Bought me a 2011 5.0 mustang GT

[missouri_dsm]

Well, after reading up on how bad ass these cars are, I had to get me one. I have had it about a month now and absolutely love it. It is a Gt premium with a 6 speed manual. So far I absolutely love the car. Took it to the local drag strip just how I bought it with the 235/50/18 all season tires with factory tire pressure still in them and managed a 12.85@110 after the second attempt(first attempt I forgot to turn the traction control off and it bogged going into 3rd) then I parked it. The first pass was on its way to a 12.7 but when the traction control kicked on, it nose dived. I am pretty confident that with some tire pressure changes and a little more seat time a 12.5-12.6 is very attainable. Here is a pic.

[David Buschur]

Good news! Mine is also in at the dealer. Expect a full ine up of Buschur Racing parts! We are going to run and dyno the car as soon as it's in my hands, then headers, exhaust, cold air and a tune. We are now SCT dealers, Whipple dealer too. Then when the basic NA build is done we are going to turbo charge it!

Congrats on the car!

[GQ 05YellowEVO8]

guys, in your opinion, is the Mustang Cobra GT500 worth the $53,000 MSRP from a performance standpoint, or is it better to get a V8 GT and mod that instead?

edit: i just re-read that question and it sounded stupid to me..... but what are your thoughts on the Cobra?

[vwjeff]

Sweet car man! That new 5.0 is bitchin! I like the LS7 more though

[blackout]

Nice car man. Great times for bone stock.

[ron g]

Now we're talking, Mustangs and Evos, the two best rides for the money!

[missouri_dsm]

Thanks guys. I'm going to try again this weekend to squeeze a 12.6 out of her. Still bone stock. So glad you are building parts for them David. I am too skeptical to buy from these other companies that don't do any real testing on their parts. Be sure and have some good parts by the time I get my tax return.

[missouri_dsm]

guys, in your opinion, is the Mustang Cobra GT500 worth the $53,000 MSRP from a performance standpoint, or is it better to get a V8 GT and mod that instead?

edit: i just re-read that question and it sounded stupid to me..... but what are your thoughts on the Cobra?

I got mine for around $25,000 less than what they wanted for their gt500 which are around 550 horses. Whipple has a kit that puts the Gt at 625 horses fir less than $8k and KEEPS the factory warranty. 75 more horsepower than the gt500 and still have $18,000 less invested in the GT. No brainer.

[David Buschur]

I've bought two Mustangs now, both times I considered the GT500 and both times opted to not buy one. It's a lot of money, bad ass engine but still a lot of money.