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i just raced an 01 v6 auto with my 95 v8 manual and i lost, we both go the same speed at start and then he just walks when we switch gears, whats wrong with my car? mine is stock, his has glass packs and no cats or muffler. im so hurt once i hit around 4000rpm the engine doesnt really accelerate anymore, what do u think the reason for that would be? i put new spark plug wires on, and they seem to be arcing like crazy, my coil arcs aswell, im guessing thats real bad but i have no idea how to fix it. i guess a new coil. what do you guys think?

 

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dam that sucks man....wow.! get quality wires, and clean the connections real good. they shouldent noticeably arc....that will make the car looks ALOT of power if your misfiring. what mods you you have?

 

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thats bad....although they aren't THAT slow...they can prob. keep up with an auto 96-98 GT....get some mods ASAP!

 

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i have the same car as you greenmustanggt only mine is totally stock except for spark plug wires and the spark plugs, they are bosch platinum and the spark plug wires i dunno tiger tails 7mm or something, i cant remember, i should just get a whole MSD ignition kit, but ya, at night, u can really see alot of arcing, u dont really have to look for it, u can see blue all around the coil, i guess thats the first thing ill replace, it just seems my high rpm has no power. i can make it chirp going into 2nd no prob, i have good low end, but no high end at all

 

HISSIN50

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in the dark, one can have the car idle and lightly spray water on the plug wires. if it looks like the 4th of July, time to replace. NOTE: BE REAL CAREFUL AND COGNIZANT OF MOVING PARTS, SINCE YOU ARE IN THE DARK).

new wires sound like a must. but those newer V6's dont turn bad times at the track. a buddy with a notch and 2K in suspension and some bolt ons runs only a little faster than his G/F in her '03 V6 auto with her driving it. (and he drives decently and cuts a pretty decent 60').

 

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Get a blaster coil from MSD and be done with that mess. You may need new wires, but on a stock ignition, OEM wires and plain spark plugs will do nicely. Platinum or other special metal plugs are not necessary and some here swear it ain't good. I think plain plugs get hotter which is what is ideal (or something like that).

You need gears bad, if you don't have them. My car felt like a dog until I got gears. Of course, the new X pipe and suspension stuff didn't hurt either. If you had gears AND no electrical issues, you'd have won that race easily.

 

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yep, copper conducts better than platinum. and since plat does not conduct as well, and if you have a wide plug gap, the electricity might try to take a path of lesser resistance (arcing). i really dont think this makes any difference in your case - just theoretical stuff.

good luck.

 

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would gears hurt my fuel consumption?

 

HISSIN50

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jpyjfrdmstng said:

would gears hurt my fuel consumption?

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uh oh, sit back and enjoy the ride this thread will take now.

 

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jpyjfrdmstng said:

would gears hurt my fuel consumption?

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I wouldn't say its gonna hurt it but it will affect it to a degree depending on how steep of a gear you go with. I went from stock 2.73 to 3.73 and saw a little difference. But thats mainly because I can't keep my foot out of it. This is gonna get addicting so prepare yourself.

 

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jpyjfrdmstng said:

would gears hurt my fuel consumption?

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I went from 2.73 to 3.55 gears and I lost maybe 1 to 2 mpg. The difference is very much worth that price. In fact, on my long interstate trips, I get the same mpg as before and that is where most of my miles are.

I'll go ahead and say it: "If you're worried about gas mileage, then get rid of the stang. These cars aren't about gas mileage."

 

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jpyjfrdmstng said:

would gears hurt my fuel consumption?

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If you bought a mustang for fuel economy you are in a world of hurt. It will hurt but only because of the lead foot that goes with gears

 

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you won't loose fuel economy except on the freeway when you run out of gears!!!!

 

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and it won't be that much!!

 

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I posted a similar problem on this forum earlier, my friends car falls on its face above @4000RPM's.Search for the thread,i was told it was fuel related and its more than likely the fuel pump being weak and not provideing fuel in the higher RPM's.

 

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If your thinking about an ignition and coil setup and you dont want to drop 300 bucks crane makes a kit for our cars. I put mine on today and it only took an hour and the hardest part was mounting the box, best part is its like $169 from summit it fixed my rough idle problem and its a lot stronger accelerating now.

 

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cavscout371 said:

If your thinking about an ignition and coil setup and you dont want to drop 300 bucks crane makes a kit for our cars. I put mine on today and it only took an hour and the hardest part was mounting the box, best part is its like $169 from summit it fixed my rough idle problem and its a lot stronger accelerating now.

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could u show me i cant find it thanx

 

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here yah go its actually $159 even cheaper
crane ignition kit

If you but it and have problems or Q's pm me

 

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today i seen a 05 gt race a 4door vw and the f****** vw beat the 05 wtf is going on these day's. well i dont know how you lost to a v6 mustang but that got to be a s**** feeling. WOW

 

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215what said:

today i seen a 05 gt race a 4door vw and the f****** vw beat the 05 wtf is going on these day's.

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