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  1. mikeelia

    Intake cover and cam covers done!

    Beautiful job, but I have to agree with one of the other posters: My preference would be the old dark "Ford Blue"... The red on an engine always makes me think "Chevy"... <chuckle> I hope that paint holds up in there. I've always used "engine paint" under the hood even though the valve...
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    Mustang GT below Sticker!!!

    What in the world is a "Tunialf66"? Mike Elia
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    Xcal2, Install and Opinion

    Well, along with the "TCS off on start", you've got me convinced. Thanks, Mike Elia 05 GT lime
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    Predator or SCT: Can either of these turn off the TCS permanently?

    Thanks, guys... SCT2 it is! Mike Elia
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    Predator or SCT: Can either of these turn off the TCS permanently?

    I'd like to NOT have to turn off the traction control system [TCS] manually everytime I get into the car. Has anyone found a way to make this adjustment in the computer yet? I thought that I'd heard that the effort was underway a while ago, but I hadn't heard if anyone figured that out yet...
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    sorry if already addressed, but anyone with sudden power loss?

    I've been trying to get into the habit of turning off the TCS every time I start the car. I have a teenage son who loves to say "Dad! Traction!" to help me remember... I wish I could turn it off permanently. Hopefully one of the tuners will figure that one out! Mike Elia
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    Engine Internals

    Matt, That's not the problem, I know I've learned a lot from lurking on sites like this, but I also do a lot of research on my own, so I was surprised at the way you asked. No flame intended. That's just a pretty advanced need to try to obtain a answers to fill. I guess I was just trying to...
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    Engine Internals

    Dan, I just pulled that number out of the air as an example for someone who doesn't know much about cars to do "minor" tweaking involving something as expensive as a blower. Do you think someone that doesn't know much about "engine internals" is going to get their engine to approach...
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    Engine Internals

    Forgive me, but if you begin with this statement you should be either: 1. Learning a lot more before you consider building or modifying any engine; How can one ask a "few questions" about something so complex?; or 2. Hiring [paying] someone competent to do your work for you. [This option...
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    What colors are looking best on the 05's?

    Just like opinions and a$$holes... I like the lime, of course... Mike Elia 05 gt lime
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    Strut tower brace

    Want to see a strong brace? See the 350Z! Man, over the weekend I saw a 350Z at a mall with its hood open, and those guys have a serious strut tower brace! This thing had large [and thick]stamped steel ends with four huge bolts. It also had adjuster nuts on the passenger side of the slightly...
  12. mikeelia

    Is every dealer getting 3K over sticker for a GT

    I got my GT for $27020 on a $27700 sticker in Upland, CA. Many of the LA County dealers are still at least trying to mark them up. I happened to be five feet over the line [ok, maybe a little more] into San Bernardino County. Mike Elia 05 GT lime
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    For Giggles

    My most memorable race was when I was in high school with my old 70 AMC Ambassador [390-4bbl] against a mid 70s Camaro. It was just like a movie: I did it right in front of a police car stopped at a light to my right. I smoked the tires, and went about a three blocks with the siren wailing...
  14. mikeelia

    Must Have for your next Oil Change

    I like the idea, but I don't know how much of the internals are actually ferrous on these cars. The magnet probably won't catch much compared to an old iron block car. I had one of the cap-type magnet things for the oil filter on my Buick until someone tossed it at an oil change! Mike...
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    bunch-o-q's for '05's

    Sorry, but I have to ask: I see you are a "founding member" and that you have over a thousand posts. They can't all be like this one, right? I think answers to almost every question you've asked are in the archives. Or as another reply says: watch each day's post. Mike 05 GT lime
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    Brand New 2005 GT with Rusty Brakes?

    Every car that has rotors that are iron [steel] rust when they get wet. Just as Tom said "you'd better not look UNDER the car..." <chuckle> With most cars you just can't see the rotors as much. Which is why they don't leave them exposed most of the time. And please don't try to coat your...
  17. mikeelia

    hypertonic or forged

    Pick up the June 2005 Popular Hot Rodding. It has a great technical feature on the engine called "Three's Company". Really. It's a keeper. Mike Elia 05 GT lime 87 Buick Regal Turbo T
  18. mikeelia

    Carpet buckle or underlayment popping noise

    Hey all.. It's a small thing, but right under my heels, the carpet sort of pops as I move my feet on the pedals. Does anyone else have this? It helps to move the mat around, but it seems like the carpet isn't sitting perfectly flat on the floor pan. I don't want the dealer to make any...
  19. mikeelia

    Strut Bearings replaced

    Dealer is lost I called my dealer about the strut bearings yesterday, and said "I just started hearing the dreaded 'strut bearing pop', " and the service writer said that he'd never heard of it and that they've never done the repair on a Mustang. It's Ford of Upland [CA], and they've been...
  20. mikeelia

    Write up requests in here...

    Could the site inlcude an area with the TSBs all shown? Do we have an area of the site with the TSBs listed out? That would be awesome. I am looking for the strut rod bearing listing right now. Mike Elia SoCal Upland CA 05 gt lime 87 Buick Regal Turbo T
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