Man: It's a Mustang Christmas in July. That's right, everybody. Break out the mistletoe
and the bad sweaters, because we're celebrating Christmas this July 24th with an absolutely
huge sale. Now, I can't give away any of the specifics yet, but believe me, you will not
want to miss this one. In order to take advantage, you're going to have to sign up for our email
newsletter, so do that right away and hopefully Santa will bring you something nice this July.
Justin: Hey, guys, Justin with AmericanMuscle.com here with the monthly update for July, the
place to catch what's hot, what's new here at AmericanMuscle.com, with a little Mustang
fun sprinkled in for good measure. You guys should know the deal by now and, if not, shame
on you. Subscribe to your YouTube channel right now so you can be the first to catch
these monthly updates but also to be entered into random contests. In fact, I'm giving
away a set of MMD wheels this month to one very lucky subscriber. So, again guys, click
the link below to subscribe. You do not want to be left out.
All right guys, as I told you in last month's video, we are gearing up to take Project Fox
Body back down to our local track with its new clutch to see if we can improve on its
previous time. Let's check it out.
All right, guys. As promised, we're down here at the drag strip for our first time this
year. We have Project Foxbox with us. We're really excited to see how this thing is gonna
do. You guys may remember, last time we were out, we went 11.6 at 120 but we ran out of
clutch and that was the big limiting factor, so we put a bigger clutch in the car but it
is really hot out here today. I'm not making excuses, but we're icing this thing down.
Ryan just finished up with the slicks and skinnies, so we're going to get it to the
line and see how she does.
Driver: It's too hot for this [censored]. Like literally, this car on a 90 degree day
on a green track, I don't think it's going to run any stellar numbers.
Justin: Obviously not the results we were looking for, right? I mean, a 12.0 at 118
was our best time of the day, with a 1960 foot time. The car just really wasn't performing.
It wasn't hooking. It was 102 degrees, as we saw by my cameraman Blake's thermometer
in his car and for a non-intercooled Vortec set up, the thing just did not want to perform.
So, that's racing but hey, we'll go back when it's a little cooler. We're determined to
get that number down a little bit, but in the meantime, if you haven't caught the complete
resto and performance overhaul of Project Fox Body, just simply click on the link below
to check that out. You'll definitely want to see how we rescued this thing from the
junkyard and turned it into a 450 plus horsepower beast that you see here.
Hopefully by now, you guys have had the chance to check our recent GT500 bolt on build up
series, where we added massive amount of horsepower and torque to three Shelbies, using some basic
bolt ons and a little help from our friends at Bama Performance. Well, during those builds,
we actually worked very closely with Stainless Works to develop an off-road X & H pipe for
all you '07-'14 Shelby owners. Now, these things rock, man. Full stainless construction,
three inch diameter for a price that's going to be very hard to beat and you're only going
to find them right here at AmericanMuscle.com, starting this month. So, if you Shelby guys
have been looking to open up that exhaust a little bit, well then you'll definitely
want to check out these American Muscle exclusive mid pipes.
At the end of last month's update video, I gave you guys a homework assignment and asked
you to select a part or a mod that you wanted me to talk about a little bit and then install
in this month's update video. Well, you guys came through. You suggested a ton of cool
parts and obviously, we wish we could do every single one, but in the interest of time, we
picked one of the most popular suggestions in addition to a part that wasn't going to
take us all day to install. So, we're going to be doing a shifter and bracket into the
MT-82 transmission here with an '11-'14 manual Mustang.
Now, in order to keep this thing nice and concise for the monthly update, I'm going
to give you a Cliff's Notes version of the install but if you guys want to check out
the full step-by-step video, you can do so by clicking on the link below. Now, the SR
performance shifter and bracket is a very popular choice with MT-82 owners out there.
It definitely takes rid of some of the slop and just makes for shorter, crisper throws
and, for the price, it's really hard to beat. As for the install itself, guys, well, it's
pretty straightforward. It should only take you a couple of hours using basic hand tools
but keep in mind, you will have to do some work both inside the car and underneath the
car.
Getting started, you want to remove that factory shift knob, set it aside, and slightly disassemble
your center console area. Go ahead and remove the four bolts holding the stock shifter in
place and set it aside. At this point, you can go ahead and get underneath the car and
remove the stock shifter bracket and then reinstall the SR Performance bracket in reverse
order.
