What have you done to your mustang today?

[2008_ScarlettGT]

That is the exact Cervinis hood I almost pulled the trigger on myself some 3 yrs back................tried to talk Cervinis into making a set of their hood vents w\ the metal underside water drain pan (these are a bolt on setup......sandwich to retain the underside hood strength.....) to fit a stock 05-09 GT hood & offered to pay for the development costs to get a set.........rep said he liked the idea & was gonna bring this up in their next product development meeting.............haven't heard back & haven't seen any descriptions on their web site so I guess it didn't fly.

That's gonna look sick when you get it painted!

I wanted something with airflow but I don’t like anything too outrageous. This was mild enough to scratch both so I pulled the trigger. It isn’t aligned perfectly yet, but it fits very well. I figured I’d spend more time once it’s painted. I took it for a drive to see if it fluttered at all and I didn’t notice any movement. I only took it to about 65 so it may be different at track speeds. I’m not a fan of hood pins but if they end up being necessary I’ll find a set that pushes to unlock instead of the cables and pins.

 

[GlassTop09]

Got the LMR SVE 08-09 Bullitt Replica Grille installed today...................

Got it all done w\o pulling the bumper cover off the car.

The fit was very good, actually fit was tighter than the '09 OEM GT grille (once all push pins were installed on upper cover, this grille was very solid--hardly any movement) & snugged up to the bumper cover just as good as the OEM grille did so all is good.

Forgot to take pictures of this grille w\ the top cover still off to show the improved airflow path area on DS of this 08-09 Bullitt replica grille vs the '09 GT OEM grille where the DS fog light would have been (remember Ford designed this originally w\ this 08-09 Bullitt CAI in mind....) ........this area opened up quite a bit so now there is more potential airflow volume path to access these openings I drilled & countersunk into my top cover prior to allow front high deltaP cooler airflow to pass thru DS upper cover section & section beside the DS headlight cover to access the 08-09 Bullitt CAI's opening at the DS top of the radiator core support (to remedy covering up the natural opening beside the DS headlight & edge of the top cover......approx a 3.14 sq in open area for high pressure cooler air from front of rad core support to enter the CAI)......my mod provides 4.025 sq in of total flow area to access the same entry area to 08-09 Bullitt CAI while also acting as a screen to not allow large foreign material to enter the CAI (sticks, leaves, larger bugs, etc.........only dust w\ incoming air........the pre-filter dust sock keeps the larger micron dust particles out of the filter media w\o restricting air entry into it.........1 of the things my prior tuner said was so & we proved it on my car during 1 of the dyno sessions when I had also swapped out my bad BBK #1763 62mm TB & installed the current FR 62mm TB along w\ a dust sock over the air filter.....which at this same time also proved this FR 62mm TB moved more air thru it @ WOT due to Ford's CNC porting entry work into the blades vs the BBK #1763 62mm TB......during my 4-2-20 dyno session when I had my Lunati VooDoo cams installed running thru Kooks 3" 100 cpsi hi flow cats.........judging from the dyno sheet curves.........wish I could've seen the recorded datalogs along w\ the tune calibrations used now to really see the data......). I have seen\recorded running CAI IAT's as low as 37.4*F actual off the MAF & the IAT-inferred AAT delta consistently around +3.4*F at speed so Ford knew what they were doing thru this design.........now to see if I can detect more air mass volume flow thru it into engine w\ this 08-09 Bullitt replica grille installed (IMHO should be mostly from the ram air effect.......can clearly see where the CAI is actually sealing off against the underside hood liner......).

The 08-09 Bullitt owners who have taken off this top cover will know of what I'm talking about. The OEM fog light assemblies take up quite a bit of this area behind the OEM GT grille at the AoA where the air is trying to turn down front of rad core support towards the headlight assemblies after entry thru the grille mesh (remember the OEM '09 CAI was located on the back\engine side of the radiator core support behind the DS headlight thus this wasn't an issue w\ the '09 OEM grille.......).

