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2011 – 2014 Mustang GT Pan Hard Bar Brace Upgrade

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Replacing the stock Mustang Pan Hard Bar Brace with an upgraded one will improve your 2011 – 2014 Mustang GT handing. We choose to replace our stock 2012 Mustang GT Pan Hard Bar Brace with a better one from Steeda. Other companies that offer these upgraded braces such as BMR, Whiteline, RTR and so on will work equally as well as the Steeda brace we chose to use. All of these pan hard bar braces are much stronger than the wimpy stock brace and will improve your Mustangs handing. This upgrade is an easy to do straight forward direct replacement procedure. You just jack up the back end of your Mustang by lift or back onto ramps so vehicle is sitting on the ramps, then just remove the stock pan hard brace bar and put in the upgraded brace bar. I will tell you that you may need to use a rubber mallet to lightly tap the new brace bar into place on the passenger side so the bolt holes line up, as will be on the tight side. You could also put a little dab of grease on the outside of the bar, this will allow it to slide into place a little easier. Then torque all brace bar bolts to specs and your done!

We were not sure if we would notice a handling improvement with the new upgraded Steeda Pan Hard Bar Brace on the street, we thought only maybe on the track, but no it did show us a definite improvement on the street. Where we noticed the improvement was when you made a hard turn to the right, which with the stock brace dipped and made a weird squat due to the stock brace flexing, but with the stronger upgraded Steeda brace the dip and squat when cornering right hard, was almost gone. With many Mustangs making a hard left feels much better than making a hard right hand turn. This is where the stronger Steeda Pan Hard Bar Brace shows the improvement, when  cornering on a hard right hand turn.

So even if your Mustang is not tracked and is only street driven, you will definitely see an improvement in your 2011 – 2014 Mustang GT handling on the street. It makes the rear of the Mustang feel much more stable on hard cornering, especially when cornering hard on a right hand turn. This is a worthwhile upgrade that is not hard to install and the cost is cheap. We chose the Steeda Pan Hard Brace as it was the only pan hard bar brace we could find that was stronger than the stock pan hard bar brace and also light weight, it was actually the exact same weight as the stock pan hard bar brace, yet much stronger. This pan hard bar brace is a perfect upgrade for those of you who do not want to add any extra weight to your 2011 – 2014 Mustang GT, but still get the better handling benefits.

 

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2011-2014 Mustang GT SR Sway Bar Kit Install

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Looking to improve your 2011-2014 Mustang GT handling capabilities is as easy as installing an SR Performance sway bar kit. We chose to install the SR performance sway bar kit with the adjustable front bar just in case we need to fine tune our 2012 Mustang GT a little. We also chose SR performance sway bars for ease of install (direct stock replacements) even the rear end links look like stock, just beefier and of course with polyurethane bushings. We had no problems with installing this kit and our Mustang GT now corners much better than the stock setup, no leaning at all and traction off the line has actually improved as well.

SR Performance Sway Bar Kit Features:

  • Improves all around handling performance.
  • Eliminates body roll.
  • Kit Includes both front and rear sway bars.
  • Front sway bar is 3 Way-adjustable.
  • Rear sway bar is non-adjustable.
  • Front sway Bar: 36mm Tubular.
  • Rear sway Bar: 25mm Solid.

This kit will Fit 2011-2014 Mustang GT, V6 and 2011-2012 Shelby GT500

This kit Improves the handling performance of your S197 Mustang GT with reduce body roll through increased design stiffness over the stock factory sway bars. The result is a much more superior handling vehicle, flatter cornering and much better stability in all driving situations.

You can install the rear sway bar two ways, use the SR brackets or can easily just re-use your stock bolts/setup, we did it this way as we wanted to retain our stock bolts, we feel it’s a better setup and much easier to deal with.

3-Way Adjustable. The SR Performance Front Sway Bar features three (3) adjustment positions for fine tuning the handling balance of your Pony to suit your driving needs from mild to wild.

Superior Quality and Materials. SR Performance manufactures their Sway Bars from cold-formed, high-strength aircraft-grade steel for precision performance, and completes them in a black powder coat finish for great looks and long life. The front bar is a 36mm diameter tubular design, where the rear bar is 25mm diameter solid design.

