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New owner (leased). Nice play you got here!
How do you figure the taurus is more refined than the vette? I would go the oposite way. The engine in the vette is far more refined and gets great gas mileage too. Skid pad test no question the vette. These are refined items in my book. The room issue I agree with you. If you need a car...- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - General Discusson
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Changed my oil, it was filthy!
You do need the engine to break in first. The rings need to seat. After the break in period is over then switch to full synthetic. And Ford now recommends 5W30 synthetic. So use that.- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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New 2010 SHO
Thanks for looking up the info. You are a stand up guy. I do not launch my car hard all the time. Actually only a dozen or so times in those 32,000 miles. I also had to beef up the drive train with a few new improved pieces to get reliable function at 627 AWHP. By the way someone mentioned that...- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - General Discusson
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Questions about 2011 SHO
It would appear that the car has been built pretty close to its limits. That would suggest frequent failures of parts that break.- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - General Discusson
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New 2010 SHO
I am disapointed. I have a 3000GT VR4 with a 3.0L AWD. I have converted to E85 and new turbos and tune and it puts out 627 dyno AWHP. It is stable and reliable daily driver in this setup. I have put 32,000 miles on it without a failure. I was thinking about doing the same with a newer car...- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - General Discusson
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Why did Ford change to 5W30 on the 2011?
Honeywell turbos yuck. Every company honeywell has bought they used the name and cheapened the product. Just like Fram oil filters used to be good before honeywell bought them.- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - General Discusson
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Why did Ford change to 5W30 on the 2011?
The 5W20 oil is too thin for the higher HP output of the ecoboost twin turbo engine. The bearing loads are much higher than the N/A engine has to deal with. So Ford increased the oil to 5w30 to handle the higher bearing loads. Temp is on the right path but has nothing to do with it as both...- hammerd
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- Forum: Generation 4 - General Discusson
