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rocketrider

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Hello all. After being gone for many years from the mustang family I am back. I recently sold my daily driver, a Mini Cooper S, and picked up a 2005 Mustang GT. Its performance white and a 5 speed.
I have been lurking for the past two weeks and searched and found answers for many things on this board
I do have a couple of questions if you will put up with this n00b

First has anyone modified the stock hood to eliminate the high speed shake and lift? I do not want to purchase an aftermarket glass hood or install a shaker scoop. So looking for anyone that has vented or louvered the stocker. As an aside, does the GT500 hood have this problem?

Second, I am looking at doing some suspension mods. I have been leaning toward the Steeda Club Racer 1&2 packages, brakes will come later. Anyone used this package or is familiar and went with another suspension?

Third, does anyone know of a good mustang tuner/shop in the Norfolk Virginia area, or close by? My shop that works on my Porsche can install the suspension, but down the road I am looking at a Kenne Bell install.

Great to be here, and thanks,

Lane
 

kooldawg6

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Hi and welcome aboard
To answer your first question,(has been brought up by others on here)the hood can shake due to the lack of aerodynamic front end styling. It has been refered to as "brick" like. This causes the air to push up under the front lip of the hood without flowing over the top uninterupted. I would say the GT500 does not have this problem as it has 2 functional extractors similar to the last run of Cobras.
 

McQueens Dream

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can't speak on the hood issues. not sure how close Norfolk is to Richmond, but if it's close, Performance Autosport is a GREAT place to go, and Mark is a super nice guy who knows his stuff with these late model Mustangs...
 
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As far as the hood, put on a set of hood pins so it can't blow off and let her shake.
 

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Look into the Saleen hood, that has two vents near the back of the hood but I'm not sure if they are functional and reduce hood shake or not.
 
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