Cage, Seats and Harness in my S650

krisk · May 13, 2025

After much contemplating what route to go with the setup of my 2024 Mustang GT interior and with lots of information from various threads on this forum, I settled on the following for the track.

1. Watson Racing 4 Point Cage
2. Cobra Nogaro Circuit Seats with PCI slider mounts
3. Schroth Quick Fit Pro harness with sub straps (6 point)
4. NecksGen Rev2 Carbon HNR
5. Element fire extinguisher

I finally completed the install this evening. None of the items were that difficult to install by myself, but it certainly would have been more work getting the cage installed if I didn’t have a lift. I’m very happy with the way everything turned out and am excited to head to Barber at the end of the month.

byronj · May 14, 2025

Glad we could all help influence you choice.

Fat Boss · May 5, 2026

How is the ride height of the seats vs stock? I sat in two S650's this weekend and the lack of headroom available is alarming since I'm 6-2 and getting a GTD.

krisk · May 5, 2026

Fat Boss said:
How is the ride height of the seats vs stock? I sat in two S650's this weekend and the lack of headroom available is alarming since I'm 6-2 and getting a GTD.

That's interesting you would note the lack of headroom in the S650, as I was surprised at the ample headroom even with a helmet on. I'm 6'1" but have shorter legs and a longer torso, so I sit high in seats, and I had no issues with headroom in the stock seats. Granted, I do keep my seat lowered as far as possible and lean back some, so that helps.

Regarding the difference with the racing seats, they can definitely be made lower than the stock seats. I've changed the driver's seat from the Cobra Nogaro to a Sparco EVO XL, which is even lower since it has less padding than the Cobra. I have my seat mounted just about as low as it will go.

Fat Boss · May 5, 2026

I appreciate the feedback. I sat in the GTD and a Heritage GT500 and both had the same issue. The GT500 is a few years old so it's not a brand new seat either.

665.0coupe · May 6, 2026

krisk said:
I've changed the driver's seat from the Cobra Nogaro to a Sparco EVO XL, which is even lower since it has less padding than the Cobra. I have my seat mounted just about as low as it will go.

Why the change from the Cobra to the Sparco?

krisk · May 6, 2026

665.0coupe said:
Why the change from the Cobra to the Sparco?

While the Cobra Nogaro were ok, they were really tight for me. Also, they weren’t very deep, so while I didn’t slide around in them like the stock seats, I wanted a more contained feeling around my hips/legs. I sat in a bunch of seats and the EVO L fit me best for width in the butt/hips area, but the shoulder area felt narrow and the shoulder belt holes were not high enough. I have pretty wide shoulders and a long torso, but I’m not that large in the waist/hips. The EVO XL was not as tight in the hips/legs, but fit my shoulders perfectly. So, I went with the XL and added 1/2” of fire resistant race seat padding under the seat cover on both sides of the legs to tighten the bottom up for me, and it fits perfectly.

665.0coupe · May 6, 2026

krisk said:
While the Cobra Nogaro were ok, they were really tight for me. Also, they weren’t very deep, so while I didn’t slide around in them like the stock seats, I wanted a more contained feeling around my hips/legs. I sat in a bunch of seats and the EVO L fit me best for width in the butt/hips area, but the shoulder area felt narrow and the shoulder belt holes were not high enough. I have pretty wide shoulders and a long torso, but I’m not that large in the waist/hips. The EVO XL was not as tight in the hips/legs, but fit my shoulders perfectly. So, I went with the XL and added 1/2” of fire resistant race seat padding under the seat cover on both sides of the legs to tighten the bottom up for me, and it fits perfectly.

Thanks for the detailed answer. I'd like a seat that contains you better than stock, but still easy for street driving with the OEM 3 point belts. The Nagaro looks good because it's lower at the hips so the OEM seat belts would work better, but I would likely need the size of the EVO XL.

To bad they don't make the Nagaro in multiple sizes.

jklapko10 · May 6, 2026

I do find it a little strange using the quickfit pro in the back seat mounting points with a cage installed. Depending on the event and tech inspector they might not like that

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