The installation of this SR Performance Sway Bar Kit for 2012-2014 Mustang GT is pretty straight forward, nothing to hard that cannot be done in your own driveway. We just followed the supplied directions and had both front and rear sway bars installed in a few hours. We also choose to set up the front sway bar using the middle holes which is the street handling setting. This SR sway bar kit along with our Mickey Thompson Street Comp Tires, Koni Yellow Struts and Shocks has transformed our 2012 Mustang GT into a cornering beast!

 

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2012 Mustang GT Driveshaft Shop Aluminum Driveshaft Install

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If you drive a 2011-2014 Mustang GT the aluminum driveshaft from the Driveshaft Shop is a much needed upgrade over your stock Mustang GT driveshaft. By Installing this excellent aluminum driveshaft your Mustang GT will benefit by losing 20 pounds of unsprung weight, plus gaining more reliability and strength over factory stock driveshaft. Another great benefit of the DSS aluminum driveshaft is your Mustang GT will rev faster and free up 8 Horsepower and 8 Foot Pounds of torque as seen on the dyno on our own 2012 Mustang GT. This along with the drop in unsprung weight equals a good performance gain and allows power to get to the rear wheels so much quicker. The DSS aluminum driveshaft fixes the weak link in your stock Mustang GT drive train, it’s simply a must have upgrade for all 2011-2014 Mustang GT.

Let’s take a look at the features of the Driveshaft Shop Aluminum One Piece Driveshaft:

  • Reduces rotating mass for faster ET’s.
  • Lighter plus much stronger than stock.
  • Lighter weight than stock 19 lbs vs 39 lbs.
  • 6061-T6 aluminum construction and is rated for up to 3450 ft lbs of torque and up to 900 horsepower.
  • 1350 front u-joint with flange to mount directly to the transmission and a 28 spline 108 mm 6-bolt rear CV joint made from an all new 300M material.
  • 3.5″ diameter for extra clearance.
  • High speed balanced up to 9500 RPM (revolutions per minute).
  • Good for stock or lowered 2011-2014 Mustang GT.
  • Quality product and perfect fitment.
  • Tuning not required for this upgrade.
  • Fits 2011-2014 Mustang GT Manual or Automatic and BOSS Mustangs.

To install the Driveshaft Shop One Piece Aluminum Driveshaft, you can take it to a qualified shop, or do it yourself as it is a straightforward fairly easy to do install. We chose to do the install ourselves at home in our garage. Here is a list of tools we used and the procedure to complete the install on our 2012 Mustang GT Automatic.

Tools Needed List:

  • Two low profile car ramps both same height, one for front and one for rear of vehicle.
  • One hydraulic low profile floor jack, four medium bottle jacks and 2 taller jack stands.
  • Tire chocks.
  • Torque wrench.
  • Breaker Bar 1/2 drive.
  • 12 mm 12 point socket 3/8 drive to remove transmission end flange bolts.
  • 8 mm bit socket 3/8 drive.
  • 7 mm bit socket 3/8 drive.
  • 10 mm socket.
  • 13 mm socket.
  • Various other sockets and wrenches to remove stock driveshaft and exhaust sections.
  • Rubber Mallet.
  • Blue Threadlocker (Medium strength).
  • Safety glasses.

DSS One Piece Aluminum Driveshaft Install Procedure:

  1. Drive vehicle up onto car ramps so front end is lifted up and block front tires with tire chocks if can.
  2. Using the hydraulic floor jack lift rear end of vehicle (lifting directly under rear end housing) sliding the other car ramps into place under the rear tires, now vehicle is lifted up and supported by ramps. Keep the floor jack in place under the rear end housing as will need to lift and lower rear slightly to loosen and tighten driveshaft bolts. We also put jack stands under the rear axle closest to the tires as can to give us some extra safety support. We still needed to lift our Mustang up a little higher to give more room to work, so we used the 4 bottle jacks positioned along the pass and driver side at front and rear jacking points to evenly lift car a tad higher when needed.
  3. Remove the passenger side part of exhaust at the clamps from just ahead of the factory H-Pipe (middle exhaust section) and the clamps joining the axle back to the middle exhaust section, then just move the exhaust over to one side, this will give you the room needed to get at all driveshaft bolts. No need to completely remove the exhaust from car.
  4. Next we removed the stock driveshaft. First remove the flange bolts on the pinion or rear of car, then remove the flange bolts from the transmission end of car. After those bolts have been removed, you then remove the middle section (bracket) of the driveshaft. There are 2 bolts holding middle section of the driveshaft to the bottom of car, you will need an extension to reach those 2 bolts and 2 spacers. Now you will need to pry or tap with your mallet the trans side flange of driveshaft to break it free. Be careful the stock driveshaft is heavy.Once the stock driveshaft is removed it’s time to install the DSS aluminum one piece driveshaft.
  5. First install the adapter onto the pinion side flange by lining up the holes, installing a few supplied short bolts just to hold in place, then tap in the supplied adapter evenly until seated using a rubber mallet.
  6. Now put in all bolts to hold in adapter and tighten them up. Then remove one bolt at a time and apply blue threadlocker, put bolts back in and tighten just snug. Do this to all the adapter bolts, then in a criss cross pattern torque all bolts to 57 ft-lbs. You will have to put key in ignition and turn to just accessories position, then put trans in neutral position and lift rear of car so tires can be turned by hand to rotate driveshaft to get at the bolts. When tightening bolts you will need to apply the parking brake, tighten bolts, then release parking brake when need to rotate drive shaft to reach other bolts.
  7. Now install the CV joint end of DSS driveshaft to adapter first, putting 2 of the longer bolts plus supplied washers in just to hold in place. Then on the trans side flange re-install 2 stock bolts just to hold in place. You may have to use some rope to tie up DSS driveshaft in the middle, this will help hold up the driveshaft while you put in the transmission end flange bolts.
  8. Now go back to the CV joint/pinion end and install all 6 bolts and supplied washers, tighten up snug, then remove one bolt at a time and apply blue thread locker, re-install bolts, then torque all bolts in a criss cross pattern to 57 ft-lbs.
  9. Now go to trans end flange and put in all 4 stock bolts just snug, then remove one bolt at a time and apply blue thread locker, then torque all 4 bolts in a criss cross pattern to 76 ft-lbs.
  10. Re-install your exhaust, torquing all clamp bolts to 40-45 ft-lbs. You have now completed the install.

All that is left to do, is just lower your 2011-2014 Mustang GT, then go test drive it and feel the difference your new DSS Aluminum One Piece Driveshaft gives your Mustang versus the old stock driveshaft, you will be pleased!

 

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2011-2014 Mustang GT Ford Racing Ignition Coils Review

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Installing Ford Racing Ignition Coils on your 2011-2014 Mustang GT is an easy to do job that will bring back lost horsepower and torque. If your Mustang GT has over 35,000 km your ignition coils are slowly getting weaker putting out less voltage, which means loss of horsepower and torque, even your gas mileage will suffer as well as throttle response. The solution is to replace your factory ignition coils with high quality Ford Racing Stock Replacement Ignition Coil Packs, which will definitely bring back lost horsepower and torque and give you crisper throttle response.

Now we know there are aftermarket ignition coils from sources as Accel, MSD, Performance Distributors, GMS, SR, as well as many others, who claim if you replace your stock ignition coils with theirs, you will get a nice boost in horsepower and torque. There are pros and cons to using these aftermarket ignition coil packs which we will reveal to you so you can make the best decision when replacing your 2011-2014 Mustang GT ignition coils. Yes, switching to an aftermarket ignition coils will bump up your horsepower and torque, but only by a few, as seen with Accel Super Coil On Plug Kit which showed 6 hp and 4 ft/lbs torque gain on a totally stock 2011 Mustang GT. This is all fine but at what cost, as the aftermarket coil packs are twice the cost of Ford Racing Coil Packs and from the numerous reviews we read it seems the aftermarket coil packs are not very reliable. We have read about some of the aftermarket coil packs failing within 6 months to 1 year, needing replacement. Most would need to take their Mustang GT to a shop to find out which coil pack or packs went bad, costing more money. Many who experienced aftermarket coil pack failures, just switched back to new stock Ford ignition coil packs as was not worth the headaches of dealing with failed coil packs.

