Nice job Asian-Steve :tup:

They really aren't needed on the street. I think if you really spent a lot of time tracking and liked to run more rearward bias than the typical street car it would be beneficial...

But then again, when it comes to brakes, look at NASCAR. You have 3400lb cars that run 15" wheels... you can't fit much brake inside those cars but yet they manage to go from 130 mph to 65 mph 1,000 times during a race at Martinsville on one set of rotors and pads. So there's definitely no real risk of failure assuming you've got all of your cooling in order with small brakes. It just helps to go bigger if you can.

There's no doubt a rear BBK looks badass, though. :icon17:

Thanks Asian-b1ades. :tup:

nah, I just mean weight-distro wise. our cars carry all their weight on the nose, and there is a ton of weight transfer. If you put an IR gun on the Z's brakes after the dragon, the rears barely heat up at all while the fronts are cooking...just the nature of the beast.

I made a comment in another thread about how the BBKs on the 5.0 and the 370 look super small because of the 19" wheels.

My GF's CLK500 runs a 13.6" front disc (vs 14" for us) with 4 pot fronts, but it's all under a 17" rim. Looks so much bigger than the Mustang and Z. :icon17:

Crap cell pic but you get the idea:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r...-59-09_701.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J...-11-37_809.jpg

We'd need 15" or better rotors on our cars to get that look.

haha, damn.

It's like the s2000...this is a 12.8" rotor:roflpuke2:


http://www.vipstylecars.com/Pics/HTm.../IMG_2154a.jpg

That's awesome. :icon17:

guys always bitched about having to get bigger rims to run decent size brakes kits....I think you had to go +2" to run a 13" rotor.

On a car that light I doubt there was much need to run a huge rotor.

iirc, stock fronts were like 11.8. I ran carbotech pads and never had any issues, even with all the power I was pushing.

That's true. Can't we just drop 5-6k on a FRPP supercharger, get it dealer-installed, then get full warranty??? So why bother with a Shelby... lol

Your Volks looked hot. Which were those??? CE37?



Steve, nice review! In your opinion though, are the stock pads/rotors good enough? I would imagine, what makes the Brembo kit on our cars truly "Brembos" are the pads and calipers themselves? In other words, if I were to get replacement oem pads or calipers, would they be Brembo parts?

I do like the look of slotted tho. So you replaced both pads/rotors at 21k eh?

Steve! Steve did the review!!! :icon17:

The stock pads and rotors are awesome. The stock pads are a Ferodo street + light track compound (which is why I replaced them after 21k of street driving!). They are great.

The front calipers are Brembo. The rear are Ford. The pads are Ferodo/Brembo. Front rotors are Brembo. Rear rotors are Ford. It's a good setup.

actually not mine, just some random dude's setup. I never upgraded the brakes on my car.

i think they're te's...not sure tho

i steal your credit without even trying. people assume anything helpful came from me:stirthepot:

Which is surprising to say the least. :bowrofl:

hahaha sorry Steve. Don't know what came over me. Edited and corrected :D

I am reading your diy on mustangsource right now.

yeah, crazy how good people are at pattern-recognition:stirthepot:

Maybe if I start trolling people will think you are a troll... wait... :bowrofl:

steve forgot to ask you. What do you use to post pics? Photobucket for me, but such a pain. Google chrome for you? orrr?

I use Picasa, by Google. It's nice. You get 1GB of free space but I use a lot so I bought 20GB for like $5. :tup:

Wonder if...is that...:icon08:....I see what you did there.....

lol you guys live in this thread/forum!

on a side not...car is completely stock again...going back to the dealer for suspension work...if you get a creeking sound/grinding metal...there is a TSB for it...dealer advised that return car back to stock before i took it in

fyi ALWAYS remove a tune for ANY factory work!

What exactly does the TSB address/replace? I wonder if it's for the non-Brembo cars since I haven't felt or heard anything with the suspension.

Just wondering, if I were to get an automatic 5.0, how much would it cost in aftermarket or stock Brembo parts to match or get better than Brembo package performance. Have no intention of trading my Z for a 5.0, just wondering.

The Brembo front upgrade is $1,200 and there is a plethora of suspension options out there, but let's just say you chose the Steeda coilover kit... $1500.

So, $2,700 + the cost of summer tires.

Which goes to show you that buying a Manual (like $800 cheaper than the auto) and adding the $1,600 Brembo package is a helluva deal.

Just like the sport package on the Z. The non-brembo's don't come with summer tires?

The Non-Brembos come with PZero Nero all-seasons.

To be fair, with that suspension, you're beating the brembo car.

Well with any aftermarket suspension there you would.

Even still, the Brembo package is worth it for the wheels, tires, brakes, and TC/SC calibration alone.

the LCA and the bushing...mine did it the first week...now its doing it again

Interesting. Definitely the non-Brembo cars then as we get the GT500/Boss LCAs.

Unless you're gonna replace it all anyways:p

Ok guys... know what I did for lunch?

I test drove a black 2012 Shelby GT500.

Let's just say, I ALMOST cancelled my order for a 5.0 and put one in for the Shelby. Luckily, I value my marriage.

LOL.

that Shelby was UNf******ngbelievable. That torque. Oh god that torque. And that SHIFTER. What IS that shifter on there? That was the best shifter i've ever driven. WAY better than stock GT 5.0 shifter. I hope my MGW mod will be like that.

Also, suprisingly the clutch on the GT500 was LIGHTER than the GT... who woulda thunk.

Then after the drive, I sat there rev'd that engine again. I hope my 5.0 with GT500 will sound like that. My goodness. Nothing sounds like a Ford V8. Nothing.

Cornered very flat... I'd never see the limits of it as I don't track, but still. Felt tighter than Z even. Definitely harsher than 5.0.

And the LOOKS of it. So sexy. In a I want to eat you up and spit you out kind of way.

Anyway sticker was 53k, they were gonna give it to me for 48k...... no negotiations yet even. I'm that good. LOL.

My buddy with a Vette who was thinking about a grand sport now is thinking about the Shelby instead. Kudos to Ford for converting EVERYbody. LOL.

Man quit adding to my frustration over what I need to do. As far as marriage goes my wife took me to the dealership to look at the Shelbys. So much going on in my head I don't know what to do.

The GT500 uses a Tremec transmission with a true direct-input shifter. The 5.0 uses the Getrag MT82 which is a remote mount so it doesn't feel as direct (because it's not) when stock. I'm sure the MGW box will change that.

Ghey

What's a LCA?

Lower control arm.

:tup:

Dont lie to him
:Troll face:

Haha sorry man. But I speak the truth. Have u ever driven one? A 5.0? Or the shelby? I u haven't driven a shelby, don't. U will end signing. Lol. But sounds like ur wife is allowing u to get a new shelby???? If so, jump buddy. The shelby is THAT good.

that makes sense Steve. I forgot about the different tranny for the shelby, its tremec. But it just felt so good man. Have u or Dan driven a shelby? Try to ;)

BTW, I spoke to mgw, they are shipping next week. Wootwoot. Also I asked him about how it will feel after install, comparing std 5.0 to shelby stock. He said should be better than stock shelby even....should be even smooooother. I'm stoked.

Btw, should I buy the optional heat shield? I already bought the mgw shiftknob too ;) he said the heat shield is to further isolate heat and sound. But i kindda want to hear my exhaust inside car... Lol. Heat shield is 25 bucks. Yay or nay?