Re: New to US and MPSF

by chrisverneuil Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:59 pm

Big Blue wrote:Like Chris said, the car inst going to ride smooth, it designed to have a sports car ride, but at any rate, a strut tower brace will make the front struts do there job better and take out some of the bend in the front end, also the Panhard brace on the rear on the S197 is made out of nothing but stamped metal, you can buy a better one or Bob Thompson can reinforce the one you have for a lot less money, we experimented on his mine and another one, and it worked out great, I have a slightly used GT500 suspension under mine, and i love it, there are far better after market struts and shocks then the GT 500, but I got it for a good deal and it only had like 12'000 miles on it, and mine had 100'000 miles on it, and was ready for new struts and shocks any way, and then I added the Steeda strut tower brace, the one of of the GT 500 wouldn't work on the V6, and the Steeda one was a much better brace as well.

And you have a V6 correct? there is only a few mufflers that sound good on them, the GT take off, but there quiet, the MAC like I have, that sounds great, and in the middle for loudness, they do drone in the car but I hear installing the Dynamat helps deaden that droning, and your all ready doing that any way, and there is another one, but I cant think of the brand rite now that sounds good on the 4.0 and its much louder, so it all depends on the sound your looking for.

MAGNAFLOW Ed:)

by **Big Blue** Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:12 pm

chrisverneuil wrote:
Big Blue wrote:Like Chris said, the car inst going to ride smooth, it designed to have a sports car ride, but at any rate, a strut tower brace will make the front struts do there job better and take out some of the bend in the front end, also the Panhard brace on the rear on the S197 is made out of nothing but stamped metal, you can buy a better one or Bob Thompson can reinforce the one you have for a lot less money, we experimented on his mine and another one, and it worked out great, I have a slightly used GT500 suspension under mine, and i love it, there are far better after market struts and shocks then the GT 500, but I got it for a good deal and it only had like 12'000 miles on it, and mine had 100'000 miles on it, and was ready for new struts and shocks any way, and then I added the Steeda strut tower brace, the one of of the GT 500 wouldn't work on the V6, and the Steeda one was a much better brace as well.

And you have a V6 correct? there is only a few mufflers that sound good on them, the GT take off, but there quiet, the MAC like I have, that sounds great, and in the middle for loudness, they do drone in the car but I hear installing the Dynamat helps deaden that droning, and your all ready doing that any way, and there is another one, but I cant think of the brand rite now that sounds good on the 4.0 and its much louder, so it all depends on the sound your looking for.

MAGNAFLOW Ed:)

not on a 4.0

by chrisverneuil Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:55 pm

Big Blue wrote:
chrisverneuil wrote:
Big Blue wrote:Like Chris said, the car inst going to ride smooth, it designed to have a sports car ride, but at any rate, a strut tower brace will make the front struts do there job better and take out some of the bend in the front end, also the Panhard brace on the rear on the S197 is made out of nothing but stamped metal, you can buy a better one or Bob Thompson can reinforce the one you have for a lot less money, we experimented on his mine and another one, and it worked out great, I have a slightly used GT500 suspension under mine, and i love it, there are far better after market struts and shocks then the GT 500, but I got it for a good deal and it only had like 12'000 miles on it, and mine had 100'000 miles on it, and was ready for new struts and shocks any way, and then I added the Steeda strut tower brace, the one of of the GT 500 wouldn't work on the V6, and the Steeda one was a much better brace as well.

And you have a V6 correct? there is only a few mufflers that sound good on them, the GT take off, but there quiet, the MAC like I have, that sounds great, and in the middle for loudness, they do drone in the car but I hear installing the Dynamat helps deaden that droning, and your all ready doing that any way, and there is another one, but I cant think of the brand rite now that sounds good on the 4.0 and its much louder, so it all depends on the sound your looking for.

MAGNAFLOW Ed:)
not on a 4.0

I had one. I loved it. The magna packs i here really wake up the 4.0

by the_Pete Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:04 pm

Thanks for all the tips! It's all good stuff. Really. Please keep 'em coming as I have never had a Mustang before and we don't have many in Australia.

I just placed an order for a Cold Air Induction kit with SCT tuner. Woohoo... my 1st little mod is on the way!

Please excuse my ignorance, but who is Bob Thompson?

I really want to get my suspension & front end looked at ASAP, so where do I go? I'm willing to go anywhere from Baltimore to DC for someone decent.

Thanks

Pete

by Great White Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:08 pm

Pete, Bob is a great guy and is the only person I would ever allow to put his hands on my baby! I'm sure many others here will agree. He lives in Westminster MD, if you go to the thread about pimping the van for the little girl he is the person hosting the event. You should try to come to the event at his house.

by the_Pete Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:25 pm

aaahhhhh...... Bob is El Presidente!!!!

