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budroux2w wrote:Oh ok gotcha. This will vary depending on who does the tune and if you get it through a hand held tuner or get a dyno tune. If I were to get the 5.0 I would get a hand held tuner like the SCT or something similar as you can load up different tunes, data log, etc. These are around $375. The tunes will change how your car handles, i.e. air to fuel ratios that are controled by the car's computer.

I'm not sure how much the dyno tunes run, but again that depends on the shop that does it.

PUCKER wrote:What I'm wanting to know is the cost of a tune (as in having a performance car tuner tweak/tune the car) and what exactly that entails?

PUCKER wrote:Help me out here, school me on what a current tune is, say, on one of the new 5.0 cars, what all does it entail, cost, etc.?

A 12.22 is AWESOME!!!!!! I remember breaking into the 12's in 1991 or so with my mildy tweaked '89 GT 5.0, for a street car, that was FAST back then!

budroux2w wrote: Gears and a tune.

Real life track report, with a stock car, regular driver shows the car running 12 second 1/4 mile in mid 90 degree temp.

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PUCKER wrote:What I'm wanting to know is the cost of a tune (as in having a performance car tuner tweak/tune the car) and what exactly that entails?

PUCKER wrote:Help me out here, school me on what a current tune is, say, on one of the new 5.0 cars, what all does it entail, cost, etc.?

A 12.22 is AWESOME!!!!!! I remember breaking into the 12's in 1991 or so with my mildy tweaked '89 GT 5.0, for a street car, that was FAST back then!

budroux2w wrote: Gears and a tune.

Real life track report, with a stock car, regular driver shows the car running 12 second 1/4 mile in mid 90 degree temp.

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Purplehood wrote:

budroux2w wrote:Standard equipment would be 3.15 gears for an auto and 3.31 for manual with options to go 3.55 or 3.73.

Other than jacking up the car and looking into the gear box... not real sure how to tell, but could probably find out.

I just did a quick search through the local ford dealer's website and it's looking like they are pricing them out at about $30k.... I might have to test drive one this weekend...

My fav feature is the backup camera in the spoiler. The screen is on the rear-view mirror. I must be getting old because I just think that is plain cool.

joe817 wrote:I think it's great to get an early birthday present! Kinda like opening a Christmas present on Christmas Eve(if you have the tradition of opening presents on Christmas Day).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TLYNN!!

budroux2w wrote:

TLynnHughes wrote:I completely agree! I haven't had the pleasure of making a pass down the local dragstrip. Maybe one day. Definitely thinking about some add ons to the new toy, but can't think of what I want first. It already has most everything that one would "normally" start with.

T.

Gears and a tune.

Real life track report, with a stock car, regular driver shows the car running 12 second 1/4 mile in mid 90 degree temp.


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USA1 wrote:TLynn, since today is your "official" birthday, you may now drive your new car.

Happy Birthday!

PUCKER wrote:I'd be MORE than happy to have any of the new breed of muscle cars in my garage!

Regarding what the magazines have to say - they had professional drivers with a certain set of cars. I can tell you from my past 5.0 drag racing experience that not every driver and/or 5.0/Camaro (etc) will be able to run the "established" numbers, some run better, some run worse. But who keeps one of those cars "stock" anyway?

In my amateur-benchracing opinion - it comes down to the driver most of the time unless you are talking about a *huge* performance advantage. If you guys haven't ever made a pass down the local dragstrip then I *highly* encourage it! It will make you a MUCH better driver (well, at least straight-line/wide-open anyway!) and you'll learn/feel more about what your car is doing...and then there's autocross too. It's been years for me though, but I still have the memories, and a few timeslips somewhere!

Keith B wrote:

TLynnHughes wrote:

danpaw wrote:Don't blame you. Just my opinion anyway. I'm a Chevy person, you're a Ford person. The world is full of both. We like to debate it but I believe if one was really much better than the other it would be more obvious, and JD Power would let us know.

You are exactly right. They really are so close in performance that it comes down to a matter of personal preference as to make and appearance. I won't ever get a chance to match mine up in any big race. I just use to get around the people out there driving with apparently no particular place to be.

T.

Man, those statements sound familiar. I just changed a couple of words to make them relevant to the forum.

danpaw wrote:I'm a 1911 person, you're a Glock person. The world is full of both. We like to debate it but I believe if one was really much better than the other it would be more obvious, and the NRA would let us know."

TLynnHughes wrote:You are exactly right. They really are so close in performance that it comes down to a matter of personal preference as to make and appearance.

danpaw wrote:Don't blame you. Just my opinion anyway. I'm a Chevy person, you're a Ford person. The world is full of both. We like to debate it but I believe if one was really much better than the other it would be more obvious, and JD Power would let us know.

Purplehood wrote:

TLynnHughes wrote:

glbedd53 wrote:I saw that too. The Mustang handles better and stops shorter but the Camaro out ran it in every category except they didn't show top end.

Well I'm going to have to head out and pick up the issue then. When you go the Road and Track website, and search for the August 2010 issue, it just brings up the same video that I linked to in the previous post. Kinda frustrating....the magazine that is, not the car. I still prefer the Mustang over the Camaro.

T.

The 5.0 is quick. I am getting more used to it every day. Did I say it is quick? TLynn's post and the video comparing the GT 5.0, SS and the SRT8 pretty much put me over the edge.

glbedd53 wrote:I saw that too. The Mustang handles better and stops shorter but the Camaro out ran it in every category except they didn't show top end.

danpaw wrote:Wait, hold the presses. Road & Track says the Camaro SS is quicker than the Mustang GT. In fact it has the same 1/4 mile time as the Shelby GT 500.

budroux2w wrote:I've been die hard Ford since getting my first F150, then a 2nd F150, and after hanging out with a mustang club, my wife now has an 03 GT with mild bolt-ons. I'm needing a new truck soon and the 2010 F150s are sharp... then again, I can just keep the truck running just good enough to take the boat to the lake and get a 5.0 shelby

USA1 wrote:

TLynn, you are a trendsetter. Soon all parking lots will look like this...

Purplehood wrote:
Very nimble. Drives like my BMW Z4, so it feels very light and agile. I like the ambient lighting on the dash at night. Not used to the automatic transmission so I notice the lag when I stomp on it. I traded my Challenger SRT8 in for it, which had the Viper manual tranny in it, so I was spoiled with the instant response when gunning it.
I like the sound of the exhaust. Some nice features like the back-up camera that shows up in the rear view mirror make up for the lack of some amenities that were in the Dodge.
Better gas mileage and it doesn't run on premium. Overall I am happy. Might start doing mods to it, I don't know yet.
I don't regret it and understand why you enjoy yours so much.