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  1. SlideWRX

    Fog light problem solved

    Wow, I'm at 12k and can't think of one time. Is there an adjuster to the stock fog lights? Or maybe the regular headlights are aimed too high? Hmm... I put silverstars in my regular lights, so maybe there's enough contrast that the fogs are more obviously fogs. Tom
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    MPG - Stockers

    EVO owners would disagree; my friend barely gets 17-18 mpg in his, when he's trying hard. :rlaugh: While I can get 30ish mpg while cruising at 50mph, most of my tanks have been 18-19 mpg average. mix of city/highway. Tom
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    What I Would Change...

    The front felt slow to turn in when I got the car. steeda front control arm inserts fixed that for fairly cheap. :) 'course, there's always a new panhard bar, springs & struts, etc... As for the roll bar, the car got 5 star in rollover, so it really depends on how often someone is in the...
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    Good Mustang Winter Tires?

    I ran those on my WRX and loved 'em. For the Mustang I'm running Bridgestone Blizzack WS-50's. Little cheaper, more winter biased, less performance biased. Performing quite well so far. Either the Dunlops or Bridgestones are a big improvement over the stock tires. WS-50's are being closed...
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    Fords new Direct Injection engine

    twin turbo V6? Sounds like a recipe for a return of the SVO Mustang. Tom
  6. SlideWRX

    How to modify for Road Racing

    For Autocross, I pop the head rest off & flip it around. That accomodates my helmet comfortably, and the head rest is still there, if a bit further back. A vertical headrest would be a nice item to have. :) Edit: with the headrest flipped, I sit a bit more upright, which I can't do with the...
  7. SlideWRX

    Need help finding lights

    I've been thinking about tail lights similar to those, however neither strikes my fancy. Still pretty cool though. Tom
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    Mustang as new Kitt for NIGHT Rider

    That's what we call a photochop.
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    Single BEST and WORST about your 05+???

    Only the electronic part of it. some of us have a physical gap before the sensor recognizes pedal travel. I opened up the pedal and put in a spacer to fix it. love it now. Worst: 2. The above mentioned lag (now fixed), which exagerrated #1. 1. Drivetrain clunk!! for me, it's a warm...
  10. SlideWRX

    A Good Combination!

    Where didja get 3.89 gears? I haven't seen these out there. no gear whine or anything? Tom
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    How to modify for Road Racing

    Excellent write up! A comment: Fire extinguisher - Mount it where you can get to it quickly. The trunk is NOT a usefull spot for this. :) Within reach of sitting in drivers seat is best. Tom
  12. SlideWRX

    Where is EGR on the 3v 4.6

    There is no EGR on 3 Valve 4.6l, as far as I know. The 4.0l V6 has an EGR tube on the back of the drivers side exhaust manifold. Tom Edit: You have long tubes listed; look at your stock manifolds for an EGR bung.
  13. SlideWRX

    The thread of the nicest FOXES!

    I think ya need to stiffen up the rear end a bit, either sway/spring or damping. Looks fun though! :D Tom
  14. SlideWRX

    Powershiftin the Stang

    My understanding is that powershifting generally has two components: little or no clutch actuation, and little or no throttle lift. Since normal shifting has full clutch actuation & full throttle lift, the in-between where either the clutch or the throttle are hardly changed are also often...
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    steeda intake spacer

    Looks like Grassroots motorsports changed thier website linking around, otherwise I'd link to thier dyno test of a spacer on an '05 GT. It did absolutely NOTHING (the graphs are line-on-line) until ~5500 rpm, when it started to make a couple hp. By redline, it barely hit 5 hp. This is with an...
  16. SlideWRX

    3K and feels like a different car??

    Even if they are open, they are still in the airflow. Ford went though a fair amount of effort to make them thin (rivets don't stick out far, the rod the plates are on is flattened), but they still get in the way. They are only a small obstruction, hence the 5ish hp improvement. Tom
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    One panic stop = warped rotors?

    It's probably some pad material deposit. It may go away with usage, although resurfacing would fix it right away. Eitherway I'd see if the dealer will fix it. Tom
  18. SlideWRX

    Gas additives

    Marketing talk mostly. Some gasolines are better than others, definitely. There are a lot of different variations in gasoline, by brand & by location in the country. http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html This image shows the ~20 different rquirements that different areas require of...
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    GT500 replica rear spoiler install...56K WARNING!

    So this wasn't one of the copies that has extra screws? I looked on ebay previously and didn't find any that clarified they didn't have extra screws. I noticed the OEM uses both holes. DarkFire, how long has yours been on? Thanks! Tom
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    S197 in Fast and Furious 4

    Hmm... don't remember seeing any front wheel drive in it. The EVO is AWD (sometimes converted to RWD for drifting), the Z is RWD, the RX-7 (hard to recognize with body kit & headlights) is RWD. In the beginning theres a Nissan Silvia (kinda like 240 but better looking & more power) that gets...
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