gt questions

[desmodronic]

ok firstly..........thanks for all the welcomes i got over the last few weeks.....

now some questions......

1. the clutch needs to be depressed to start the car......bad idea,,,,,,,,any way this can be disabled, shorted or whatever......i dont want it........

2. i know these cars have a live axle and i am used to stiff suspension.......but talk about bouncing all over the road with this thing............any good mods to sort this out..........now i know this could be expensive but let me know anyway

3.anyone know any good mechanics in the huntington area that actually 'know' how to work on these cars.my warrenty runs out in 3 months and im into mods....so.....

4.my driver side indicator sometimes speeds up......the tick tock bit ......when i look i cant see any bulbs out and ive checked for a loose connection......any ideas on this.

5.i wanna add ram air and scoop...........any recomendations

6. new exhaust system is probably a must too,,,,,,,,,likewise....any ideas...


thanks

 

[Wicked One]

1. You can bypass the clutch safety. it is a safety issue if your car is in gear.
2. Lower control arms will help a great deal.
3. there are 2 that I know of, one is a site sponsor here "mustang magic" the other is "real speed"
4. no idea, sorry
5. to do a ram air scoop you would need a new hood with the ram air kit, or you can make your own. in the lower grill, drill a hole behind the honeycomb and run some flex tubing up to the bottom of your intake. If need more info let me know.
6. headers, mid pipe (x or H) axlebacks. or just start with axlebacks.

Hope I got you going the right way.

 

[desmodronic]

1. yea well the clutch switch is a new one on me and ive had a few sticks (manual tranny) in my time.starting the car in gear just wont happen with me, where i come from if you dont check the car is in gear before you put the key in you fail the driving test....simple as that......it becomes a habit basically.the main advantage though is that you can bump start a manual relatively easily on your own.........something i wish id been able to do last week when my alternaqtor decided to play up.

2. will lower control arms lower the car as well.........didnt like that idea on my last car as i drive a lot in the city and 5 boros.......some off those manhole covers are a tad on the high side for my liking......once saw a civic rip its guts out on 20th ave once.......

3. will check them out thanks

5 anyone know anything about the cdc shaker ram air kit........will it fit my hood........or will i need to get creative....anyone used this kit...........any good??

6. yea seems to be a lot of available options on the exhaust side......gotta look into that more......my interest is hp not noise.......max hp setup with the ram air and maybe a new throttle body if anyone has any ideas along those lines.

at least for this car there are a lot of options all around to choose from......

 

[Wicked One]

1. Lower control arms will not lower the car. There are some out there that are adjustable so you can raise or lower the rear.
2. The cdc shaker will fit no problem, but if you have the factory hood scoop, it will not cover the back 3 holes

 

[desmodronic]

thats great, i dont like the idea of adjustable ones to be honest..........can you recomend a good make? that wobbly ass end really ticks me off.

i dont have any scoop on the hood so the cdc should fit........unless you know of a better one. my view is if im gonna have a scoop it may as well be functional

 

[matt07gt]

Ya the shaker hood won't cover the back three holes...but they can be plugged and painted over for pretty cheap. I plan on doing mine next spring so I've already looked into it

 

[desmodronic]

Ah ok I just looked at my hood. I'm assuming that the holes marked underneath are for the factory scoop which mine doesn't have so the CDC should be a doodle to fit. Now where's my sawzall

 

[matt07gt]

Since you dont have the factory scoop you wont have a problem at all!!!! Get chopping

 

[Kylejb2663]

thats great, i dont like the idea of adjustable ones to be honest..........can you recomend a good make? that wobbly ass end really ticks me off.

i dont have any scoop on the hood so the cdc should fit........unless you know of a better one. my view is if im gonna have a scoop it may as well be functional

For lower control arms I would go with Steeda's.... Lots of options out there but depends on what you want. I have heard great things about the Steedas....

http://www.steeda.com/products/billet_rear_trailing_arms.php

Also if you want the ultimate performance for getting rid of wheel hop grab one of these as well.....
http://www.steeda.com/products/tubular_upper_3rd_link.php

 

[Wicked One]

I don't think he is referring to wheel hop Kyle (dammit Kyle )
I think he is taking about bumpsteer. You know, when you going around a corner and hit a bump and your ass end wants to change lanes. The LCA's, upper and lower along with a bumpstter kit for the front (if the car is lowered) will help. That is just the characteristics of a live axle.

 

[desmodronic]

yea.....bumpsteer........better description.

its a bitch in a strait line if i tank it.

lol at changing lanes.........ya get that feeling sometimes.

must look pretty scarey to anyone driving behind.

 

[noclutch]

Get the LTs and a x mid pipe. When choosing your headers size matters, 1 5/8 is good for 450 hp na. If you plan to use boost get the 1 7/8. All around 1 3/4 is good up tp 500hp. Some can chime in on selection but the smaller the tube the lower the power band (RPM) Headers too big will hurt power. American Racing Headers Call them they will help.

If you go o/r on the mid pipe it will make the car louder...as the wife will soon find out next weekend.

The X pipe will net more hp but the H pipe will give better sound.
Get rid of the CMDP and also get UDP's they go great together.

Get a set of cams. There are some good ones out there, Comp has a great selection that retain the same springs and rpm bands and some with that go all out. Mustang Performance Parts & Upgrades by Brenspeed had a set of customs that offer good gains and a cool sound and is drivable at low rps.

Gears are a good mod, these cars love 4.10s and 3.73s.

Unless you like the look, drop the stance, Yeah, headers and rough roads makes everyone nervous but Ford has the large wheel wells and high ride for chains and dropping the car and adding a larger tire makes it look better (not required).

Why not do the work yourself? Yeah, I get help too, nothing like someone coming over to hold something while you bolt it in. I had someone install the gears the rest I did myself with a lending hand.

 

[edricjames]

#4- which side indicator starts to blink fast? Left side, right side??
Could possibly be a sign the bulbs are starting to go or the sockets are burning up causing improper contact with the bulb