Justin: What's up, guys? Justin with americanmuscle.com, and welcome to this
installment of our Customer Spotlight, a series of
videos where we chat with customers from all over the country about their Mustangs
and their modifications, talk about what they like, maybe what they would change,
and maybe, at the end of the day, give you guys some ideas for your rides at home.
Today, we're talking to a young man named Ryan from the Vegas area who just picked up a brand
new 2021 EcoBoost Mustang, and he wasted no time getting to work, knocking out, what I would say,
some of the essentials of the modding world, some appearance, some interior stuff, and,
of course, some performance. If you guys want a complete breakdown of Ryan's mod list,
feel free out his build page back at americanmuscle.com, or if you're
watching this on YouTube, just go ahead and click on that link below. So it's up to Ryan.
Hey. Good morning, Ryan. How are you doing today?
Ryan: Good. How are we doing, Justin?
Justin: I'm doing great, man. Thanks for joining me. You're the proud owner
of a brand new 2021 EcoBoost Mustang, and you wasted no time getting to work on it. Talk to
me about some of your modifications you've chosen so far for the car?
Ryan: Yeah. So the first thing I bought was the aluminum louvers for the rear window. Just I've
always loved that classic Mustang look with the louvers, and that just...it stood out for me,
you know, especially the aluminum version as compared to the other fiberglass versions, because
it's just got that look, you know. Like, it's that old-school '60s, '70s design, and it just
makes it really pop. And to combo with those, I got the side louvers as well, so it's all around.
It just gives it that mean appearance. Like, it looks like, you know, that '60s, '70s version.
Justin: I was going to say, a lot of the guys who do add both the louvered
quarter window covers and the rear window louvers are just really big fans of that
retro styling. And obviously, it seems to be the case with you as well, huh?
Ryan: Oh, yeah, absolutely. I've always loved that look.
To me, it's just bold, and it just screams beauty.
Justin: Now, is that gonna do it for your exterior styling?
Do you have anything else in mind down the road?
Ryan: You know, so I wanna do some racing stripes on it, you know. I have the shadow black,
so I think some dark gray racing stripes will definitely give it more of a pop.
Maybe eventually a body kit to make it even look meaner. And obviously, you know, a lot
of people talk about lowering their cars, but for me, I like that staggered tire look, the big mean
tires in the back to make it sit up a little bit. So hopefully, down the road, I'll be doing that.
Justin: I dig it. So as far as inside the car, you did some carbon fiber stuff. You
got some of the SpeedForm carbon fiber trim and surrounds. How has your experience been with that?
Ryan: Oh, beautiful. Instead of that silver look, it gives it that carbon fiber look, and it just
makes it look, you know, more bold inside, more clean. I mean, I also have the red shift knob.
And you know, the whole car is black, and then, inside, it's gonna, hopefully,
one day, be all carbon fiber. And then you got a red shifter, so it just gives it that pop.
Justin: I like that. So it sounds like you're not done then with the carbon fiber, huh?
Ryan: No, not at all. I wanna the whole kit that you guys sell in
AmericanMuscle and just make the whole inside carbon fiber looking.
Justin: Awesome. All right. It sounds good. Well, I can't wait to see that. Definitely have to keep
us updated how that goes. As far as performance, you got the work pretty quick on that. You
have the ROUSH intake along with the BORLA ATAK axle-back. Experience with those couple of parts.
Ryan: Good. You know, so when I first bought the Mustang, I wanted to give it a mean sound.
It took me a good month to decide what exhaust to go with.
I didn't want it to have that turbo sound, you know. I kinda wanted a more aggressive sound,
and you just can't go wrong with BORLA. So with the ATAK, just, you know, that sound,
it gives it that mean sound, but you don't hear the whistle of the turbo. And then
adding the ROUSH intake just makes it even more meaner and then gives you that horsepower bump,
you know. So when you're sitting at the stoplight, you just tap the car and you're gone.
Justin: Now, when you said aggressive, I mean, I don't know if I can think of a more aggressive
exhaust than the ATAK. How did the neighbors like it? They don't complain too much, do they?