Now that I have seen how this grille looks installed, I'm definitely gonna install a Mustang tri-bar pony emblem on DS of this grille at some point in the future as this appeals to me w\ those red-white-blue vert bars w\ chrome pony in the center of them against all of the black background. Also, gotta get off it now & restore my DS HID headlight lens........have had the kit for quite some time (will be the 2nd time this was done.........car catches the full power of the NM sunshine from the W........why you see the clear coat peeling off my front bumper.......need to replace this bumper cover 1st to fix some underneath stuff before getting all repainted......CoF won't allow a full awning to be installed over this parking spot due to infringement into overhead power line easement.......I tried.....).

So, I'm gonna have to invest into some exterior car & truck covers once I get my car & truck repainted (the Dodge is far worse off due to it doing a LOT of sitting..........have had some of it repainted prior back in 2017 due to same sun induced damage..........needs it redone again......).

 

[GriffX]

"Also, gotta get off it now & restore my DS HID headlight lens...."
just done this, 400/600/800/1200/2000 sandpaper and a DA polisher. There is a controversy if you should clear coat or use a protection spray like from Meguiar on top of it. I decided to polish it, because spray something on a 2000 sandmark will give you a optical barrier like a prism, despite it looks clear. Maguiar Headlight coating is hard to get in Europe, it is basically a UV protector which needs to be re-applyed every year. I will see....

 

[GlassTop09]

Got the LMR SVE 08-09 Bullitt Replica Grille installed today...................

Got it all done w\o pulling the bumper cover off the car.

The fit was very good, actually fit was tighter than the '09 OEM GT grille (once all push pins were installed on upper cover, this grille was very solid--hardly any movement) & snugged up to the bumper cover just as good as the OEM grille did so all is good.

Forgot to take pictures of this grille w\ the top cover still off to show the improved airflow path area on DS of this 08-09 Bullitt replica grille vs the '09 GT OEM grille where the DS fog light would have been (remember Ford designed this originally w\ this 08-09 Bullitt CAI in mind....) ........this area opened up quite a bit so now there is more potential airflow volume path to access these openings I drilled & countersunk into my top cover prior to allow front high deltaP cooler airflow to pass thru DS upper cover section & section beside the DS headlight cover to access the 08-09 Bullitt CAI's opening at the DS top of the radiator core support (to remedy covering up the natural opening beside the DS headlight & edge of the top cover......approx a 3.14 sq in open area for high pressure cooler air from front of rad core support to enter the CAI)......my mod provides 4.025 sq in of total flow area to access the same entry area to 08-09 Bullitt CAI while also acting as a screen to not allow large foreign material to enter the CAI (sticks, leaves, larger bugs, etc.........only dust w\ incoming air........the pre-filter dust sock keeps the larger micron dust particles out of the filter media w\o restricting air entry into it.........1 of the things my prior tuner said was so & we proved it on my car during 1 of the dyno sessions when I had also swapped out my bad BBK #1763 62mm TB & installed the current FR 62mm TB along w\ a dust sock over the air filter.....which at this same time also proved this FR 62mm TB moved more air thru it @ WOT due to Ford's CNC porting entry work into the blades vs the BBK #1763 62mm TB......during my 4-2-20 dyno session when I had my Lunati VooDoo cams installed running thru Kooks 3" 100 cpsi hi flow cats.........judging from the dyno sheet curves.........wish I could've seen the recorded datalogs along w\ the tune calibrations used now to really see the data......). I have seen\recorded running CAI IAT's as low as 37.4*F actual off the MAF & the IAT-inferred AAT delta consistently around +3.4*F at speed so Ford knew what they were doing thru this design.........now to see if I can detect more air mass volume flow thru it into engine w\ this 08-09 Bullitt replica grille installed (IMHO should be mostly from the ram air effect.......can clearly see where the CAI is actually sealing off against the underside hood liner......).

