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    Considering an 06 GT Theft Recovery

    Ok so here is the scenario: At the local Ford Dealership they have a Burgundy 06 Premium Mustang GT Auto with the black racing stripes. It has black bullitts on it, and an aftermarket chin spoiler. Maybe even an aftermarket rear spoiler on it... This car is "Brand New" and all the...
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    Cold Weather=Oil Pressure Sending Unit Failure

    So this morning I went to start up the stang and it was like 30 degrees outside. After about 5 sec of the car running and still Zero oil pressure I instinctively shut the car down. Checked the oil level-full, I then proceeded to wiggle every electrical connector that I thought could possibly...
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    Another How Much $$$ Thread

    First off let me say that I absolutely love my current Mustang... This is the third 4.6 Mustang I have owned in the last 5 years (Previously Black on Black 96 Mustang Cobra and a Green 01 Bullitt) both of which I kept basically stock with the exception of after market shifters and K&N...
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    Going to the Drags Tonight!!!

    So this afternoon my Father and I are going to drive up to the dragstrip in Southern Oregon (Medford Speedway). Couple of questions: I have really crappy tires on the rear (Sumitomo's) :notnice: and was wondering if it would be to my benefit to drop the air pressure in them tonight? If so...
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    New Onset Pinging

    I have a 2K GT with 62K miles on it Mods as Follow: K&N FIPK 2*Accufab 70mm TB* Dragon UPR* March UDP's* BBK LT's* BBK O/R H the rest I dont think could have any affect... Anyways I have always ran the car on 89 octane just to compensate for the $hity California gas with zero problems, then...
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    Buying New Car 03 Mach vs 01 Cobra

    So after much debate I have decided I am going to sell my car and upgrade to 4V again... Based upon what I can afford I am either going to be getting an 03/04 Mach 1 or a 2001 Cobra. Does anyone have any input on which of the two would be a better choice? I personally am leaning towards the...
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    Thinking About Replacing the Stang

    Ok so heres the deal, I have a friend who wants to sell me his White 99 Mustang Cobra. It has 66k miles, a K&N CAI, UDP's, Chrome 18in Cobra R's and Eibach Springs. He just took it to the dealership for a 60k service and it got a clean bill of health. Its pretty clean, although the front...
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    Found my mysterious "Ping"

    So several months ago I posted a thread related diagnosing an engine ping. The long and short of it was that my car made, what sounded exactly like a pinging sound when I was accelerating from 2500-3000 rpms. Well my fellow :SNSign: members were able to help me rule out that it wasnt a ping...
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    DD Bullitts & Mustangtuning.com

    So I finally was able to save up enough money and get some new wheels and tires. I ordered black DD Bullitts and Sumitomo tires from mustangtuning.com. I went with 275/40/17's in the front and 315/35/17's in the rear. I got all four wheels/tires and Bullitt lug nuts shipped to my door for...
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    Control Arm Question

    So you will have to bear with me here as I really know nothing about newer suspension set ups. Here is what I am trying to understand, what EXACTLY does swaping out the lower control arms do for you? How does this improve your 60' times? The only thing I can think of is that they are simply...
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    Stage 1 Head Swap

    So I am trying to decide on a major mod upgrade. Everyone seems to go with cams but I am wondering what the results would be with a head swap vs a cam swap... Say one was to go with Steen Racing Stage 1 Heads $1459.00 (Or another company with similar specs) and there flow #'s @ .50lift are...
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    Catback Opinions

    So I have a 2000 GT and am currently running BBK LT's BBK Offroad H-Pipe and have Flowmaster Delta 40's welded in to the stock catback exhaust pipes. Well being cheap has caught up with me. The stock exhaust/hangers are starting to get a little worn = rattling and well I think my car kind of...
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    Reputable Dyno Shop Needed

    I live in Mount Shasta CA. thats about an hour South of the Oregon border or about 3 hours North of Sacramento... What I need is to find a really good dyno/tuner that is within driving distance (Like less than 4 hours). If anyone could give me any input that would be great! I want to order...
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    How to disable Traction Control?

    So I am guessing that my T.C. switch went out because now I am unable to turn it off. I push the button and nothing happens... So does anyone know of anyways to permenately disable it? I know that you can do this with a programmer, but I dont have one yet... Its like $35.00 from ford for a...
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    N/A Engine Build Done Right

    So I have been reading all of the threads related to H/P outputs on N/A aspirated 4.6's and it has caught my interest. Let me point out a few things first; Yes I know you will get better results significantly cheaper with FI or NOS. Yes I know that the DOHC is a much better platform to go...
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    Start up noise

    So I am just curious if anyone else has this same noise... When I start up my car in the morning for the first time (about 50 percent of the time this happens) I have some noise that I would have describe as "Lifter" noise. Obviously there are no lifters to pump and I really am not that...
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    Random Tire Question

    So I have a question for you guys about tire sidewall height. I have been looking at other peoples rides and I am noticing that a lot of guys go with a SHORTER side wall height on the REAR tires? Example 245/40/ZR17 on the front and 255/35/ZR17 on the rear. Why would someone do this? Woudnt...
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    Heads/Cams Emissions Question

    Well I am sure I am not the only person spending their tax returns before before we have them... Here is what I am thinking Steen Stage II Heads and Comp Xtreme XE270AH Cams. Here is the question, if I do end up doing this will I ever be able to sell my car legally? I am thinking that with...
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    Cams vs NOS

    Ok so I am sure I am like every other mustang owner out there, trying to get as much HP as the pocket book will allow. Unfortunately I will never have enough to go forced induction and even if I did have $$$ I could never justify dropping 4-6k anyway... As you can see by my sig I have pretty...
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    Diablo vs SCT

    See Sig for mod list... So I have the money now to finally get a tuner, only thing is I have absolutely zero experiance/knowledge when it comes to the computer side of things... I am wanting to know what you guys think as far as what brand and/or model to get. There are no dyno's where I...