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    Wheel Hop?

    Roush upper is a quiet, simple way to eliminate the WH. Axle seems connected to the throttle and getting on the gas doesn't seem like it's gonna leave the rear end on the road, American Grafitti style.
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    Does Anybody Make A 19" Drag Radial

    Are your wheels stock? The Brembo wheels are the only 19X9s on the car. The other 19" wheels are narrower. However, you need at least a 10" wheel for 305 radials, especially with that short a sidewall. Even a 10" wheel is asking for an inch of stick out on each side from the tire. Honestly...
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    Does Anybody Make A 19" Drag Radial

    The only 19" DR is a 305 section width and won't fit on the Brembo wheel.
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    Weird Transmission Activity Mt-82, 2012 5.0

    Maybe just go for a Steeda or other good brand shifter bracket and a solid shift knob. Makes a hug diff
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    55D Brembo Springs?

    Here ya go....rainy day pics at top of folder. http://s1190.photobucket.com/albums/z453/5lho/
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    Custom exotic wood gear shift knob.

    Nice. People should remember wooden shift knobs are just as authentically retro in a Mustang as the black resin ball shifters at least. I seem to recall some early Shelbys with Nardo wooden steering wheels and wooden shift knobs. I'd like to see a profile shot of this.
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    Custom exotic wood gear shift knob.

    It's the 1.25 thread. Most hardware store metric is 1.5. Finding 1.25 will take a specialty store, usually. I got my Sorby tools ready and my lathe fired up...if I find the time, I'll do something similar.
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    Custom exotic wood gear shift knob.

    leave it stock? It's a shift knob, man, not a blower kit. The stock plastic 400A knob is particularly cheap, mushy and imprecise. Shift feel can be greatly improved with something more solid. I did the classic black resin ball myself.
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    Custom exotic wood gear shift knob.

    I'm a woodshop teacher and I like your idea. Ironwood is really neat. The thread's an M12 X 1.25, iirc. I'd still put a brass threaded insert in, if you can. Over time, the thread interface will soften. The knob just screws off anti-clockwise, yes. You'll want a long taper or spacer of some kind...
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    2012 GT or 03/04 Cobra

    yep, times eleventy-billion. Drive a modern 5.0 and you'll walk away so fast from the 03-04, people will think it's asking you for spare change on a street corner.
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    Buying a 2012, having 2nd thoughts, need owners input

    Sweet, my car was pretty tight from the factory and has smoothed out both in driveability and in shifting as a few miles roll onto it. So, if things're a little stiff or weird behaving, before freaking out just put a bit of use on her and see how it fares. Gear kickout is mostly engaging the...
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    Diagnose this noise....

    Doesn't sound good, you're at high load there because of the low rpm so, you're gonna magnify internal engine problems that generate noise. Does it do it clutch in or not in gear? That isolates out the transmission. Is it road speed or rpm dependent? That'll tell you driveline or motor. Pull the...
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    Engine Saving Gas Using 1-3-5 Shift Pattern = Burning Oil

    It's not a forced induction car. The crankcase pressures are low, N/A. There's no way skip-shifting explains a little oil burning. It's a new car, it can cook off a little more until the tolerances settle in.
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    2012 GT Suspension

    I can confirm that. However, you could easily sell them to a non-Brembo car owner.
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    2012 GT Suspension

    What "no tune required" means is they didn't change the size of the MAF tube or it's flow characteristics with the CAI. This means, basically, no power gain from installing it. Butt dyno is notoriously unreliable, as it's affected by good wishes, noise level and a variety of other unmeasured...
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    2012 GT Suspension

    Well, yeah, actually it should. MAF transfer value is massively important on a modern vehicle, regardless of type. Mess with this value and unexpected results, including driveability issues and power LOSS can be experienced. This value is the cornerstone around which a modern vehicle's tune...
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    Got my new toy!

    Cool...I have roughly the same. I'm only missing the glass roof and I'm on the 400a Premium interior and Shaker 500 because I have the Tech Pack. Pictures...c'mon, let's see it!
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    Got mine too

    It's the 300/3600 lbs of weight that killed it for me. There's a big difference between 12 pounds per hp and about 8.7 for the 5.0. My last car, a Mazdaspeed 3 with minor mods, hit ~10.5 lbs/hp and that wasn't enough, eventually...or maybe it was the wrong wheel drive, lol
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    Got mine too

    yep, I will. I'll take 'er straight to the dragstrip come springtime :^)
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    Got mine too

    Apologies to any I have offended. I really have never liked how the 4.6 drove or it's power level but, that's just an opinion and not intended as an insult to anyone who likes it. This is my 4th "5.0", if you will. First a '68 coupe, second a '79 Ghia TRX notch, third an '88 LX hatch that took...
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