kthulhu

Howdy folks! Just wanted to formally say "hello". I've been lingering around for a bit now as I got all my ducks in a line to get a new Mustang. I've learned a lot and you all seem like a great forum crowd! So, today my dream finally came true, but not exactly how I had figure'd it would....

I've been shopping around for a new Mustang GT for a few months now, but today I found just the one I've been looking for. I really wanted a particular build (wheels, guages, etc) and hadn't found one with everything I wanted yet. I had been exclusively looking at new cars, but I had heard from a friend that the CarMax in Laurel, MD had a super nice 2006 GT. Preparing for disappointment, I head on over to take a look.

She's a beautifull 5-spd Screaming Yellow beast with nary a mark on her. Leather interior is flawless and she even has the 18" Bullets I wanted. Showed just over 5k on the odometer. In addition to that, her prior owner had stuck some (surprisingly) nice Flowmasters in back. The rear differntial cover had been replaced with a "LPW" piece. Judging by how much the speedo is off, I'm gonna guess that the stock 3.55 gears aren't in residence anymore. There's also a bit of gear whine when your on the gas at high speed, but it isn't too bad. I'll get it checked out just to be sure.

I keep looking out my window to make sure it's really there... funny how this car can make a 30-something old guy feel like a little kid a Christmas.
I'll try and get some pictures tomorrow.

blkGTconvert04

you will love it! i got mine at carmax to.. enjoy!... you will

kthulhu

Thanks man! She really runs like a champ. I'll spend tomorrow trying see what else might have been modded on her.

I was very surprised how good CarMax was to deal with. I've done the whole dealer thing over the years, and dealing with CarMax was much more low-key. Heck, they offered me $2k more for my trade than any other dealership.

I'm already thinking about an intake and tuner from BrenSpeed, than get her stripped up in Baltimore.

ps: if anyone has a helpful hints on how I can figure out what my gear ratio is without taking the diff. apart, I'm all ears. I'm gonna guess that she's a 4.10

Ford_Dude

this might not be the easiest way but
put the rear on jack-stands and put the car in neutral then turn the driver's side rear wheel one revolution and count the number of times the DS turns
then if one turn of the wheel equals 4.1 DS turns then you have 4.1s
you might not get as accurate as if you knew what was put in as 4 turns might look like 3.9 or 4.1

Bluestar

Welcome to the forum, these guys are really great, you'll find that we don't pull punches here, mostly straight shooters. Drive at a steady speed like 60 or 70 mph and note what your RPM's are then use the gear calculator it should give you a good idea of the rear end gear ratio......Enjoy!!

Ford_Dude

as he said his speedo is off so that won't work
he needs to get an xcal and find out what diff he has so he can correct it

TPony

Welcome to the stang fever..30 something? Try 40 something here....

07 Stang

I hear TPony, I'm "up there" with ya!
Someone said on this forum they thought Ford should not have tried to "re-live" the past with the Mustang models now. I say phooey! When I was a kid growing up,all I could do was wish that I could drive! Now that they did come out with the Legend Lives Mustangseries, I am enjoying my youth all over again!

07GTEddy

+1

mlcrycc

LOL.........Try 50 something..............[:'(][:'(]

Welcome, and congrats on the new ride!!!

Mike