Mishri

I'm not sure what you mean by that, although it is designed for the track, it still has the SRA of the rest of the line up, which although debated, i believe is in there for the dragstrip.

83gtragtop

He means the suspension is tuned for road racing. The spring rates are increased over a stock GT, which makes it much harder to get a good squat during launch, therefore harder to obtain a solid '60.

Regarding the solid rear axle, just because it has one, doesn't mean that car was specifically designed for the strip. Ford's not going to waste money putting IRS in a limited production car like the Boss 302. If they do it, it makes sense to make the change across the whole vehicle lineup to drive down unit costs.

Mishri

they are adjustable springs, thought they'd be good for both situations.

67mustang302

Adjustable shocks, but it's tuned more for road racing than drag racing. The setup Ford gave it has a clearer intention for cornering than hooking from a dig, though it will do both.

And the whole solid axle vs IRS thing.....solid axle setups can do exceptionally well in road racing...just look at the 5.0 powered Mustangs in Grand Am(that ran the 5.0 Cammer from which the new Coyote is derived). The only s advantages IRS has in a cornering situation is over rough terrain, rather than jarring both tires it only jars the one on rough pavement(which is why IRS rides smoother too). And the other being the ability to add camber, which is of very little value on rear wheels anyway. Solid setups are actually easier to get right, because they're less complicated.

Since IRS is more costly, Ford sticks with solid setups. IRS is generally chosen in setups where either the ride comfort is of a concern such as high end luxury vehicles, or when suspension packaging is a concern, since IRS takes up less total volume(except in rear drive vehicles where it's about the same).

Mustang_NTriangle

all i can say is wow very impressive indeed. I would love to see a full exhaust and a tune would do - mid 11s.

Stone629

You can back those shocks off in the rear a good bit and still get a decent launch. As good as a regular GT anyway. The spring rate is the only thing that would really throw it off otherwise. I'll take the handling over a drag set-up any day however, lol. At least with adjustable shocks, you can come close to have a little of both worlds. Impressive run for the Boss!

Mishri

mid 11s? full exhaust and tune? thats regular GT territory, the boss is nearly there stock with tires. i'd expect it to be low 11s, might even see someone pull off a high 10, but i doubt it, probably need slicks/skinnys on 15" rims, and ofcourse the cai. ofcourse full exhaust doesn't mean that much on 2011+ anyway, they come with headers from the factory, so i haven't seen too many people with big gains. o/r mid seems to pick up more than anything.

Mike 83 GLX

Even more impressive is that this car is using the stock key, not the "Red Key", according to what he posted on other sites. So it should be even faster with the more aggressive track tune.

72MachOne99GT

One Sixty Nine Sixty Foot....

DAMN.. lol

S8ER01Z

What is the price on one of these?