What have you done to your mustang today?

[rocknrod]

Got my rear end installed with the adjustable upper and Ford Performance Lower control arms. Also a new Ford Performance 7 blade fan and Wire Everything resistor.

 

[yote0]

Very nice.

Does that fan resistor differ from the stock one in any way other than just having an extra ground?

 

[rocknrod]

Very nice.
Does that fan resistor differ from the stock one in any way other than just having an extra ground?

I guess it would depend on what year your is, it does have heavier wiring. Mine was the old style resistor that looked like an old ceramic coil.
But I did some assembling while I was at it.

 

[MrBhp]

As of Monday, there's a new sound in my neighborhood...........................

Tuning process is now in progress...............

I want to hear that thru a single turbo setup.

 

[Miker]

UPR Ford Mustang Short Radio Antenna 14" Black Billet Under 15$. I didn't want to cut the stock one.

 

[GlassTop09]

I want to hear that thru a single turbo setup.

Now you know I'm not old enough yet to be playing w\ grown men's toys...........................

 

[Gabe]

Drove it to work, got gas on the way home, got 12.4 mpg over the last tank which included the dyno runs and a bunch of spirited driving




Yesterday, drove the wife's car since I needed to take it in for the state inspection.

 

[MrBhp]

@Gabe What year is the Shelby?

 

[MrBhp]

Now you know I'm not old enough yet to be playing w\ grown men's toys...........................

Argh. I'm too old to play with young men's toys. But.....I can still cut a good light. I've started leaving on the first amber. Lol.

 

[Gabe]

@Gabe What year is the Shelby?

2008.
Wife bought it 2 months before we met, back in 2013

 

[ShelbySteve]

Got my hash marks installed today…now just to quit being lazy and retrofit my headlights. No idea why it keeps rotating my photo either lol

 

[WJBertrand]

Did a little sprucing up on my interior today. Before and after:

 

[GlassTop09]

Changed out TR3650 trans fluid today in my Stang (could feel the trans starting to get excessively notchy during shifts lately..........last trans fluid changeout was back in 2021 so 3 yrs......used a bottle of Lucas ATF Trans Fix along w\ 3 qts of Valvoline Mercon V ATF then.......this changeout took all the brunt of me learning & doing my own tuning on both the Lunati VooDoo #21270700 & FRPP Hot Rod cams so I surmised that the fluid had started breaking down from many heat cycles under many heavy WOT hits & drive cycle loads + a 2,000 mi round trip to E\Tex & back last October.......old fluid had the reddish brown hue to it that signifies that it has been overheated 1 too many times at some point\time) & I went w\ all Lucas products on this round (see picture below).

Wanted to try this last time but can't get it locally so I ordered a 6-pack--2 trans changeouts--thru Amazon ahead of time to test it out across my established 37 mi drive cycle route...........by the time I got 1\2 way thru my route, this TR3650 trans was shifting the best it has ever done.......has 176,245+ mi on her so she's most likely getting a little tired in the synchros but otherwise is fine.

Also just to put it out here..........I've tested this myself both ways & what I've found to work the best w\ my TR3650 trans is to fill & spill (the full 3.8 qts) instead of doing the 1\2" below the fill port (3.2 qts).........maybe due to the mileage\wear on her, IDK..........but the operating difference when she's running the full 3.8 qts of fluid is night & day for the better.............but this all-Lucas ATF\ATF additive mix now takes 1st place for me going forward.

This Lucas ATF covers both the GM Dextron III & Ford Mercon ATF fluid specs & is formulated for heavy duty\racing usage, so I'll find out how long it'll hold up in my long mileaged TR3650 trans.............

Looked over the JXBPerformance S197 DS Center Carrier Assembly along w\ the Ford OEM 2-piece DS & trans crossmember shimming while doing the trans fluid changeout...........all is still tight & solid w\ no issues so this is a big win IMHO.

 

[crjackson]

used a bottle of Lucas ATF Trans Fix along w\ 3 qts of Valvoline Mercon V ATF

I wonder if your mix-recipe would play nice in The MT82? I’m about due a change-out, and I’d like to see some improvement.

 

[GlassTop09]

I wonder if your mix-recipe would play nice in The MT82? I’m about due a change-out, and I’d like to see some improvement.

From what I've seen on the fluid specs for the Gertrag MT-82........I don't think you want to use any ATF\ATF additive product period as this trans uses a dual clutch type of transmission fluid........specifically the XT-11-QDC spec that Ford is using in the Motorcraft fluid spec'd for your MT-82.

