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    Low RPM hesitation/sputter

    The IP discovered one possible cause.
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    PINGING visited - again...sorry this one is kinda long...

    Agree with the others on trying different brands of gas wrt the pinging. It can also be caused by carbon build up inside the combustion chambers. Dumping a can or 2 of Seafoam into the tank will get rid of the carbon. However, the rough running is being caused by something else, like possibly...
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    Brand new 09 Mustang smoking

    Yep, many variables have to be considered when making a major business decision. :rlaugh:
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    Brand new 09 Mustang smoking

    Even if Ford agreed to pay for the work, I wouldn't tackle the job if I were making sufficient $ from doing my own service work. "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." I gotta agree that these engines occasionally blow out some oily smoke. My 05 S197 GT smokes on start up, but...
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    08 Bullitt...

    Check the Kelley Blue Book site for pricing on the Bullitt. Also, strongly recommend that you do a title search.
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    Brand new 09 Mustang smoking

    You're still generalizing. It's entirely possible that the referenced dealer in this thread has a sufficiently high non-warranty service workload which precludes them from being on your "most", "many", and "vast majority" list, and thus allows them to refuse to do an engine warranty job. Also...
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    Brand new 09 Mustang smoking

    Totally agree that times have changed within the past year or so. However, you're generalizing too much when you say that all dealerships have fallen on bad times. For example, did you see where Autozone's stock price has recently shot up thru the stratosphere? The reason is because more car...
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    Brand new 09 Mustang smoking

    Yep, that's so true. However, it's possible that the referenced dealer in this matter currently has a sufficient amount of their own work, which would make doing a large warranty job for less profit economically unfeasible for them. On the other hand, other dealers may be short on work, and...
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    Brand new 09 Mustang smoking

    The dealer does not want to do anything because the rates they get paid by FoMoCo for warranty work is less than what they normally charge for doing their own service, and FoMoCo does not to do anything because it's going to cost them big $$$.
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    Diablosport predator Q's?

    You will not be able to get a C&L tune from DiabloSport. They worked a deal with C&L, and DS no longer provides C&L tunes. You will have to get your C&L tune from another tune supplier, like BamaChips(He writes great tunes, BTW. I use his 93 Race tune.) I do not recommend using a K&N tune with...
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    Diablosport predator Q's?

    It's possible that the 87 octane tune that you initially installed is designed to work with the factory air intake. If so, then the engine will run lean with this tune and the C&L CAI. Obviously, the same thing applies to the factory tune and the C&L CAI. If the Predator has no tunes designed...
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    my exhaust sounds like sh** wtf

    X-pipes tend to sound more raspy, and H-pipes more throaty. Perhaps the reviews you read were from owners that liked a raspy sounding exhaust. However, this may make you feel better about your selection => X-pipes are claimed to make more power in the upper rpm range.
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    Anyone’s GT leak in the rain???

    You're welcome. Good luck on finding the leak source.
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    Anyone’s GT leak in the rain???

    I may have a solution to your problem. Water was getting into my Stang's trunk, even after the dealer resealed a leaking rear window. It was filling a trough in the bottom of the driver's side rear quarter panel behind the interior trunk cover. After the water filled up that area it spilled...
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    Intake question: im a noob

    Definitely do not install the CAI without a tune. The engine will run excessively lean, which can cause damage. If all 3 tunes are designed for the CAI, then you can install the CAI and the 89 tune with the 89 gas. Do not install either the 91 or 93 tunes with the 89 gas, or the engine will...
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    over heating problems

    Does the cooling fan run when the car is at a standstill with the engine running? (Note that the fan should run at low speed from 214 F - 224 F, and at high speed at 225 F and higher.)
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    First gear stuttering

    See if reinstalling the tune and recalibrating the gas pedal/throttle body helps.
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    06 gt hesitates the pulls

    If the problem only happens after traveling for long periods at highway speeds, then the cause is the fuel pump. There's a TSB for this if your car is still under warranty. If it isn't, then it's your nickel to have it fixed. If it happens all of the time, then make sure all of the CAI's...
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    Rear axle ratio choices

    Get a tune and a CAI. My manual 05 S197 GT with 3.55's, BamaChips 93 Race tune, and a C&L Street CAI gets 27 mpg at 70 mph on the hwy. However, my wife's 09 auto Honda Fit Sport knocks my car's socks off with 45 mpg hwy.
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    what to do?

    Their primary function is to help scavenge equal amounts of exhaust gas out of each engine cylinder, which in turn helps each cylinder to inhale equal amounts of incoming air for combustion. This allows each cylinder to produce close to the same amount of power, and the engine to produce a...
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