[Guest]

Got an email that my MGW is on the way to the house.

As bad as I want it installed, I still want to make a few more bone stock passes. I'm just hoping for a night or two with around -500 DA. If I can get a 12.7X time slip before December, then I will get it installed and see what I can do through April. Once April gets here, our days of negative DA are just about over till next November.

Basically this thread is a continuation of this thread.

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/foru...1484-first-trip-track-baytown-manual-car.html

Well, I went shopping today at American Muscle (AM). Free delivery, no tax, and immediate delivery is something I can easily live with.

What I quoted above still goes. I want a better bone stock time slip so I will hold off on these mods for awhile.

1. MGW shifter is in the UPS system right now, should be here soon. The reason for the shifter is that I've read many times how bad the OEM is and how great the MGW is. I haven't had problems with the shifter yet, however I want the best shifter I can get for the money spent, and this one seems to be the 'one'. I had to order this from MGW as there is no middle man. I will keep my stock shift knob to make it look as stock as possible.

MT-82 SHORT THROW SHIFTER

From American Muscle this mod and the #3 mod below.

2. Due to significant wheel hop, it seems that lower control arms are the best bet, without drag radials or slicks, to solve this problem. Most reviews and threads claim this part to really work well. I talked to two different persons at AM and this seems to be the best quality lower control arm for the price.

BMR Mustang Rear Lower Control Arms with Poly Bushings - Hammertone Finish (05-13 All) TCA019H - Free Shipping!

3. I feel like such a newbie that I can't seem to get a good burnout to warm the tires up in this manual transmission car. I guess I just get in a hurry and I really don't want to look bad in front of a bunch of people trying to get a burn out. With an auto I can do a John Force burnout with the best of them, but not in this car. Some may think I'm throwing away $200, but it is what it is. At this point I need help warming up or even cleaning off the tires. From talking to the guys at AM, it seems this line lock is the best bang for the buck and (supposedly) as good as the more expensive one.

JPC Racing Line Lock Kit (10-13 GT; 10-12 GT500; 11-13 V6) 1469 - Free Shipping!

Like I stated, I will hold off until January to get these parts installed. I want to make a few passes in some -DA and see what kind of time slips I will get.

Right now, the mod I need most of all is presently typing this post. The driver mod, but I'm learning as I go.

 

[Calimustang2011]

let us know how the shifter and the lower control arms workout, I am going to be in the market for both in the near future!!:bigthumbsup

 

[Tim13]

Very cool. I'll be ordering the MGW this winter to have for an early spring project. I'm about a week away from storing my car, so it will give me something to look forward to as the snow drifts start piling up.

As a side note, I haven't had a problem with the stock shifter either. What I've found is the gates are definitely smaller on the 6 speed than the last 5 speed I had as a daily driver. Also, the 1 to 2 shift isn't a "cram the shifter to the left, and pull back" deal. If you push the shifter as far as it will go to the left on the 1 to 2 shift, you can be ever so slightly misaligned for the second gear gate. If you don't try to cram the car into every gear, the stock shifter is fine. It's only once you try to shift the car like JoJo the indian circus boy that you can get locked out.

I'm basically buying the MGW because it's cool. I like the idea of a more notchy, clicky, mechanical sounding and feeling shifter.

Tim

 

[AMDanBailer]

Basically this thread is a continuation of this thread.

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/foru...1484-first-trip-track-baytown-manual-car.html

Well, I went shopping today at American Muscle (AM). Free delivery, no tax, and immediate delivery is something I can easily live with.

What I quoted above still goes. I want a better bone stock time slip so I will hold off on these mods for awhile.

From American Muscle this mod and the #3 mod below.

2. Due to significant wheel hop, it seems that lower control arms are the best bet, without drag radials or slicks, to solve this problem. Most reviews and threads claim this part to really work well. I talked to two different persons at AM and this seems to be the best quality lower control arm for the price.

BMR Mustang Rear Lower Control Arms with Poly Bushings - Hammertone Finish (05-13 All) TCA019H - Free Shipping!

3. I feel like such a newbie that I can't seem to get a good burnout to warm the tires up in this manual transmission car. I guess I just get in a hurry and I really don't want to look bad in front of a bunch of people trying to get a burn out. With an auto I can do a John Force burnout with the best of them, but not in this car. Some may think I'm throwing away $200, but it is what it is. At this point I need help warming up or even cleaning off the tires. From talking to the guys at AM, it seems this line lock is the best bang for the buck and (supposedly) as good as the more expensive one.

JPC Racing Line Lock Kit (10-13 GT; 10-12 GT500; 11-13 V6) 1469 - Free Shipping!

Like I stated, I will hold off until January to get these parts installed. I want to make a few passes in some -DA and see what kind of time slips I will get.

Right now, the mod I need most of all is presently typing this post. The driver mod, but I'm learning as I go.

Old Goat,

Great choice of mods! You'll love that shifter and your new Control arms/Line Lock. This will definitely make your car a lot funner to drive and race!

Let us know how you like your new mods! Also, let me know if you have any questions or need some assistance. Our Mustang Experts are here Monday-Friday from 9AM-9PM EST and Saturdays from 9AM-5:30PM EST. If you want to hit them up, their number is 866.727.1266.

-Dan

 

[5.0 Stallion]

Let us know how the line lock works out! I'm having the same issue with the embarrassed of messing up in on the line thing. Haha

 

[Guest]

Old Goat,

Great choice of mods! You'll love that shifter and your new Control arms/Line Lock. This will definitely make your car a lot funner to drive and race!

Let us know how you like your new mods! Also, let me know if you have any questions or need some assistance. Our Mustang Experts are here Monday-Friday from 9AM-9PM EST and Saturdays from 9AM-5:30PM EST. If you want to hit them up, their number is 866.727.1266.

-Dan

Thanks Dan.

Now a question for you. What I really want are some rims in the $150 range that will fit on a 2013 manual GT (non brembo) that are 17 x 10. Any idea if and when you guys will get some of these rims?

If you had some of these, I would buy them right now.

 

[AMDanBailer]

Thanks Dan.

Now a question for you. What I really want are some rims in the $150 range that will fit on a 2013 manual GT (non brembo) that are 17 x 10. Any idea if and when you guys will get some of these rims?

If you had some of these, I would buy them right now.

old_goat,

We can definitely get you in to a nice set of wheels. What style are you interested in? Most of our 17s are either 17x9 or 17x10.5! all the 10's are usually 18s or 19s.

-Dan

 

[Guest]

old_goat,

We can definitely get you in to a nice set of wheels. What style are you interested in? Most of our 17s are either 17x9 or 17x10.5! all the 10's are usually 18s or 19s.

-Dan

Dan, please link a rim for around $150 or less in 17 X 10.5 that will fit a 2013 Mustang GT, non brembo car. Have credit card ready.

 

[AMDanBailer]

Dan, please link a rim for around $150 or less in 17 X 10.5 that will fit a 2013 Mustang GT, non brembo car. Have credit card ready.

Old_Goat,

Sorry about the misleading information! I looked a little further into this for you. It looks like we have 17x10's to fit the 10-13 GT's! Your best bet would be the bullitt wheels, they're 149.99 a piece.

I hope this helps!

-Dan