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  1. Frank S

    Whats your occupation?

    Retired Civil Servant - 35 years of useful, interesting work as a question answerer (one per customer, please!). Apprentice motorsports historian.
  2. Frank S

    8.8 Rear axles with V6 flanges.

    [email protected] JKE, eh? Is that you, Jason? Any chance you'll send me the GT rotors you promised in December? I'd sure appreciate it. Second thought, just refund my money, OK? This'll refresh your recollection: December 26, 2007: "I am truly sorry. I was trying to remedy a...
  3. Frank S

    front sway bar help

    And now it feels gooo-oood! Right? -- Frank S San Diego CA USA
  4. Frank S

    gt take off brakes

    I don't doubt you're correct about the "lighr rust" and the gray stuff. Subsequent experience with new GT rotors enlightened me about the factory paint. The first rotors they sent might actually have cleaned up; the surface wasn't bad, but THEY WERE V6 ROTORS, not what they offered and what I...
  5. Frank S

    gt take off brakes

    So, how did it work out? Got those pictures? Did you get your takeoffs from Diversified Industries? I presume you didn't have the same unpleasant experience I had: still haven't got thr GT rotors they owe me. :nono: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyougitive/sets/72157603826441123/
  6. Frank S

    V6advice

    Look at it this way: what will you be able to use and appreciate most, most often? The tuner/tune will be pervasive every time you turn the key, and will transform the Mustang experience. A CAI is only worth it in High Performance situations, Wide Open Throttle or really fast driving. A K&N...
  7. Frank S

    Fuel Economy on 2005 Mustang

    Can't answer that last one: I never let my fuel level get down that far, hating the idea that I may find myself sitting in a long line at the pumps when San Diego next catches fire. Tank holds 16 gallons, if I'm not mistaken. If it took that many to fill it after your 211 miles, you're...
  8. Frank S

    just got a 06 mustang now i need help!!!!

    [ ... ] Kind of worthwhile help you need for that isn't something you'll find on an Inet forum. Good place to float your trial ballons, though. :bs: Every exhaust manufacturer will say what they think will sell you their product. My view is that they all copy each others' designs to a...
  9. Frank S

    HELP

    I thing you right. What a CAI does is increase the amount of air relative to the amount of fuel entering the combustion chamber, a "lean" condition. Running an engine lean can result in overheating of the internal surfaces, pre-ignition (the fuel/air charge doesn't wait for the spark to...
  10. Frank S

    front sway bar help

    Were you able to torque the links to specs? 85 lb-ft, IIRC. Not easy to do without turning the threaded section, unless you have a crowfoot for your torque wrench and an appropiate immobilizer for the stud. Steeda says to use LocTite Red to keep them from loosening. You got all that...
  11. Frank S

    Anyone else gotten the 'thumbs up?'

    I'm not a compulsive thumbs-up giver or getter, but it feels good once in a while. For years I carried an 8x10 card printed landscape on both sides: On one side, in big, contrasting letters NICE CAR! On the other side, LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING! The first one always got big...
  12. Frank S

    Body roll with new tires?????

    Tires have a lubricant in the tread, so they will come out of the molds easily. "Mold release", it's called It takes a few miles to wear off. Until it's gone, tires typically seem slippery. Also could be a matter of tall tread blocks squirming under cornering forces; they lean over, grab a...
  13. Frank S

    Accelerating too fast?

    The US stands for freedom to act like a dolt and to live with the consequences. I tell you when I here things like this it just tickets me off, too; and I exit, laughing. Darwin was right. Thank goodness.
  14. Frank S

    Would you run 35 profile tires?

    All tires of the same nominal size don't perform equally. I'd look at the Tire Rack's comparison tests. They seem to be pretty thorough. My 275-35-19 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s really ride much better than the previous 245-45-18 Bridgestone RE-01Rs. They are, as you say, luxury sport tires...
  15. Frank S

    Post your exhaust sound clips and list the combo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AazkGcJ43s Same FRPP M-5230-GTA single muffler on JBA Racing's dyno. 195 RWHP, 226 torque. K&N drop-in air filter, BAMAchips 91 octane performance tune.
  16. Frank S

    The V6 Exhaust sound clip thread.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AazkGcJ43s Same FRPP M-5230-GTA* single muffler on JBA Racing's dyno. 195 RWHP, 226 torque. K&N drop-in air filter, BAMAchips 91 octane performance tune. (*Turns out it was a GT takeoff)
  17. Frank S

    Will 275/40/20 fit on the front of a 05?

    I have 275-35-19s on the front and rear, nine and ten inch rims, and what you say is true to a limited extent: at slow speeds in light braking conditions, they do "tramline". With higher speeds and stronger inputs, not so much. That is my experience with Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s at 275-35-19...
  18. Frank S

    What Owning a Mustang is All About

    :nice: I'm thinking that at about the time this Route 66 maniac gets to, say, San Bernardino, he will need an escort to Santa Monica, no? I guess he'll be able to project his arrival at some waypoint - say, San Bernardino, or maybe Lake Elsinore - close enough that some SoCalifornians might be...
  19. Frank S

    What Owning a Mustang is All About

    Here are some photos from the Ortega Highway portion: http://www.fototime.com/inv/F4533443FE5053C Sorry, no local snow photos. in the background, backside of the mountains above Palm Springs: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/2227132656_e2e3280efc_o.jpg Nice day, that. Cheers!
  20. Frank S

    Photo Tips

    Looks as if someone already pointed out the flaw in your idea: it's as likely a choice as an error. Nice try, though. Photoshop been berry berry good to me: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/2227132656_e2e3280efc_o.jpg Last Saturday at the side of Ortega Highway. Looks pretty good with...
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