Go ahead and hop back inside the car to install the SR Performance short shifter using those
four bolts you previously removed. After that, go ahead and reassemble your center console
area, screw on that shift knob, and you should be good to go. Now, again guys, if you do
want to take the full breakdown, step by step video, you can do so by heading to the YouTube
channel. If you're already there, you can just click on the link below or go to our
YouTube channel, American Muscle Videos and check that out for yourself.
All right, 2015 fans, the order banks are officially open for the S5-50 and the customizer
is now live on Ford.com. So, you can go over there, create your own personalized 2015.
I've already done it. I've made my own. Now I just have to convince the wife. You know,
we've already ordered a few here at AmericanMuscle.com. We are going to add to the stable and I personally
cannot wait to get behind the wheel and give each a thorough thrashing.
You know, we always love doing contests for you guys. We've got another one for you right
here, so listen up. I told you, we already ordered a few cars. So, the person who can
comment below and get the closest to one of our cars in terms of color, trim level and
options, I will personally give you a $100 gift card to be used here on the site. So,
again, comment below and give it your best shot.
Sticking with the 2015 news, we finally have some real world weight numbers which, as you
guys know, have been a little bit of a roller coaster lately. Last year, we reported that
the car was going to weigh a couple hundred pounds less than the S1-97, while recently
we heard the car was going to weigh 300 pounds more than the previous generation, which created
some very angry Mustang fans, understandably, but Ford finally put all of that speculation
to rest by releasing the real word numbers and they're not as bad as we thought. The
manual GT only put on 86 pounds which isn't bad when you consider the new independent
rear suspension, the new front suspension, and all the new tech. The automatic faired
a little better, putting on only 52 pounds and the V6 cars are understandably lighter,
putting on 25 pounds or less for the automatic and manual and the eco-boost cars are slightly
lower than that.
The final piece of the puzzle, however, is the power numbers. Where are they? We hope
Ford releases those very soon, but in the meantime, let's get the discussion going about
the weight. What do you guys think? Drop us a comment below wherever you're watching this
and let us know.
You guys have been asking for the baddest high end wheels and, guess what? We delivered.
AmericanMuscle.com now carries HRE wheels, starting with the Flowform FF01s, shown in
tarmac black behind me on our '06 GT and in liquid silver down here in front of me. Now,
these wheels actually come in a ton of colors with all very wacky names, including great
white, gold rush, tequila lime, red wine, and hyper yellow, just to name a few. My buddy
Dan actually just threw a set of the 20 inch silver versions on his 2011 GT and they look
absolutely sick and Vaughn actually uses them on his Formula D pro-drift car. HRE wheels
are definitely at the top of the food chain when it comes to aftermarket wheels and we're
really stoked to be bringing it to you guys here at AM.
All right guys, we're out here for another installment of Employee Rides. We're here
with Steph. You guys all know her Project Grabber Boost, Mustang Mayhem, and she is
definitely one of the biggest gearheads here at AmericanMuscle.com I would say without
a doubt. We're actually out here cruising in one of her many rides, her '90 LX Fox Body.
Steph, thanks for bringing out the car and tell the good people at home what's going
on with your ride.
Stephanie: Well, like you said, it's a '90 LX. It does have a motor swap. So, there's
a 306 in this thing now, Cobra intake manifold, Vortec supercharger.
Justin: A little bit of a cam. That's why we're trying to keep it running, right?
Stephanie: Yeah. F cam. It's not fully tuned right now, so it's a little bit rough.
Justin: It's not fully tuned but you did say that you got some baseline numbers down.
Stephanie: Yeah.
Justin: You got some of the kinks worked out and you're probably working right around 400
right about now?
Stephanie: Yeah, right around 400. Yes, so I'm five pounds of boost.
Justin: Very respectable. What are your goals for maxing out this setup?
Stephanie: It was a stock 302 that was just punched out, so you've got to be a little
bit careful there. I'd be comfortable with five or 525 but, at this point, honestly,
I think what I'm going to do is a 331 stroke. I like to keep it 302 based. I like a bigger
blower, probably something that can push 15 pounds through the motor, no problem.
Justin: And a trans that can hold that, right?
Stephanie: Yeah, I know. I need a better tranny, something more solid. Probably methanol injection.
