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lpyyxw

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Hi, i'm a first time mustang owner and new to the forum. Just bought a 2008 GT with 21K miles, well kept by previous owner.

I guess my first goal is to find out where I can find a autoshop/mechanics who would agree to put parts on it for me that I bought from the internet. Anyone has any suggestions? I live in Armonk, work in Purchase.

Rob in Larchmont seems to love mustangs, but there is no guarantee he will agree to do the work for me.

I'm not looking for crazy mods, just a cold air intake.
 
Frankie Lap

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Welcome to NYM. I live in lower Westchester and used RealSpeed on Long Island. But.....there are some people on this forum that know lots about cars and may work on yours for discounted rates. Throw it out there, sometimes people r in a good mood and will help you out. Good luck with ur new ride.
 
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Welcome to nym. As ford20 said, a Cai might need a tune if it is a larger intake runner than stock. what brand is it.

I will install it for you and whatever other parts you have. I have tinkered with cars a bit. :rolleyes:
 
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lpyyxw

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Wicked One said:
Welcome to nym. As ford20 said, a Cai might need a tune if it is a larger intake runner than stock. what brand is it.

I will install it for you and whatever other parts you have. I have tinkered with cars a bit. :rolleyes:
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WickedOne, thank you for the kind offer! I heard you are good and I trust that! I actually took it to Rob's in Larchmont after reading a review, he installed the K N CAI for me, the K&N says no need to tune and Rob agreed, American Muscle also verified. My goal was to improve gas mileage, but i only noticed a decrease. the horsepower definitely improved and so did "efficiency", but my goal was not fulfilled. In the long run, people say the gas mileage will improve, but I wonder if there's a way to improve it now. Basically, without compromising acceleration, I try to go to the gas station as little as I can. I know this is a delicate balance, so any advice would help.

Another question is about the built quality of the gear handle. it feels sooo plastic, and with most cars, the handle is a knob that shifts along a zig-zagged pattern, with a clank at each position (P, N, R, D). but the mustang 08 (sporty linear shifting) feels very inaccurate, if i don't do it carefully, i easily overshift it pass the D down to 3,2. I wonder if this can be improved.
 
Killerstang

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Welcome. Check out some of the sponsors that we have. I go to Mustang magic out in Deer Park Long island, they only work on stangs of all years. I know for a fact they install anything you bring in to them.
 
ford20

ford20

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You can talk to American Muscle ... Their tuner division Bama performance sells economy tunes, I haven't really heard a lot about those tunes but if they are anything else like the rest of their tunes than it should feel it with the butt dyno as well as see a slight improvement in fuel efficiency.

As far as the shifter goes that is the best that is out there. There really isn't a huge market for automatic shifters like there is with the manuals. Your only other option would be the TCI Ratchet shifter or a shifter similar to that.

TCI StreetFighter Ratchet Shifter - Automatic (10-14 Mustang GT, V6) 619575
 
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