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Meh, sounds like the Monster cables of coil packs.... Interesting there about how Jerry said if you could open the plug gap wider that would get you more power... ws

Sounds unusual, but not very familiar with the 5 speed auto. Not parking on a hill by any chance? Correct way to get to Park: - from D or R, move to N - Pull handbrake on - Slowly release foot brake (making sure you don't roll anywhere) - Put trans from N into P Give that a go... ws

I know it doesn't rev match automagically, but have you tried blipping the throttle yourself, just as you are about to change down? Timing is everything... ws

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Follow up; found the forums. Check the porsche in here. Drool: ws

Probably a bit late to post, but.... on the various silver colours, I don't think it necessarily needs to have a 'deep' look to it to look great. I've seen some photos somewhere of silver cars finished with optimum products. They looked hot - like they were totally dripping wet. From memory, they were finished with Optimum Poli-Seal aka OPS and the Optimum Car Wax, aka OCW. hth ws Note: ws is not affiliated with optimum.

OMG Have your wife say: I am wee Todd did. I am Sofa King wee Todd did. Please video her, and then post that. No offence. ws

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wtf with the thread mining? ws

Man, glad to hear you're OK. That terri looks remarkably straight for someone ploughing into it at 50km/h! Built ford ws

Well, it's probably not really the ABS charging up, that's just the way I think of it :D I've always noticed it on mine. I drive with the drivers window cracked, and there's a wall that reflects sound on the driveway where I first hit 10kph. The OPs description is good. I always thought of it as a clak and then a 'pulsing' sound. The pulse is what I imagine it sounds like when the ABS actually kicks in. Though I've never actually hit the anchors hard enough to do that... First time I heard it I thought WTF, some suspension bit has busted off and is knocking on each wheel revolution... ws

It's the ABS charging up. Totally normal. ws

Back in the old Eseries days, the classic symptoms were a hot day, air conditioning + braking + power steering pump active ===> stall. Typically when you were braking up to a corner. Not the best place for it to happen. Idle hunting when stopped was another symptom. In the ESeries, the typical problem was the ICS (Idle Control Solenoid) and/or dirty throttle body. The fix was to clean the throttle body and give the ICS a WD-40 bath, or replace the ICS. I guess in the new fangled days, the TPS has taken over the role of the ICS... I wouldn't know a TPS if I fell over one, but how much are they to replace? Could you actually give one a nasty spray with WD-40 getting the WD-40 all in it which might 'ungunk' it, or is it all electronic bits? Might save someone a buck or 2... ws

I think it's pretty rare for anyone running a T to change the cam. The factory cam is pretty good, and you will make a lot more gains for your dollar by getting an edit/tune to up the boost rather than worrying about cams. Check out some of the various phase kits that are mentioned around, or have a look in the 300+ club to get an idea of what people are doing for good gains. ws

My tinfoil hat protects me from just this type of thing. ws

What do they go for in 18s? ws

About 4 and a half years... ws

Damn, first time I've seen a 'fail' post re whiteline swaybars. They are (or maybe were?) on my shopping list. IMO, if whiteline think it's impossible and not from a crash, then they should just swap you for a new one so they can work out WTF happened. I would like to see them confirm that it's a one off .... ws

Mmm damn quick, no doubt. But look, it just seems wrong and inhuman that a car with 690BHP does not make the slightest squeak on acceleration during the whole lap at all. This is the ring for gods sakes. And there was very little tyre noise around corners or under brakes. Maybe all the TCS, DSC, ABS and other electrogizmos just makes it seem like you're not taking the best lines, even trying much at all...or takes the fun out of it .... I swear, I have seen tighter laps and drivers working harder at the wheel in Gran turismo. The more I look at it, the more it looks like BS and makes me sick. ws

Sheesh. That is pretty hardcore. No doubt, phones + car = trouble. ws

That's awesome. You should make the hole in the boot into a flap. You can call it the Steve flap. Then every time you want some bush, it's flaps up. ws

hypermiling ws

I dunno if Ford - or anyone else - has done any testing with long term effects on stop/start for the 4.0. But there are many thousands of falc's that have run idling for many hours for many years. I think I'll go with that. ws

Yeah, seen lots of this 'sealed for life' crap around. Now someone has said that the gearbox life *for stock* is meant to be 150K. No bloody wonder it's life is 150K when there's no maintenance on it. It's self fulfilling. ws