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@s197richie agreed. I do not have data on initial oil pressure on startup of recent engines BUT my 2024 and 2026 Mustang GT's initial oil pressure readings on the gauge were pretty high, I'd say about 4 bar that drops to 2 bar when hot. When we built racing engines we pre-filled the oil filters...

@Sofa King ...... respectfully disagree. Even with some marine racing engines that have upside down remote oil filters you can pre fill once with enough oil to at least saturate the oil filter media and in many cases even add a bit more.

@AZ_Ryan ..... you might be interested in a video on this subject by "The Oil Geek". I believe it would be worth your time. I had high performance Mercury Marine racing engines. I had a number of discussions with Mercury Racing about breaking them in and maintenance. Pre-filling the oil filters...

@ChitownStang ..... I hope I didn't come off as a know it all. My family has had a lot of engine maintenence and building history. the younger ones don't want to touch that - they're going for the wrx stuff. We built and dyno tested all the good stuff back in the day. The forum members are a...

@ChitownStang .....strongly disagree. For a recent discussion of pre-filling oil filters see The Oil Geek who did an empiracle study of this. My late uncle a Shell chemical scientist did a number of studies on the importance of pre-filling oil filters. When younger in our family shop (employing...

@s197richie ..... I know you're probably speaking metaphorically in your post. I am always polite with techs, explaing my request and I tip generously. If some AH in the oil bay was mad at some other guy then messed with my oil qulaity, to get "even" he better have a really comprehensive...

Great advice from above. .....IF IF IF what is already threaded is sufficient to hold - you could try putting a washer and a nut on the treaded portion sticking out. IF IF IF you just sheared to top (nut) off the bolt and didn't stretch it, thereby weakening it, you might be able to work a nut...

My neighbour took posession of his fancy Mercedes Benz all electric coupe about the same time (3 weeks ago) that I got my 2026 GT premium convertible. So far no issues with mine and fit and finish is very decent. He had a door fit problem, a leak and so many charging problems that a factory rep...

Like anything in life you will get as good a service as you deserve. If anyone you are dealing with senses that you have done your homework, pay attention and are engaged you will get good service. My dealer knows I am very interested in my vehicle and check. I discuss what is going to be done...

Dealership changes my oil. It's fast and efficient. I use the ford filter (Wix) and Ford oil - super high quality .... (Conoco + S-Oil additives) - FULL synthetic and pre-fill the oil filter, can't get better oil or filter anywhere. I then have a record of the changes on Oasis for future...

All the light metals and plastic pans and trims come to you c/o your EPA line-up wide mileage constraints.

@Vidley congratulations on your choices to prepare your frame for the extra HP. As you know convertibles are more prone to torsional twisting than coupes and adding extra HP just exacerbates that. Can you also run a tower to tower strut brace - even if you have to pay to have one engineered. I...

@Neggytive ..... yes. @Upacurb ..... yes. With cars and boats financial appreciation is very, very rare. There are so many better ways to accrue wealth or not lose wealth. Cars and boats were meant to driven for fun..... and in my world fun always costs. It's what it is.

@D/\rK•650 ..... respectfully, I disagree with you. Having a slip on cover defeats the mathematics of having pleated covers and also further reduces airflow by adding another barrier. There is nothing good about them. OEM paper filters (Wix used to make them for Ford) and changing them when...

@Snowflee17 I assumed it was about "money" as your questions was " I wonder which one will carry the better selling price in 5, 10 15 years" ...... that sounded like a money/investment question to me - hence my reply. Just sayin'..... :cool:

White rims and plaid interior.....anyone remember the Bay City Rollers (my younger sister had posters of them on her wall). There's nothing at all in the 60 anniversary "special" that appeals to me and IMO the new Califirnia Specials are not as good looking as earlier versions. Buy what you...

......personally, I love it when 5-0 pulls over idiots. 90% of the fast drivers I see are morons who are going to kill someone sooner or later. Even decent drivers kill themselves sooner or later - Paul Walker, Ken Block..........When younger I took a Rally course and passed to get my card I...

When trading my 2024 GT premium convertible - order of questions I was asked by dealers was almost exactly the same: VIN, mileage, smoking in car, manual or automatic. Where I eventually traded it 80% of Mustangs (they sell about 40 a year) are automatic. Of Mustangs that don't sell quickly 95%...

@Zig "Do you wait for the first or second before you pull away? First start of the day or every time?" ABSOLUTELY any time the oil is cold or has sat 24 hours. I warm my engine up well beyond the low idle. From a family who used to build custom marine and auto race engines we thank all those who...

@Andy Feuer ..... I've seen a lot of builds in my day but nothing nicer than what you did. 5 Star professional. Way to go! Bet you are real busy!