Interestingly enough, when we installed the Ford Racing Stock Replacement Coil Packs on two Mustang GT’s, our 2012 Mustang GT which is modified had picked up some lost horsepower and torque to the tune of 5 HP and 4 ft/lbs torque and the other 2011 Mustang GT which is totally stock, picked up 3 HP and 2 ft/lbs torque as revealed by the dyno. Another good point to mention is that the Ford Racing Ignition Coils are good for a stock Mustang GT, as well as a modified Mustang GT pushing up to 700 HP with no issues. Really the choice comes down to you, do you want a few more horsepower and torque at a higher cost that may come with reliability issues, or a smaller gain in horsepower and torque, less cost, and no reliability issues. We decided to stick with the Ford Racing Ignition Coils Packs as our 2012 Mustang GT saw a good gain in horsepower and torque, better throttle response and with Ford Racing high quality stock replacement parts, we will have no reliability issues, so we never have to worry about it.

So if reliability is not an issue for your 2011-2014 Mustang GT it is possible to gain more horsepower using an aftermarket ignition coil on plug kit and if you were to open up your spark plug gaps a little more, you would see a few more horsepower and torque gains, the choice is really up to you!

 

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2011-2014 Mustang GT Easy Horsepower Trick

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The 2011-2014 Mustang GT in stock form has an easy to fix flaw that will free up a few horsepower and is inexpensive to do. We have heard this problem happening to many 2011-2014 Mustang GT owners and it has happened off and on with our 2012 Mustang GT, so we found an easy solution that frees up some lost horsepower as well. Just about all Mustang GT owners experience the 5.0 motor cutting out, hesitating, or actually stalling in hot weather driving. The cause if all else is functioning properly, is your fuel is getting way too hot!

You know how hot it gets under the hood of your Mustang GT, it’s very hot. Now your fuel line comes up from the drivers side, then along the top side of the motor running straight behind your throttle body towards the middle of your motor to your injectors. This route for the fuel lines allows the fuel to get very hot and causes the cutting out, stalling, hesitation and of course loss of horsepower. We took a look at this problem and applied an old racers trick to protect the fuel lines better from the high heat. After we did this very simple easy procedure on our 2012 Mustang GT, it does not hesitate, cut out, or stall in hot weather driving and it is noticeably more powerful in hot weather driving versus before protecting those hot fuel lines.

To do this easy fuel line protection procedure on your 2011-2014 Mustang GT, start by removing your engine shock tower brace if you have one, then remove your engine cover by pulling it straight up. Now you will see your fuel line come up the back side of the motor on the drivers side, then along the top of your motor going just behind the throttle body towards the middle of the motor splitting into two sections, one for passenger side and one for drivers side fuel rail/injectors. You want to start at the drivers side back of the motor and cover the fuel lines as best you can with heat shielding material/tubing, do this all the way to the top of motor area where the fuel lines split into two. This will dramatically reduce the temperature of the fuel entering the motor and cooler fuel makes more power.

The heat shielding material can be purchased at most speed shops in a heat shield tubing type cover used for covering fuel lines, wires etc. Or you can just buy the basic plastic tubing to cover wires etc and then get some heat shield special tape and wrap those tubing covers yourself, then just cut the slit all the way down with an exacto knife or other, install around your fuel lines and your done. You would be amazed at the difference this procedure can make and of course it will help to further protect those important fuel lines. This is an easy to do worthwhile trick that all of you 2011-2014 Mustang GT owners can benefit from.

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2011-2014 Mustang GT Kooks Axle Back Exhaust Install

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Installing a Kooks Axle Back exhaust on your 2011-2014 Mustang GT is not too difficult and should take about two to three hours to complete. We chose to install the Kooks axle back on our 2012 Mustang GT, as we loved the nice deep tone they produce, without being to loud. The Kooks axle back is just a little louder than the stock ford axle back and the fact it is much lighter than the factory ford Mustang GT axle back system is a big plus. Dropping some weight off your 2011-2014 Mustang GT is always a good thing in our books, and of course a few extra ponies gained as well certainly cannot hurt.