The 08-09 Bullitt owners who have taken off this top cover will know of what I'm talking about. The OEM fog light assemblies take up quite a bit of this area behind the OEM GT grille at the AoA where the air is trying to turn down front of rad core support towards the headlight assemblies after entry thru the grille mesh (remember the OEM '09 CAI was located on the back\engine side of the radiator core support behind the DS headlight thus this wasn't an issue w\ the '09 OEM grille.......).

Now that I have seen how this grille looks installed, I'm definitely gonna install a Mustang tri-bar pony emblem on DS of this grille at some point in the future as this appeals to me w\ those red-white-blue vert bars w\ chrome pony in the center of them against all of the black background. Also, gotta get off it now & restore my DS HID headlight lens........have had the kit for quite some time (will be the 2nd time this was done.........car catches the full power of the NM sunshine from the W........why you see the clear coat peeling off my front bumper.......need to replace this bumper cover 1st to fix some underneath stuff before getting all repainted......CoF won't allow a full awning to be installed over this parking spot due to infringement into overhead power line easement.......I tried.....).

So, I'm gonna have to invest into some exterior car & truck covers once I get my car & truck repainted (the Dodge is far worse off due to it doing a LOT of sitting..........have had some of it repainted prior back in 2017 due to same sun induced damage..........needs it redone again......).

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After looking for a while I settled on these 2 Mustang Tri-Bar Grille Emblems from Scott Drake in picture below...........

These are original all metal replicas that have the metal standoffs to mount solidly to grille.

I plan to mark out the honeycomb area around the top 1969 Mustang grille emblem to cut out down to the flat section of grille to allow the emblem to lay flat then drill the 2 mounting holes thru flat to secure the emblem to the grille, then contour the surrounding honeycomb away from the emblem at approx a 45* angle, then use some type of polishing to smooth up the cut honeycomb edges so the grille looks like this spot was made for this emblem.

The other 1967-68 Shelby Mustang emblem I plan to mount it on my strut tower brace's center plate.

Checked LMR's site & saw that the replacement Bullitt grille has shipped out Monday & is OTW...........so this will get done on this replacement grille then swapped to car after completion.......... w\ current Bullitt replica grille becoming a spare.

This part is for those so interested.............

In the meantime, I drove her today for the 1st time at higher speeds in excess of 35-40 MPH as well as stop & go traffic w\ this 08-09 Bullitt replica grille installed & engine\car does seem to be a little more responsive to throttle transients indicating some improvement in ram air application (look at the picture of my top cover mod in my prior post #28,762 & you'd see that the DS fog light assembly was potentially restricting area volume access behind the OEM '09 GT grille to the holes drilled in the top cover\headlight cover in front of the 08-09 Bullitt CAI entrance that are now unshrouded w\ this 08-09 Bullitt replica grille......)......especially once the RPM's crossed 2,000 & up (SBE 4.6L bore & stroke reaching\exceeding critical piston peak velocity\speed @ 70* ATDC during intake stroke that matches\exceeds the overlap scavenging velocity created from exhaust pulse outflow\tuning thru exhaust manifolds\LTHs during the exhaust stroke thus increasing inertial cyl filling or "supercharging"........).

But this won't show\record anything concrete--even though it may be true--simply due to airflow rate thru induction being controlled by the TB--part throttle during CL under TQ Management--instead of "on the cam"--means the TB is full open during OL PE\WOT thus TQ Management should be out of the way so any measurable improvement in the induction side should show up during WOT thru the MAF readings at comparable air temp & density........as long as the EXHAUST side can remove it w\o excessively raising exhaust backpressure causing the induction side to reduce in proportion thus balance.......

We'll find out in due time...............Lord willing.

 

[GriffX]

2 Mustang Tri-Bar Grille Emblems from Scott Drake in picture below

I have the smaller ones at my fender, the chrome has a good quality, but the blue and red color has faded over time, but not a big issue. Best point, they are made from metal.