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[King of chemicals]

Hey I'm Richie from Long Island, Ny... Signed up in the site last week but making my first post live from delivery..

2005 3 option car with 1500 miles

Packed away just before the snow accumulates

 

[dbk]

Nice car! Congratulations and welcome to the site.

:cheers

 

[King of chemicals]

Thanks! I already did the pulley upgrade and tune... About how much HP am I pushing?

 

[twobjshelbys]

It's a good thing people bought these and stashed them away. They eventually get tired of looking at them and sell them. If they had driven them they would of course have fallen in love with it and would never sell it. So the market is saturated with undriven low miles cars.

I hope you plan on driving it

Check the axle bolts.

 

[dbk]

Thanks! I already did the pulley upgrade and tune... About how much HP am I pushing?

They usually run 600-650rwhp depending on the engine. There's a fair amount of variation but usually a pulley/tune car will run 130-135 in the 1/4.

In New York this time of year, the only pushing I'd do is into the garage until April. :lol

 

[33Bravo]

Congrats and Welcome!

 

[Vince H]

Congrats and welcome KoC.

Vince H

 

[King of chemicals]

It's a good thing people bought these and stashed them away. They eventually get tired of looking at them and sell them. If they had driven them they would of course have fallen in love with it and would never sell it. So the market is saturated with undriven low miles cars.

I hope you plan on driving it

Check the axle bolts.

Thanks! Shelby Smith and service records say bolts are done!

The car will definitely get driven but it's gotta find its rotation in the fleet

 

[twobjshelbys]

Thanks! I already did the pulley upgrade and tune... About how much HP am I pushing?

My GT Guys setup with pulley, tune, accufab throttle body, new MAF, got 650RWHP/650torque. Rich says it's 16lb of boost.

Be careful with cold tires and pavement. Did you get the Bridgestone tires? They help alot.

 

[nautoncall]

Congrats. Welcome. Enjoy it!!!

What else does it have to rotate with? For some reason the, other cars seem to get left out of the rotation when you get a GT.

 

[PILOTJPW1]

Oh don't worry about its rotation in the fleet.

You better keep it close to the door.

 

[Bill Briley]

Oh don't worry about its rotation in the fleet.

You better keep it close to the door.

Agreed --I have a few in the stable and the GT is #1
As for the tune Ford Racing setup with pulley, SCT tune, long Tube Headers (Stock Muffler) Accufab throttle body, new MAF, got 664RWHP/655 torque.
Offers to Sell it come in often -- But it is just too cool to sell !

Smart Move

 

[racelance]

Congrats! Beautiful ride...

 

[beckertb]

Congratulations. ALways good to hear of a new owner planning to drive em like they were meant to be

 

[Tomcat]

Love that color...and drive it!

 

[Wwabbit]

Nice looking auto. Congratulations! Welcome aboard.

 

[Kayvan]

Congrats!

Rare color

 

[GKW05GT]

Welcome yellow will be my next GT if that day ever comes

 

[steved57]

Welcome yellow will be my next GT if that day ever comes

Same here as I love the yellow - congrats on the car

 

[roketman]

It's a good thing people bought these and stashed them away. They eventually get tired of looking at them and sell them. If they had driven them they would of course have fallen in love with it and would never sell it. So the market is saturated with undriven low miles cars.

I hope you plan on driving it

Check the axle bolts.

You are so right !The more you drive it the more you love it!
As you know I drove from Vegas to Boston with the wife 2,700 miles.After recovering from the last 14 hour stint home .We took the car out 2 days later for a drive to watch sunset! My paint correction friend said didn’t you drive this car enough? NOPE
Welcome to the best car guy group anywhere! Go to the rally section and catch up on all the years of friends and fun you have missed!You are just in time for Rally 10!Oh ya rallies are a great couples experience! Not to be missed! If you don’t love midwesterners already ,you will soon! You might even fall for the West coasters!
If reading old posts on past rallies doesn’t excite you nothing will!
WELCOME ABOARD!!!!