mrgtx
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My father picked up a 2007 GT500 back in the summer and he has been driving the heck out of it. It's 100% stock (aside from the OEM KR catback and the Ford Motorsports shifter). He just rolled 7k miles...and I hope he keeps laying down the miles, per Mr. Shelby's instructions.
So I have driven it back to back with my 2011 GT/Brembo car with 3.55s, 285 RE-11 tires, exhaust/tune/suspension stuff done and the two cars offer strikingly different experiences from behind the wheel. The GT500 is unmistakably heavier but it also has what feels like a TON more torque. It pulls a lot harder than my car and is almost certainly going to put down better 1/4 mile times. The GT is way more nimble and tossable...who ever would have applied those adjectives to a 3600lb car with a solid rear axle? It's relative, I guess!
Anyway, that GT500 is a really, really neat car...way more special feeling all around than my plain old GT.
So he's aware of the clutch/balancer issue. That's happening soon...
The biggest problem that he has had so far is putting the power down.
First, it's on the stock tires. What do you guys recommend for the stock wheels? Would you run the 285s all around (to reduce understeer)?
Alternatively, what wheels/tires have you guys had good luck with? I gather that he's leaning towards "subtle" for the wheels...OEM or at least not chrome. No 20"s for him...
Second: wheelhop!! My 2011 was cured by going with Eibach Pro/Bilsteins/Steeda UCA but I'm not sure which part of that formula did the trick. How did you guys cure yours?
Is there a preferred source for the CAI/tune mods? I think a pulley swap may be in his future too... I went with BAMA for my GT and while the tunes have been pretty good, I have nobody to compare them to.
Any opinions or tips would be very welcome!
-Mike
So I have driven it back to back with my 2011 GT/Brembo car with 3.55s, 285 RE-11 tires, exhaust/tune/suspension stuff done and the two cars offer strikingly different experiences from behind the wheel. The GT500 is unmistakably heavier but it also has what feels like a TON more torque. It pulls a lot harder than my car and is almost certainly going to put down better 1/4 mile times. The GT is way more nimble and tossable...who ever would have applied those adjectives to a 3600lb car with a solid rear axle? It's relative, I guess!
Anyway, that GT500 is a really, really neat car...way more special feeling all around than my plain old GT.
So he's aware of the clutch/balancer issue. That's happening soon...
The biggest problem that he has had so far is putting the power down.
First, it's on the stock tires. What do you guys recommend for the stock wheels? Would you run the 285s all around (to reduce understeer)?
Alternatively, what wheels/tires have you guys had good luck with? I gather that he's leaning towards "subtle" for the wheels...OEM or at least not chrome. No 20"s for him...
Second: wheelhop!! My 2011 was cured by going with Eibach Pro/Bilsteins/Steeda UCA but I'm not sure which part of that formula did the trick. How did you guys cure yours?
Is there a preferred source for the CAI/tune mods? I think a pulley swap may be in his future too... I went with BAMA for my GT and while the tunes have been pretty good, I have nobody to compare them to.
Any opinions or tips would be very welcome!
-Mike
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