Fabman
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My son is interested in picking up a Mustang for the street and occasional track days.
He wants a boss, but the newer GT's are about the same money as a used Boss and easier to find and finance not to mention they come with a warranty.
So my question is, how track capable is the new GT? Are the brakes, suspension/cooling system etc. up to the job? I know there were a lot of upgrades to this platform, but is this base model suitable for the track? We expect to upgrade the usual wheels/tires/pads/fluid/springs/shocks stuff but how about the hard stuff? Cooling/caliper size/rotor size/transmission etc. We looked at a handful of youtube vids of folks tracking stock GT's and they all looked like they pushed profusely.
Granted the drivers we saw were all amateurs, but they looked pretty disappointing overall.
Anybody have input in this area...?
He wants a boss, but the newer GT's are about the same money as a used Boss and easier to find and finance not to mention they come with a warranty.
So my question is, how track capable is the new GT? Are the brakes, suspension/cooling system etc. up to the job? I know there were a lot of upgrades to this platform, but is this base model suitable for the track? We expect to upgrade the usual wheels/tires/pads/fluid/springs/shocks stuff but how about the hard stuff? Cooling/caliper size/rotor size/transmission etc. We looked at a handful of youtube vids of folks tracking stock GT's and they all looked like they pushed profusely.
Granted the drivers we saw were all amateurs, but they looked pretty disappointing overall.
Anybody have input in this area...?