What you done to your yank today?
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yorky500 said:
Changed the rims/tyres on the truck to these 18" XD monster wrapped in Cooper Discoverer STT 305/60/18.
Truck is currently in the paint shop. Complete respray in something completely different. I have a 6" lift kit ready and waiting as well but that will be installed after painting.
driverrob said:
I'm guessing your tyres are now pretty low profile, Vaughan. What's that done to the ride quality?
I've gone to 35 profile and to be honest its not made that much difference, a little firmer but not to bad, I've gone 265 35 22 front and 285 35 22 rear which fills the rear arch up nice but it is rubbing a little so need to roll the arches a little as I want to lower it as well. I just hated the gap as it was with 20" but lowering it on those I would have had clearance issues as its my daily driver so this way the car will have the same ground clearance 
Service and MOT for the F-150.
A new set of plugs and all the filters changed seems to have added about 10% more power and the throttle response is much better. The owners manual reckoned just an oil change at 15k, but as it's 5 years old I thought it wouldn't hurt to do the lot.
Best £150 I have spent!
A new set of plugs and all the filters changed seems to have added about 10% more power and the throttle response is much better. The owners manual reckoned just an oil change at 15k, but as it's 5 years old I thought it wouldn't hurt to do the lot.
Best £150 I have spent!
driverrob said:
Absolute bargain 
Money spent on servicing is always money well spent, I find.
Plugs alone for mine cost twice that much
£150 got the parts from USAutomotive.......I hadn't included the labour at the garage (3 hours at £60 plus vat) or the £35 for the MOT!Money spent on servicing is always money well spent, I find.
Plugs alone for mine cost twice that much
Or the oil......£57
Anyway brushing the actual total cost aside (not sure I want to know...) a bargain!
For some time I've pissed and moaned about the shift quality of the 6 speed auto in my 2012 Mustang GT. I was seriously considering pulling out the transmission and installing a shift kit, but having done it in the past and knowing what a bear of a job it is, I was intrigued when I read on this venerable forum that a flash-tune might improve things. Although not 100% convinced, I decided to chance it and sprung for a Bama Performance SCT/SF3 street/performance/race tuner for my car. I had previous experience of a Diablosport Predator for my Mopar 6.1, but it had very little influence on the transmission (which was pretty awesome anyway).
In order to get the best out of the tuner, I also binned the factory cold air system and replaced it with an Airaid Race CAI. The whole lot came to around $700 but jumping Jeeezus, what a difference. To say it has 'woken-up' my Coyote is a huge understatement. I've used the 'performance' tune, as the 'race' one is a little too aggressive for everyday use, but will be fun to try at the track next weekend.
If you have a 5.0 Coyote Mustang, I totally recommend this upgrade (also allows you to s
t-can the shonky OEM resonator tube, which looks like a piece of an old vacuum cleaner cluttering up the engine bay).
Thanks to PH'er Panzer Commander for the initial advice!
In order to get the best out of the tuner, I also binned the factory cold air system and replaced it with an Airaid Race CAI. The whole lot came to around $700 but jumping Jeeezus, what a difference. To say it has 'woken-up' my Coyote is a huge understatement. I've used the 'performance' tune, as the 'race' one is a little too aggressive for everyday use, but will be fun to try at the track next weekend.
If you have a 5.0 Coyote Mustang, I totally recommend this upgrade (also allows you to s
t-can the shonky OEM resonator tube, which looks like a piece of an old vacuum cleaner cluttering up the engine bay).Thanks to PH'er Panzer Commander for the initial advice!
The other day I added a "Brenspeed 100+ HP kit" which consists of a smaller (2.6") Metco pulley and matching idler so you can still use the stock belt, NGK TR6 plugs (1 heat range cooler), JLT 123mm intake and air filter plus a custom tune to match loaded with an SCT tuner.
The difference in torque delivery, instant throttle response and general performance is unreal. Much more than I imagined in fact.
Stock the engine has 8 lbs of boost and this adds 3.5-4 lbs hence the power increase.
IMG_0107 by malc350, on Flickr
both_pulleys by malc350, on Flickr
Original stock engine bay with only 500bhp:
enginebay_orig by malc350, on Flickr
The difference in torque delivery, instant throttle response and general performance is unreal. Much more than I imagined in fact.
Stock the engine has 8 lbs of boost and this adds 3.5-4 lbs hence the power increase.
IMG_0107 by malc350, on Flickr
both_pulleys by malc350, on Flickr
Original stock engine bay with only 500bhp:
enginebay_orig by malc350, on Flickr
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