New dude from Pittsburgh

[Superman16]

Hello all. Just joined. Don't see much muscle car stuff in Pittsburgh, so was glad to see this. Just purchased a 2016 Mustang GT with Performance Pack. Still bone stock for now other than exhaust. So nothing all that special here... I do have a Whipple supercharger on order though, and is expected to be shipping on 1/19.

[2001GTTT]

awesome car, welcome. gonna be nasty with that whipple.

[Superman16]

Thank you sir. I can't wait! Stupid winter months lol

[2001GTTT]

Thank you sir. I can't wait! Stupid winter months lol

jah definitely feel. I don't have a nice car anymore but with my gsxr winter is definitely a downer.

[venom]

Awesome. I wanted a white GT but settled for black...

Trade?


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[GOT SVT]

:welcome4:

burntire on here has a similar car, of course minus the whipple

[Superman16]

Sooo... you don't enjoy your Jixxer in the snow?? Come on.. man up!! LOL You have a Model A?? Dude thats friggin awesome.

[Superman16]

No thanks Venom, I like my cars like I like my men.:rofl:

[2001GTTT]

Sooo... you don't enjoy your Jixxer in the snow?? Come on.. man up!! LOL You have a Model A?? Dude thats friggin awesome.

ha gsxr in the snow = certain death. and yea I do, shes in real bad shape at the moment but as I continue to get more time she will continue to come around. Its all original and its all there, but time has not been kind to it, It was my paps and I want to restore it

[Superman16]

ha gsxr in the snow = certain death. and yea I do, shes in real bad shape at the moment but as I continue to get more time she will continue to come around. Its all original and its all there, but time has not been kind to it, It was my paps and I want to restore it

Still just an AWESOME car to have in the garage for sure.

[2001GTTT]

Still just an AWESOME car to have in the garage for sure.
oh absolutely. its really cool. I store it about half hour from where I live, next time I go I'll get some pics.

[Superman16]

oh absolutely. its really cool. I store it about half hour from where I live, next time I go I'll get some pics.

That'd be cool. I'd love to see some pics of it. No matter who you are, you gotta appreciate a Model A.

[2001GTTT]

That'd be cool. I'd love to see some pics of it. No matter who you are, you gotta appreciate a Model A.

absolutely man. :thbs:

[THE BIG KOALA]

Welcome to the site and nice car.

[sutyak]

I like it. Looks great in white!

[Superman16]

I like it. Looks great in white!

Thank you sir!

[Superman16]

Welcome to the site and nice car.

2015 with the Roush. Nice! What color is your 15?

[venom]

No thanks Venom, I like my cars like I like my men.:rofl:

Ha!


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[SlowSix]

white is money

[PaxtonShelby]

Welcome aboard. Sweet ride and upgrades. What exhaust did you go with?

[Superman16]

Welcome aboard. Sweet ride and upgrades. What exhaust did you go with?

Thanks man. I went with Solo Performance. It has the "J pipe" set up and of coarse resonator delete. Absolutely love the sound. Also purchased on a group buy and got an amazing price.

Sound clip...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yI6Wr4S7NQ

[Superman16]

Clip with rev's and pull away.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4arn0YByI

[PaxtonShelby]

Any drone at any rpm? I never heard of that company.

[Superman16]

Any drone at any rpm? I never heard of that company.

No drone at all. The J-pipes ensure there is no drone. And it is nice because it is fairly quiet unless you wan't to hear it. At fairly low throttle it is nice and subtle. But once you get on it, it gets a very very nice loud deep tone. I have owned many a brand of exhausts, and this is without a doubt my favorite. Everyone likes what they like tho. I like that it keeps the deep rumble throughout the rpm's and it doesn't lose any steam at the higher rpm's. It also doesn't get a "tinny" sound to it, if you know what I mean. The workmanship of the product and Solo's customer service was outstanding as well.

[THE BIG KOALA]

2015 with the Roush. Nice! What color is your 15?Black and I did the mbrp race cat back and I'm getting ready to do the RXT clutch a drive shaft and shifter. By June I am also going to do the half shafts.

[Superman16]

Black and I did the mbrp race cat back and I'm getting ready to do the RXT clutch a drive shaft and shifter. By June I am also going to do the half shafts.

The mbrp sounds good as well. I actually just ordered my DSS half shafts. I wana throw those on along with the Whipple so that I don't snap the stock shafts on my first decent launch and have to pay for a toe truck.

[THE BIG KOALA]

I'm am doing the clutch first because stock one just doesn't work so well.I made my first passes on it with street tires. I know Tim had some 1.4 60 foot times with stock half shafts with a auto.

