I just upgraded my car

[drew and not u]

Dear god I meant the Mustang. Haven't you crapped on Gig's thread enough already?

[screwballl]

he said pictures were on the way, may as well have some fun and chatter while we wait

[Gig-O-Ram]

I'm gonna get the pictures later on today, and maybe some video as well. Please just be patient - I know I've kept you guys waiting for awhile, and I apologize, but they will be here soon.

BTW, screwballl - that's a nice looking truck you got there. See, if I had something like that, I wouldn't have been trying to squeeze a TV stand (in it's box) and a Futon frame AND it's cushion into my Mustang at the same time. Believe it or not, I got them both in there. I couldn't see anything out the back, but by God, I got them in there! LOL!

And something else too, screwballl - you mentioned that you had removed the emissions equipment from that one car and saw better gas mileage as a result. Wouldn't it go to say that any additional equipment (even if it is meant to help clean up the air) would increase the mass of the vehicle anyway, thereby decreasing the mileage? I know there's not a lot of weight to a sensor, but what about the catalytic converter? Was it a large piece of hardware, or was it just a matter of removing something that gets in the way of engine power output? I don't know that much about this stuff, so I may be talking out my butt, but it just seems that the power to weight ratio would be affected with the additional equipment.

[Gig-O-Ram]

Okay - I've kept you guys waiting long enough. Without further ado, here's the pics....

First, my 2006 Mustang for comparison:





Now, my new baby (2008 Mustang w/Chrome Appearance Package)





Nice Chrome tip on the exhaust


Side mounted scoops - nice touch


"Mustang" Seats


Under the hood


So, well - there you go. We did some video stuff, but give us a bit of time to put it together.

[polobunny]

Rawr! Not a fan of the color and the seats but awesome stuff nonetheless. :D

[Gig-O-Ram]

That's okay - my wife isn't really a fan of the seats either. She prefered the leather trim seats in the 06. So did I, since they're easy to care for. I'm good with the cloth seats, but I know that cloth can tear and get stained, so I'm hoping that doesn't ever happen.

We've thought about taking the cloth seats out entirely, and putting in leather seats again, but that may take a lot of money, so we'll see.

[Capper]

Maybe we need a car thread? We have member pics, pet pics, so car pics would be fitting

[drew and not u]

Great looking car bud, the new mustangs are the first one's I've liked, and I think they really got it right. Yours is particularly sharp!

[screwballl]

wow looks great Gig!!
and to answer your previous question:

And something else too, screwballl - you mentioned that you had removed the emissions equipment from that one car and saw better gas mileage as a result. Wouldn't it go to say that any additional equipment (even if it is meant to help clean up the air) would increase the mass of the vehicle anyway, thereby decreasing the mileage?

The "cat" is about the size of a muffler so they are typically only 2-3 pounds and the O2 sensor is real small. The weight of these specific items is not enough to affect mileage per weight but by function. The problem you run into is that unless you have the saw and welder yourself, it is next to impossible to find a muffler shop that is willing to remove this stuff since they have the laws they need to follow. I was looking to go with true dual exhaust with my suburban and a previous owner had removed the "cat". When I checked around, all the shops said they were required to put the cat back on and many dual exhaust nowadays is called a "cat-back" system... so the engine goes from the exhaust manifold of each side into a single pipe to the cat and then from the cat on back is dual again. Some have true dual exhaust with 2 dedicated pipes all the way back. For those done legally, they will also have 2 "cats".
On my 04 Durango, if the cat sensor wasn't tied directly into the computer I would have it removed as well (although some have bypassed this by drilling and threading the sensor into the exhaust manifold).
This is usually only suggested of vehicles around 1990 or older or heavily modified anyways (race equipment, off road truck, etc).

[dttuner]

Originally Posted by drew and not u

Dear god I meant the Mustang. Haven't you crapped on Gig's thread enough already?

Okay, okay... sorry.




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