels planted and acceleration has never been so smooth.
Here you can see the tears in the rubber bushing, look closely
New bushing installed
Wow, you did it on the car. That just seemed like a total PIA to do it that way. I did mine off the car when I was swapping the rear end and stuff. It was pretty easy that way.
Either way, it does make a huge difference. Especially when you have stiff poly bushings everywhere but there.
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Wasn't too terrible actually. I actually had a harder time changing the diff fluid because the panhard bar was in way lol
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Within the past week, i bought boss302 LS wheels/tires, GT500 black with silver stripe seat covers, and a boss 302 steering wheel. Should be fun.
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You use self tapping screws with new brackets.
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Those wheels are going to look great. My dad has a set on his Mustang.
You're going to love the Boss 302 steering wheel. The cruise control works on mine but I've never had the volume buttons programmed at the dealer.
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I'm just gonna get a different head unit when my shaker craps out.
Got my GT500 spoiler from the spoilerstore installed today. Took about an 1.5 hours. A good 45 minutes was getting my old spoiler uninstalled, then prepping the trunk. I wiped it down with alcohol, used some compound to get out the blemishes left by the factory wing, and then did a final alcohol wipe down. The 3m tape seems to be holding really well, so lets hope it lasts without giving me any trouble!
In other news, having a black car sucks. Haven't been able to wash my car in over 2 weeks now because of work and my schedule, and it looks like absolutely garbage. I think I'm going to pay $300 for a full detail over here and get some pictures taken.
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In other news, having a black car sucks. Haven't been able to wash my car in over 2 weeks now because of work and my schedule, and it looks like absolutely garbage. I think I'm going to pay $300 for a full detail over here and get some pictures taken.
That doesn't sound too bad at all! Looks fantastic man!
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I live ridiculously close to this road and drive it at least once every few months. Are you located around Napa/Sonoma valley?Fresh coat of Zaino and a drive to the lake.
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Changed the fuel filter, changed to Mobil 1 synthetic oil. And replaced the rear sway bar end link. Mine snapped off. I have a 24mm rear bar, and the replacement one that came in was for a 17mm..... Lame ass. After 3 hours of removing the 17mm bushing, I was able to replace it with the 24mm bushing from the old part.
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