[Superman16]

I had heard good things about the stock clutch holding up pretty well. But it does seem to be mixed reviews. I guess I will see how it does, and go from there. Hopefully I can get at least one or 2 years out of it. I will only put about 2500 miles on it a year, and will only see the track a couple times.

[THE BIG KOALA]

Mine has 2700 miles on it and another guy I know with a supercharger on his didn't last to long either. I have around 30 passes on mine. Mine is for sale so if I don't sell by April then I'll do the mods.

[Superman16]

Mine has 2700 miles on it and another guy I know with a supercharger on his didn't last to long either. I have around 30 passes on mine. Mine is for sale so if I don't sell by April then I'll do the mods.

It will take me 6-7 years to get 30 passes in. So I think I should be ok for a bit. Again, its definitely a mixed bag. I know folks with Whipples on their car with well over 10,000 miles on it, and the stock clutch is still holding strong. But have also seen folks that only got 3,000 miles out of the stock clutch. But the majority of them that got such short term out of it, were also tracking the car closer to your amount of passes.

[PaxtonShelby]

Lunch it hard on sticky tires and it will toast itself. But launch easy and roll into it and you'll have better luck.

[Superman16]

Lunch it hard on sticky tires and it will toast itself. But launch easy and roll into it and you'll have better luck.

100% agree. And since most of my fun will be on back roads, I won't be launching it too much at all. Just some spirited driving.

[Superman16]

Actually I take that back. I do not agree 100%. But I do agree it could happen. But many have been launched pretty good with the stock clutch and been fine. Others.. not so much. But no matter what, it obviously has a shorter life span that way.

[PaxtonShelby]

Is the '15+ tranny / clutch different than the '11-'14 ? I've heard from many that 600+ hp on an '11-'14 clutch is about the limit at the track.

[Superman16]

I believe it is the same. And it is definitely not a big fan of 600+ HP lol I am just saying I have seen many ppl get a decent amount of miles out of them if they aren't tracking the car a lot, or launching it a lot. A close friend of mine has 8,500 miles on his stock clutch with 680rwhp, and about 15-20 passes on it. But I am sure he is wearing very very thin at this point, and has already gotten much more out of that clutch than most ppl.

[PaxtonShelby]

I still don't think I'd mess around with a stock clutch at those power levels. I'd just bite the bullet and upgrade the clutch at the same time. Heck - you already spent a bunch on the SC...what's another G?

[Superman16]

I still don't think I'd mess around with a stock clutch at those power levels. I'd just bite the bullet and upgrade the clutch at the same time. Heck - you already spent a bunch on the SC...what's another G?

Its a grand that I really don't have so soon with coming up with all the money for SC and half shafts and install. Plus I have hands on experience with a car making more power than mine will, on a stock clutch. You are right tho, it is something I know I will need to upgrade. I just don't think it's necessary right now. Not for the driving that I will be doing with it. If it burns up it burns up.. at that point I eat crow and need to invest sooner than expected.

[PaxtonShelby]

I hear ya - I was half kidding about the extra G - my money tree needs some miracle-gro too! Looking forward to seeing the car and the upgrades. Good luck!

[John4cam]

Thay white is bad ass! Welcome

[Superman16]

I hear ya - I was half kidding about the extra G - my money tree needs some miracle-gro too! Looking forward to seeing the car and the upgrades. Good luck!

lol Yea. The Whipple and the options that I added to it have put me in a bit of a hole. So for 2016 I am just doing the SC and half shafts. Hopefully in 2017 I can upgrade the clutch, drive shaft, and get some worth while tires on there that will hook up. Hopefully there are some fairly local meet and greets this summer. Would love to meet some of you guys. Thats why I joined on here. In hopes of meeting some local gear heads and get to some events. I see your in Moon Township. Thats where my office is, so not far at all!

[Superman16]

Thay white is bad ass! Welcome

Thank you!

[somethingclever]

i am liking these cars in white....


welcome

[Superman16]

i am liking these cars in white....


welcome

Thank you sir. It came down to white or competition orange for me. But once I saw them both in person, there was no longer any question for me. Immediately loved the white. Especially with the black wheels. The blue is really nice in person as well.

[PaxtonShelby]

Where in Moon is your office? I live in Moon and work at Bayer in Robinson.

You our need to bring that bad boy to the PVGP this year. I run the American car show there. Awesome event!

[Superman16]

Where in Moon is your office? I live in Moon and work at Bayer in Robinson.

You our need to bring that bad boy to the PVGP this year. I run the American car show there. Awesome event!

The office is right there on Business 60. About 100 yards before University Blvd, if your coming from Pittsburgh. What is the PVGP? And where is it held?

