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Mercury · 02-13-2004, 01:57 AM

Okay. Got a few questions for you. To your knowledge, Is this car Stock? Doesnt sound like it if you say its alot louder than your cobra.

Possibility of the Gear whine in first and second is the presence of an aftermarket shifter. There is a little rubber bushing on the stock Ford Shifters (Which suck) that elimanates this noise, that aftermarket ones (Well, all the ones I've seen) dont have. Therefore you get gear whine transmitted through the shifter handle.

Ticking sound....I would take that to get it looked at if the car is still under warranty. Could be as simple as an exhaust leak.....or as nightmarish as a bearing spun or going bye-bye. Now, back to if its stock or not....If you got headers on it...Good chance the noise is from them.

As for Quarter times...expect pretty much the same as a Gt, possibly a tenth or two quicker. The Bullit does have a little more Bark off the line that a stock GT.

If you do decide to take your car to the dealer ship read below, if not, just ignore.

Take the car in for those noises if there normal or not...There will be a record made that you made a complaint about the noises....If the Tech finds nothing, they will notate so and give you your car back...Then if something does happen...even after 10,000 miles (No more than that....Might be 10000 miles after complaint) after the warranty goes up...there is a record of you complaining of a noise, and them not finding the cause...There for with a little pushy behavior, and a stern, persistant charector you could get it covered under warranty. That didnt work for me because I had 11,000 Miles and I called a few people at Ford, and at the Ford dealership some things that made the devil cover his ears.

If they dont find anything, or say it cant be duplicated, and dont explain the noise to your satisfaction..take it back to them again. Its good to be an unsatisfied customer that has a record at the dealer ship of service.

02-13-2004, 01:57 AM	#2
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	Okay. Got a few questions for you. To your knowledge, Is this car Stock? Doesnt sound like it if you say its alot louder than your cobra. Possibility of the Gear whine in first and second is the presence of an aftermarket shifter. There is a little rubber bushing on the stock Ford Shifters (Which suck) that elimanates this noise, that aftermarket ones (Well, all the ones I've seen) dont have. Therefore you get gear whine transmitted through the shifter handle. Ticking sound....I would take that to get it looked at if the car is still under warranty. Could be as simple as an exhaust leak.....or as nightmarish as a bearing spun or going bye-bye. Now, back to if its stock or not....If you got headers on it...Good chance the noise is from them. As for Quarter times...expect pretty much the same as a Gt, possibly a tenth or two quicker. The Bullit does have a little more Bark off the line that a stock GT. If you do decide to take your car to the dealer ship read below, if not, just ignore. Take the car in for those noises if there normal or not...There will be a record made that you made a complaint about the noises....If the Tech finds nothing, they will notate so and give you your car back...Then if something does happen...even after 10,000 miles (No more than that....Might be 10000 miles after complaint) after the warranty goes up...there is a record of you complaining of a noise, and them not finding the cause...There for with a little pushy behavior, and a stern, persistant charector you could get it covered under warranty. That didnt work for me because I had 11,000 Miles and I called a few people at Ford, and at the Ford dealership some things that made the devil cover his ears. If they dont find anything, or say it cant be duplicated, and dont explain the noise to your satisfaction..take it back to them again. Its good to be an unsatisfied customer that has a record at the dealer ship of service. __________________ 64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. Red Baron, 2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. Stage 2 CNC heads with Large Valves, Comp Cams (270-274 dur .550 lift), Forged Crank, DRP pistons, Manly H-beams, Pro M 87 mm Mass Air, 24lb Inj, 75mm TB, Plenum Spacer ,Long Tube Headers, Homemade H-pipe, 2 chamber Flows, 4:10's, Steeda Tri-Ax, LKW 70/30's, Eibach Drag Springs, Steeda SubFrames, Battle Boxes, Rear Girdle, Adj uppers, Alunimum Drshft, Southside Lift Bars. Project Cars, 64 1/2 6cyl coupe, 1930 Model A Nostalgia Rod.