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  1. AHaze

    New to the S197 Community What’s Your Favorite Mod?

    Rear lower control arms. The axle hop these cars suffer from in stock form is atrocious. It's the one mod I wish I had done the day I bought the car. Second would be a combination of poly engine mounts and a decent shifter for manual trans cars because the shift feel in stock form is... you...
  2. AHaze

    Off road x pipe

    You will get a MIL for catalyst efficiency below threshold. As far as I know, no reputable tuner will supply a tune with the rear O2 sensors turned off anymore so you're stuck with workaround solutions. There is effectively no power to be gained by going catless on these cars so why bother...
  3. AHaze

    Which of these (modded Bullitt vs GT500)

    The Bullitt is basically just a GT with some OE appearance mods. Any collectability value went out the window when the blower went on and an otherwise identical GT might be worth half of that $33k asking price. They did have 15 extra HP and 3.73s over a base GT which are nice if you're keeping...
  4. AHaze

    Want to know engine oil temps

    I have one of these in my car. There is no oil temp PID available that I have found. Scangauge only lists oil temp PID for Diesel trucks in the Ford section. I incorrectly stated there isn't a sensor. There is a sensor in the pan on early cars as others have said, but it seems the PCM doesn't...
  5. AHaze

    Want to know engine oil temps

    There is no oil temp sensor on the '05-'10s so nothing that plugs into the OBD port is going to help. You can remove the OE oil pressure sensor (behind the oil filter), install a 1/4" NPT tee and then run a temp sensor along side it.
  6. AHaze

    Which of these s650's would you rather

    If someone is offering me one of those two at no cost, I'm taking the DH. However, like several others have expressed, there is zero chance I'm ever buying either with my own money.
  7. AHaze

    Need help deciding what wheels..

    I like the design of the MCA wheel but they tuck way too much. Need an 8-10mm spacer to make them look right. I won't recommend running a spacer that thick so the GT500 style wheel gets my vote between those two.
  8. AHaze

    One more will it fit?

    ...And now for a correction on myself... it turns out there may actually be an interference issue between the S197 wheel bearing dust cap and the center cap on these particular S550 wheels. So, I guess test fit one on the front of your car before buying.
  9. AHaze

    One more will it fit?

    These are S550 wheels, not S197. That said, they will fit fine. Offset is slightly less than OE S197 spec but not nearly enough to cause tire poke. OP, I believe those are 18X8, not 18X8.5. Not a big deal unless you wanted to put wider tires on eventually.
  10. AHaze

    2005-2009 mustang design changes

    It has 1.1" more rear leg room and 0.1" more up front. The rest of the 4.4" overall length and 5.8" wheelbase increase seemingly vanished into thin air. Nobody with shins can sit behind me in either car. Calling the S197 a proper 4 seater is a huge stretch IMO.
  11. AHaze

    2005-2009 mustang design changes

    Car should have been kept closer to the size of the SN95. The proportions look better than the '04 IMO but not much of the exterior size increase seems to have translated to the inside. Gaining 100 lbs. over the previous generation and then putting on a narrower tire also seems like a weird...
  12. AHaze

    Respraying 2012 GT500 wheels

    Not the same wheel but refinished a set of the base '11-'12 GT500 wheels myself after curbing one. Took any bad spots in the original finish to bare metal, shot those spots with self etching 2-part primer, wet sanded everywhere with 220-grit, sprayed 2-part high build primer, wet-sanded with...
  13. AHaze

    First mods, sub frames, swaybar relo?

    We're generally inclined to "feel a big difference" after laying out our hard earned cash for parts. I don't have any chassis stiffening mods on my car so I won't tell you they don't do anything but the S197 coupe unibody measures 50% stiffer in torsion than a C7 Corvette and 90% as stiff as a...
  14. AHaze

    3v mustang mt82 swap

    Disconnect the speed sensor on the 3650 and go for a drive. You'll have your answer.
  15. AHaze

    3v mustang mt82 swap

    There's a YouTube video showing a supposedly successful MT-82 swap in an '06 GT. Apparently a Dakota Digital SGI-100BT speedo/tach interface was the trick to getting the stock speedometer to function but there is zero info on how it was wired in. As far as I can see, Dakota makes no claim that...
  16. AHaze

    Coyote Swap for an uneducated chud

    Swapping everything over to another S197 (especially another '11-'12 car) is certainly going to be the easiest. It will be 95+% remove everything from your car and bolt it on to the same spot in the other car. Being able to use all of the wiring from the donor will save a ton of hours.
  17. AHaze

    2013 with 20x10.5" fender clearance

    From my understanding, you're going to get some tire poke with that setup. Not sure if that translates to any rubbing on the fender lip or not and it may come down to exactly which 305 tire you run. I would mount a tire on an adjustable wheel fitment tool before commiting to an offset that...
  18. AHaze

    Pics for 20x12s

    12s have been done but doesn't really allow you to run any wider of a tire than you can on 11 wides if you're actually cornering hard. Start on post 282 here to see what one person did to get 345s under the rear...
  19. AHaze

    V8 Swap my 05 Coupe

    Since you mentioned keeping A/C, I assume the plan is for this to remain a street car? The issue with that is it will never be emissions legal. I'm sure there are plenty of places where you'll get away with it for now but the car will forever be one election away from being taken off the road.
  20. AHaze

    New wheels for the 2013

    This is the classic look I think of for those wheels. Brushed lip with raw matte magnesium colored centers. I have also seen these Minilite/Wantanabe style wheels in many colors and they always look good so if this look doesn't do it for you, there are lots of good options.
  21. AHaze

    Dash top replacement

    Unfortunately, the dash top is part of the hull so you would have to replace the entire thing for an OEM level repair. Not sure if anyone makes a cover.
  22. AHaze

    Android code reader

    I'm aware you could turn them off with an SCT device 10 years ago. Doesn't really help the OP now though...
  23. AHaze

    Android code reader

    Is SCT allowing you to disable rear O2 sensors again? Mine lost that function in a software update a few years ago.
  24. AHaze

    Android code reader

    A code reader isn't going to do that. You need tuning software, a laptop and a compatible OBD2 interface. This used to be a normal option when getting a custom tune but the EPA handed out a lot of heavy fines to tuning companies a few years ago. Maybe you can find a tuning company willing to do...
  25. AHaze

    Garrett twin turbo kit

    However you decide to route it, I would suggest having the cold side fabricated in as few pieces as possible. Piecing it together with straight tubing and silicone elbows is begging for boost leaks. If using a chassis mounted air-to-air intercooler, polyurethane engine mounts would also be prudent.

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