Some dumb questions about the new 5.0's

[CWO]

Good idea! And then delete the tech comments from Steve's thread and move it to the BP!

But I sure as fuck ain't going there after all of this shit! lol

Now that's thinking with your dipstick, Chili!

[Chili]

I'm gonna post a picture of some rims he could get, then this may have to go the the Pic/Video forum!

Or recommend the best wax, and I can move it to the detail forum!!

[CWO]

I'm gonna post a picture of some rims he could get, then this may have to go the the Pic/Video forum!

Jesus Christ!




.........Off to the Theology Forum

[Whiteboy]

It's a garage thread in the back porch.




I'm well versed in the art of selective moderation, just bored, and pointing out the obvious.

Quit acting like a vagina

[CWO]

and yeah, tint. I need that shit on all our cars, just can't pull the trigger on cheap stuff and can't afford the good stuff. Kinda sucks.

[CWO]

Quit acting like a vagina

Smack talk!

[Rick Modena]

I did the same thing, I bought my '12 July of '11 and I just tinted my windows last month. David at Tritek couldn't believe I waited so long. To tell you the truth the A/C works so damn good that I didn't see the need to do it, til I saw my boys '13 come with tint and I had to get mine done.

[46Tbird]

-Pretty sure I have the standard 18x8 wheels on my car. But if i'm thinking about buying some rims would they look worth a shit staying with the same size? Or would it be better just to go up in size. Do 20" rims look worth a shit on these cars?

I think 20s look okay.




I don't like the way 18s look on these cars; they're too small. The 19s look great but the limited tire size selection is a deal-breaker for me. Trust me, the 20s are just as expensive.

-If you have put a shifter in your car(m6), which shifter did you buy and how do you like it? I'm looking at a Hurst shifter

I'm still running the stock shifter. Most people are running either the Barton or MGW, with maybe a few more nods toward the MGW. Stay away from the Hurst on these cars at all cost.

The high-rpm missed shift issue is due to the way the shifter is mounted, which kind of straddles the transmission and the floor of the car. When the engine is torqued over, the normal shifter alignment is thrown off, causing a lot of people to miss gears. Sometimes the shifter helps, sometimes it doesn't. What seems to be the only 100% sure way to keep this from happening is replacing the engine mounts (you read that right) that keeps the motor from moving in the first place. There is a new "transmission mount insert" from Whiteline that fills in the hollow gaps in the trans mount that is supposed to effectively do the same thing by keeping the rear of the trans from moving. I'm planning to get one of these once they're back in stock.

-If you have lowered it, which springs did you buy? Or which springs are "supposed" to have the closest to the stock ride cause I kind of like the way it rides at the moment.

I've got Eibach Sportlines and Tokico D-specs. You have to get the adjustable panhard rod for a car lowered over an inch in the rear.

-Is it worth getting at stock car tuned? Can you get any HP out of it? "They" claim you can get better gas mileage out of a tune, is this true?

Yeah, there's some power to be had. The biggest thing it will address is the laggy throttle response of the stock tune. But if you keep the pedal hammered, the stock tune will go 114-115 in the quarter.

-Lastly, what kind of oil do y'all run in the cars?

I run Mobil 1 synthetic. Motorcraft offers a semi-synthetic blend and I'm sure it's fine. I haven't heard of any coyotes having oiling issues of any kind.

-Lastly lastly, how often do y'all use 93 octane? Or do y'all mostly just run 87?

I've never run anything but Super Unleaded. You spend ~35k on a grand touring car with 11:1 compression and 400hp, and then cheap out over five bucks per tank? Seriously - WTF. I've already cracked a piston running good gas, I damn sure ain't gonna chance it with crappy gas. I'm sure it's fine if you drive it like grandma, but I don't.

[yellowstang]

The only logical thing to do is split this into 3 new threads and post each in the appropriate sub forum.
Garage
Pic/Video
Theology

Are you interested in upgrading the stereo at all, we have a sub forum for that too.

[mustang_revival]

[yellowstang]

That extra 10 HP sure would make a huge difference!

[Aceman85turbo]

you do realize that lower octane contains more energy and therefor more power right? Assuming no detonation to pull timing that is.

[46Tbird]

That extra 10 HP sure would make a huge difference!

Horsepower has NOTHING to do with it.

[yellowstang]

Horsepower has NOTHING to do with it.

I've had zero detonation running 87 octane, and if Ford has it in the book as acceptable, I see no reason to not use it. 15.5 K miles in 9 months, 1 road trip to Colorado, no issues. I don't go racing at the track either, this is just a back and forth to work car pretty much. Hell, %75 of the miles are probably sitting in rush hour traffic going 10 MPH!

[BERT]

Speaking of tint, its a good idea to tint the windows on your new 5.0, it keeps the interior nice and cool in these hot ass Texas day's.

Scheduled for Thursday at Noon