SciFrog:
Sorry I wasn't clear. The FF would be to replace the TTS and now the Shelby...
Not possible. 991 Turbo S, Ferrari FF and Shelby GT500 are three completely different cars. The Shelby is actually a toy for me, an ongoing project over time. Not sure if I am going to transform it into a Super Snake (with OEM parts of course) but I want to keep this car for a very long time. Just need to find a better garage space (right now, it will be parked in an office building's underground garage with public access from 6 am to 6 pm) but I am working on that.
The stock sound of this car is just sick, really great. I plan to add the Ford Racing sport mufflers which add a bit of loudness (not really sure if it is necessary though, haven't decided yet), a different pulley (supercharger), a different throttle body and a tune (software adaptation). This whole package (pulley, throttle body, tune) adds 60-80 horses. Reliable horses. The whole job is done under 2000 EUR incl. dyno adjustments. Everything more needs hardware adapations (cooling, etc.) and I would actually have a a Super Snake job done instead.
I do not want to exchange the clutch, the chassis or the tires, so I will keep everything on the down low and civilized, nothing extreme here. The car needs to stay in it's original state as much as possible (or it needs to be easily removable) because I want to keep it as a classic.
The 2013/2014 Mustang is in my opinion the most beautiful Mustang Ford has ever built and the new one (2015) isn't really my thing, even if Ford would add a 700+ engine to the new one (it will probably happen at some point). Or to use words a guy I met at my new Mustang dealer used: The new 2015 Mustang looks too...European. Nothing more to add. My dealer has one last 2014 GT500 Shelby with Performance and Track Packages and thats it. No more cars, he tried to buy every single car he could get in the US and these are the last ones he got (three...one black, one gray (mine) and one white). The white one is still available if someone is interested. (Lars? ). See photo.
Btw: There are many other new GT500 Shelby available at German dealers but CAUTION: Either they are 2013 models (nothing wrong here, same technology and looks as 2014 but there have been some improvements under the hood) or they do not have the Performance and/or Track Package, both are mandatory for this car. I also found a 2013 GT500 Shelby built for the Mexican market and I thought this is the perfect car for me. Low price tag, kph speedo and the dealer was willing to add the Track Package as a retrofit to the deal, incl. a KW Stage 3 chassis. I was lucky I didn't take this car because just yesterday, I found out that the car didn't have the Torsen Limited Slip Differential. Also, the Bilstein electronic damper chassis my GT500 comes with, seems to be the best choice for this car. It kind of eliminates some of the issues from the live axle setup, also through a different damper/spring design in the rear and is really recommendable.
Overall, believe it or not, I became a small GT500 Shelby 2014 expert over the last couple of days. I gathered so much information about this car, you won't believe it. So if you have questions regarding this car, feel free to ask.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Turbo S, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Porsche Boxster S (981), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014), BMW X3 35d (2013)