someone is trying to tell me that mustangs never have problems with

plastic intake manifolds
timing chain tensioners
spark plugs shooting out of the heads
head gaskets going bad
rear end clutches going out


am i wrong to say those are a common occurance? i already know im not, just trying to prove a point to a noob who thinks these cars never have any issues at all

 

I've heard of big problems from each of those except the rear end clutches. I always thought the 8.8 was pretty tough and had decent longevity.

 

Well that someone has never owned a mustang that has the parts you listed.

 

People should never say never. Some i wouldn't say are common occurances, such as plugs,head gaskets, and rear end

 

id say they are very comon.idk if you put iac to fall under plastic intake manifolds but thats another common one.

 

The all-plastic intake manifold is a common known problem, the others have happened but not in huge numbers and often things like plugs blowing out, chain tensioners, and Traction-Lock clutches are the result of improper maintenance or repair. I.e. not torquing the plugs properly, not changing the oil regularly, and not using friction modifier when changing rear-end juice.[/align][/align]The other thing is that many people beat the crap out of these cars quite routinely. For example, taking a bone-stock or bolt-on modified GT to "the track" (and playing to win) is beating the crap out of it. [/align][/align]These (including the factory Cobras and Mach 1s) are relatively cheap, mass produced pseudo-race cars; designedand engineered much more for boulevard cruising and being seen, than to be beat upon the way a serious 1/4 run works. The fact that they hold up as well as they do is in many ways quite remarkable.[/align][/align]To large extent this is because they are fundamentally1/2 ton pickups with somewhat improved suspensions and flashy bodies, and don't get me wrongI love it!!![/align][/align]

 

my trak-loc crapped out on me with less than 49,000 miles. i dont know what the last owner did with it(i have a good idea though!!)but im not a hard launcher or tire burner but i think this is a common thing with alot of mustangs.

 

Tell that "someone" to put the crack pipe down, and walk away.

 

Clutch style LSDs can be destoyed quickly by forcing "almost" one-wheel peels while turning corners.A clutch-pack LSD us designed to keep both wheels powered when the relative speed between them is is low. I.e. when the car is moving in a straight line. The natural tendency for the spider gears to be forced apartwhen the differential is heavily loadedis used to load the clutch-pack and lock the axles together,with little to no relative motion between the frictions and steels in the pack.[/align][/align]However, during high-load sharp turns the wheel have to either turn at different speeds or slip on the roadway. Consistently pushing things to the edge while turning results in high compression loads on the LSD clutch-pack, and high relative motion in the clutch-pack which equals excessive wear. Using more friction modifer can reduce this premature wear, but at the expense of reduced lock-up when going straight.[/align]

 

+100 i say that they are all true and most mustang owners that have there stangs for any amount of time will agree.