808muscle

Yup...........and nothing wrong with having some respect for the power these cars have.......FI or not you can swing that back end around quite easily.

Its kinda like surfing in Hawaii.....you learn your limits real fast or you drown! lol

patrick

Riptide

OP is crazy.

300hp is nothing to sneeze @. But it's not even close to truly violent acceleration.

joutcelt

funny thing about fi is that some of these cars still run in the low 12s which to me for that amount of money u should be running in the 11's. I guess u still have to have the foot wear for the power and suspension but 5 grand for a supercharger is alot. Im sticking my money in 410s and rims this spring. Headers to come maybe in summer.

alkemist

Your probably just having a dose of reality, mid-life crisis, or maybe just bored

After my wreck, it kinda brought me back to reality of life, but I'll prolly slip back once spring hits lol.

replica

I never understood that either. The boost guys still in the 12's is disappointing. With just gears and slicks I can do that nearly stock.

LegendLives

I knew there was a reason I liked you...lol!

I'm 53 and I agree w/ others you are just realizing you are a mere mortal and bad s*** can happen to ya. I have the CAI and tune, gears and I want some tires that bite. I can wind her up around here to about 100mph but I must be ever watchful for the hiding bears. Mostly though its a fast 65-70 get up to speed thing. Just have fun w/ it and like Clint Eastwood said " A mans got to know his limitations" lol

liberty911

Seriously, I wish I was 30 again and I knew what I know now. I had the same thoughts when I was first looking at the Stang, SC with 450hp at the wheels. Within a month of having the car, I had installed the SC, suspension and some other mods. I still don't go around sideways. You want to talk about scaring the hell out of you, the car will do just that.

I would bet that 99% of all cars sold are never driven to their potential as they come off the showroom. For me, however, the build and maintenance is part of the fun. Driving the car as modded is very satisfying. I'll go to the track a few times a year, but my car will rarely ever see it's potential. That's not what it's about for me. Its about driving a hot rod that I built, that is reliable and gets me around nice at the track and to the grocery store.

Riptide

+1

It's either something wrong with the car, the driver is terrible or inexperienced, or the suspension isn't cutting it. And if the 60' is decent then it isn't the latter.

cobra0478

I will be 66 in a couple weeks.
My Gt500 puts 540 to the tires,I am now considering my next power mods.
Lovin every day of it.
Don

Roy_R

Way to go man...45 here, and is showing no signs of slowing down. That said we have our first baby (married a younger woman) on the way, may change things up a bit Now if the wife would just let the kid go fly with me, I can really show what speed is....

PS. These cars are dangerous at speeds. They get very light and the high-speed cornering makes your a-hole grip the seat covers if you don't know what you doing