Nubie to the mustang

Dsixxer · 11-05-2009, 08:42 PM

Hey guys! I just signed up for this forum, two days ago
I bought my friend's black 2000 3.8 5 spd. And i absolutely
LOVE this car. it has two issues that I know of, I took the
spark plugs out and they all looked good except for the two
closest to the driver/passenger. they oil on them...i cleaned them
and put them back in> anyone know what this means?

Issue #2
it seems to be a little rough when shifting gears, the friend that
i bought it from said he thinks its the tranny synchros, and not the
clutch because he replaced the clutch last year with a 'heavyduty'
clutch. opinions? Sorry for the long thread guys but i'll appreciate any
help you guys can offer. i'd like to clear these issues up and then start
doing small 'bolton' mods to increase performance.

P.S.,,,ive been reading up on the forum today and some of you guys
say its just as good to take the 'silencer' out of the intake and put a
k&n filter in as opposed to getting a lowprice cai. what does the silencer
look like and is it easy to remove?

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fordforlife0225 · 11-05-2009, 09:01 PM

i have no idea the gain differences between a cai and just modifiying the stock one but i personally got a nice cai and enjoy it very much. welcome to the forum! i wish i could help but idk about the plugs and i have an auto trans sry.

Dsixxer · 11-05-2009, 10:03 PM

K thanx man,

stangant · 11-05-2009, 10:11 PM

the silencer is going to be the black tube that runs into the fender well, just remove that and get a good filter. Get a compression test done to the car.

Dsixxer · 11-05-2009, 10:27 PM

Thanx stangant, is it possible for me to do my own compression test or is that something I would have to have a shop do

stangant · 11-05-2009, 10:38 PM

if you get the kit you can do it, relatively simple process to do.

Dsixxer · 11-05-2009, 10:52 PM

Sorry for askin dumb ??? But where's a good place to get the kit? And is it good for v8's also? I've got a dodge durango I'd like to test also

stangant · 11-05-2009, 10:54 PM

go to your local parts store like advance discount auto. All you do is unscrew your spark plug on the cylinder that you want to check, and you screw in the compression gauge.

Dsixxer · 11-05-2009, 11:29 PM

K thnx

PKRFACE86 · 11-05-2009, 11:38 PM

welcome!!! What I would do is change all the plugs..give it a tune up..I mean.. after all you don't really know what he "actually" really did..and yea invest in a nice CAI lol I just purchased the american muscle intake thats like 75 bucks lol easy install...and yea go with the K&N filter..get a CONE SHAPE!!! lol