Thats why they boost it.... and with Ford and Shelby engineers infinite wisdom, set it at 8.4 compression:
"The 2012 Shelby GT500 (5.4L supercharged V8) has a lower compression ratio compared to its naturally aspirated counterparts (such as the 5.0L Coyote engine) specifically to handle the...
Well..... not according to my tune writer (VMP Performance), and, what I read. My OEM Eaton 1.9 M122 pushed 6-9 PSI with Ford required 91 pump. My upgraded (OEM 2013 GT500 kit) pushes 16-19 PSI on 93 pump.
"93 octane is not limited to only 10 psi of boost. While lower boost (8-10 psi) is a...
As an old shade tree mechanic that done lots of long block rebuilds, Im not a fan of ethanol laced gas. Always try to find non-ethanol gas and pay the extra, especially for my GT500 which has to use 93 octane due to my bigger blower/pulley and tune. And yes, understand the HP advantage of...
Wasn't a Ferrari either.... IMO both are just another mustang wraped around a motor and some suspension. But I guess that can be said about any "production" made car. Either way, each had their time.
I remember that.... I think it was about 20+yrs ago reading about a scaled down '66 Shelby Cobra 4' long RC car with a working V8 RC motor in a Popular Machanic mag. Want to say... they were also working on a working blower too for that RC motor. Very cool desk display and cheaper than the...
Yup..... got a one of those ponies in my stable too. Its a 2012 GT500 Ingot Silver convertible with an aluminum 5.4ltr and and a upgraded TVS 2.3 blower (standard on the 2013 GT500).
Somewhere on this forum, a poster mentioned his children called his Maverick a geezer truck. I thought it was funny (but true).... so, my wife and I nicked named ours "Geezer Ride".
We had our day of hotrods, speed boats, 4 whlrs, offroad jeeps, superduties, and sport sedans. Now were ready...
+1. We also use Irish Spring soap bars in closed plastic soap dishs with approx ten 1/8" holes drilled through top and sides. We placed these in our RV (on) storage pass-through, kitchen, pantry, bathroom floors. They are very effective as a deterent year round.
That along with a couple of...
Lived on a big (woodsy) lake in MO for several years. Mice, chipmonks, cats, rabbits all like warm engines with tasty wires. Had our brand new '23 Superduty get hit by a chipmonk that partialy bit thru a injector wire. Noticed the misfire going to the store one day....
Fixed it, did the...
Had a friend of mine in the '70's who would drive back and forth to work on a 2whlr in a suit and tie. He would wear a set of loose fitting mechanic overalls while riding to protect his suit, and, for the occasional helping out others with flat tires on the side of the road. Dont see much of...
May have had some complaints of lost overhead lights due to disconnects? Seen those types of locks on fuel injector connectors on my '23 Superduty 7.3 gasser.
Have noticed... wife and I own both a '26 Maverick and a '23 Superduty. If both are being driven within 30 yards of each our paired phones (with both vehicles) will try to connect to both and causes Fords SYNC system to get confused between the two when trying to call each other. Found this...
I always keep a colapsable 4way lug wrench, small can of WD-40, some lock lubricant spray, retractable ice/snow scraper, portable socket set, tire rope repair kit, flashlight, small variety of common fuses, old blanket, hand cleaner, a tire guage and a tow strap..... for everyday driving...
+1..... finally got our ordered '26 Mav in and purchased a tri fold for it on Amazon. Usually like the more secure retractable ones (i.e. Retrax, Jack Rabbit, etc), but given the limited bed storage space in the Mavericks decided on a inexpensive secureable tri fold instead for the same...
Are you sure its in the column? You say you heard it while parked as well.... did you try to have someone else turn the wheel (when making noise) while parked with the hood open too and listen for the noise under the hood to ensure its really in the column? Would give it a try as well. Might...