[ZPirate]

I went to visit a car buddy of mine who now lives in another town nearby. A couple of months ago he purchased a Mustang Dark Horse. It's a pretty neat car, but not in the same league as my ZL1. It's a base car with a manual transmission. I was surprised that the MSRP was 61k. The base car has 255/275 tires on 19 inch wheels. The performance package that costs another 5k to is required to get bigger wheels and tires. I have to say the stock exhaust on it sounds really good and the exhaust tips are huge. It's also a big car. Bigger than the prior S550.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by gpskinzhut

Bent a right-front wheel somehow. FFS. MRR 716's in 19x10.5 which they don't make anymore.

Ouch brother, that sucks, so sorry to hear it.

I know you didn't ask for my advice, but here it is anyway : IMO it's time for true forged wheels, either the SS 1LEs I have, genuine ZL1 1LE wheels to replace yours with the same style, or some other 19" aftermarket forged beauties. Forged wheels will be much less likely to bend than these "flow formed" MRR wheels.

(One more thing, if you just want a replacement wheel, I'd give MRR a call no matter what )

[pitrott1]

Added a Airaid intake tube/performance dry filter, that uses the factory filter air box.

[david_acm]

Hey that intake tube looks so much better than the ribbed stock one. Neat!

[SSShark]

Originally Posted by pitrott1

Added a Airaid intake tube/performance dry filter, that uses the factory filter air box.

I'm digging that intake setup. Any advantage if one is not tuned?

[FactoryMatt]

Originally Posted by ZPirate

...A couple of months ago he purchased a Mustang Dark Horse. It's a pretty neat car, but not in the same league as my ZL1. It's a base car with a manual transmission. I was surprised that the MSRP was 61k. The base car has 255/275 tires on 19 inch wheels. The performance package that costs another 5k to is required to get bigger wheels and tires.

"it feels like getting out of a pickup truck and into a Porsche"

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[FactoryMatt]

vinyl cali plate. don't know why they don't size them down though, since theyre only legal to use on the front anyway. had to cut alot of plate off for it to fit.


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[ariZona28]

Originally Posted by ZPirate

I went to visit a car buddy of mine who now lives in another town nearby. A couple of months ago he purchased a Mustang Dark Horse. It's a pretty neat car, but not in the same league as my ZL1. It's a base car with a manual transmission. I was surprised that the MSRP was 61k. The base car has 255/275 tires on 19 inch wheels. The performance package that costs another 5k to is required to get bigger wheels and tires. I have to say the stock exhaust on it sounds really good and the exhaust tips are huge. It's also a big car. Bigger than the prior S550.

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Boy, that Mustang looks like an evolution of the Camaro, what the 7th Gen Camaro might have been. Both cars look good in white. Definitely prefer your Z!

[pitrott1]

Originally Posted by david_acm

Hey that intake tube looks so much better than the ribbed stock one. Neat!

Originally Posted by SSShark

I'm digging that intake setup. Any advantage if one is not tuned?

It looks so much better than the original, also lighter. As for advantage, shall see. I was just happy It was easy and no codes when started.

[Whoomba]

Less turbulence has to be better.

[pitrott1]

Originally Posted by Whoomba

Less turbulence has to be better.

less restriction compared to the stock tube.

[ZPirate]

Originally Posted by FactoryMatt

"it feels like getting out of a pickup truck and into a Porsche"

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LOL! My friend did complain about the Ford build quality. He even had to adjust the front fenders and the trunk lid because of the poor fitment.

[DamonZ28]

Originally Posted by pitrott1

It looks so much better than the original, also lighter. As for advantage, shall see. I was just happy It was easy and no codes when started.

I swapped mine out for the K&N kit. 95% of the reason was because I hate the look of the ribbed intake - it starts turning brown way too quickly. The other 5% - if I gained a couple of hp, great; if not, I still like the look so much better.

[The Maverick]

Originally Posted by FactoryMatt

vinyl cali plate. don't know why they don't size them down though, since theyre only legal to use on the front anyway. had to cut alot of plate off for it to fit.

First I have heard of these! As noted, there really isn't a spot big enough for this on the front of a sixth gen. Every front plate option for our cars involves some sort of compromise, though...

It seems like the vinyl option will "wear out" a lot faster than a metal front plate. What's the estimated replacement schedule and process?