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Installed the following today:
- Hood struts I bought from forum member GrabberOrange1. Big improvement over the bar. Works very well. No hood bow. Looks good. - C&L Intake and Brenspeed 87 octane tune Pretty easy install. Saw a modification on another forum to mount the bracket that holds the MAF on. Other than that, very straightforward. Took it for a quick drive to see if it would throw any codes. None. TacoBill's writeup on the download is a little out of date, there was one unexpected step in the programming. I watched Brenspeed's video and figured it out quick.
Question: *IF* something were to throw a code, how long would it take?
- Stangmods HID 6k kit Again, fairly straightfoward, although a wiring diagram wouldn't have hurt. Mounting the ballasts took the longest to find good spots, and I'm not really happy with the driver's side. Too close to the intake, IMO. But, it's solid enough for now, I'll live with it and keep an eye on it.
Yes, this thread is worthless without pics, I took a bunch and will organize them shortly.
I'm of fairly limited mechanical ability, but I swear this car can probably be taken apart in whole with a philips, 8mm and 10mm sockets... Nut drivers came in handy as well.
Stay tuned for pics.
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2008 GT, Alloy, MT, 3.55, S-1000, GT appearance, C&L Intake, Brenspeed 93 tune, Painted Silver Stripes, SS Center Fog Grille, 14" antenna, 6k HIDs from Stangmods, Sequentials, various goodies from SHR, Scott Drake, MGW, CDC and Midwest
Not a great write up or How To, but there they are.
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2008 GT, Alloy, MT, 3.55, S-1000, GT appearance, C&L Intake, Brenspeed 93 tune, Painted Silver Stripes, SS Center Fog Grille, 14" antenna, 6k HIDs from Stangmods, Sequentials, various goodies from SHR, Scott Drake, MGW, CDC and Midwest
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Joined: 3/27/2008 From: New Hampshire Status: offline
Yeah, haven't found a spot for that yet. Thanks for noticing ... LOL...
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2008 GT, Alloy, MT, 3.55, S-1000, GT appearance, C&L Intake, Brenspeed 93 tune, Painted Silver Stripes, SS Center Fog Grille, 14" antenna, 6k HIDs from Stangmods, Sequentials, various goodies from SHR, Scott Drake, MGW, CDC and Midwest
Posts: 246
Joined: 3/27/2008 From: New Hampshire Status: offline
Page updated with more pictures and some pics of HID ballast locations. Please check it out!
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2008 GT, Alloy, MT, 3.55, S-1000, GT appearance, C&L Intake, Brenspeed 93 tune, Painted Silver Stripes, SS Center Fog Grille, 14" antenna, 6k HIDs from Stangmods, Sequentials, various goodies from SHR, Scott Drake, MGW, CDC and Midwest
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The hood struts work great. The painted ones will be available shortly. Here is a yellow set we put on my car to see how they function with a fiberglass aftermarket hood. Works great.
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