deezdrama
forum member
Got my 2010 gt in january, has the 5R55S and had a slight delay/slip going into 2nd. After i put on the jlt CAI and flashed a steeda 93oct tune the shifting became much improved and dont notice the slipping at all anymore but am worried its just a bandaid to the servo bore issues......
My car will be garaged in the salt season so just finished up a pair of full length ramps with removeable center sections for sliding creeper in and out. Planned to do my headers/ exhaust , do some transmission maintenance, and maybe spray undercarriage with a protectant.
Come january I will tackle my suspension, been having creeks and pops up front so plan to do mild lowering struts/coils, gt500 strut mounts and control arms, sway bushings and ends, maybe watts link or panhard bar. And then will start to piece together a Department of Boost setup.
So..... Longtube headers. I got the pypes ebay clones, and pypes shorty offroad H pipe. I been hessitant to try these headers but read they basically come from same china factory as pypes and the welds and build quality look pretty good and hopefully will not have any fitment issues, they should matchup to the pypes offroad H.
My question..... Whats the OEM gasket part number if anyone knows? I seen the AM pypes LT set comes with what looks like an O2 harness extension.... Will i need to pick one of these up?
I think my headers came with bolts that i have somewhere... Planned to just buy grade 8 replacements.... Read about alot of guys header bolts backing out.... Should i use locktite blue?
I havnt picked my catback/mufflers yet.
I want deep throaty but not horribly load or raspy.
Was thinking the pypes m80 mid mufs...any thoughts?
While its on ramps I planned to swap shift solenoid pack, filter, and fluid. Is it worth looking into doing servo bore sleeves or should i just run the trans untill it craps out and get a rebuilt with sleeve job already done considering I plan to add the DOB kit later on that will put me at about 400-450 whp? I just dont want to invest too much time or money into this trans if its going to need replaced anyway.
Back to suspension. I plan on replacing front lower control arms with the gt500 style https://www.americanmuscle.com/ford-front-controlarms-0511gt.html
Still debating on which struts,coils,shocks to run.
Thinking about koni str struts and lowering springs. Only want about 1" -1.5" drop. Any suggestions on this and rear control arms keeping a budget and "bang for the buck" parts in mind?
Sorry for the long winded post. Ive owned a few 4.6's in crown vics but this is my first mustang platform so still pretty new.
Thanks
My car will be garaged in the salt season so just finished up a pair of full length ramps with removeable center sections for sliding creeper in and out. Planned to do my headers/ exhaust , do some transmission maintenance, and maybe spray undercarriage with a protectant.
Come january I will tackle my suspension, been having creeks and pops up front so plan to do mild lowering struts/coils, gt500 strut mounts and control arms, sway bushings and ends, maybe watts link or panhard bar. And then will start to piece together a Department of Boost setup.
So..... Longtube headers. I got the pypes ebay clones, and pypes shorty offroad H pipe. I been hessitant to try these headers but read they basically come from same china factory as pypes and the welds and build quality look pretty good and hopefully will not have any fitment issues, they should matchup to the pypes offroad H.
My question..... Whats the OEM gasket part number if anyone knows? I seen the AM pypes LT set comes with what looks like an O2 harness extension.... Will i need to pick one of these up?
I think my headers came with bolts that i have somewhere... Planned to just buy grade 8 replacements.... Read about alot of guys header bolts backing out.... Should i use locktite blue?
I havnt picked my catback/mufflers yet.
I want deep throaty but not horribly load or raspy.
Was thinking the pypes m80 mid mufs...any thoughts?
While its on ramps I planned to swap shift solenoid pack, filter, and fluid. Is it worth looking into doing servo bore sleeves or should i just run the trans untill it craps out and get a rebuilt with sleeve job already done considering I plan to add the DOB kit later on that will put me at about 400-450 whp? I just dont want to invest too much time or money into this trans if its going to need replaced anyway.
Back to suspension. I plan on replacing front lower control arms with the gt500 style https://www.americanmuscle.com/ford-front-controlarms-0511gt.html
Still debating on which struts,coils,shocks to run.
Thinking about koni str struts and lowering springs. Only want about 1" -1.5" drop. Any suggestions on this and rear control arms keeping a budget and "bang for the buck" parts in mind?
Sorry for the long winded post. Ive owned a few 4.6's in crown vics but this is my first mustang platform so still pretty new.
Thanks