Why didn't someone just tell me??? Sorry Bob! A few cryptic clues later, and well.... I'm sure everyone is having a good laugh at/with me by now. Smile

A fine Rookie error there, but hey, I'm a freakin' alien remember?

tongue

by **ThunderSteed** Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:57 pm

sorry im late on this one but, Welcome Pete.

by chrisverneuil Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:13 pm

the_Pete wrote:aaahhhhh...... Bob is El Presidente!!!!

Why didn't someone just tell me??? Sorry Bob! A few cryptic clues later, and well.... I'm sure everyone is having a good laugh at/with me by now.

A fine Rookie error there, but hey, I'm a freakin' alien remember?

Hes A alien get him New to US and MPSF - Page 2 40335

Anyway What cold air intake did you purchase?

by kooldawg6 Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:33 pm

Welcome aboard, Pete New to US and MPSF - Page 2 628407

by the_Pete Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:45 pm

chrisverneuil wrote:
Anyway What cold air intake did you purchase?

I am getting a JLT... they seem as good as any. Fortunately I already the hood (with air intakes) to go with it.

by chrisverneuil Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:31 am

the_Pete wrote:
chrisverneuil wrote:
Anyway What cold air intake did you purchase?

I am getting a JLT... they seem as good as any. Fortunately I already the hood (with air intakes) to go with it.

Awsome. The JLT is sweet. Ed will say otherwise but Eds been having more problems than just the JLT intake.

by the_Pete Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:31 pm

Update: I have the JLT CAI and SCT Tuner... all done! Arrived this afternoon, so it went straight on!

Took Black Betty for a spin and the throttle response is soooooo much better. It feels a little punchier right though the rev range.

Amazing what a tune and breath of fresh air can do!

by chrisverneuil Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:01 pm

the_Pete wrote:Update: I have the JLT CAI and SCT Tuner... all done! Arrived this afternoon, so it went straight on!

Took Black Betty for a spin and the throttle response is soooooo much better. It feels a little punchier right though the rev range.

Amazing what a tune and breath of fresh air can do!

Sweet. now start setting aside some dough and get one of these http://www.stage3motorsports.com/product/XS5556M5/2005-Mustang-V6-X-Charger-Supercharger-Kit---HI-PO-Plus-w-Tuner.html

by chrisverneuil Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:03 pm

And if you want even more power check these guys out http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/

by **Big Blue** Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:41 pm

the_Pete wrote:aaahhhhh...... Bob is El Presidente!!!!

Why didn't someone just tell me??? Sorry Bob! A few cryptic clues later, and well.... I'm sure everyone is having a good laugh at/with me by now.

A fine Rookie error there, but hey, I'm a freakin' alien remember?

Boy you are rookie LOL, Bob IS el Presidente of MCOM, I'm the Grand Pooba here New to US and MPSF - Page 2 261269

by chrisverneuil Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:14 pm

Between Ed and Bob. Theres no telling what they can do to you if you goof.........Just saying. Bob will most likely make you endure his flatulance. And Ed idk hes got some tricks up his sleeves.

by Great White Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:02 am

Chris most of the time Ed has no sleeves! But yeah Pete, Ed is King here! Don't feel bad as no one told you otherwise.

by Henny Penny Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:11 pm

Well if Ed has no sleeves.....I'm afraid to ask this but, ....Hey Ed where do ya hide those tricks of yours?

by chrisverneuil Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:03 pm

Its a figure of speech. Jeeeeez. I bet Ed wheres shirts with sleeves we are just not around to see it

by svtwin73 Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:27 pm

I've got a stock GT suspension (struts, springs and shocks) sitting in my garage, I'm not sure if it's any differant than the V6.

by **Big Blue** Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:03 am

Henny Penny wrote:Well if Ed has no sleeves.....I'm afraid to ask this but, ....Hey Ed where do ya hide those tricks of yours?

I'll never tell

by Henny Penny Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:45 pm

Now who's the tease? New to US and MPSF - Page 2 9374

by the_Pete Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:37 pm

Big Blue wrote:
the_Pete wrote:aaahhhhh...... Bob is El Presidente!!!!

Why didn't someone just tell me??? Sorry Bob! A few cryptic clues later, and well.... I'm sure everyone is having a good laugh at/with me by now.

A fine Rookie error there, but hey, I'm a freakin' alien remember?

Boy you are rookie LOL, Bob IS el Presidente of MCOM, I'm the Grand Pooba here

LOL.... please excuse my ignorance Grand Pooba!!!

I'm just starting to get an understanding of who everyone is, how many different clubs and forums there are.... Wow, you guys really love your Stangs over here! I like it!

by **Big Blue** Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:49 pm

Don't worry bout it, we're all full of it here, hope to see you out soon

by the_Pete Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:07 am

It was great to meet Ed, James & Chris at Bob's on the weekend.

Had a good time and looking forward to meeting a few more of ya'll (<-- sorry I just had to LOL) in the near future. Smile

At least now I can recognize the difference between a Grand Pooba and an El Presidente ROTFL

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