NEARLY 2 YEARS WAITING: New Mustang GT PP is finally mine!
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A cat-back just backboxes and a bit of pipe anyway, not much difference to noise or performance vs just backboxes
On a Mustang not the case, axle back is what is in the picture. A Catback is the entire centre section which will feature either an x or h design and completely changes the tone and sound level of the car.
The stock car has a resonator or nick named suitcase, its heavy and tames the car, a lot of people actually change out just this pipe and keep the standard axle backs because it has a more dramatic effect on sound/volume.
Daaaamn this exhaust is loud from cold start
Will have to get a vid
Cold starts are loud for sure, here was my first start up:
I love it and everyone who hears mine cannot believe how great it sounds. Its a touch louder/deeper now its gone some miles on it.
Yours is the FRPP so should be a little more raspy in comparison.
Yes it is why I am keeping stock air box and the symposer because it is real engine noise piped in and it sounds really good.
I will only lose it when I fit the whipple simply because the whine the supercharger will make will not need any symposer in the cabin.
Annoyingly the filter didn't get installed, turns out they didn't ship the Venturi insert pre-installed into the intake tube, so when I started the car the rev's were erratic and they kept rising without the accelerator. So I told them to replace the stock filter, but the sound symposer wasn't re-attached, the pipe was just blocked up
Really not a idea to mess with the intake on this car, the stock intake is excellent for sound and performance, there is really no need to change it.
Plus fitting an intake on this car there are only a handful which are safe without a tune which are Air Raid, Roush and Steeda making sure you leave the insert in the maf area. Stock tube diameter is 85mm and you must strictly stay at this. A lot of CAI intake have larger MAF tube areas of 100-115mm at which point the car MUST have a remap designed for that specific intake to run correct and even then the gains are 5-12BHP on a dyno, on the road you can even lose power due to heatsoak as the stock setup is a true CAI whereas the Roush and Steeda are not, Air Raid is however.
Keep stock intake my advice and just throw a panel filter in there.
If you want more performance get a tune/remap as they are good on this car for 25-40BHP peak with around 40-60HP/Torque gains in mid-range, really very noticeable.
Exhaust catback is identical on UK cars, mine fitted like a glove and I did it in my drive way on axle stands, piece of cake.
Hood struts don't fit so well as UK/EU cars have larger hinges for the pedestrian safety system which explodes if you hit a pedestrian to help protect their head should they throw themselves in front of your car.
It was chrome, I changed to black which I prefer. But its not invisible in daylight just the dynamic range on an iphones camera is not so great at picking up everything.
Thats how I feel about most coupes that had the roof chopped off, the coupe always tend to look better. Only advantage of convertible is the exhaust note and engine can be heard even more.
Hi there
So today I decided to take the car to one of my usual photography shots to get some better photos of the car. So excuse the large amount of photos but here goes:
Really pleased with how the car is looking, but it is crying out for bigger wheels with a little less tyre to truly finish it off along with the Shelby GT 350 gloss black track spoiler, all of which are ordered and due around June which finishes the car off.
Then it just saving for the Whipple supercharger setup for around 750BHP!
So today I decided to take the car to one of my usual photography shots to get some better photos of the car. So excuse the large amount of photos but here goes:
Really pleased with how the car is looking, but it is crying out for bigger wheels with a little less tyre to truly finish it off along with the Shelby GT 350 gloss black track spoiler, all of which are ordered and due around June which finishes the car off.
Then it just saving for the Whipple supercharger setup for around 750BHP!
Can I just say I saw about 8 of these on the way to work today
I am still yet to see one on the road as my buddies yellow one does not count. But when I was in Vegas I did also see several every day.
Just checked it out and it's an Ecoboost!
And an auto!
Red with custom pack = fail
2.3l = fail
auto = fail
The most un-wanted spec!
Red without custom pack so black wheels, no chrome does look pretty good but for me best colours are:
Magnetic
Black
Triple yellow
Deep impact blue
Competition organge
Ingot silver
Race red, ruby red, white and guard I am not much for.
I expect its still... Good fun..?
I've not driven an eco boost but have driven many turbo charged low capacity motors and the power delivery is all but entertaining for a few minutes but it is no stranger to these forums that I dislike turbo charged and 4 cylinder engines except for the Vtec units. I love NA and a good linear power band!
Though everyone was expecting the 2.3l Mustang to be the better handling car most who have driven or owned both US side actually say the nose heavier 5.0l handles better which goes against the norm but is feedback from owners and some of the reviews that have owned/driven both.
