How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
07-10-2007, 03:17 PM
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RE: How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
ORIGINAL: acascianelli
The only problem I have with mine is the window controls on the driver side door rattle when the base hits a certain pitch. Almost sounds like the speaker is blown, but I know its not.
The only problem I have with mine is the window controls on the driver side door rattle when the base hits a certain pitch. Almost sounds like the speaker is blown, but I know its not.
as far as the thread starter is concerned, once i jumped the grand canyon in my s197 gt. no rattles or nothin.
07-10-2007, 04:13 PM
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RE: How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
ORIGINAL: Vernon Tull
I treat my S197 GT very gently, and yet at 25,000 miles mine is already a rattly, flimsy thingthat develops a new problem almost every week. As fragile as this car is, if I ran it hard and did doughnuts the car wouldn't last another 5,000 miles.
I treat my S197 GT very gently, and yet at 25,000 miles mine is already a rattly, flimsy thingthat develops a new problem almost every week. As fragile as this car is, if I ran it hard and did doughnuts the car wouldn't last another 5,000 miles.
07-10-2007, 04:25 PM
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RE: How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
I've got the dash rattle as well, and it's only got about 6k on an 07. No matter, though, it's going to get fixed when I pull the dash out to put in a new stereo (the cheapie stock one, below the Shaker 500, sucks).
I also get a clunk when shifting, but everyone tells me that's part of the 2pc driveshaft (which I plan on replacing when I have the $$$ to do so) and so I'm just chalking it up to that.
I also get a clunk when shifting, but everyone tells me that's part of the 2pc driveshaft (which I plan on replacing when I have the $$$ to do so) and so I'm just chalking it up to that.
07-10-2007, 04:27 PM
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RE: How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
My dash would rattle something terrible (wheel hop) until I got LCAs. Other than that, I have no issues at all. The car feels much better than I deserve--considering the lack of TLC that I give her. Hell, I've got the wrong oil in it (straight pure petro-based), the wrong grease in my BMR LCAs (regular), I had the antifreeze out of my radiator and intercooler for a while (race track rules), and hit the rev limiter (6800) under full boost at least once a month. I'm amazed that the car doesn't spit something out at me for what I do to it...
07-10-2007, 05:01 PM
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RE: How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
Tire toastin', donut-doin', redline revin' dude here.... not a day goes by that I don't hit atleast one clean powershift into 3rd..... 2nd is tricky with 4.10s and a blower lol!
Anyway, my car is holding up well considering how I drive it. Most of my noise problems are not factory Ford itself, but have come from the suspension pieces I've added (steeda springs, lcas, and panhard bar).
Anyway, my car is holding up well considering how I drive it. Most of my noise problems are not factory Ford itself, but have come from the suspension pieces I've added (steeda springs, lcas, and panhard bar).
07-10-2007, 05:45 PM
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RE: How Does Taco Bill and Others Do It? or, How is Your GT Holding Up to Hard Driving?
ORIGINAL: acascianelli
The only problem I have with mine is the window controls on the driver side door rattle when the base hits a certain pitch. Almost sounds like the speaker is blown, but I know its not.
The only problem I have with mine is the window controls on the driver side door rattle when the base hits a certain pitch. Almost sounds like the speaker is blown, but I know its not.
But... Im only 19, when i had my stock tires i would be with friends or by myself and felt it was necessary to start burning out or doing 360 (havent done a 360 since i got pulled over by a cop). I would call myself a good driver, but i still have to drive like an ***. I can not resist making the tires squeal in 2nd. I drive hard and i have not had any problems yet, except some stupid CEL about my throttle body, which only shows up when i need to get my oil changed (not sure why it does that)