I found this on Amazon that you might consider using instead..........

Amazon.com

Hope this helps.

 

[crjackson]

From what I've seen on the fluid specs for the Gertrag MT-82........I don't think you want to use any ATF\ATF additive product period as this trans uses a dual clutch type of transmission fluid........specifically the XT-11-QDC spec that Ford is using in the Motorcraft fluid spec'd for your MT-82.

I found this on Amazon that you might consider using instead..........

Amazon.com

Hope this helps.

Thanks - I’ll look into that. I know that Ben Calimer used to have a special brew he mixes for the MT82. Beyond having one, and driving it, I know very little about it (except that it’s unpopular).

 

[Gabe]

Thanks - I’ll look into that. I know that Ben Calimer has a special brew he mixes for the MT82. Beyond having one, and driving it, I know very little about it (except that it’s unpopular).

I tried that mix in my '13.
I hated it.
Notchy as all hell.

Amsoil now makes a DCT fluid they recommend for the MT82 transmission.
I plan on installing it next time I do a fluid change in mine.

https://www.amsoil.com/p/amsoil-100-synthetic-dct-fluid-dct/?code=DCTQT-EA

The price below is Preferred Customer pricing (about $16-$20/yr)

 

[GlassTop09]

After running some datalogs a couple of weeks back & noted some potential airflow restriction patterns developing in the TQ curve, I checked the K&N air filter I had installed in my 08-09 Ford OEM Bullitt CAI & found that she was pretty dirty (even w\ a dust sock covering it........installed this filter w\ new dust sock back in spring 2020 to replace the OEM Ford Performance Bullitt air filter--discontinued).......had changed color on the inlet side pleating from red to brown thru to the engine side pleating so I now know that the dust socks I had used........even though they did keep a lot of dirt out........also let a lot of the fine dust particles thru it thus gives a somewhat false sense of working..........can see that it's overall better to be able to visually see the filter pleating to judge when to clean them w\o having to pull filter & remove the dust sock.

So, I bought another K&N E-1997 air filter from K&N (OEM 08-09 Ford Bullitt replacement) for quick swap out (w\o installing the dust sock) this morning to then allow for cleaning\reoiling the dirty 1 at my own time\pace. Decided to also pull the K&N panel filter out of my 03 Dodge Ram (been in service since 2006......inlet side was also brown in color, but the engine side still had some red color in the top edges of the filter pleating so have better timing for this 1) & clean\reoil it as well. Since my truck now hardly gets driven very much, I won't need to buy a second filter as this cleaning will most likely last a LONG time.

Sprayed both of them down good w\ K&N Air Filter Cleaner & let them sit for approx 20 mins, then hit them both w\ hi pressure water jetting engine side out........got a LOT of dirt out of both air filters (good ole US 4 Corners area.........) ........had to hit both of them for approx 20 mins each to rinse them cotton pleats back to full white then set them out rest of day to air dry.

Applied K&N Red Filter Oil to the Dodge panel filter 1st (to ensure that I didn't run out of oil on this 1) then the rest of the oil on the Bullitt filter (got approx 2\3 of it done before I ran out.....had a std size K&N Air Filter cleaning\reoiling kit).........but I also have ordered 1 gal jug each of K&N Air Filter Cleaner & K&N Red Filter Oil off Amazon to supplement supplies going forward (I was amazed at just how much oil it takes to properly wick the cotton pleating thruout both sides w\o excess) so I'll finish reoiling the Bullitt air filter once my refills get here. I put it in a small plastic trash bag to seal it up then put inside the K&N box for storage.

Will be running some datalogs on the Stang soon to check to see if the MAF calibration I had to perform for the FRPP Hot Rod cam install (initially found approx 4% more air flow across the board w\ the FRPP Hot Rod cams vs the Lunati VooDoo #21270700 cams) will need to be tweaked..........was too late to do this today (trash pickup.........can't afford to be gone w\ the weather patterns we're having lately--very windy--don't feel like chasing\picking blown trash out of my neighbor's yards from blown over trash bins waiting on pickup) so I'll plan on doing this tomorrow.

 

[sportinawoody]

Started it and drove it to work and had it detailed. Ready for mustangweek leaving tommorrow

 

[Gladams]

Changed the oil and filter, aired up the tires and drove her to the dentist.