We started our install by backing our 2012 Mustang GT up on a set of low profile car ramps and set the emergency brake, plus blocked the front wheels for added safety. Next we tied up the stock axle back on the drivers side and passenger side, so when all is ready to come off it will not fall. The stock axle back (muffler assembly) is on the heavy side and if fell could hurt you, so be very careful. Next we took a large flat head screwdriver and broke off the small welded on tabs that hold the ball clamps in place that attach the axle back to the mid pipe/cat back part of the exhaust. Once these were easily broken off, we took off the clamps attaching the axle back to the mid pipe/cat back part of the exhaust altogether and set them aside for re-use when installing the new Kooks axle back system. Then we removed all the bolts from the hanger brackets/rubber grommets that also hold the axle back in place. Once all bolts were removed from the brackets (did same for drivers and passengers side) the axle back assembly came down, luckily only a little, as remember we had tied up the front portion of the axle back, so as to not fall on top of us.

We then used some fine sandpaper to clean up the mid pipe/cat back attaching points for the new Kooks axle back system. We also cleaned up all bolt threads and put some anti-seize on the threads of the two ball clamp bolts to be re-used. We then removed the brackets/rubber grommets from the stock axle back assembly and installed it onto our new high performance Kooks axle back assembly. We then just put all back together in reverse order and lining up the exhaust tips perfectly so was even on both drivers side and passenger side (took a while to get them exactly the same). When all was lined up to our liking, we then tightened the ball clamps to 40 ft/lbs torque, or nice and tight is fine. It is so much easier to install the Kooks axle back then removing the stock axle back, as the Kooks assembly is smaller so more room, you can easily get to all bolts to tighten.

After all was installed we fired up the Mustang and let it idle for a while to possibly let the computer re-learn, as the axle back flows much better than the stock ford axle back. The Kooks axle back sounded just right, not to loud, but loud enough that others know this Mustang GT mean business. Now people look every time we drive by, as they hear our Mustang GT approaching.

Kooks Axle Back Pros:

– Very small gain in performance about 4-5 HP/Ft lbs torque and only seen if have a tune.

– Drops about 16 pounds of weight total (Kooks axle back weighs 29 lbs total versus stock ford at 45 lbs total)

– Very nice deep sounding tone, not to loud and sounds like a Mustang GT should.

If you want a deeper sounding exhaust sound that is not to loud, just a little louder than the stock Mustang GT , yet sounds much meaner and definitely more powerful sounding, the Kooks Axle Back exhaust for all 2011-2014 Mustang GT is for you!

Tools We Needed For Kooks Axle Back Install:

13 mm wrench

15 mm wrench

3/8 ratchet

3/8 extension

13 mm deep socket

15 mm socket

Large flat screwdriver

WD-40 or Silicon Spray

Car Ramps

Large Pliers

Silicon Spray

Safety Glasses

Rags

The tools needed may vary slightly from 2011-2012 Mustang GT and 2013-2014 Mustang GT.

 

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2011-2014 Mustang GT Easy Brake Upgrade

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Some people find the 2011-2014 Mustang GT stock brakes to be adequate for their daily driving needs, but some of you want better than stock braking. If your Mustang GT has the optional Brembo Brakes, you can still upgrade them to work even better with a few simple excellent upgrades.

If the stock 2011-2014 Mustang brakes are just not good enough for you and want an easy brake upgrade that will make your Mustang stop on a dime, all you need to do is upgrade your brake pads and brake rotors with direct replacement high performance pieces. This is exactly what we did to our 2012 Mustang GT as we were not all that happy with the stock braking setup.

The first step to having better brakes for your Mustang GT, is to switch out your stock Mustang GT brake pads for better brake pads. You could simply just do this upgrade alone and have better than stock braking, or you can add another easy braking upgrade along with this as performance rotors, which will even more so enhance your stopping power. This next upgrade is to add four better than stock high performance brake rotors. Just switching from stock brake pads to performance brake pads is OK, but those brake pads need something better than your stock rotors to grab onto, which will assist greatly to bring your Mustang GT to a stop much faster.

