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05-09-2009, 02:56 PM

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05 Mustang

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Originally Posted by nmd55

dont know if this qualifies as failing, but my shelby pins did start rusting.

where at?

05-09-2009, 02:59 PM

#22

ahddm

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Originally Posted by TOMBSTANG

lol 140 for a few minutes, where the hell do you drive with roads that long and smooth?

1 minute @ 140 mph is a loooooong time, when I said I burried my needle it burried it and then that was it slowed right back down, I cant imagine trying to go 140 plus for a few minutes

California 2 freeway after 11am its clear for about 10miles long bends so nothing there clear road no potholes nothing if your ballsy you can get onto the 210 ramp at about 120 and then you have about another 5miles before road goes bad then you in a area where road is clear 4 lanes+carpool again then your clean road for along time but I never gunned it there the 2 is my road since I have it memorized. But I usually start from 210 going onto 2 since that's only time I'm alone in car.

Remember guy it's ok to dumb stuff just make sure your the only one it can hurt.
Atleast that's my motto

05-09-2009, 03:36 PM

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157dB

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Originally Posted by TOMBSTANG

1 minute at 140MPH is 2.333 miles.
A few minutes (3) is 7 miles.

5 minutes at 140MPH is 11.666 miles.
Its not that hard in flat states to find
open stretches like that. Hiway Patrols
like them too....

05-09-2009, 04:08 PM

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Bmr4life

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Originally Posted by 157db

1 minute at 140MPH is 2.333 miles.
A few minutes (3) is 7 miles.

5 minutes at 140MPH is 11.666 miles.
Its not that hard in flat states to find
open stretches like that. Hiway Patrols
like them too....

Very true statements. I've hit 145mph twice and that is definitely covering a lot of realestate real fast. As soon as I hit if I just let off and coast back down to 80 or so. I can't imagine doing 140+ for more than a few seconds. Way to many cops and turns.

05-09-2009, 04:09 PM

#25

Bmr4life

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Originally Posted by pascal

When OEM hoods pop out, it's because it wasn't closed all the way...
It may appear that way but the vibration will trigger the failure.
If the hood striker isn't aligned right in the middle of the latch, it will drag and therefore not latching in that extra 16" of an inch that is needed to complete the loop around the striker.

It's always a good idea to try to lift the hood back up after you just closed it, so you can prevent that latch from being fickle...

Possibly that was it, but I hadn't opened the hood for weeks before that happened and I had been hitting 90-100mph daily so that fact it decided to jump up on that random day is weird.