Blocked my first Bitog member from Texas. OP, I'm glad you got the exhaust worked out.
New Borla exhaust for the Track Pack
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The exhaust still has that "new exhaust burning off the coating" smell. O and the driveshaft loops are pretty.
The new gearbox shifts 10 times better than the old one, no more having to feather the clutch to coax the car into 3rd. Also the reverse lockout mechanism broke on the way to work yesterday. On the MT-82 reverse is up next to 1st and you have to push down on the shifter to get it to move into reverse. I was at the light on the off-ramp, went to put it into first and instead went into reverse with no downward pressure.
The new gearbox shifts 10 times better than the old one, no more having to feather the clutch to coax the car into 3rd. Also the reverse lockout mechanism broke on the way to work yesterday. On the MT-82 reverse is up next to 1st and you have to push down on the shifter to get it to move into reverse. I was at the light on the off-ramp, went to put it into first and instead went into reverse with no downward pressure.
Very nice. New exhausts are stinky.
Curious, is there any heat shield above where those two S bends come close? Whatever is above is otherwise going to get pretty warm there.
Sounds like you have a small teething problem on the reverse lockout, and you'll be good to go.
Enjoy the new music.
Curious, is there any heat shield above where those two S bends come close? Whatever is above is otherwise going to get pretty warm there.
Sounds like you have a small teething problem on the reverse lockout, and you'll be good to go.
Enjoy the new music.
Originally Posted By: Volvohead
Very nice. New exhausts are stinky.
Curious, is there any heat shield above where those two S bends come close? Whatever is above is otherwise going to get pretty warm there.
Sounds like you have a small teething problem on the reverse lockout, and you'll be good to go.
Enjoy the new music.
The reverse lockout problem was with the old gearbox. The new one is perfect.
Borla sends some heat wrap shield to put around the fuel and brake line sections that run near the exhaust.
Very nice. New exhausts are stinky.
Curious, is there any heat shield above where those two S bends come close? Whatever is above is otherwise going to get pretty warm there.
Sounds like you have a small teething problem on the reverse lockout, and you'll be good to go.
Enjoy the new music.
The reverse lockout problem was with the old gearbox. The new one is perfect.
Borla sends some heat wrap shield to put around the fuel and brake line sections that run near the exhaust.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
I will try to get a video later. The tech installed the BMR driveshaft loops also, now I am legal if I ever go to a drag strip.
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
I will try to get a video later. The tech installed the BMR driveshaft loops also, now I am legal if I ever go to a drag strip.
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
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Sounds clips please!! or a vid would be even better!
Originally Posted By: rationull
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
Thanks!! Not many people get it.
I will make a video later, the exhaust is loud. I probably should have got the Stingers, but I am pleased. Lots of burbling and backfiring off throttle, very raspy, I love it.
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
Thanks!! Not many people get it.
I will make a video later, the exhaust is loud. I probably should have got the Stingers, but I am pleased. Lots of burbling and backfiring off throttle, very raspy, I love it.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: rationull
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
Thanks!! Not many people get it.
Because most associate the car's name with the equine logo, and not the great WW2 fighter, but YES, GREAT plate!
They use DOM steel driveshafts on these??
Do the Boss 302s/LSes/GT500s use chromoly or alloy?
Originally Posted By: rationull
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
Thanks!! Not many people get it.
Because most associate the car's name with the equine logo, and not the great WW2 fighter, but YES, GREAT plate!
They use DOM steel driveshafts on these??
Do the Boss 302s/LSes/GT500s use chromoly or alloy?
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: rationull
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
Thanks!! Not many people get it.
Because most associate the car's name with the equine logo, and not the great WW2 fighter, but YES, GREAT plate!
They use DOM steel driveshafts on these??
Do the Boss 302s/LSes/GT500s use chromoly or alloy?
I had 98P51GT on my 98 Mustang GT, not many people got it either. One of the sales guys at my work came in and said "hey pretty lucky you got 14 and GT on your license plate, but what the heck is a P51?" smh..
The BOSS uses the same driveshaft my car does, same part number. The latest GT-500s have a carbon fibre driveshaft.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: rationull
Love the "stealth" custom license plate!
Thanks!! Not many people get it.
Because most associate the car's name with the equine logo, and not the great WW2 fighter, but YES, GREAT plate!
They use DOM steel driveshafts on these??
Do the Boss 302s/LSes/GT500s use chromoly or alloy?
I had 98P51GT on my 98 Mustang GT, not many people got it either. One of the sales guys at my work came in and said "hey pretty lucky you got 14 and GT on your license plate, but what the heck is a P51?" smh..
The BOSS uses the same driveshaft my car does, same part number. The latest GT-500s have a carbon fibre driveshaft.
