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Two more weeks... I'm now being told the truck will be ready in a week and a half to two weeks. He says he is using his own dime to get the wiring harnesses from local junkyards. Pigtails, not the whole harness. I fully expect to pay some money upon pick up, since I have not paid him for the installation of the oil pump or timing chain set. I just pray it can be under $500. I am wondering if they will ever get done with it at this point in time. Although if he is going pay for some of the parts, I guess I cannot complain.
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It's a Shelby American build. The widebody option when spec'ing a GT350 in those days was about $26k on top of the car, the build, etc. I *think* it's the most expensive MSRP for a GT350 ever, but can't prove it at about $109k. In 2012 they made a bunch of convertibles, maybe 50 GT350 verts? One of those was a widebody. Mine is a 2013, and they made 36 GT350's with 12 being convertibles. Mine's the only widebody that year. In 2014 news broke that Ford would start making GT350's in-house, so the demand went up. Again, only 1 widebody convertible GT350 that year. During those years a fair number of Super Snakes were built and who knows how many widebodies were made of those. They also made some Shelby GTS cars, and there might be a widebody convertible, but I kind of doubt it since that was a cheaper package overall.
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I knew I rented the wrong apartment! I should have rented the one with a vehicle lift in the carport.
Wow, so don't buy a 5.4 three valve, or a ecoboost from Ford. What else is there? 4.6?
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Wow, so don't buy a 5.4 three valve, or a ecoboost from Ford. What else is there? 4.6?
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The mind boggling part was all of the stuff in the oil pan. Wow!.
What that video really illustrated was how many tuners don't know what they're doing. A good tuner would have better knowledge of what the stock engine is capable of, and where the thresholds are. I'm fairly certain that most tuners are not writing tunes that blow up engines. Even if the owner of the vehicle is asking for specific parameters.
What that video really illustrated was how many tuners don't know what they're doing. A good tuner would have better knowledge of what the stock engine is capable of, and where the thresholds are. I'm fairly certain that most tuners are not writing tunes that blow up engines. Even if the owner of the vehicle is asking for specific parameters.
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Must have been a slow day. I never see Police citing DP infractions here in Fresno.
That EcoBoost must have been thrashed. No other way to explain it. I agree that some tuners have no clue what a stock EcoBoost can handle. Too bad the customer has to pay for their stupidity. Of course, the driver too is at fault for thrashing it in the first place.
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That EcoBoost must have been thrashed. No other way to explain it. I agree that some tuners have no clue what a stock EcoBoost can handle. Too bad the customer has to pay for their stupidity. Of course, the driver too is at fault for thrashing it in the first place.
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Tim! How's the weather there? On my block, it's over 70. I am using air conditioning in the middle of winter.
I know people who do Dyno tuning. Apparently, customers do ask for tuning which is beyond safe thresholds. More boost. A responsible tuner would decline. There's more to that truck's story.
My pickup is custom tuned. It has a few modifications to help it along. Nothing drastic. Just a little bit to get the truck moving along with the bigger tires. If anything, it's to get the truck closer to stock performance. I have a lift kit with 35" tires. The OEM 3.55 gears were swapped out to 4.10. There's an intake. The factory exhaust was deleted in favor of a smaller glasspack muffler and a turndown pipe. Electric fans eliminate the OEM fan. An underdrive pulley also helps with efficiency. The tune changes the air/fuel ratio and shift points. The handheld tuning device also allows for dialing in the correct speed with gear ratios and tire revolutions. And now, I got a cool, new antenna!
I know people who do Dyno tuning. Apparently, customers do ask for tuning which is beyond safe thresholds. More boost. A responsible tuner would decline. There's more to that truck's story.
My pickup is custom tuned. It has a few modifications to help it along. Nothing drastic. Just a little bit to get the truck moving along with the bigger tires. If anything, it's to get the truck closer to stock performance. I have a lift kit with 35" tires. The OEM 3.55 gears were swapped out to 4.10. There's an intake. The factory exhaust was deleted in favor of a smaller glasspack muffler and a turndown pipe. Electric fans eliminate the OEM fan. An underdrive pulley also helps with efficiency. The tune changes the air/fuel ratio and shift points. The handheld tuning device also allows for dialing in the correct speed with gear ratios and tire revolutions. And now, I got a cool, new antenna!