Justin: Tell me more about the Big Stuff thing that I'm putting my feet on.
Stephanie: I do have a Big Stuff 3 in this car.
Justin: Tell the guys at home what the deal is with like a standalone like that, as opposed
to just going with a chip.
Stephanie: Well, an engine management system, basically it's swapped the car from being
a mass airflow car to a map car. So, it opens up a lot of doors for me with the way I want
to build the car. I can run basically whatever I want.
Justin: Well, you talked about it a lot. The car definitely feels healthy. I think it's
time to give the people what they want. You want to break them off a little gear?
Stephanie: A little pull?
Justin: Yeah, why not?
Stephanie: All right, let's do a little pull.
Justin: Okay. Whew. It definitely rips. There's no doubt about that. Steph, thank you so much
for bringing your car out. It's definitely a gnarly Fox and if you guys want to check
out Steph's ride, you can do so at our American Muscle Mustang show. It's taking place August
16th at Maple Grove.
Stephanie: Come check it out.
Cameraman: where is it? You see 'em?
Second Cameraman: No, not yet. The tree's blocking him. Oh, yeah. See him now. That's
our host.
Cameraman: We have here an endangered species.
Justin: Another new product we're featuring here this month is the complete lineup of
PLX gauges starting with the DM-6 and the DM-100, which I do actually have installed
on my 2014 GT. Now, you can get your full breakdowns on the site if you'd like but,
in the meantime, I'll give you a quick little rundown on the gauge here. Now, the DM-100
is a multi-gauge. That's going to tell you all kinds of useful info, including over 26
of your OB2 parameters. It's fully customizable, so you can change your layout, your color,
your background image. This thing is crazy. It can do all kinds of stuff. It can also
read and clear check engine lights.
Now, some of my big pluses for this gauge is the fact that it is a touch screen gauge.
By simply just touching up, down, left, right, you're going to be able to maneuver throughout
the gauge, navigate everything and it's also an organic LED screen, so it's a beautiful
display. It's not some backlit LCD thing that looks like a calculator. In fact, this thing
looks really, really nice in the interior.
Now, if I do have to nitpick anything, for one, it's going to be the wiring. There's
a few different wires you have to run and hide, including a module control box, which
looks like a mini car amplifier. In addition to that, it does not power up through your
OBD2 port, so you're going to have to power this thing up either by hardwiring it into
your interior or by using the included 12 volt power source by pulling it into your
cigarette lighter or something similar like that. So, those are my two nitpicks but, other
than that, this thing is a very capable gauge at a very affordable price.
All right, guys, I'm going to do something a little different this month. I'm actually
going to send out a DM-100, along with a Go Pro to one of our lucky subscribers, so you
can install it into your own Mustang and then use the Go Pro camera to give us your honest
review: what you like about it and what you don't like about it. So, I think that's pretty
cool, right? So, again, another reason to subscribe to our YouTube channel if you haven't
done so already, and if you guys want to check out the PLX gauges, you can do so back on
our site by going to the new products tab or by searching for PLX in the search bar.
All right, guys, the moment you have all been waiting for. It's time to give away some free
stuff. Now, in last month's video, I told you we were going to give away a set of brand
new MMD wheels to one very lucky subscriber. Well, guess what? That lucky winner is Mr.
Parker Walls. Congrats, brother. Enjoy the new set of shoes for your 2014 Mustang and
be sure to send us a picture when you do get them installed. We would love to check them
out. Secondly, we have a $400 gift card to give away here for July. The winner for that
contest is Anthony from Downey, Calif. Congrats, man. Enjoy the 400 bones to be used here at
AmericanMuscle.com.
Now guys, keep in mind we are getting very close to giving away Project MMD, which means
you're running out of time to enter this contest. If you want to enter, just click on the link
below and keep in mind, you're allowed one entry per week up until the giveaway. Good
luck to you all and I personally can't wait to hand over the keys to this amazing machine.
All right, guys, that's going to do it for July here. We hope you have a great time this
Fourth, celebrating with your barbeques, fireworks, and, of course, lots of burnout. Go ahead
and drop us a comment, question, concern, compliment, whatever, wherever you're watching
this video. We would love to hear from you guys and remember, for all things Mustang,
you know what to do. Keep it right here at AmericanMuscle.com.