A fun way to void the warranty on that 2015 Mustang...
 

Neat app....

Here's Your First Officially Sanctioned 2015 Ford Mustang Burnout Video

But use it and you are voided......:eek:

Just read the same article somewhere else on the net.. Seems like a good business move for Ford.:gtfo2:

Holy Burnout Batman!! The fact it's an actual feature....That is freakin awesome.

I can certainly imagine going through tires...at least one set anyway very quickly.

Well Done Ford.

That's awesome! Would it really void warranty? Couldn't imagine why it would.

why would you do that? seems like it would just wear out the tires for no reason and it doesn't look like it makes the car go any faster :confused:

Because its…..FUN to roast tires.

Like they say in the video..... in case the driver wants to take the car to the track.

If you're running drag radials it's common procedure to heat them up. This is how you do it.

Obviously, if you're at the track then your insurance company won't pay for your abuse to the car either.

Not necessarily true. I looked into insurance policies specifically for track days since the Z is my DD. The coverage varies depending on the skill level you run and how much $$$ you want to spend.

soooooooo ford added a line lock feature......cool. well done.

tell you it's specifically for racing but will void warranty.

even better Ford. idiots.

:facepalm: i'd expect nothing less.

How did Nissan treat the people who used launch control too often on the first run of GTRs? :stirthepot:

dammit forgot about the black box in the early GT-R's :shakes head:

And that was an $80k car, not a $30k Mustang.

:icon17: @ people thinking that using this feature will void the warranty.

And GTR launch control is awesome. Doesn't void the warranty there either.

It doesn't after the revision. It absolutely did on the first run of GTRs. They had the launch rpm too high.

Whoops. Quoted wrong Boob post :rofl2:

Was it only if it broke something?

We launch controlled my buddies '09 (well he did, not me, I was just a passenger) a few times.

Not sure if he ever had to take it in for warranty work, but they never denied him any other service or informed him that the warranty was voided for use of it.

Was that the first year of the GTR? I thought it was 08. It depends on which revision of launch control it had. Once they reflashed it you could do it to your hearts content. It was the original LC map that was way too aggressive and would cause warranty issues if you broke something doing it.

I have a feeling that Ford won't be denying all warranty claims based on using the line lock. Probably just motor/tranny issues.

2009 was the USMY. JDM MY's are off from ours typically. theirs is more literal vs USMY being the year ahead kind of thing. like how our 2015 cars will be out in 2014.

the original 2 versions of the GTR tranny ECU controls would basically lock down the car if you tried to run launch control too many times and in too quick of sucession without the proper cool down period allowed.

Yeah, they had to take a few swings at lauch control before it wouldn't grenade the tranny. They let buyers beta test that one. Now it seems like it's solid as long as you don't go too nuts.

yea after the 3rd or 4th change to the tranny tuning it seemed to be better. now the launch control is great and can be used more than ever. think the original was like 5 strikes and youre out lol send it in to be replaced lol

Pretty much. After the first few times you used it it was time for a new first gear IIRC. And it was easy for them to claim "abuse" and stick you with the repair even though it never should have been able to cause itself to break.

yea first few versions werent perfect but still awesome.

some local guy had a 2009 right when they came out and blew the engine. nissan actually flew a few of the engine builders out to the US to evaluate it since it should have never happened.

Too awesome. That was the problem. It's always fastest right before it explodes. :rofl2:

thats usually the case with myself.........i mean. :wtf2:

:nutswinger:

I heard that also voids the warranty.

"Line Lock is essentially the Mustang GT's mating call, the way it shows dominance over other, lesser pony cars."

update.....

Use The 2015 Mustang's Burnout Control To Race, Lose Your Warranty

line lock
 

What do you mean the Z does not have line lock?
370 Z 7 AT sport Canadian version.

The void warranty thing is a bit stupid, but honestly they have no way to know if you were in a competitive event or just using the line lock. So basically you can use it all you want and be fine, but if you break it and they somehow find out you were competing then it voids it.

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."


WTF is the difference?

I Recently watched a show where they used launch control on a 911 Turbo 100 times in a row. It was amazing to watch. It is supposed to be the best out there.