What's reassuring about all this is that I really did want feedback on whether I did anything wrong with the car. Too many attempts at breaking the tires loose? Too many 5000 RPM romps? Too many highway speed downshifts?
My technician, who I am beginning to trust blindly with the way he has been a superstar, seems super confident that these motors can take the abuse. He says they should be able to rev to the sky (seems to jive with what was described in a Mustang dyno pull in another much earlier thread). To get this kind of confirmation from someone I respect to this degree, is enough to keep my MM interest level high. I'm also beginning to feel confident with some future 'bullet-proofing' modifications as far as this dealer goes...
Just a bummer that we, as dedicated and enthusiastic owners, have to be the ones to suffer along with the car's growing pains. A 'parts bin' car indeed, but if this was truly the case one would expect the reliability to be equal to the lowest common denominator among those parts. Instead, we have ticking motors, desintegrating transmissions, popping suspensions and alignment problems, and harness issues. The company needs to wake up and see where its company stock value is headed... and why...
Anyways, on a positive note: the car should be back together by mid next week, under a very very interesting approach that might suit me just fine. Be certain I will post all the details if this works out, because I'm sure it will benefit all of us tickers greatly, but for now I'll have to see how things work out.
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