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These guys annoy me just about more than any other driver. At the dream cruise, 90% of the annoying people out there were Mustang owners making an ass of themselves. it was always a 50/50 split of a 350/350-r owner or an Ecoboost. Something about these cars that make people drive like idiots. I am doing a track day with the Mohawk mustang people and am legitimately concerned for my safety now. I haven't seen a SINGLE 350/350-r owner drive like a normal person around here. Its always WOT or nothing. |
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If I were ever going to but an ext. warranty the GT350 would be the car I would buy it for. The Voodoo is pushing the envelope of the flat plane configuration... a configuration that is not known for long term reliability. |
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That is the nature of the beast when you are dealing with a high revving motor.
My E90 M3 was the same way. It felt like a regular 3 series, until you were above 6,000 RPM You have to ring those motors out to get anything out of them. That is why they are better race / track motors, than street motors. Everyone around you thinks you are being an ass because you are keeping the revs up. The E90 M3 was a great sounding motor and was the only motor (not exhaust) I loved listening to in the upper range, but driven like that, also yielded like 11 MPG. High revving motors are best left for the track.
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08-29-2018, 09:05 AM | #24 |
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Hm, valid point. The closer I get to metro-detroit proper, the more MOPAR idiots I see.
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There's way more disparity between the ZL1 and ZL1 1LE vs. the GT350 and GT350R, the latter is really a difference (excluding a few aesthetic tweaks ...) in wheel/tire, aero and the option for some equipment delete. The ZL1 1LE has the wheel/tire difference (including width increases), aero (that's a more aggressive upgrade) and substantial suspension changes. Now with the MY19 GT350 getting a better wheel/tire package, updated aero and more optimized suspension tuning, the difference is even less (vs. the R). I guess what I'm saying is with the GT350R, you're paying for a few slick updates (I mean, carbon fiber wheels are pretty f***ing cool) and exclusivity, where the ZL1 vs. ZLE the price difference is way more about pushing the performance envelope. A "standard" ZL1 + a set of dedicated set of track wheels/tires (even 1LE stockers) matches or exceeds either GT350 in both street manners and track capacity without even needing the wild looking aero of the 1LE - and the 1LE is just in an entirely different performance segment that Ford doesn't have an answer for at the moment. BTW, hi Jim, yes, I'm here from there, kind of lurking, but I am "shopping" |
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