New Car!! 2006 Mustang GT

[bananapeel21]

Had about 10K miles, certified from Ford. Maroon with 18" wheels with 5 spd black leather.

Pics soon.... but in the mean time, what are some solid, cheap upgrades to do to this?

Would there be a problem with the remaining factory warranty from installing some basic mods to the car?

 

[thereds]

How much?

 

[bananapeel21]

22,790

 

[GoatMonkey]

Originally posted by: bananapeel21
Had about 10K miles, certified from Ford. Maroon with 18" wheels with 5 spd black leather.

Pics soon.... but in the mean time, what are some solid, cheap upgrades to do to this?

Would there be a problem with the remaining factory warranty from installing some basic mods to the car?

Probably. You could get a K&N air filter. Any more and you might risk voiding your warranty. Do you just have the standard 36k warranty?

 

[Vetterin]

Originally posted by: bananapeel21
22,790

I think you can do better.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Better ask the service rep of your dealer before you mod it, as it depends on them whether they count it as voiding the warranty or not. If you make friends with the service writer, even better!

 

[bananapeel21]

from what i hear, as long as it is not the part that causes a problem the warranty stays in tact, i was just looking for a second opinion, however this brings just more confusion to the issue.

the price i paid i could not find lower either on ebay, craigslist, or autotrader.

there were a few 05 gt's with between 15-40k miles for about 21500 with the same options, but i wanted as low as possible. also the vehicle is CERTIFIED which adds to the value as well as perfect condition with 90% tread left on the tires.

it is a mustang gt premium also, if you can find one cheaper I'd love to see it.

 

[Zenmervolt]

When I traded in my '06 GT (fully loaded) with 15,000 miles I got $21,500 from the dealer on trade-in. I'd say that you did OK for a purchase price.

As far as the warranty goes, they cannot legally void your warranty for using aftermarket parts. From a purely legal standpoint, they would have to prove that the aftermarket part caused the failure to deny a warranty claim. In real life though, they can make it difficult, so it's generally easier to just wait until the warranty is done to modify the car seriously.

ZV

 

[exdeath]

Yeah, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Dealer cannot void warranty unless it can be shown that the modification directly attributed to premature failure. If you stick a supercharger on your Mustang GT and the horn stops working they can't legally deny warranty coverage on the horn. Similarly if your crank snaps in half or you throw a rod in the normal course of non abusive driving because the oil pump failed it's not because you stuck a K&N filter on it and legally you must be covered under warranty.

If you burned a hole in a piston because of a poorly programmed after market chip or because you tampered with the MAF meter and other evidence such as burned cats and O2 and spark plug deposits, etc suggests that your modifications resulted in a lean tune that caused the damage, that is NOT covered under warranty.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Best mods you can do are this and this.

:evil:

Just kidding, congrats on the purchase and welcome to the world of RWD V8 manual fun

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Better ask the service rep of your dealer before you mod it, as it depends on them whether they count it as voiding the warranty or not. If you make friends with the service writer, even better!

man speaks the truth. so much of warranty work comes down to the service writer/manager.

They can turn 'threw rod at a 9.90 pass' to 'factory defective rod bolt; R&R engine assm.'

One thing you want to avoid though...don't know if it's common still is for Manufacturer reps at race tracks taking pics of the late model racers tags.

Getting caught at a track is a quick way to a voided powertrain warranty mods or not.

 

[zerocool84]

gears breath new life into your stang

 

[Dudewithoutapet]

Congrats yo, enjoy.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Clod Air fender wall intake
cat back exhaust
hi-flo X-pipe or H-pipe

None of the above should void your warranty

 

[bananapeel21]

ok good, thats what i thought.

well, the intake i was looking at highly recommends you flash your car once you install the intake. so i am going to purchase a combo intake / tuner.

So, for instance, if a boo-boo were to happen, I should just relfash the car back to stock before taking it to the dealer?


On the exhaust, you mentioned catback, would axel back have no benefit?

 

[Vetterin]

Originally posted by: Vetterin

Originally posted by: bananapeel21
22,790

I think you can do better.

Opps........my bad! Thought it was a 2005. Looks like a real good price.

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Best mods you can do are this and this.

:evil:

Just kidding, congrats on the purchase and welcome to the world of RWD V8 manual fun

Neigh, this instead: http://members.cox.net/exdeath/kb.jpg.

If only for the fact that it would drop right in same as stock

Agree with the T56 though.