Ryan: No, no, no, not too much. You know, actually, my one neighbor to the side of me,
he has a Challenger. So I can hear him in the morning when he starts his car,
and then he can sure as hell hear me when I start my car.
Justin: There you go. Nice little volume exhaust.
So we talked a little bit about some future modifications in regards to maybe some wheels
and tires, some stripes, maybe some interior stuff. But anything that you really just, like,
you have your sight set on a mod for the future that you just can't wait to pull the trigger on?
Ryan: Yes, stagger on the tires, just, you know, give it that old-school mean look where it's
sitting up, you know. I've always been a fan of lowering cars. I always thought that, you know,
that made the car look really good. But as you get older and you get a taster car,
you know, you don't wanna go sideways over speed bumps, right? You wanna just be able
to go through it. So I think stagger on the tires would be the next big thing I'd do.
Justin: Yeah. And I feel like, too, the S550s, the newer cars, you don't need a big drop on
those things to make an improvement, you know. I mean, they look pretty good out of the factory.
I mean, the older cars, the S197s and so forth, like, those things
look almost lifted from the factory, so you almost needed a spring for those. But,
yeah, I agree. Like, nowadays, the newer cars, I think, can get away with a nice
wheel and tire and not get too crazy with the drop and be in good shape.
Ryan: Yeah, you're good to go. Like, you know, even getting in the car,
I'm, like, "Oh, man, it feels low." You know, it's not. That's how it comes.
Justin: Now, I know you're kind of off to a good start. You don't have a
ton of mods per se, but I always like to ask guys,
is there anything so far that you might have done a little bit differently with the car?
Ryan: Instead of doing the axle-back exhaust, I probably would have went full
cat-back to get the pipes straight through, just to give it more of a sound.
Don't get me wrong, the BORLA sounds fantastic, but I think it could have
been a little bit more meaner if I would have went with the pipes straight through.
Justin: You know, and that's why I ask, because a lot of times, guys, including myself, it's like,
"Oh, I'll do this mod." And I'm like, "You know what, maybe I should have done this instead."
And I think it's always helpful for fellow EcoBoost owners out there or anybody for that
matter who might be on the fence about a mod or an axle-back, in this case, and then hear you say,
"Just buck up, go with the cat-back, and get a little bit more sound out of it."
Ryan: Yeah, absolutely. I would tell anybody, if you're gonna buy one,
do the whole cat-back. I mean, don't get me wrong. I said I love it,
but I wish I would have had went straight through and had the extra sound.
Justin: Well, Ryan, one last thing I always like to ask guys that I talk to
both on the car and the truck side, and you know, I sometimes get funny responses,
sometimes I don't. So, with that being said, do you have a name for the car?
Ryan: Oh, the Batmobile. It's all black, and I love Batman, you know, it's all black.
Justin: I like that. Mr. Bruce Wayne over there. I'm not gonna call you Ryan. I'll call you Bruce.
Ryan: Exactly.
Justin: That's cool, man. Well, Ryan, so far, again, I think
your car is the perfect example of guys out there who maybe just picked up something new
and are looking for a great place to start. You did some appearance, you did some interior stuff,
you did some performance. That's like, to me, it's like a nice first five or first few mods,
and I think your S550 is a perfect example of that.
Ryan: Awesome. Thank you so much.
Justin: Hey, thanks for joining me today, man. Appreciate it. And
keep modding, and good luck with the car.
Ryan: Awesome. Thanks, Justin. Have a good day.
Justin: All right. Thanks, Ryan. Well, there you go, guys. That was Ryan and the Batmobile, his
2021 EcoBoost Mustang. And I would say he's off to a pretty nice start based on a few mods that
he's already added. Really like his future plans as well in regards to adding the staggered wheels
and tires to kinda go with that retro theme he's a big fan of. Maybe a little bit more performance
and a little bit more appearance as well. Guys, we hope you enjoyed this installment of our Customer
Spotlight. As always, if you do want to see complete breakdown of Ryan's mod list, head
over to his build page back in americanmuscle.com, or again, just go ahead and click on that link
below in the description if you're watching this on YouTube. In the meantime, I'm Justin. Thanks
for watching. And for all things Mustang, keep it right here at americanmuscle.com.