But Ford is producing the track focused Dark Horse S and Dark Horse R though, so they aren’t leaving enthusiast hanging entirely
If I was in your position with those three cars I'd probably sell the vert and the manual Mach and get a GT350R or I would sell the vert and A10 Mach and get a GT500. I thought about getting a GT350 instead of the Mach since I too made the "mistake" of not getting a GT350 new. If I had I would have bought the longest warranty and been very happy for those 8 years. I really enjoy the Mach 1 and plan to be happy with it for that or longer. I do track my cars so that's another consideration. I've heard stories of many parts failing on GT350's due to the vibrations and such. However, they still dominate at a Mustang track event I attend every year (in number of cars and lap times). If I had bought the 18 GT350 I pondered strongly back then I probably would have an A10 Mach now. Mach would get more cruising time with occasional track time and the GT350 would be mostly track with occasional cars and coffee. My plan now is to have the Mach become a track beast over time (no engine upgrades until warranty is over). God willing at some point in the next 5-7 years I'll get a fun car with an automatic transmission to add to my collection (truck will need upgraded in that time as well).
That’s a good video. Jay Leno had Jamal on his YouTube channel when Jay talked about his 350R (a 2015 R, a rare bird). Jamal was good in that one too
They could have got creative with the exhaust and saved a lot of headache. For themselves and customers. It was actually stated by someone within the company that the project got too far along to pull the plug.
It also literally buzzed components off the engine and people directly involved wjth those cars actually cpc swapped their personal 350's.. There is a reason they never offered a customer race car with that crank.. if it were actually superior, they would have 100%.
My buddy is on his second GT3RS and has his third coming in next month. I drive them frequently. Lethargic on the street? What?
If you shift at 650 rpm, they will feel lethargic.
Yeah, he was just trying to counter my comment about the 350. Which has some pretty tall gears so it's hard to keep would up on the street. The gt3 has tighter gearing and the pdk can keep it in the meat much easier. The 350 vs. a standard coyote car, feels lethargic below 6000 rpm.
I understand that about the 350 and it’s evidently part of the car’s DNA. It’s to be expected, just part of the deal.
I didn't count those as that's a whole other level of enthusiast beyond 99.275% of us on here evenBut Ford is producing the track focused Dark Horse S and Dark Horse R though, so they aren’t leaving enthusiast hanging entirely
You gotta warn a guy before posting something so arousingThey could have got creative with the exhaust and saved a lot of headache. For themselves and customers. It was actually stated by someone within the company that the project got too far along to pull the plug.
As far as the gt3(RS) is concerned, funny you should mention that. While the gt3 has plenty of suspension and drivetrain nvh.. the engine itself is smooth as silk to the limiter. If you got out of a 350 and into a gt3, and didn't watch the tach, most every person would hit the limiter, as there is very little vibration straight to redline. The voodoo is marketing genius. Not so much engineering genius. As far as the Shelby thing goes, fortunately I think Ford is done with using the name. I don't drink the Kool-aid. I appreciate what he did for Ford, car enthusiasts and American cars but if the one place on my car that says Shelby, didn't say Shelby, it wouldn't change how I felt about it. People that feel that Shelby had any influence in any of these cars is simply fooling themselves.
100 percent agree on the vibration in drivetrain with GT350 versus the GT3/GT3RS. But that’s part of the theater and experience of the GT350, and unique character given the firing order, which is different than other FPC configurations used by the likes of Ferrari, and now Corvette. I have met many porsche GT3 owners at Sebring who ended up buying a Gt350 or GT350R to pound around the track, if that’s marketing, then Porsche and Ford are doing something right, in my opinionThey could have got creative with the exhaust and saved a lot of headache. For themselves and customers. It was actually stated by someone within the company that the project got too far along to pull the plug.
As far as the gt3(RS) is concerned, funny you should mention that. While the gt3 has plenty of suspension and drivetrain nvh.. the engine itself is smooth as silk to the limiter. If you got out of a 350 and into a gt3, and didn't watch the tach, most every person would hit the limiter, as there is very little vibration straight to redline. The voodoo is marketing genius. Not so much engineering genius. As far as the Shelby thing goes, fortunately I think Ford is done with using the name. I don't drink the Kool-aid. I appreciate what he did for Ford, car enthusiasts and American cars but if the one place on my car that says Shelby, didn't say Shelby, it wouldn't change how I felt about it. People that feel that Shelby had any influence in any of these cars is simply fooling themselves.