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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361413)

If you drive it like you did this year I've got nothing to worry about. Well, making sure I line up ahead of you so I don't get held up... but that's about it. :stirthepot:

prepare your anus:stirthepot:

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361419)

prepare your anus:stirthepot:

Jay said I don't need to worry, your Mag Lite only takes AAs.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361421)

Jay said I don't need to worry, your Mag Lite only takes AAs.

jay's bring a 1 million candlepower piece this year:stirthepot:

Thank god I am staying in my own room this time.

also, I'd like the record to reflect that while i didn't keep up with you, there was no one in my rear view during that run either...left all the sport package equipped z's behind :stirthepot:

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361425)

Thank god I am staying in my own room this time.

that's what you think;)

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361426)

also, I'd like the record to reflect that while i didn't keep up with you, there was no one in my rear view during that run either...left all the sport package equipped z's behind :stirthepot:

That's true :icon17:

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361429)

That's true :icon17:

my poor 225s were so greasy...

Steve that Kona procharger looks sweet. So on stock brembos we can fit up to 275 or 285 with no issues? Yeah i feel 255 is too small.

Procharger is sweet. Pure bolt on? What u think on overall cost?

Dan, I think u have seen this before but this might be the best sounding clip on web for gt500.

2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 with GT500 Mufflers - YouTube

My wife said the roush sounds like its about to stall...lol

i wanna do something with my foglights. i don't like the look

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361544)

i wanna do something with my foglights. i don't like the look

The foglights are classic gt look

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1361543)

Steve that Kona procharger looks sweet. So on stock brembos we can fit up to 275 or 285 with no issues? Yeah i feel 255 is too small.

Procharger is sweet. Pure bolt on? What u think on overall cost?

Dan, I think u have seen this before but this might be the nest sounding clip on web for gt500.

2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 with GT500 Mufflers - YouTube

My wife said the roush sounds like its about to stall...lol

The Procharger kit is anywhere from $5-6k depending on which one you choose. It is all bolt-on. Not sure what any additional supporting mods would cost if you need any. Depends on your desired power level I guess.

Re: tires... 245-275 will fit a 9" wide rim with no issues. 285 is slightly out of spec, but it seems to be OK.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361544)

i wanna do something with my foglights. i don't like the look

Saleen grille and GT/CS valence with GT/CS fogs.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361575)

The Procharger kit is anywhere from $5-6k depending on which one you choose. It is all bolt-on. Not sure what any additional supporting mods would cost if you need any. Depends on your desired power level I guess.

Re: tires... 245-275 will fit a 9" wide rim with no issues. 285 is slightly out of spec, but it seems to be OK.

probably will depend on tire brand...

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361576)

Saleen grille and GT/CS valence with GT/CS fogs.

lol at 200+ for a grill:icon17:

wonder how the fogs would look tinted...

Its good quality. I think the roush grill is cheaper.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361589)

lol at 200+ for a grill:icon17:

wonder how the fogs would look tinted...

Seen it... Esp on Kona. Lemme find it for you

i thought about going yellow, but I think it would look bad with all the orange.

also, maybe I've been driving subie's too long

Ok here it is Dan... this guy tinted it blue using lamin x. I actually think it looks decent with the kona. I actually also like the Steeda grill.

Steeda Q-Series Lower Fascia - The Mustang Source - Ford Mustang Forums

Then here is the same guy, his daughter got a focus, same Kona color :D, and the link to the lamin x site.

My daughter joined the Kona Family - The Mustang Source - Ford Mustang Forums

ok side question... Please tell me if this floor mat is stock, if not, where could this be bought???

http://forums.themustangsource.com/a...012-gt-007.jpg

Anywhere. Those are the Lloyd's mats. I have a pair of them. They are very nice.

Lloyds mats??? I have never heard of them. Thanks for info!!! Where'd you get yours, Steve?

Honestly I can't remember. I think I got them from CJ Pony Parts.

btw... I am drooling again... Kona blue with matte black.... mmmm :drool:

http://forums.themustangsource.com/a...er-snake-1.jpg

BTW, have you guys seen Lava Red in person? Interesting color. I might have gone this route if it were still available. Did it stop because of the tsunami??? Any plans to return?

http://forums.themustangsource.com/a...download-3.jpg

http://forums.themustangsource.com/a...download-2.jpg

http://forums.themustangsource.com/a...download-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1361675)

btw... I am drooling again... Kona blue with matte black.... mmmm :drool:

http://forums.themustangsource.com/a...er-snake-1.jpg

damn that is hot.

the lava red is pretty sexy. dunno why they stopped it.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361699)

damn that is hot.

the lava red is pretty sexy. dunno why they stopped it.

:iagree:

brb trading my car in for a kona blue shelby

That's a King of the Road Shelby. It's awsome but $80K.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361699)

damn that is hot.

the lava red is pretty sexy. dunno why they stopped it.

Yeah I think Kona and black are the hottest colors. Lemers, gt500 ftw ;) get one already.

I think lava red stopped because of the tsunami...the flakes were in Japan or something... For the paint.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1361722)

brb trading my car in for a kona blue shelby

If I had 55k, shelby is next for me.

