Mustang5L5’s progress thread - Rear window fun

Monkeybutt2000 · Nov 4, 2025

I swear we used a hose clamp on the F150 spring "upgrade" back in the day.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 4, 2025

AeroCoupe said:
Did you see this one?

View: https://youtu.be/O_TqMuV_MeA?si=_g2r1GMtGXqdS5-5

Yup. Tried it. Even have the same pliers.

I’ll get it. Just need more time.

rednotch · Nov 4, 2025

Need a bigger hammer I use my 8lb dead blow for those.

All Stock93 · Nov 5, 2025

Have you tried getting angry, and smashing a bunch of your stuff?

AeroCoupe · Nov 5, 2025

Proven technique time and time again.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 5, 2025

Well, the hose clamp method worked. Made this little hand-grenade at work, and it went right in.

Everything mostly buttoned up. Just need to refill the diff, reinstall my panhard bar and maybe polish and ceramic coat my wheels before I put them on. Maybe it will stay mild enough for a test drive.

Unsure if I’ll do the SN95 now or spring. My wife a little irked at me for stinking up the place in friction modifier. Might want to wait until windows open season. Or maybe not.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 5, 2025

These little squeeze packs of diff fluid sure are nice. Just attach a 1/2” ID hose and it was really simple to fill the diff.

Just need to adjust the Panhard bar and done.

Gonna polish and ceramic coat the rims next and see if we can sneak in a test drive.

AeroCoupe · Nov 6, 2025

If the garage already stinks you might as well do them both. I doubt she will be happy about it in the spring or anytime for that matter as it just stinks.

bird_dog0347 · Nov 7, 2025

AeroCoupe said:
If the garage already stinks you might as well do them both. I doubt she will be happy about it in the spring or anytime for that matter as it just stinks.

Agreed, it already stinks, do it once.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 7, 2025

Well I got it all aired out now. Got a whole house fan and it warmed up enough today to throw that on and get the smell out, plus I left the garage door open.

But F it. I’m doing it now. I’m curious to see how worn these clutch disks are.

This time when I soak the clutches in friction mod, I’ll throw that in my shed vs doing in the garage. Lesson learned.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 7, 2025

Ok. Polished up and ceramic coated the rear wheels. Will do the fronts another time.

Really wish these things were reproduced in a 9” wide version. I like them a lot

AeroCoupe · Nov 8, 2025

May not be something you would consider but what about getting them widened? No cheap (when done right) but lots of folks go this route when the wheel manufacturer doesn't offer it or is no longer around.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 8, 2025

Considered it, but haven’t committed. I am just not sure what I want to do for wheels on this car. I need something wider in the rear, want a 17” rim, but can’t decide which route to go.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 8, 2025

Welp. Round 2

AeroCoupe · Nov 8, 2025

Get it man! Curious to see how worn the clutches are.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 8, 2025

Both sides measured about 0.635” thick. The fox was 0.642” thick. Reinstalled the stack at about 0.655” thick.

Visually it didn’t look that worn. There was still friction material on all the disks p

All done. Just need to grab some diff fluid in the AM. Banged through it quick to minimize the open diff cover and the smell. Didn’t hurt that it was 60 today so could do it with garage open and assemble the stack out in the driveway.

Now I need a shower

Mustang5L5 · Nov 9, 2025

Ok. Both cars done. Moving on.

On my to-do list now:

Wire in 2nd wide band sensor
Relocate IAT from stock location to intake tube.

For the latter, I’m making a plug-and-play setup that will plug into the stock sensor harness plug and run over to the intake tube. Then using a 96-00 4.6L IaT sensor designed to push into an intake tube.

Where it is in the manifold now, it gets hot. Almost reads what coolant temp is when idling and takes a few mins to come down once driving. Moving it to the intake tube should get better sensor response and is easier to tune. Leaving it in the stock location requires playing around with coolant temp offsets and such.

AeroCoupe · Nov 9, 2025

I’m guessing using a MAF with an IAT built into it will work as well? Only asking as I’m using an 80mm MAF out of a 2001 GT and it has the IAT. Would be super easy to utilize if it will work.

Noobz347 · Nov 9, 2025

AeroCoupe said:
I’m guessing using a MAF with an IAT built into it will work as well? Only asking as I’m using an 80mm MAF out of a 2001 GT and it has the IAT. Would be super easy to utilize if it will work.

I've seen dudes use both on aftermarket systems with blown combos.

You can make it do 'things' with the differential temp on each side of the power adder.

Even if it doesn't play into the strategy, it would be a good data-point to record. :

Mustang5L5 · Nov 10, 2025

AeroCoupe said:
I’m guessing using a MAF with an IAT built into it will work as well? Only asking as I’m using an 80mm MAF out of a 2001 GT and it has the IAT. Would be super easy to utilize if it will work.

It would if you wire in the MAF and tune for it. I have a later 4.6L MAF with IAT.

But I'm running speed densoty, so no MAF anymore for me.

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