2005-2014 Mustangs Discussions on the latest S197 model Mustangs from Ford.

Want an Aftermarket Hood But Worried About Flutter After Searching Through Posts

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 13, 2011 | 02:23 PM
  #31  
DRock's Avatar
DRock
3rd Gear Member
 
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 702
From: Cali
Default

I would look into TruFIber. My hood does not flutter even a little bit........No pins or anything here either.
Old Jul 13, 2011 | 03:24 PM
  #32  
Seraphim118's Avatar
Seraphim118
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 82
From: Jasper, Alabama
Default

Originally Posted by mlawdawg
Looks great. Is that the GTS III? Did that fix your fliutter issues?
Its the Gts-4, its more like the KR or Supersnake hood i think, and yea It fixed the flutter, the flutter was never that bad anyway, but it is completely gone now.
Old Jun 13, 2019 | 12:29 PM
  #33  
Gary's Pony's Avatar
Gary's Pony
 
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 6
From: Pennsylvania
Default

mlawdawg & MeanStang08.......thanks for the replies. It looks like I'll have to go the hood pin route, which I didn't necessarily want to do, and the wmsracing site says the stealth pins are, unfortunately, no longer available. I wasn't aware this was such a common problem with S197's. So......you think pins are the cure?
Old Jun 13, 2019 | 01:58 PM
  #34  
Derf00's Avatar
Derf00
Gentleman's Relish
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,187
From: AZ
Default

8 year old thread, doubt they will reply.

Yes, hood pins are the cure if you want to completely get rid of hood flutter. Even when adjusted correctly, the hood bumps on the radiator support do nothing to hold the hood down. They're just there to remove downward play.

As far as I know there was only one incident out of the thousands upon thousands of 05-09 mustangs sold where the hood popped open and/or was damaged. As I recall it was due to the hood not being latched all the way and not related to the flutter. It's somewhere on this forum but good luck finding it.
Old Jun 13, 2019 | 02:18 PM
  #35  
Gary's Pony's Avatar
Gary's Pony
 
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 6
From: Pennsylvania
Default

Derf00.....new to the forum, I didn't realize I was looking at a 2011 posting; duh?!? Thanks very much for your current response. The bump stops did zero to alleviate the flutter regardless of position. Looks like pins are THE solution.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
modman42
2005-2009 S197 Appearance Section
16
Feb 25, 2012 08:17 PM
crbakp10
V6 (1994-2004) Mustangs
4
Dec 13, 2008 12:59 PM
wwmost
4.6L General Discussion
4
Jul 10, 2007 12:28 PM
ericdiver
4.6L (1996-2004 Modular) Mustang
20
Jan 9, 2007 07:45 PM
gwargantua
5.0L (1979-1995) Mustang
16
Aug 30, 2004 02:31 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:21 AM.