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@Pmamba ...... driving con cold/winter ok if no brine has been spread on the roads. That $hit destroys vehicle undercarriages because it goes everywhere and is then activated over and over again by moisture.

@Allanrock59 ..... I do the same thing with my 2024 GT. Winter where you live with salt/brine spray on the roads is deadly for a Mustang. I put mine up from November to April. Even though I do not winter drive I had a clear oil - nonwaxy/non gooey - called Corrosion Free - sprayed on my entire...

@DontHitMeSafetyYellow ..... Buy some Armourall. Get a clean piece of towel/facecloth. Warm up the car so the seals/gaskets are warm. Soak the cloth with the Armourall and wipe the gaskets with it several times. Do this when required. Once a week might be proactive. Using a credit card etc...

@JimC .....I agree 100% - keeping the strut tower brace is massive and becomes even more important imo the more HP and torque your engine generates. Everyone I know who has added a strut tower brace says they can "feel" the difference. IF I did any engine mod that eliminated the OEM Ford cross...

@Grabber1 ...... and yet you read them. LOL

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 ..... in fact the Motorcraft oil is an excellent. The base stock was, last time I heard, made by Conoco-Phillips to very demanding Ford standards and the VI additive package was from S-Oil which has a 5 star industrial additive rating. The Motorcraft FULL Synthetic is...

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 .....Yep! That's what I have been told is the factory fill! In your case that's what I would use to top-up your present oil (when hot) for your investigation. Use that oil and as @DarkMatterGrey suggests chart your results for a week or so. For your first oil change go to...

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 .... If you are "topping-up" your oil that is what Ford put in it at the factory (because it is reading low on the dip stick) I would use Motorcraft synthetic blend. For my FIRST oil change (after what arrived from the factory/dealer) I would up-grade to FULL synthetic.

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 ....there has been so much controversy as to whether Ford uses some kind of special "break-in" oil or oil with additives for the factory fill. This speculation has been exacerbated by some owners getting a noticeable ticking noise, like the spark tick on a BBQ starter...

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 , yes it is possible that you are low from the factory. It is also possible that the system "burped" some air and dropped the level. Great suggestions on the forum to fill it to normal level (I recommend when oil is hot - add to full..... slowly) then chart it. Look at...

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 ..... I like what @DarkMatterGrey suggests. Don't add any new variables such as new oil, additives etc. to the investigation. Chart out your experience this will expose any losses - if you have no other signs such as a visible leak/drip or smoke out the pipes. You are, of...

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 ..... yes different specs are confusing that's why my grand dad used to say the stick (dipstick) never lies. I would start with 9.5 quarts (oil hot) and add a bit if the stick showed it needed it. As I'm sure you know it is better to be a bit under than a bit over.

@jimbo67 ..... oh man I envy that spray booth!

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 ..... we always changed the oil when hot with the engines we built-up as we were taught to do it this way by our grand father and father..... so we just got in the habit of doing so with all our vehicles from sleds, to boats, to cars ..... everything. Their opinion was that...

@DarkMatterGrey .... I'll dig the parts out and post a couple of pics.

@TheGrabberBlueGT2024 ..... always check your engine oil when it is hot and on level ground. Fill until it is slightly below the high mark.

@DarkMatterGrey ..... well that's interesting - I took the part numbers right off the two different Ford packs and they fit my 2024 GT (built Sept 2023, if that makes any difference).

@ListedGuru ..... yes, coolant will expand when warm. No sign of leaks, no smell, no white exhaust you're probably just fine. Keep an eye on it and run your cabin heater for a while to circulate the coolant and get any air out if there is still any in the lines. Like that you are using full...

@Q6543 ..... respectfully, I question 40 whp due to just headers. The oem Ford exhausts have a very good and decently balanced design. Picking up 40 wheel horse power is a huge feat and I would have to see a dyno test to believe that.

@Mr Hyde ..... agree 100% and so do Dodge and GM. You are just giving them a get out of jail card.