Alright well im somewhat new here and starting to get to know some people and the fourms here...
Well when i bought my mustang it had 199k on it... it now has 204k on it... With factory motor and t-5 trans... is there anyone else past the 200k mark???? I have 2 friends that are ford techs and they both told me the same thing... "If it wasnt abused you have nothing to worry about" Well this car only had 2 owners b4 me... a one year lease to about 15k then a woman in her 50's that owned it for 10 years... all work was done by ford and oil changes every 2500 miles... anything over 150k i start worrying... but this motor sounds great and doesent burn any oil maybe a 1/4 of a quart every 3k... still running 5w30.... My question is... you think i should be worried... making sure i always have cash for another motor so i dont get stranded... or should i go balls to the wall on mods... the only problems ive had is random pinging here and there... and a random squeel on hard shifts which i think is my clutch...
Ive basically put a list of mods together and random things i wanna replace... my goal is mid to high 13's at atco which is a really low fast track.... the only bad thing is im in college and low on funds... im working on getting a job like 2 days a week... but curently im not working... but i have managed to pick up some parts
The List:
CAI Bought: $33
New CLutch Bought: $75 (ford racing)
Wires Bought: $40 (Ford racing)
Plugs Bought: $17 (motorcraft)
Explorer Intake Manifold Bought: $102.50
H-pipe
Headers
Shifter
3.73's
Thats it for now the rest im working on
Well when i bought my mustang it had 199k on it... it now has 204k on it... With factory motor and t-5 trans... is there anyone else past the 200k mark???? I have 2 friends that are ford techs and they both told me the same thing... "If it wasnt abused you have nothing to worry about" Well this car only had 2 owners b4 me... a one year lease to about 15k then a woman in her 50's that owned it for 10 years... all work was done by ford and oil changes every 2500 miles... anything over 150k i start worrying... but this motor sounds great and doesent burn any oil maybe a 1/4 of a quart every 3k... still running 5w30.... My question is... you think i should be worried... making sure i always have cash for another motor so i dont get stranded... or should i go balls to the wall on mods... the only problems ive had is random pinging here and there... and a random squeel on hard shifts which i think is my clutch...
Ive basically put a list of mods together and random things i wanna replace... my goal is mid to high 13's at atco which is a really low fast track.... the only bad thing is im in college and low on funds... im working on getting a job like 2 days a week... but curently im not working... but i have managed to pick up some parts
The List:
CAI Bought: $33
New CLutch Bought: $75 (ford racing)
Wires Bought: $40 (Ford racing)
Plugs Bought: $17 (motorcraft)
Explorer Intake Manifold Bought: $102.50
H-pipe
Headers
Shifter
3.73's
Thats it for now the rest im working on