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: bananapeel21
ok good, thats what i thought.

well, the intake i was looking at highly recommends you flash your car once you install the intake. so i am going to purchase a combo intake / tuner.

So, for instance, if a boo-boo were to happen, I should just relfash the car back to stock before taking it to the dealer?


On the exhaust, you mentioned catback, would axel back have no benefit?

I'm not intimately familiar with Mustang ECU flashers but if your best options are something like a piggy back system that I have for my WRX, you can uninstall it but there are still some residual registers that get changed and the dealership will be able to tell that the car was flashed.

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: bananapeel21
ok good, thats what i thought.

well, the intake i was looking at highly recommends you flash your car once you install the intake. so i am going to purchase a combo intake / tuner.

So, for instance, if a boo-boo were to happen, I should just relfash the car back to stock before taking it to the dealer?


On the exhaust, you mentioned catback, would axel back have no benefit?

I'm not intimately familiar with Mustang ECU flashers but if your best options are something like a piggy back system that I have for my WRX, you can uninstall it but there are still some residual registers that get changed and the dealership will be able to tell that the car was flashed.

The stock computer is pretty flexible, most changes can be made via the OBDII connector including full flashes. Anything beyond broad trim percentages, the finer details of the full tables have to be filled out with special software on a dyno and converted to a bin file, but once the custom bin file is on the flasher you can do it all through the OBDII port. Companies like Amazon can even put together a custom 'email tune' based on their experience with the parts you tell them you have installed. Much better than the generic maps that come with the flasher but not quite as good as a dyno tailored tune. You stick it on your flash tuner via USB, then flash the car via the OBDII port.

Where most people piggy back the hardware is to have a multi bank chip that they can switch tunes on the fly without having to flash back and forth usually called "switch chips" after the initial Kenne Bell version.

I have no experience with the S197 though. I've heard the tuning is far more sensitive and it's been obfuscated and made more difficult to get into. Could just be that it's new and not fully 'cracked' yet. Fly by wire remote throttle and stuff and even a CAI requires a tune...

 

[SecPro]

Originally posted by: bananapeel21
ok good, thats what i thought.

well, the intake i was looking at highly recommends you flash your car once you install the intake. so i am going to purchase a combo intake / tuner.

So, for instance, if a boo-boo were to happen, I should just relfash the car back to stock before taking it to the dealer?


On the exhaust, you mentioned catback, would axel back have no benefit?

I have an 07 GT/CS and I think you're on the right track. CAI/Tune is probably your best bang for the buck. Underdrive pulleys, offroad pipes, CMCV plate deletes seem to be the next most popular. Pretty easy to add 40-50 rwhp/tq on this engine.

I got my CAI/Tune from a place called 'Bama Chips.

Check out this board - http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php

Lots of good info there.

 

[GoatMonkey]

There is an editorial article in the December 2007 issue of Modified Mustangs magazine that talks about upgrading and keeping the factory warranty. The guy who wrote the article works for mustangracing.com.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: exdeath
Yeah, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Dealer cannot void warranty unless it can be shown that the modification directly attributed to premature failure. If you stick a supercharger on your Mustang GT and the horn stops working they can't legally deny warranty coverage on the horn. Similarly if your crank snaps in half or you throw a rod in the normal course of non abusive driving because the oil pump failed it's not because you stuck a K&N filter on it and legally you must be covered under warranty.

If you burned a hole in a piston because of a poorly programmed after market chip or because you tampered with the MAF meter and other evidence such as burned cats and O2 and spark plug deposits, etc suggests that your modifications resulted in a lean tune that caused the damage, that is NOT covered under warranty.

Unfortunately it's usually up to you to prove your mod did NOT cause any damage. Dealers are usually well prepared to void your warranty at a moments notice and they have all the info they need to back it up.

 

[nateholtrop]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Best mods you can do are this and this.

:evil:

Just kidding, congrats on the purchase and welcome to the world of RWD V8 manual fun

LOL...Very nice.

 

[essasin]

Taller gears! Gears are the most bang for the buck mod and most dramatic besides a hairdryer or blower. Then there is the normal cat back, full exhaust from headers on out, air filter induction...I can go on and on.

 

[BUTCH1]

I would wait awhile since it looks like 93 octane gas might be selling for close to
$4 by spring, would make for an expensive daily driver. Nice car stock IMHO,
I would have a ball just driving it as is..