[PaxtonShelby]

Ok I know where you're at. I live about a mile from there.

PVGP = Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - every July - in Schenley Park.

Check out pittsburghvintagegrandprix.com and let me know if you have any questions. It is by far the best show with vintage racing that you will see on this half of the continent.

[Superman16]

Ok I know where you're at. I live about a mile from there.

PVGP = Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - every July - in Schenley Park.

Check out pittsburghvintagegrandprix.com and let me know if you have any questions. It is by far the best show with vintage racing that you will see on this half of the continent.

OOhhh my bad. Didn't know thats what you were referring to. Yes, I have gone to that numerous times. Always a fun event. Not many races you can watch up THAT close. Awesome experience.

[PaxtonShelby]

The PVGP races at Pitt Race are great too - lots more horsepower there than at Schenley.

[95V6]

Me and my old man really want to make it up to Pitt Race for the PVGP events. Every year we say we are going to go and something comes up. We have gone to the PVGP now for about 17 years missing one or two in there. Always the high light of my summer. Bring the Stang out!

[pop's stang]

Welcome, awesome ride you have there.


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[Superman16]

Thank you sir. You too!

[Superman16]

Finally got her out of storage, and got my Whipple put on :)

[2001GTTT]

oh lawd

[u1arunit]

Nice. What kind of power should it be making?

[Superman16]

Thank you. It put down 642HP & 502 TQ at 7,000 RPM

[u1arunit]

That should be a lot of fun! :awsome:

[somethingclever]

nice...stock hood clear that charger? Looks close!

what fuel upgrades are required?

[PaxtonShelby]

Must be a beast! Curious to see how long the stock clutch hangs in there.

[John4cam]

Ugh.....LOVE THIS CAR!

[95V6]

Nice!!!!

[Superman16]

nice...stock hood clear that charger? Looks close!

what fuel upgrades are required?

Yes, it does clear the stock hood. And yes, it is pretty darn close. I did not do any fuel upgrades, other than when I bought the Whipple kit, I went with the larger 72# injectors. If/when I go smaller pulley, I will add a BAP.

[THE BIG KOALA]

Are you upgrading your clutch. I just got the McLeod RXT for mine because stock ones don't like that power.

[Superman16]

I will at some point, but I am in no hurry. I pretty much never launch my car. I think it will hold fine for a while. Once it starts to go, I will probably go same route as you with the McLeod clutch.

[PaxtonShelby]

Nice choice Joe! Will you be rowing gears by summer?

[THE BIG KOALA]

It's not so much just launching the car. If you get on it enough you will see. Yes Ron hopefully by june.

[Superman16]

I hear ya. It's definitely on the list. But I think I have plenty of time. Especially the way I drive lol Also, for my regular daily driving, I keep my boost set at noticeably reduced levels in gears 1 thru 3. Which is also the gears I spend 50% of my driving time in. Once my wallet recoups from the Whipple, I will certainly be looking to upgrade the clutch.

[1320goat]

Just curious..What exactly do you mean when you say you have your boost set at reduced level in gears 1-3?

[Superman16]

Just curious..What exactly do you mean when you say you have your boost set at reduced level in gears 1-3?

Within the Whipple tune, you can adjust boost levels by gear. You are able to reduce boost levels up to 25% reduction. You can do it in each gear individually, or across the board as all inclusive gears. It only takes about 30 seconds to adjust the levels as well.

[John4cam]

That's an awesome feature for the strip I bet....

[Superman16]

It really has a lot of cool features in it. I'd say you can do it on the "fly". But, you do at least have to be stopped and have the lap top connected. Then there are many features available. One feature I really like that you can enable is "octane detect". It will automatically adjust the tune if you add some race full or Torco. And on the flip side, it will also adjust, and pull timing if you run into some bad/low octane gas. You can also go full race mode and turn off all the nannies, and also manually adjust timing. All within a couple minutes.

[SlowSix]

That is interesting. Is this a tune that comes with the whipple kit or what?

[Superman16]

That is interesting. Is this a tune that comes with the whipple kit or what?

As long as you buy the full kit and their "flare tool" with the kit, and you upgrade to their 72# injectors. Then it comes with it as part of their tune.

[1320goat]

Does it explain how it reduces boost levels? Boost reduction on a pd blower has been talked about a lot in the past. This is the first I've heard of it.

[Superman16]

Does it explain how it reduces boost levels? Boost reduction on a pd blower has been talked about a lot in the past. This is the first I've heard of it.

I haven't seen the explanation myself, no. But the info may be out there.

[SlowSix]

I wonder if it uses some kind of air volume reduction through the diverter valve? Do they even have a bypass or diverter valve?

[venom]

Badass


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