Originally Posted by whiteboyblues2001
To me it depends on what you are going to do with the car (personal opinions about looks aside). If it's a weekend car that you are going to use it at the track, the GT350 makes sense. It will tear the track up, and revving it will be tons of fun. If it is a daily driver, it will be a bit frustrating. Cars that rev high, produce low amounts of fun at low RPM. That's just the nature of the beast. Every time I had a high revving motor, I felt like I had to work hard to make the thing give me excitement. Constantly shifting to keep it in the upper RPM's, constantly having the drone of the engine in my ears. It gets annoying after a while on the daily commute. Low end power makes the car more fun on a daily commute as the massive power is available anytime anywhere in the RPM range. You don't have to constantly shift to keep the thing in your "fun zone".
Now that is not a criticism of the GT350, it was pupose built for the track. And I believe that it will be an excellent track performer, that will be tons of fun on the track. If you love the Mustang's looks, and want something that would be more fun for daily driving, I would get the GT or wait for another GT500.
Plus, we all know that flat plane cranks creates way too much secondary vibrations, and there is a limit to how high a displacement you can make them. 5.2 Liters is pushing that envelope. Not to mention that it's not the number of miles that an engine travels (in terms of wear and tear), it's how many revolutions they made during that time. I worry about the longevity of that engine, given the size of that particular design, and the fact that you will be revving the sh!t out of it all the time. That's a ton of wear and tear for a large FPC engine. But then again, if you are only weekend tracking it, you won't put a ton of miles on it. If it's your daily driver, you either rev the crap out of it, and wear it and yourself out, or be frustrated at the lack of low end.
Almost everything is a tradeoff, and this is no exception. You just have to ask yourself, what you would realistically be doing with it, and if that particular car suits those needs (and wants).
Most of all, enjoy your car, whatever you choose! Good luck!
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