There are a few direct replacement brake kits that give you new performance brake pads and rotors, such as kits by Power Stop, Hawk Performance, Ford Racing, Roush, Baer etc. Buying a kit will usually be more expensive than just buying upgraded performance brake pads and 4 new performance brake rotors separately. For our own 2012 Mustang GT we put on 4 new (front and rear) performance brake rotors DBA X-Gold Series Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors. These rotors are true high quality and built to last. Along with these rotors we tried a few different performance brake pads such as Hawk Performance HPS Brake Pads, Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads, Stop Tech Pads, but due to a few issues we did not like about these pads (too much brake dust or too much brake squeal/noise) we decided to go back and use new stock Mustang GT brake pads from Ford, as these pads were in our opinion all around just better for street use. The stock brake pads worked great along with the DBA X-Gold Series Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors, made the car feel like we had race brakes, gave a huge improvement over the stock braking setup.

Our 2012 Mustang Easy Brake Upgrade List:

1- Added 4 new DBA X-Gold Series Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors (American Muscle).

2- Added 4 new stock replacement Mustang GT brake pads (Ford).

3- Added 4 new stock direct replacement Mustang GT brake lines (Ford).

The main improvement in this braking upgrade was of course the DBA X-Gold Series Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors which gave our Mustang GT about a 20% better braking performance. These rotors give a bigger initial bit to bring you to a stop much faster and they also have a special design which improves heat dissipation, meaning less brake fade.

If you are driving your Mustang GT at the track, you will want to use different brake pads than the stock ones such as a ceramic pad. These will usually make more noise as we found out, but they do stop harder with less fade. This upgrade we feel is best left to track only, it could get annoying in daily driving, but of course that is up to you to decide for yourself.

While the stock 2011-2014 Mustang GT brakes are ok, doing this very easy brake upgrade for your Mustang GT only takes a few hours and is well worth the effort, we think you will find this brake upgrade a good solid beneficial improvement for your Mustang GT.

 

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2011-2014 Mustang BBK 85mm Throttle Body Test

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Can your 2011-2014 Mustang GT really benefit from a direct replacement BBK 85mm Throttle Body Upgrade? The answer is yes and no. It seems to depend on a few situations as if, is your Mustang stock, or does it have some horsepower increasing mods. We decided to give the BBK 85mm throttle body a try. We bolted it on our own 2012 Mustang GT and also tried it on our neighbours 2011 Mustang GT to see what actual benefits we could obtain from two different setups. The 2011 Mustang GT was totally stock right down to the tires and had an automatic transmission. Our 2012 Mustang GT was mildly modified sporting a tune and CAI (cold Air Intake) with some suspension and wheel/tire upgrades and also has a 6 speed automatic transmission.

Since the 2011 Mustang GT was totally stock, we decided to start with that set up first. The procedure for removing the stock Ford 80mm throttle body and replacing it with the BBK 85mm throttle body is very easy and straight forward, so I will not go through the actual install steps, really only took us 20 minutes to do. The BBK throttle body went on without any issues and the car started right up nice and easy, idled smooth. The coyote 5.0 motor seem to idle about the same as the stock throttle body and after was totally warmed up, we noticed the idle was holding a tad higher than with the stock throttle body.

Taking the 2011 Mustang out for a test drive we noticed the throttle was a little more responsive feeling and this seemed to carry through at any speed. Stomping the Mustang off the line felt no different than before with stock throttle body in place. Hitting the go pedal at 30-40 mph was also no different feeling than with the stock throttle body. We parked the 2011 Mustang and removed the BBK 85mm Throttle body and put the stock throttle body back on, we had our results.

