Forum Noob, Mustang GT Noob!!
09-02-2011, 08:44 AM
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Location: Indiana
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Forum Noob, Mustang GT Noob!!
Hello all. I just bought a 2008 GT Premium last Sunday. Its my first Mustang and I really like it (well...there's the gas mileage thing, but...pfffft). The car only had 9,000 miles on it and it looks, drives and smells brand new.
I am going through a divorce and this is kind of a gift to myself...a new bride, if you will.
Anyway, I am somewhat mechanically inclined as I operate a pair of car washes in the Cincinnati area but I've never really worked on cars before. I am interested in cheaply upgrading this car's performance over stock and am open to any and all ideas.
OK, enough already, here's the ride!
One other thing...can anyone comment on the rarity of this "vapor charcoal" color (or whatever its called)?
I am going through a divorce and this is kind of a gift to myself...a new bride, if you will.
Anyway, I am somewhat mechanically inclined as I operate a pair of car washes in the Cincinnati area but I've never really worked on cars before. I am interested in cheaply upgrading this car's performance over stock and am open to any and all ideas.
OK, enough already, here's the ride!
One other thing...can anyone comment on the rarity of this "vapor charcoal" color (or whatever its called)?
09-02-2011, 09:01 AM
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The car I traded in...was a Scion Xa...a teeny-tiny car that sipped gas.
The first thing I noticed about driving the Mustang when I test drove it was how much more "work" there was involved in operating the clutch and the gear shifter than in any other manual tranny car I have ever owned (which I think is pretty much all of them except my Crown Vic I used to have).
I am glad I don't deal with much bumper to bumper traffic on the interstates around the Cincinnati area!
The first thing I noticed about driving the Mustang when I test drove it was how much more "work" there was involved in operating the clutch and the gear shifter than in any other manual tranny car I have ever owned (which I think is pretty much all of them except my Crown Vic I used to have).
I am glad I don't deal with much bumper to bumper traffic on the interstates around the Cincinnati area!
09-02-2011, 10:55 AM
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So what's typically the first performance upgrade people get for their 'Stangs? I would guess exhaust, perhaps a different shifter.
One definite gripe with the car is the placement of the cup holders versus where your arm needs to be to shift gears...they can't both occupy the same space at once!
One definite gripe with the car is the placement of the cup holders versus where your arm needs to be to shift gears...they can't both occupy the same space at once!
09-02-2011, 11:29 AM
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Thanks! Is there any way that I can view this board without the sides being all stretched out and having to scroll left to right? I thought at first it was because I posted pictures that were too big but I've noticed it in other threads as well.
09-02-2011, 11:51 AM
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So what's typically the first performance upgrade people get for their 'Stangs? I would guess exhaust, perhaps a different shifter.
One definite gripe with the car is the placement of the cup holders versus where your arm needs to be to shift gears...they can't both occupy the same space at once!
One definite gripe with the car is the placement of the cup holders versus where your arm needs to be to shift gears...they can't both occupy the same space at once!
And yes, the cup holders suck. lol Mine only holds my cell phone and garage pass downtown. Anything bigger then that and it's in my way.
09-02-2011, 12:42 PM
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Performance wise, a solid cold air intake ( C@L, JLT, K@N brands ), a good tune with like an SCT X3 tuner, and axelbacks exhaust will make a BIG difference in the car! www.americanmuscle.com is gonna be your best friend. A good short throw makes it much more fun to drive as well.
And yes, the cup holders suck. lol Mine only holds my cell phone and garage pass downtown. Anything bigger then that and it's in my way.
And yes, the cup holders suck. lol Mine only holds my cell phone and garage pass downtown. Anything bigger then that and it's in my way.
Are there aftermarket exhausts made that have a selector switch for like a butterfly valve or something where you could run in "quiet mode" when you wanted to and "loud mode" when you wanted to? Don't the newer Corvettes have such a thing? I am pretty sure they do but that rather than being operated manually via a switch they instead are actuated by engine rpm's...