However is it still a Mustang? YES! So it still looks the same, it still have the character and feel and the 50 plus years heritage, so I am sure its still an event and great fun. Everywhere I go people ask questions, one of which tends to be is it the V8 and when I respond yes they always acknowledge that I clearly made the right choice.
It gets attention and questions everywhere it goes, can only imagine the attention an orange or yellow would get or even grabber blue.
It is all positive attention, seems to be a car that makes other happy, does not bother me at all.
Still be same power delivery, just more of it and the 2.3l does not have a great track record as a few have let go even stock, the 2.3l is not bomb proof.
Whereas the 5.0l in the 2015 has no reported failures except for when pushing 900-1000BHP plus.
Yes they do look good with black wheels but am not much for black wheels, so think I will stick with silver but am considering getting rid of the chrome window surround. A few examples of how they look de-chromed with dark wheels.
19"
20"
Must say that does look very good with the spacers/lowering etc. Be interesting to see how bigger wheels look.
Looks quite tight getting out of the driveway, can't believe you're living in a Bungalow at your age though
Also I presume when you mean no reported issues with 5.0s you mean on the internet, considering how many are used in the states by just normal folk who don't post on the internet about them an all?
In all fairness the Mustang is one of the most modified cars in the world due to how affordable they are and how large and again after market is affordable. On the US forums you have over 100,000 members and the majority are still V8 Coyote owners with no engine issues and only failures reported have being on big power turbo and supercharged cars also being revved very high with engines letting go at over 950-1000BHP and 8000rpm plus, so its quite a strong unit.
The 2.3l however is not fairing so well with reported failures now into double digits, some even at stock power.
If an engine has an issue or weakness it soon comes to light on the internet, as the 2.3l has done so which is bad considering its relatively young. The 5.0 Coyote has being around for years now and the basic recommendation is if your going big power and high rpm upgrade the oil pump and gears which is about $500 in parts and 4-6hr labour, then your good for around 8000rpm and 900BHP. I shall be aiming much lower though of around 700BHP and 7000rpm. The great news is if I did kill the engine well at $5000 they aint exactly expensive.
Seems sales are still going incredibly well for Ford in UK judging by the latest numbers:
More than 1,000 UK customers have now taken delivery of the new right-hand-drive Ford Mustang.
Total sales for the first production Mustang for the British market have now raced past the 3,500-mark.
So far, 80% of UK customers have opted for the fastback body style over the convertible and 68% have specified the 416PS 5.0-litre V8 engine.
The Mustang’s six-speed manual transmission is the slightly more popular choice (54%) than the six-speed automatic, which comes with sporty SelectShift paddle control.
Race Red is the most-popular exterior colour among UK buyers, specified on 20% of customers. Magnetic Silver is second with 17% and Shadow Black third (15%). Triple Yellow (9%) and Ruby Red (7%) complete the top five.
The right-hand drive Mustang is available to order in the UK from £30,995 (EcoBoost) and £34,995 (V8) and now features SYNC 3 8in colour touchscreen with nine-speaker DAB radio, USB & Bluetooth connectivity as standard.
Even though I own one I never expected them to sell like this and whenever cancelled orders come available they are normally snapped up in days, seems the car is very popular indeed. I am still yet to see one on the road except for my mates yellow one but over 1000 cars now delivered now.
Goes to show that even on our small island not only is the Mustang a big hit but V8 and manual are the most popular choices.
More than 1,000 UK customers have now taken delivery of the new right-hand-drive Ford Mustang.
Total sales for the first production Mustang for the British market have now raced past the 3,500-mark.
So far, 80% of UK customers have opted for the fastback body style over the convertible and 68% have specified the 416PS 5.0-litre V8 engine.
The Mustang’s six-speed manual transmission is the slightly more popular choice (54%) than the six-speed automatic, which comes with sporty SelectShift paddle control.
Race Red is the most-popular exterior colour among UK buyers, specified on 20% of customers. Magnetic Silver is second with 17% and Shadow Black third (15%). Triple Yellow (9%) and Ruby Red (7%) complete the top five.
The right-hand drive Mustang is available to order in the UK from £30,995 (EcoBoost) and £34,995 (V8) and now features SYNC 3 8in colour touchscreen with nine-speaker DAB radio, USB & Bluetooth connectivity as standard.
Even though I own one I never expected them to sell like this and whenever cancelled orders come available they are normally snapped up in days, seems the car is very popular indeed. I am still yet to see one on the road except for my mates yellow one but over 1000 cars now delivered now.
Goes to show that even on our small island not only is the Mustang a big hit but V8 and manual are the most popular choices.
Unlikely to happen!