Testing Waters: 00 GT Turbo

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Have not decided yet, but may sell car. Trades also considered. Would have to be something of equal or less value plus cash. Must be something that can be a daily driver. Not that this car cant, but its a little extreme for me right now.

2000 Mustang GT
Laser Red
Tan interior
76k miles on body
2k or less miles on most mods

Currently the car is tuned only for driveability. Needs to be tuned for WOT. It was on the dyno about a month ago when I ran into a problem. The car is pressurizing the coolant system from somewhere. It has not had a leak down test yet, but will if I get the time and money to do so. From initial inspection though, it does not seem to be burning any coolant so it may just be an intake gasket. As the car sits, I am asking $12,000. If I have it long enough to fix, price will reflect it. I know selling the car as is may be difficult, but I have just started back in school and have lost interest in the car. If it does not sell, or there is enough interest in parting it out, it will get parted.

Engine Mods:
MMR MOD 900~w/ these heads has 8.6-1 Comp.
Pistons are fly cut for high lift cams
MMR High Volume Oil Pump
MMR Oil Pan
Canton Windage Tray
Patriot Stage II Heads
Patriot Billet Cam Shafts
ARP hardware throughout
BBK 75mm TB
Trickflow Upper Plenum
Stock lower intake

Cooling:
03-04 Cobra Radiator
Has cooling mod for #7-#8 cylinders-it is tapped through the lower intake

Power Adder:
It has a GT4067 turbo~will have to look at A/Rs~just rebuilt, maybe 200 miles on it
2.5" tubing hot side~V-band clamps
Custom headers and exhaust-dumps the exhaust out in front of the tires
Turbo Blanket
Large Front Mount Intercooler
2.5" tubing cold side~from fender to TB is a custom 3" intake pipe
Has PMAS HPX 05+ style MAF
TiAL knockoff 50mm BOV
TiAL 38mm wastegate~8# spring
Manual boost controller set at 18#s

Fuel System:
Cobra basket in GT tank
2 SVT Focus pumps
Custom baffle in tank
8AN feed line
Barry Grant fuel filter
60# fuel injectors
CPR fuel rails
Fuel pump rewire
Zone 5 Stage 1 FPDM

Drivetrain:
Rebuilt T-45~2k miles on trans~used all OEM parts in rebuild
11" King Cobra Clutch Kit
Steeda Tri-Ax short throw shifter
4.10s~1600 miles
T/A rear end girdle
Installed complete bearing kit with gears
New rear wheel bearings installed with gears
CPR shift cable~triple quadrant~firewall adjuster

Interior:
Rear seat delete~back seat is in storage
Autometer gauges~oil pres~water temp~boost~A/F~fuel pres
LC-1 Wideband with gauge
35th anni. silver gauge bezel
Autometer 5" tach w/ shift light~tach adapter installed at same time

Other:
18x9/18x10.5 AFS 03 Cobra Replicas powder coated black
Kumho Ecstas on them
Eibach Sportlines in rear
MMR Street/Strip coil-overs in front
Tokico shocks/struts
Brembo 13" front brake kit with Hawk Pads and steel braided lines
ABS has been deleted
Drilled and slotted rotors all around
99/01 Cobra front bumper~not painted
V6 rear bumper~not painted
01+ hood with scoop~not painted
I have the stock hood in storage
Has running pony grille emblem with grille delete
SS radiator cover
EGR has been deleted
Lower part of COPs replaced with Granatelli parts
HPM Mega Bite Jr lower control arms
HPM subframe connectors
QA1 k-member
Stock front a-arms have been modded to fit k-member
Steeda ball joints and bump-steer kit

I am sure I missed something, but I will add if when it comes to me.

Will try and get some pics up later today. If you would like, I can also e-mail them.
 
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Pressure in your cooling system usually means blown head gasket. Just got done fixing that on my gt and have also had this happen in a race car. Its leaking compression from a cylinder to the cooling system. Need to get that fixed because that can cause major issues.
 

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Pressure in your cooling system usually means blown head gasket. Just got done fixing that on my gt and have also had this happen in a race car. Its leaking compression from a cylinder to the cooling system. Need to get that fixed because that can cause major issues.

That is what I have read. It just sucks. I broke the motor in N/A for 1600 miles. Then I go turbo and this. It was making sick power too. I will fix it if I get the money to. But figured I would try this route first. I am paying for school and some other stuff so just to get rid of it would be best right now. The car sits in front of the house right now. My tuner still is not 100% convinced its a head gasket. It should go in for a leak down test next week. Then I will know.
 

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These are a couple of weeks old. Will get more tomorrow.
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Leaning towards parting this out. It just got back from having a new intake(Typhoon) installed, and the head studs retorqued. The work was done at HPMotorsport here in Omaha. They do not believe it is a head gasket, but it may be going back Monday for some more work, maybe. I am losing interest fast, and just want to part ways with it. If anyone is still interested in a trade, let me know.
 

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Reply sent. Car is getting new head gaskets and the heads will be checked and milled if need be.
 

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I will still entertain some trades if someone is interested in this car when it is done.
 

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