Looks nice. I would also like to hear a video of your exhaust. I finally uploaded a video I made of my exhaust setup.
You said you had to cut down the OTA pipes. Why did you have to do that? Did the tips stick out too far?
I know that Borla has two different part numbers for their Axle back mufflers. One for the 11-12 cars and one for the 13-14 cars. The 13-14 mufflers are slightly shorter than the earlier years. I'm not sure on their cat-back systems.
Wayne
You said you had to cut down the OTA pipes. Why did you have to do that? Did the tips stick out too far?
I know that Borla has two different part numbers for their Axle back mufflers. One for the 11-12 cars and one for the 13-14 cars. The 13-14 mufflers are slightly shorter than the earlier years. I'm not sure on their cat-back systems.
Wayne
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
The latest GT-500s have a carbon fiber driveshaft.
Are these available from FRPP for the Sino gearboxed models, or even as a factory option on the Laguna Seca?? (I take for granted that the 6060 in the GT500 is a different length than the others' MT82, correct?)
The latest GT-500s have a carbon fiber driveshaft.
Are these available from FRPP for the Sino gearboxed models, or even as a factory option on the Laguna Seca?? (I take for granted that the 6060 in the GT500 is a different length than the others' MT82, correct?)
I have not seen them available from FRPP for the MT-82. The new one grinds third btw.
The Laguna Seca uses the same driveshaft as my car, same part number. The carbon fibre one for the GT-500 is around $1500.
The Laguna Seca uses the same driveshaft as my car, same part number. The carbon fibre one for the GT-500 is around $1500.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
The new one grinds third btw.
aaaaargh! I might get a bit excited by that...
The new one grinds third btw.
aaaaargh! I might get a bit excited by that...
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
The new one grinds third btw.
aaaaargh! I might get a bit excited by that...
It just did it the first couple times I drove it, now the noise and grinding are gone. This trans shift ever so much better than the old one. Not sure if it was the trans or the clutch hydraulic system that needed a good bleeding.
On a completely different note, my horn stopped working. I put in the FRPP brake cooling kit, but didn't run the hoses. The front bumper scoop is right in front of the horn and the low tone part shorted out when I washed the car. One step forward, two steps back.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
The new one grinds third btw.
aaaaargh! I might get a bit excited by that...
It just did it the first couple times I drove it, now the noise and grinding are gone. This trans shift ever so much better than the old one. Not sure if it was the trans or the clutch hydraulic system that needed a good bleeding.
On a completely different note, my horn stopped working. I put in the FRPP brake cooling kit, but didn't run the hoses. The front bumper scoop is right in front of the horn and the low tone part shorted out when I washed the car. One step forward, two steps back.
Originally Posted By: Volvohead
Are you planning any post-break in fluid change on the new box?
Not a normal step, but with a Sino build . . .
Most likely. I changed out the fluid in the first one with this stuff http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/tr.../?code=MTFQT-EA
The new trans came with the Dual Clutch fluid. I will play it all by ear.
Are you planning any post-break in fluid change on the new box?
Not a normal step, but with a Sino build . . .
Most likely. I changed out the fluid in the first one with this stuff http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/tr.../?code=MTFQT-EA
The new trans came with the Dual Clutch fluid. I will play it all by ear.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
I changed out the fluid in the first one with this stuff http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/tr.../?code=MTFQT-EA
I am going to try that next, since it seems to be the thinnest of all of the ~9-10 cSt @ 100* C, good synthetic MTFs out there (this ~7.5 cSt Ravenol in my T56 currently, shifts like carp
).
I changed out the fluid in the first one with this stuff http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/tr.../?code=MTFQT-EA
I am going to try that next, since it seems to be the thinnest of all of the ~9-10 cSt @ 100* C, good synthetic MTFs out there (this ~7.5 cSt Ravenol in my T56 currently, shifts like carp
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Most likely. I changed out the fluid in the first one with this stuff http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/tr.../?code=MTFQT-EA
The new trans came with the Dual Clutch fluid. I will play it all by ear.
What does Ford specify for it? I'd probably use the FoMoCo fluid here, since this box seems to be finicky.
Most likely. I changed out the fluid in the first one with this stuff http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/tr.../?code=MTFQT-EA
The new trans came with the Dual Clutch fluid. I will play it all by ear.
What does Ford specify for it? I'd probably use the FoMoCo fluid here, since this box seems to be finicky.
When it first came out, they spec'd the Synthetic Manual fluid, the expensive pixie dust infused stuff from Germany. Now they spec the Dual Clutch fluid because it is thinner and prevents shifting issues when cold. Not sure what their definition of cold is, but I might try the Manual Trans fluid since "cold" is not allowed to happen here.
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