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Originally Posted by Lemers (Post 1361758)

That's a King of the Road Shelby. It's awsome but $80K.

U r right sir. 80k for that orrrrrrr...what else??? Hmmmmmm

honestly I don't think I'd ever drop the cash on a shelby. they are nice but when you get above 50k the competition is pretty fierce.

The new GT500s might change that, though. Especially if the Ring time falls in that rumored 7:3x range.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1361809)

The new GT500s might change that, though. Especially if the Ring time falls in that rumored 7:3x range.

yes, but that would be an entirely different car

Didn't realize we were talking about the actual Shelby. :D

This is my brake review for the Mustang guys. Just keep in mind that they don't have much experience with Stillen as we do in the Z community so I had to add the background on it.

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After a hair over 21,000 miles in my Brembo-optioned 2011 5.0 I was in pretty immediate need to replace my brake pads and rotors. The Ferodo-compound pads are fantastic, but as we all know they dust up a storm and do quite a number on the factory rotors. So I set out to find replacement rotors and pads for street use.

Coming from the Nissan 370Z platform I am very familiar with Stillen as they make quite a market in the Nissan/Z community. I ran Hawk HPS pads on my 370 at Stillen's recommendation and was quite happy with their performance. They are (relatively) low dusting but maintain great repeatable stopping performance for a spiritedly-driven street car with good pedal feedback and a long life expectancy for a high-performance street brake pad.

I am also familiar with Stillen's sport brake rotors, which a number of friends in the Z community use successfully on their track applications. Not only does Stillen make rotors for the Z, but they also make them for the Mustangs which was great news to me. They are available in several flavors depending on your needs: Slotted, Cross-Drilled, Cross-Drilled & Slotted, and Hook-Slot (J-Hook).

I was tempted to go with the Hook-Slot design because of it's popularity in many track-oriented applications as they are known to have a good bit more initial bite than Slotted or Cross-Drilled rotors, but they also tend to wear the pads out a bit quicker and I have heard from some that they can be a bit noisier than other rotor types. So I decided to stick with the traditional slotted design as a bit of a compromise between a blank rotor and the hook-slot -- more initial bite than a blank rotor with some pad cleaning capability but not quite the wear associated with a more track-oriented Hook-Slot design.

Here are some installed pictures and my thoughts on my new setup:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0...0/IMG_9937.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_...0/IMG_0038.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w...0/IMG_0032.JPG

A little bit of a detail shot here. I was impressed with the quality of the rotors... nice machining. Ignore the bits of dirt that you can see on the rotors -- that's a bit of grease transferred from my gloves to the rotors during the install.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/IMG_0016.JPG

Driving Impressions

After bedding the pads in properly and spending a few days driving the car in wet and dry conditions I am very pleased with the performance of the rotors and the pads. With the slotted rotors the HPS pads have a nice initial bite, moreso than with a blank rotor like when I ran them on my 370Z, which is definitely the feel that I was looking for.

On spirited drives these pads and rotors perform flawlessly. You get the nice initial bite as mentioned above and solid, consistent brake feel under both light and heavy braking. I got the chance to put them through a pretty good test on my local back roads and am left with the impression that they can definitely take just about all that you can throw at them with spirited street driving.

If you are like me and want a street pad/rotor combo that provides nice initial bite, solid feedback, and overall a (relatively) long lifespan with (again, relatively) low dust, I think this is a great option. Having run the HPS pads on my Z I was always impressed with them as a street pad, and now with Stillen's slotted rotors I think they are even better.

Another observation... Noise. I know a lot of people here are noise-sensitive, especially considering how loud the factory Ferodos can be. With brake-quiet grease (either the Permatex stuff you can buy at AutoZone or the supplied Hawk grease) the pads are very quiet.

A parting shot of the little baby rear rotors ;) :

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i...0/IMG_9928.JPG

I hope you guys found this review helpful. :)

So as you can tell, I'm very pleased with the combo. :tup:

Also, I can't wait to tackle all my suspension stuff ahead of ZDayZ next year. Should be fun. :tup:

god those rear rotors kill me everytime :rofl2:

brakes look good though steve :tup:

I love how we can fit 15s with slicks over them, though. :tup:

Here's my complete install DIY if you are interested. It's too long to repost here. http://forums.themustangsource.com/f...-5-0-a-501151/

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1362014)

I love how we can fit 15s with slicks over them, though. :tup:

Here's my complete install DIY if you are interested. It's too long to repost here. DIY: Brake Rotor & Pad Change (Brembo-equipped 5.0) - The Mustang Source - Ford Mustang Forums

that is true. and it doesn't seem to hurt braking at all:tup:

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1362033)

that is true. and it doesn't seem to hurt braking at all:tup:

Yeah, they are pretty good for what they are. The fronts do most of the work, but the rears even as small as they are do quite well with a good pad.

Still it would be nice to have that rear brake BBK option for those that aren't much into drag racing. Not that it's really necessary, though.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1362041)

i sometimes wonder if the increased rotational mass cancels out the benefits on rear kits. i've never really seen any evidence that big rear brakes are needed on most street cars...