It was now time to try the BBK 85mm throttle body on the 2012 Mustang GT. We removed the stock throttle body and replaced with the BBK unit, all went on easy and smooth, no issues. When all was ready to go we started up the Mustang and let it warm up for a bit. The idle during warm up was same as usual and after warmed up we again noticed the idle was just a tad higher than before running the stock Ford 80mm throttle body. We also noticed the car when revved sounded a bit more powerful, or heavier air sucking kinda sound. It was time to take it out on the road and see how it felt. At a set of lights (no other vehicles around) we stomped on it off the line (we did this a few times) and both of us noticed it had a little more low end torque than before (tires spun more than before, usually just spin a little then hook). We know this as have tested the 2012 Mustang GT plenty of times before in this same spot, even same lane. We floored it from a variety of different speeds and all seem to pull just a little harder than with the stock throttle body. The throttle response also seemed a tad more responsive though the whole rpm range. Our conclusion was we definitely felt a small gain in acceleration, versus not feeling any gains in acceleration with the BBK 85mm throttle body mounted on the stock 2011 Mustang GT.

On a pure stock 2011-2014 Mustang GT there will most likely not really be any benefit as in acceleration gains, just a more responsive throttle feel, which is great if you hate the flat feeling of the stock Ford throttle body. We feel if you are going to replace your stock throttle body so it’s all new again, then why not replace it with the BBK 85mm unit, it’s a small upgrade over stock (no tune is required) and will ready to go if you add power mods in the future. However, if you already have, or are going to have a tune and a cold air intake put on as was on the 2012 Mustang GT (Race Tune and Air Raid Race Cold Air Intake), we feel the upgrade to the BBK 85mm throttle body is definitely a worthy upgrade, felt like about a solid 10-12 hp gain most likely due to having a tune in the car, which seems to work well together.

BBK 85mm Throttle Body 2011 Mustang GT (Stock) Test Results:

  • Idled a little higher than stock and was smooth.
  • Throttle felt a little more responsive than with stock throttle body.
  • No gains in acceleration were noticed over stock, yet sounded slightly more powerful.

BBK 85mmThrottle Body 2012 Mustang GT (Mildly Modified) Test Results:

  • Idled a little higher than with stock throttle body and was smooth.
  • Throttle felt more responsive.
  • Definitely noticed gains in acceleration and sounded slightly more powerful.

 

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2012 Mustang GT Ford Racing SVT Cooling Fan Install

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All 2011-2014 Mustang GT owners can easily upgrade their stock factory cooling fan, by replacing it with a Ford Racing Performance SVT Cooling Fan. The Ford Racing cooling fan is a stock cooling fan used on the 2013 and 2014 662 horsepower Mustang Shelby GT500. The Ford Racing SVT cooling fan is a direct replacement for your stock 2011-2014 Mustang GT cooling fan. It will help your Mustang GT keep it’s cool under pressure due to added cooling capacity.

The Ford Racing SVT cooling fan flows more air, has a higher cfm air flow versus the stock Mustang GT cooling fan. It is also a bit quieter and is a better balanced unit than the stock Mustang GT cooling fan assembly.

Ford Racing SVT Cooling Fan

  • Genuine Ford Racing Part PN (M-8C607-MSVT).
  • Fits 2005-2014 Mustang GT, Bullit, Boss and GT500.
  • Direct bolt in easy cooling upgrade for all Mustang GT 2011-2014.
  • Ford Racing cooling fan has 7 blades versus stock Mustang GT with only 6 blades.
  • Ford Racing fan is balanced better than Mustang GT stock cooling fan.
  • Uses only 2 bolts to fasten versus 3 bolts on 2011-2014 Mustang GT.

To install a Ford Racing SVT Performance Cooling Fan is not that difficult and only requires basic tools for the job. Install time will vary, but usually takes most people about 1-2 hours. You will have increased radiator cooling and will also help cool your automatic transmission oil cooler better than your stock set up.

We installed the Ford Racing Cooling Fan Assembly on our 2012 Mustang GT, here is the basic install guide to help you along.

