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    Why conventional oil before synthetic?

    In many tests Conventional Oil and Full Synthetic offered the same protection. Differences are the synthetic oil is not affected as much by temperature, so in cold weather it won't thicken and thus delay the engine from pumping it. Even consumer reports did a study on NYC cabs, all new vehicles...
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    turbo turbo turbo

    Give it time i'm sure the turbo selection will improve.
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    Should this be covered under warranty?

    I don't know about clear coats. I had a chip in the paint on my trunk lid. It was to the point where there appeared to be rust. I brought it back to the dealer and had them touch it up. My reasoning is if they screw it up or the paint eventually gets worse, they will not only have it on record...
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    just bought the saleen 3v supercharger!!

    Good luck. I'd love to see how the new set up holds up to boost. I was always afraid to run a SC on my 01 GT, due to the fact that it was my everyday driver.
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    Next Special Edition Mustang (not SVT!)??

    There will be no 05 special edition, unless Ford wants to waste money. They spent so much money on the redesign of the base models there is no way, especially with all the hype, that they would bother putting out additional special models to compete with the GT and V6. I'm sure they have things...
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    Made up my mind

    I don't think thats a fair comparison of the LS1 and your also comparing many years of an engine into one category. It's like saying that the 4.6 in the earlier years is the same as the 4.6 in the 2004 and all the problems go with all of them. I also think that the crapiness of of the 4th Gen...
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    +30 HP with just a computer tune

    First off a Warranty Cannot be voided... period. As far as a tune goes, its no different if you slapped a Supercharger on top, you are changing the Factory specs of the car from what Ford Engineer's programmed it to be. If you blow the engine, Ford can easily see if you have a reprogrammed PCM...
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    Finance your modifications?

    Instead of financing why don't dealerships drop the "Market Adjusted" price fixing feature and sell the cars with the idea that you will buy mods from them. If they supported their customers, especially ethusiasts that buy Muscle and Sports cars, and portrayed themselves as the place to go for...
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    Benefits of Independent Rear Suspension

    I wouldn't say its overatted. It is a different approach to the same goal. It allows the car to always keep the back tires on the road. If you think of it in this situation when riding up an onramp to a highway there is usually a lip where it meets the highway. In my 01 GT when i hit the gas...
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    GT pinging on 87 octain

    I'm not going to go into the whole debate about gasoline. I think it's been covered on the scientific side of things so many times that let people believe what they believe and be happy. Away from the scientific straight-forward method all cars are different. Even if in the lab they can...
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    Look what I found

    Congrats man, i love the feeling of getting that brand new car home. When i bought my Mustang, it was in the dead of winter (best time to buy a muscle car). I got lucky no snow on the roads and clear highways. It was so much fun. On a second note. I used to live in Rochester and i know how...
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    New Stang tops out at 143?

    I never said i drove that speed on a public roads. Besides a forum posting is similar to hearsay which is not admissable in a court of law. There is no possible way for them to prove that you were the one typing the post.
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    Now or wait?

    I was afraid of lower resale value when i had my 01 GT due to the 05 comming out. In the end i bought my GTO a couple of months ago and got positive equity from my Mustang. The 99-04 Mustang will retain excellent value if its a V8. A lot of people aren't into the new retro design and are willing...
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    05 Mach1

    I doubt Ford would bother with a special edition 05 considering the entire car is a redesign. I'm hoping 06 with the Cobra coming out they may try to fill in the gap in price between the Cobra and GT with the Mach1 or BOSS. Or they may just wait it out since most car redesigns last about 7 year...
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    Why high power V8's are better.

    Hey i never said that this car sucks. In fact just 2 months before he hit 12.2 1/4 mile. That was before he replaced the factory turbo with a Garret to produce the power shown in the chart. The car is no slouch. I was really trying to point out how different the highend V8's can be to the...
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    Why high power V8's are better.

    I thought this would amuse the masses of V8 people on this site. Taken from a heavily modified STi. As you can see Mt. Everest in Dyno format. So much for the low end. Just to decipher this Dyno for you, the solid red line is the HP and the dotted red line is the Torq. It was also done on a AWD...
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    New Stang tops out at 143?

    I understand that its dangerous to go fast, but you do it only for a few seconds and the chances are really in your favor that nothing bad will happen when its a new car. Its the idiots that go real fast on bald tires that scare me. I had my 01 GT up to 120 and it felt like the car was just...
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    What fuel are you running 87 89 91

    Doesn't the 05 also have Variable Valve timing, which will help it get the most out of the gas you put in it? The 2004 had a 9.4:1 ratio. With the new 3-valve and variable valve timing the newer engine is able to get the most out of what you put in it to a point. If you add more safe guards...
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    What fuel are you running 87 89 91

    As you car ages it can increase compression ratios so that the next grade may need to be used. Really all cars are different and all engine wear is different. If you car starts out with 87, but over time it builds up carbon which increases compression and the 89 may be needed, but as it ages it...
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    2005 FORD GT WHITE BLUE STRIPES

    Actually money doesn't make a person more intellegent or more versed in knowledge. Its just affords them more toys. There are ***holes from poor to wealthy. As for the Ford GT: well since they are a limited run vehicles ( i think Ford said 3 years) they will be collectable. Thus the cost to...
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