Yeah people with more money than sense, I stole someone else's cancelled order and mine has just landed in Southampton 4 weeks after buying it
MW
Ford Mustang GT (4.6l) S197
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Yeah people with more money than sense, I stole someone else's cancelled order and mine has just landed in Southampton 4 weeks after buying it
MW
It's been an eventful few weeks for my Mustang.
Firstly I managed to spare a few minutes on a Saturday to make the Audi / OcUK RR day in Surrey and got the car on the rollers to see what sort of power my cold air intake, exhaust and remap had given me.
The car is rated from standard as the following;
300 hp (224 kW)@5750
320 lb·ft (434 N·m)@4500
So 353bhp and 'about' 350lb·ft torque - not a bad improvement!
So I rushed home in delight and popped it up for sale;
Buyer has collected today and the replacement (a BMW 650i with a 4.8L V8 engine) has already been in use for a few weeks now (thread on that to come eventually). A few photos of the pair together;
The cost to change has resulted in me making about a £2000 profit on the Mustang during my ownership which is very rare and testament to the mental prices people will pay for a 10 year old Ford!
Firstly I managed to spare a few minutes on a Saturday to make the Audi / OcUK RR day in Surrey and got the car on the rollers to see what sort of power my cold air intake, exhaust and remap had given me.
The car is rated from standard as the following;
300 hp (224 kW)@5750
320 lb·ft (434 N·m)@4500
So 353bhp and 'about' 350lb·ft torque - not a bad improvement!
So I rushed home in delight and popped it up for sale;
Buyer has collected today and the replacement (a BMW 650i with a 4.8L V8 engine) has already been in use for a few weeks now (thread on that to come eventually). A few photos of the pair together;
The cost to change has resulted in me making about a £2000 profit on the Mustang during my ownership which is very rare and testament to the mental prices people will pay for a 10 year old Ford!
How was it, switching from side to side depending on which car you drove?
I barely noticed it, I regularly drive my wife's RHD car and would jump between the two without issue. You just sort of get use to it after a few weeks.
This is how I was with mine, makes little change.
I find the switch between my M3 and Mustang more so, because one is AUTO and one is manual.
So sometimes in the Mustang I am grabbing for a paddle shifter on the steering wheel when one does not exist.
Gains on Mustang is about right. A remap alone is around 330BHP on UK fuel. The CAI kits on the S197 give good improvements as the S197 has a pre-cat in the air intake with a CAI deletes, hence a solid 20-30BHP there as well, though same can be achieved more or less just by removing the pre-cat and using a panel filter.
Fitting long tube headers would get the car to around 375-385BHP, this is what I did with mine, I then supercharged it and ended up at 500+.
You will miss the uniqueness of the Mustang and its like on rails handling on smooth roads, but you will love the dynamics, comfort, interior, more power, better build quality and need I go on off the BMW.
I've been put off the CAI and tune as a few people have said it's not as useful on a manual?
I'm toying with the idea of supercharging, but worry I do like to put my foot flat down a little too often and might end up in someone's front garden...
I'm toying with the idea of supercharging, but worry I do like to put my foot flat down a little too often and might end up in someone's front garden...
I had my CAI, tune and the MAF cleaned (30 minutes job, helped make the car feel smoother overall) at the same time and it made a big difference. Certainly worth the £300-£500 it cost and I'd recommend doing it.
Certainly get it done before a supercharger.
I'm assuming yours is a V8?
More power is more power irrelevant of gearbox.
Yes, but I was told one of the big benefits is the tune adjusts when gear changes take place and such for someone with an auto?
Yes, V8. The price I've been quoted for a Supercharger fitted includes, what I'm told is 'everything'. Not just the SC slapped on, but CAI, tune, brakes, I think suspension. Everything to ensure the car deals with the extra power (+250 bhp).