  1. Disconnect battery negative terminal
  2. Remove front strut tower brace that goes across your engine to each of your strut mounting bolts (if you have this brace on your Mustang).
  3. Remove plastic top of engine cover by lifting up on front and rear of cover.
  4. Remove the large plastic cover on top front of radiator area. To remove this cover, you must remove the special fasteners by lifting up on the middle area of the fastener with a small flat head screwdriver, then pull the fastener out.
  5. Remove your factory or aftermarket cold air box (air cleaner assembly) and ducting from the throttle body to the drivers side radiator area. You will have to also remove the mass air flow connector by gently pulling out the red clip then pull connector apart to remove.
  6. Remove your radiator plastic coolant reservoir tank located on top of radiator area passenger side. You will have to remove 2 bolts and the end of the long hose attached to the drivers side of the radiator, (coolant will come out be ready) so you can move the tank over to the engine and set it down out of the way.
  7. Now disconnect your stock cooling fan. The electrical connector is located on the passenger side of the radiator. To remove push in the tab and pull connector apart.
  8. Next, remove the 3 cooling fan mounting bolts that hold your stock cooling fan assembly in place. There is one bolt to remove on the drivers side top area and two bolts to remove on the passengers side area, one high and one lower down. After the bolts have been removed, just pull fan assembly straight up and out. You may have to wiggle it around to come out, but just pull straight up as fan assembly at the bottom is in slots on each side to hold it in place.
  9. Now install your new Ford Racing cooling fan and remember you will only be using the two top bolts to mount the fan in place. Make sure the bottom area of fan is in the slots to hold it in place first before bolting it in. Put all back together, start vehicle and let it warm up. The new cooling fan should kick in when temperature gauge reaches about half way and keep it there or a little less. Your Done!

 

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2011-2014 Mustang GT Performance And Handling Mods

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Right from the factory the 2011-2014 Mustang GT is a darn good all round performance car, but as with all GT Mustangs there is room to improve performance. Now it all depends on what you want to improve, just a little or a lot. Most Mustang GT owners only want a few mods to improve the cars performance and handling, so that is what we will go over in this article.

Let’s start with your best and basic performance improvement modifications. The best over-all performance improvement that is easy to do, safe and cost effective is to get a tune and if want a little more power than just a tune alone, get a cold air intake and tune combo. You can expect about a 30-38 horsepower increase with a cold air system and tune combo. We like the tunes from Bama, American Muscle, but there are others places you can also get tunes from, the choice is up to you.

The cold air intake and tune combo gives your Mustang GT a very nice bump in power. If you get yours from American Muscle they will give you 3 tunes you can choose to run, street tune, performance tune and race tune, all tuned along with your cold air intake. Your Mustang GT will have better drivability, better fuel economy, and much more get up and go.

Now after a little more power is added most Mustang owners want their car to handling a little better. To improve your Mustangs handling there are many upgrades you can choose to do as, front and rear sway bar kits, control arms, lowering springs, wheels and tires, pan hard bars, struts and shocks, strut tower brace, frame connectors and so on. So where do you begin and what is your best bang for your dollar in obtaining better handling for your 2011-2014 Mustang GT? Certain handling upgrades can also help in other areas as well such as traction or off line launch, reducing wheel hop which is an issue with 2011-2014 Mustang GT. If you are wanting a different look for your Mustang GT, then start with a wheel and tire upgrade. If not wanting a wheel and tire upgrade and want to stay with stock, then suggest you start with a set of rear lower controls. Upgrading to better rear lower control arms will improve your cars handling and traction, reducing wheel hop and improving the over-all feel of the car. If want more improvements suggest an engine strut tower brace. If already have a strut tower brace on car from factory skip this upgrade and move on to the next.

Generally the next step most Mustang GT owners do is a lowering spring kit and front and rear sway bar kit, which will greatly improve your Mustangs over-all handling, but is costly. We find you can get similar over-all handing improvements by just upgrading your front struts and rear shocks, this is especially good for those who do not want to lower their Mustang with lowering springs. Using the Koni yellow race adjustable struts and shocks you can easily change your Mustang GT from stock handling to race car like handling in seconds. These struts and shocks can be easily adjusted from firm to real firm is a few seconds, this allows you to set your Mustangs handling front and rear as you like it. Not only will these struts and shocks make your Mustang GT handle like a race car as they did on my own 2012 Mustang GT, they will improve braking and traction as well. We highly recommend this upgrade, it is worthwhile and very cost effective.

 

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