I considered the nitrous route for awhile, but decided to go the KB route instead. Yeah, it's expensive but nitrous is not cheap either after all the extras you should have. And filling the
bottle every so often costs money too. I don't have to worry about that now. I enjoy my KB,
but...
Never. Most of the cars I have owned have been sticks. Even my truck is a stick.
That's my daily driver and my winter vehicle. My Mustang is the fun car. I just like driving a stick.
I hate to agree with the previous poster, but you paid much more than you should have. I paid about $600 to have new gears installed in my 2000 and he replaced worn bearings also.
I have a KB 1.7L at 9psi IC. I knew I'd not be able to live with 6psi for long, and trying to add the intercooler later did not sound like fun. Just go for the 9psi IC.
I have had mine about 3 years now, and close to 9k miles on it since. It is not my DD, it's my fun car (in a convertible...
I have a 2000 GT (vert) with a KB 1.7 and 4.10s. Yeah, first gear is sort of useless now, but I'd not change my setup. My car had 48,000 miles at the install.
I'd ask how well maintained your cars is, more than the actual mileage.
I love my SLP I's. I have no O/R pipe, but the SLP catted X. It is quite quiet
at idle, but still sounds good. But stomp on it and it gets loud. But then I don't
want to sound like every other Mustang out there either. :) I guess you either
like the sound or you don't.
fit the stock Mustang 2v exhaust manifold on the passenger side? I put on an
SLP x-pipe last year and I noticed many months later an exhaust leak. Turns
out one of the nuts is missing. It's a bear getting up there to see anything
so I was hoping someone could tell me what size to use...
Installing a cat-back is fairly easy. Jack up the car in the rear and put it
on jack stands. Have a friend handy to help. Unbolt the old one and bolt
in the new one making sure the get the hangers in place. The hardest part
sometimes is getting the hangers to go back into the rubber...
I agree, $1000 seems awfully high. I was not sure where to take mine so
asked at a local speed shop. He sent me to a guy who does all the local
street rodders here. My bearings were shot and I switched from the stock
3.27 to 4.10s for about $600 I think. Haven't had a problem. He told me...
The only complaint I have for mine is it's up so far in the fender well it's hard
to put the filter on and tighten the clamp. But I never have to worry about
rain getting into it. Then again I try not to drive the Stang if I know it's
going to rain. Hey, it's a vert so it's made for those...
There is no reason to turn a rotor unless it's scored or the runout is over the limit. I almost never turn a rotor when I change pads. If you run your finger
nail over the surface and it does not catch there is no bad scoring. Make sure
to clean the surfaces after doing so as you could...
My kit was just about $5000 direct from KB. It's very complete and not too hard
to install. Just read thru the directions a few times to make sure you understand
everything and you have all the tools you will need. I did mine over a weekend
with the help of one friend basically to set it...
I have a 2000 GT also. I had a similar problem. It had been starting and running
well. One day I got home for a drive and went out later to start it and nothing.
Not even enough to roll down the power windows. Took the battery down to
the local Ford dealer and they ran a test. Told me it...
I agree with the above. I have a KB 1.7L with 4.10s and have lots of fun. It's
not a daily driver, but gets driven quite a bit. I have 6000 miles now with the
KB with no issues. It's 9psi and intercooled. That's about the recommended
limit for a stock block if you want it to last. I...