randy_tho

My first thought was a Ford Falcon. ???

There is word from the mca about a 50th in april 2014. Simultaneous or close together events in vegas and charlotte, nc.

On an 05 up GT there are considerable gains with a good tune and intake. It really transforms the car. Auto or Manual. I'd check americanmuscle.com or brenspeed.com. I have a brenspeed with Airaid and it is great on my 08. Guys are running high 11s with the newer 5.0, intake, tune, no cats, and drag radials.

I think it would be difficult to value it separately from a regular GT. One thing to look at would be to find vehicles that are for sale and get some idea. I would guess the best idea would be to use the value of a normal GT as your car would be and then use that value to determine the depreciated percentage. Take that percentage and apply it to the option price which was apparently about $1,000. Add that on to your KBB value. Basicly depreciate the package at the same rate as the car. I doubt it really has become a collectors car at this point since it looks like about the only distinguishably unique feature is the leather and emblems. The car could hold some collector value because of the lower production but not really to the average buyer. That's my opinion. http://www.themustangsource.com/timeline/99-04/03/100th.htm

I don't think it would be easily mixed up in person. Kona can look black in some light.

I also have heard the same about gears. Most people seem to stick with the FRPP and apparently the install is about the most important aspect. I've had satisfactory results with the Brenspeed tune and an airaid intake. I went with the airaid because it is a notune filter and later added the tune with an SCT from brenspeed.com. Roush also uses the airaid as their intake option with NA cars. It has a near OEM fit and finish. The only one I like as good for fitment is the bullet intake which I think may be similar to the FRPP. C&L and JLT are popular options with C&L often showing the best numbers, albeit marginal. This is all on the 05-09 S197 GT.

Yes, some of them are re-branded from another company. Not necessarily a bad thing though. I like Steeda and Koni for suspension parts and Silverhorse Racing for appearance. Borla or Bassani for exhaust.

I have a vista blue. Best way I could describe is sonic has more purple and kona is a touch darker than vista.

When he says backs I would think he means the back rest where you actually lean back on the seat. This would be leather. Basically all forward facing surfaces on the front seats. What did you use to clean and treat them? I've seen sprays and stuff that are designed to repair but in the end its not likely to be a good result. Katzkin makes some amazing leather that's quite a bit nicer than the factory.

Its really a 2 piece. I was trying to remember if the middle articulating joint was considered a third piece. On the 05-09s the drive by wire is greatly improved by a computer tune.

I'm an 08 GT owner and I think can help on some of these. Is the throttle control drive by wire or still cable controlled? Drive by wire. Clutch actuation-still cable or is it hydraulic? Hydraulic Two piece driveshaft or one piece? Two or maybe actually three? After-market has one piece but I believe it is there for NVH purposes even though there is some clunking which has more to do with the rear I think. Is the factory oil fill synthetic or conventional oil? Should be Motorcraft 5w20 Semi-Synth When the spark plugs are installed-is anti seize used on the threads? I changed my plugs at around 20K to avoid the design flaw carbon problem and I believe they had used anti seize. Design changed mid 08 on that but since the heads are aluminium it is safe to say they use anti seize. While I know for sure this applies to the 05-09, I believe it still holds true as most of these systems haven't changed.

You are welcome. Glad you were able to get things sorted out.

The tsb describes the rattle from the "center stack" which would sound like it comes from the radio. It is the hangers around the cats. They vibrate through the rubber insulator and bottom out to the metal bracket and that causes a buzz/rattle usually around 2000-3000 RPM. This is all by memory. Edit: http://www.mustangforums.com/mustang-tsb/View-TSB/Year-2008/Model-Mustang/TSB-08-3-4/RATTLE-BUZZ-VIBRATION-TRANSMISSION-CROSS-MEMBER-EXHAUST-MOUNT-BUILT-BEFORE-12-3-2007.html

There is a tsb about center stack rattle related to the exhaust system mounts around the cat converters.

http://www.mustangheaven.com/2010/yellow-blaze-tri-coat-2011-mustang-gt-photos/ Yellow blaze TriCoat. Supposed to be available job 2 according to the message boards.