Another option to consider might be the high capacity cast aluminum oil pan from the 13/14 GT500Ford Racing used to offer a kit (M-6675-MSVT) which included the oil pan, combination gasket/windage tray/scraper, pickup tube and hardware for a very reasonable price, but it is NLA and probably...

Thanks, BooneI'm still hoping to add one down the road, but I simply don't have the room at the moment

Pretty sure I've seen the one you're referring to (I think you meant 100K miles not $) Definitely a lot of tempting deals out there

Very niceThanks for sharing

Thanks, CoryI appreciate the infoI'm going to have to put my plans on getting another S197 on hold for at least a little while longer now as I just pulled the trigger on something else todayI'm a bit reluctant to say what it is for fear of getting banned :eek:In any case, I'm still going...

Thank you and I see that the mods have continued :)

Definitely some good thoughts and I'm still considering options in the '11-'14 rangeCould also get another Boss, but not sure I want to buy something I've already had (unless it was the exact car I used to own and in similar condition to when I sold it)Decisions, decisions...

BooneThanks for the inputInteresting that you should mention the body style as I suspect that's a big reason I'm considering an older S197 because as much as I hate to admit it, looks are important to meWhen the '10 redesign came about I thought it was an improvement and the same in '13...

Thanks again for your insight

Hi, GrantOn paper it definitely makes a lot of sense, but I know I'd miss the sound of a V8 too muchEither way, if I do decide to buy another S197 I suspect you'll be around to help me spend some money on the inevitable upgrades ;)EDIT - I don't know why my reply ended up in blue -...

Thanks, RickI was planning on getting a S550 Mustang, but for a few reasons I'm probably going to avoid itThe biggest issue for me with the current generation is lack of headroom with the stock seatsI've sat in just about every model and seat varietyMy head touches the roof in each...

EricThanks so much for the feedbackLike you said, I do see some potential advantages with running a lower HP car so that I can focus more on the driver modsAnother plus is that since I'm already familiar with the S197 chassis, planning upgrades should be fairly straightforward for me...

HelloSome of you may remember me from a few years agoI was the original owner of a 2012 Boss 302 (#1605 in Kona Blue - if someone knows it's current whereabouts I'd be interested to know)I really enjoyed that car and am thinking about getting another S197 Like the title says, I'm...

Also while threshold braking (no ABS either)I think I've officially turned into a grumpy old man :D

Definitely brings back some memories for meI took the Skip Barber Racing School Competition Course in 1991 at Mid-Ohio in a Formula Ford ;)Since the transmissions didn't have synchromesh, you had to learn how to actually do a proper heel toe double clutch downshift (which most people these...