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Old 06-30-2010, 08:48 AM
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Good choice man! you are going to love them, and usually when I use Simple Green, I usually spray a little bit on the surface area, then spray a considerable amount on a towel or rag, and wipe it off until its gone. Either way, I wouldn't take the risk of bringing a hose anywhere near the motor with all of the electronics...could be a nightmare.
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Old 06-30-2010, 12:08 PM
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Alright played with the shift firmness a lot today had to take the 1st-2nd down to -25 and adjust the mph down 3mph, made the 2-3rd point at -15 and down 2mph and left the 3-4th point at -10 and 0mph and I think I like it, shifts are pretty smooth right now.
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Old 06-30-2010, 12:12 PM
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Congrats man, those 4.10s are really going to wake that car up. Its exciting spending money on your car thats actually going to make it more fun to drive...unlike dropping money on tires/brakes/regular maintenance BS.
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Old 06-30-2010, 02:42 PM
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Simple Green, toothbrush, some rags, garden hose, elbow grease, and an hour or so of your time depending on how dirty it is. (Don't drown the motor with the hose....watch your COP's/Plugs and wires/anything electrical obviously)

To top it off, get Armor-All and mist it roughly 1ft above the motor, then close the hood. Wait 10 min or so till it settles and VOILA shiny clean engine. I also like to use a rag and Armor-All any and everything that can be with a rag. I get compliments all the time...when my hood is open (which isn't much since I dont have muchto show off lol)
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:10 PM
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When you spray your engine with water be very careful. Electrical stuff don't like water.
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Old 06-30-2010, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by WannaBeGearHead
When you spray your engine with water be very careful. Electrical stuff don't like water.
This I know, the government used to trust me fixing electronics on multi-million dollar aircraft
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Old 06-30-2010, 07:41 PM
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I need to clean mine...i was told to clean my MAF...can someone put a pic up of where this is? Sry for the dumb question.
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Old 06-30-2010, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by AuburnStang00
I need to clean mine...i was told to clean my MAF...can someone put a pic up of where this is? Sry for the dumb question.
Just follow your intake from where the air filter is there is a little "box" with wires going to it before it hits the throttle body.

Watch following video and about 3:53 mark it is addressed. The intake may look different than video. Mine does. My MAF is in plain view.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/mustang-cai-video.html
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Old 06-30-2010, 10:40 PM
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MAF is down by the air filter. It is the little box with 4 torx screws on top.
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