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What are the factory warranties on these?
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cosm3os said:What are the factory warranties on these?
No, only blue was Grabber Blue for '13.cosm3os said:One last question (til I start putting butt to seats)--did Kona come on the 13s?
I’ve got a ’12 if I was looking for one today this is what I’d do.
Low mileage, that goes without saying, and no mods.
Find a 2013 either a Laguna Seca if you want two seats or a base Boss if you don’t. If you choose a base Boss find one with Recaro/Torsen Diff, the torsen diff is one of the reasons this car can power out of turns, not all diffs are created equal.
1. The front end isn’t just cosmetic it has more frontal area open for cooling.
2. The lovers in the hood will decrease front end lift, this equals more front end down force.
3. Updated wiring harness with better connectors
Go to the Ford dealer and get the extended warranty. If you hurt the drivetrain down the road this will pay for itself.
Read the Boss owners supplement it will give you info on suspension setting, tire pressures, and other things like maintenance schedules when tracking the Boss in its stock form.
Basic Upgrades (these are in my opinion the basic things for tracking a Boss):
1. Remove the quad exhaust baffles
2. Remove the rear splats they will just melt, it’s behind the quad exhaust on the ‘12s not sure if the ‘13s have them
3. Get the Trackey if your car doesn’t have it. This will NOT affect the base warranty 3/36 – 5/50 unless Ford can prove the Trackey was responsible.
4. Brakes:
a. Brembo LCF600/660 or any other high quality race fluid
b. Titanium brake heat shields/shims, these will slow down the transfer of heat from the pads to the caliper keeping the brake fluid cooler (http://hardbrakes.com/)
c. Race pads (Carbotech / Pagid), stager the compounds more aggressive up front less in rear, i.e. Carbotexh XP12 front XP10 rear.
d. Ford Racing brake cooling ducts (standard with Laguna Seca)
e. Use the Ford rotor blanks when replacing, these are Brembo and if you have a good relationship with your Ford Parts Guy……..cheap
f. Get an athletic sock, cut off the elastic cuff leaving enough material so it can be doubled up, slide it over the brake reservoir cap, and now this will absorb any brake fluid that leaks from the reservoir saving your under hood paint
5. Ford Racing transmission cooling scoop (standard with Laguna Seca)
6. Any car tracked will end up needing a rear axle oil catch can/reservoir. Use either Bob’s Auto Sports “KR” style can (http://shop.bobsautosports.com/Mustang-axle-reservoir-KR-style-axle-reservoir.htm) or the Ford “Turkey baster”
7. The Boss has a high RPM engine, during the process of venting crankcase pressure back through the intake track, large amounts of oil, in the form of vapor can coat the inside of the intake track. This can dilute your gas, lowering its octane level. So get a JTL Oil Separator you’ll only need the passenger side, the JTL is good because it allows you to quickly remove it if needed for emissions testing.
8. Install a piece of screen in the lower fascia, this will keep out track debris saving the A/C condenser
Please remember these are the basics, for a DD that’s tracked a couple of times a year.
Fiddler49 said:No, only blue was Grabber Blue for '13.
Boss_302 said:Kyle,
Here's something I sent out a while back to a friend who was thinking about getting a Boss.
NFSBOSS said:Nice list Doug. While the 2013 vents are supposed to be functional I'm not convinced they do much and they still have over heating issues. No doubt it's an improvement but I wouldn't base my buying decision on that. What is nice about the 2013's is SYNC and HID's.
Kyle, good luck in your search.
cosm3os said:Dunno yet. Heres the vin if anyone can decode: 1ZVBP8CF7B5124711
Boss_302 said:Here's a website dedicated to the 5.0 Brembo cars.
Explains what you get/got with the different years and options.
http://www.brembo50.com/Default.aspx?pageId=1130035
cosm3os said:Sheeet, base GT is more power than I have talent!