[Maro Mike]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

You're entitled to your opinion and I respect it, but I have a little two seater that were you to rev up to 7800 rpms I guarantee it would make your spine tingle.

I bet it would. Of course I'm not saying a high revving car is not fast or can't perform, that would just be stupid. I'm just saying as a pony car guy I don't like them. Give me the low end torque.

Like you said, just my opinion. I'm def not gonna bash anyone who feels differently.

[Imp]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

You're entitled to your opinion and I respect it, but I have a little two seater that were you to rev up to 7800 rpms I guarantee it would make your spine tingle.

<<< Has one that goes to 9k.

When driven in a tunnel. *giggety*

--kC

[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!

[SPCBA]

Originally Posted by Maro Mike

I bet it would. Of course I'm not saying a high revving car is not fast or can't perform, that would just be stupid. I'm just saying as a pony car guy I don't like them. Give me the low end torque.

Like you said, just my opinion. I'm def not gonna bash anyone who feels differently.

My LS engine with low end torque revs past where you like.

[pdoherty972]

I'd agree the SS is the better all-around package. Same performance (0-60, quarter mile, skidpad, etc) as the GT350 for less money and you don't have to wrap the engine out to have some fun.

[xgnxs]

You're also talking about a loaded car VS a base model, keeping price relatively close.

[TheSpectre]

Originally Posted by Imp

<<< Has one that goes to 9k.

When driven in a tunnel. *giggety*

--kC

Nice. S2000, I presume?

[hotlap]

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!

Well said!

[Maro Mike]

Originally Posted by SPCBA

My LS engine with low end torque revs past where you like.

......That's nice

[bhavyas]

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!

Nothing has made more sense than this ...

[Imp]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

Nice. S2000, I presume?

You would be presuming correctly.

--kC

[mcsoul]

The fact that I would prefer a 2SS or wait for a 1LE aside, where are you finding a GT350 going for MSRP?....No where.

[TheSpectre]

Originally Posted by mcsoul

The fact that I would prefer a 2SS or wait for a 1LE aside, where are you finding a GT350 going for MSRP?....No where.

Give it time. It's the usual case of the early adopters stupid enough to pay anything, like with the first Shelby GT500s, or Dodge Hellcats.

I'm willing to bet by this time next year, it will be much easier to find them at MSRP.

[aa406079]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

Give it time. It's the usual case of the early adopters stupid enough to pay anything, like with the first Shelby GT500s, or Dodge Hellcats.

I'm willing to bet by this time next year, it will be much easier to find them at MSRP.

Exactley... and that shoudl be right aroudn the time the 1LE is released....