Line Lock is standard on the new Mustang GT
04-22-2014, 11:18 AM
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Line Lock is standard on the new Mustang GT http://jalopnik.com/heres-your-first...tan-1565538531
What think you collective LSTechers? Questions regarding warranty are very much not answered yet.
What think you collective LSTechers? Questions regarding warranty are very much not answered yet.
04-22-2014, 04:45 PM
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If you want to keep your warranty, do a burnout like a regular human being and use the brake. Self control.
If you give zero ***** about the warranty and plan to mod it pretty intensely, Line Lock your *** off.
It's really that simple. I think it's cool as ****.
If you give zero ***** about the warranty and plan to mod it pretty intensely, Line Lock your *** off.
It's really that simple. I think it's cool as ****.
04-23-2014, 05:22 PM
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How exactly would it effect the warranty?
The way I look at it, for someone that wants to burn off a set of tires, it probably saves ford from having to warrant prematurely wearing rear brakes, or prematurely wearing clutch discs because of someone that doesn't know what they're doing?
If Ford set the rev limiter on the engine with enough safety margin you should be able to burn off several sets of tires all on the rev-limiter. Or hell who knows maybe ford set the rev limiter lower when its in line lock mode?
Kudos to Ford as a cool feature that sets them a part
The way I look at it, for someone that wants to burn off a set of tires, it probably saves ford from having to warrant prematurely wearing rear brakes, or prematurely wearing clutch discs because of someone that doesn't know what they're doing?
If Ford set the rev limiter on the engine with enough safety margin you should be able to burn off several sets of tires all on the rev-limiter. Or hell who knows maybe ford set the rev limiter lower when its in line lock mode?
Kudos to Ford as a cool feature that sets them a part
04-24-2014, 08:54 AM
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Feature is said to be for racing purposes only
Racing voids warranty
Depends how it gets played off at dealers but I could see a number of them being ******** about it. "Oh your're car is here for a warranty check on the transmission...oh looks like you've used that line lock. You were racing. No warranty for you, stfu and get out....that will be $199.95 pay at the front counter and get this thing towed out of here"
Other than that, yes it is pretty cool.
Racing voids warranty
Depends how it gets played off at dealers but I could see a number of them being ******** about it. "Oh your're car is here for a warranty check on the transmission...oh looks like you've used that line lock. You were racing. No warranty for you, stfu and get out....that will be $199.95 pay at the front counter and get this thing towed out of here"
Other than that, yes it is pretty cool.
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04-24-2014, 07:17 PM
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http://jalopnik.com/use-the-2015-mus...you-1567209420
So it doesn't void the warranty unless you are racing someone on the track...but I have no idea how doing a 1/4 mile run by yourself is different than racing someone. It seems like this is their way of telling people to street race...
But what, exactly, is racing? Brian Cotter, global Mustang communications coordinator, wrote via email, "If you are using this feature in an actual race (ex. at a drag strip vs. your neighbor's Camaro) this would create a problem from a warranty standpoint."
Cotter further explained, "[T]here is nothing wrong with testing the capabilities of the Mustang in a non-race environment. You could, for instance, test your quarter-mile time on a closed-course. This would be permissible because you aren't competing against any other car OR against a predetermined time, etc."P
Cotter further explained, "[T]here is nothing wrong with testing the capabilities of the Mustang in a non-race environment. You could, for instance, test your quarter-mile time on a closed-course. This would be permissible because you aren't competing against any other car OR against a predetermined time, etc."P
04-25-2014, 07:19 AM
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Yea, I'd hate to be one of the new owners who has to fight a warranty claim on this like the first GTR owners. IMHO, if a feature is factory included, then IT's to be factory warrantied.
What if you have a warranty claim because the line-loc DOESN'T work?
Bottom line - If you DON'T want to warranty the use/result of using a factory "feature," then DON'T make that "feature" a factory feature at all.
Honestly, if I were in the market for a new sports car, it's this like THIS that would prevent me from buying a new Mustang.
What if you have a warranty claim because the line-loc DOESN'T work?
Bottom line - If you DON'T want to warranty the use/result of using a factory "feature," then DON'T make that "feature" a factory feature at all.
Honestly, if I were in the market for a new sports car, it's this like THIS that would prevent me from buying a new Mustang.
04-25-2014, 04:42 PM
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Bunch of cry-babies in here. GM put the LS1 in the F-body and Corvettes, basically encouraging people to race...guess what? If they could prove you were racing it using that fantastic feature (the engine) they would void your warranty. This is literally no different. 
04-26-2014, 07:00 AM
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I guess GM should have paid for my 2,000 dollar clutch in my duramax cause the stock clutch couldn't handle 1,000 ft lb of torque... insert sarcasm where appropriate.
04-28-2014, 11:00 AM
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Bunch of cry-babies in here. GM put the LS1 in the F-body and Corvettes, basically encouraging people to race...guess what? If they could prove you were racing it using that fantastic feature (the engine) they would void your warranty. This is literally no different.
04-30-2014, 02:54 PM
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When I saw this a few days ago, I wondered where the warranty argument would go, having noted it in an article. Fact is, by law, using a factory installed part of any vehicle... CANNOT void the warranty... It's nonsense that too many people fall for. State and federal laws are in effect...
PS... OUTSTANDING that they've decided to add some fun!
PS... OUTSTANDING that they've decided to add some fun!
04-30-2014, 03:08 PM
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When I saw this a few days ago, I wondered where the warranty argument would go, having noted it in an article. Fact is, by law, using a factory installed part of any vehicle... CANNOT void the warranty... It's nonsense that too many people fall for. State and federal laws are in effect...
PS... OUTSTANDING that they've decided to add some fun!
PS... OUTSTANDING that they've decided to add some fun!
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I know they can still lie and so forth AND that they do it every single day of the week on some level. Still, someone would surely sue IF the dealer or manufacturer said, "Hey! We're glad you bought the car, but since you USED it, the warranty is void." Attorneys live for moments like that.
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I still think using a line lock is much easier on the drivetrain than a conventional burnout using the brakes. This is a win win for ford.
Someone that wants to do a burnout, will try it regardless, and there is undoubtedly more that can go wrong without a line lock when you have someone behind the wheel not knowing what to do.
This will save more clutches and brakes than it will wreck
Someone that wants to do a burnout, will try it regardless, and there is undoubtedly more that can go wrong without a line lock when you have someone behind the wheel not knowing what to do.
This will save more clutches and brakes than it will wreck
