2013 gt500
- Thread starter dbk
- Start date
Cobrar
GT Owner
We're gonna let have to let DBK and a 'to be named' FGT designee sort that one out on a track of mutual agreement ..... :lol
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
Uh, many currently produced cars now have "some sort of limiter". This has been around for years.
Take for example the 2005-2006 FGT.
It HAS a speed limiter (in stock, as delivered form) to not allow the driver to exceed 205 mph.
Can't say how close they'd be on the same tires. They spend alot of time dialing the car in with the setup it leaves the factory with. If they had the G2s on the GT from the beginning, I'm sure they'd be very close.
timcantwell
Le Mans 2010 Sponsor * Moderator
I plan to have one in the garage as well. I met a local Ford Dealer who owns a small country dealership in Garrettsville, OH during my Boss 302 test day. He's a real enthusiast who drives a Laguna Seca as his personal car. I plan to order one through him. He's got several 2012 GT500's in stock now, and is pumped-up about the new car. Can't wait to drive one.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
If anyone has a dealer that is selling 2013 GT500s with no ADM please let me know and I will post their name to a thread in Team Shelby. One dealer started a thread asking for an ADM and got booed out. Someone else started a topic listing dealers that aren't greedy.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
My sister has one on order at list. No ADM. A So-Cal dealer. Sorry I don't remember the name.
Took 7 calls . ADM ranged from 5k to 30k!
The Grey Ghost
GT Owner
Was in a dealership Saturday checking out the new colors in person. Seems all the KC dealers agreed on 10K over MSRP.
I do know of one about 2 1/2 hours out of the metro that is selling at MSRP, but they were only alotted one, and it's already been sold and ordered. :wink
Not that we really need to beat this into the ground anymore than we already have, but I don't think dealers are being greedy getting all the available dollars they can for a car. Every seems on board with the whole "manufacturer's suggested retail price" thing until those rare occasions when the price goes north rather than south. Everybody knows that these cars will be available at sticker sooner rather than later. There are no constraints (at this time, barring any other German plant explosions) on production of the vehicle, so they'll fulfill as many orders as they get. For the guys that are willing to pay more now, that's up to them, and I'm not gonna begrudge a dealer that gets it. If they want to risk the potential ill-will from doing it, that's up to them, but if they can get them money, more power to them.
I'm definitely sure it can be removed via calibration. Personally, I just wouldn't be that enthused to go any faster than 155 in a convertible Mustang anyways.
The Grey Ghost
GT Owner
I figured it could possibly be bypassed, but as discussed, not sure how much the top could handle anyway and I wouldn't want to be the one to find out.
Sometimes the thrill of the acceleration can be enough, but I always have the GT if I feel a greater need for speed.
Sinovac
GT Owner
All of the aftermarket tuners I am aware of have the capability to disable the limiter. The limiter on my GT500 was removed via an SCT tuner. I'm with Dave though, I would not be keen on driving a convertible over 155. My coupe gets scary even approaching that speed.
Was told today the car exists and is in the stamping department, and it should be alive in two days.
Cobrar
GT Owner
Dave, try not to get too excited, too soon. Spend a minute with Scode and have him walk you through the sequence of events/time before the car actually gets to you. I'm not new to this, but the process still holds some surprises, e.g. beware Area (Ramp) 51 (storage lot), the black hole of black holes - kind of like a false summit in mtn climbing.
Oh believe me, I know the pain of the car that gets built down the road that takes months to show up. :lol
As long as I know it's kickin, good enough for me!
As long as I know it's kickin, good enough for me!
Cobrar
GT Owner