09-06-2016, 05:11 PM | #29 |
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Don't cry...it's not engineering a brilliant chassis. It's a band-aid.
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09-06-2016, 05:35 PM | #31 |
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Nope! They obviously took the chassis as far as they could/would with the GT350 and took the easy road to CF wheels. "Anyone" could do that. And I do mean anyone (not just manufacturers) willing to spend the $. I do applaud them on the engine.
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09-06-2016, 05:38 PM | #32 |
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Whatever dude. GM obviously took the alpha chassis as far as they could go, so they had to take the easy road and add magnaride. "Anyone" can do that.
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09-06-2016, 05:40 PM | #33 |
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MR was developed in-house, and then they sold it to other manufacturers. Ford bought CF wheels from another company and bolted them on. Weak!
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09-06-2016, 05:40 PM | #34 |
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Ford put all their might into a car and charge a fortune for it and it manages to limp a second faster around a track. GM throws some suspension upgrades on the SS and it almost creams Fords best. How Sweet it is.
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09-06-2016, 05:44 PM | #35 |
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"Engineering"!!! That's what impresses.
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I worked for Delphi back in 1999 after they split from GM. GM purchases their suspension components the same as Ford does. You seem to be grasping at straws my friend.
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"Limp"...seconds on the track are an enormous gap. At least that's what ya'll have been claiming about the performance delta between the SS and the GT PP.
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09-06-2016, 06:20 PM | #38 |
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Still the 1LE which is basically a 1SS with a few chotchkies bolted on is within striking distance of the most ridiculous fast mustang ever built for half the money. The performance per $ is pretty good.
No doubt the "R" is faster, but unless you're a track rat that's fortunate enough to see one once in a blue moon, these car don't really exist in numbers great enough to worry about other than in a magazine test. Most of the "R" cars won't ever leave a garage.
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09-06-2016, 06:29 PM | #39 |
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The big difference:
Camaro owners knew the 350R would be faster....by a little. Ford owners were praying their 350R would be faster....
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09-06-2016, 06:32 PM | #42 |
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Most of the "R's" will have no AC. I believe the ones they use in the test are AC free...ugh!
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