Check spark plugs, COPs, check to see of your air filter is dirty, see if your getting good fuel pressure, make sure your fuel filter is clean. Little stuff that adds up
Do a regular tune up: change oil with full synthetic, clean air filter be sure to oil your filer, change spark plugs with gap of .054. You could have clogged injectors could try some seafoam could be the gas you got, could do a compression test with a compression tester to make sure your internals are still good. Make sure you got fluids like antifreeze, maybe your car could be getting hot. I doubt you lost power unless you never change oil or use Walmart gas, these cars are made to run and redlining won't hurt anything because of the rev limiter and it doesn't hurt unless you do it a lot and you'll know if you break something.
+100
agreed ^
Yea came to realize these GTs stock really aren't that quick, used to own a v6 and always dreamed to own the GT, now I got the GT and can't wait till its paid to look for a 03/04 mach 1...gonna start with my fuel filter today if some of this snow melts off the ground, than ill check my air filter, k&n drop in filter but I only put it in less than 10k miles ago so if its dirty there's a problem correct? Spark plugs I don't wanna touch cuz I hear these motors love to spit them out so rather have the ford dealer or a local mechanic do that...I did open up the exhaust, went with SLP lm1 catback but I have no tune, gotta order a tuner soon but money is very tight ATM .
A K&N filter could need cleaning at 10k miles as the filter oil they use at the factory is "stickier" than what comes in the cleaning kit--I would at least take a look at it. Or better yet get rid of it and install a Purolator paper filter--that's what I run and what was installed when I hit 262/305 rwHP/lb-ft.
That these engines have been known to spit out spark plugs is precisely why I would never let anyone else change them. A torque wrench or torque-limiting socket MUST be used when installing the plugs to ensure they are properly torqued (13 to 15 lb-ft). If this is done each time the plugs are changed there will be no problems.
yeah u need that little tool. it was a pain in the ass when i first tried to remove it
Dude no parts store has those metal clips??? What can I do and it's Sunday so ford is closed...the metal clips that hold the fuel line to the filter
Pep boys gave me these plastic clips, says on the back it's for ford 2000 and up but they don't even look like the metal clips
If they don't fit I'd go to a pick n pull
