Ford issued a major recall on the Mustang

[fbEagle]

I still think the Chevy is by far a much better show of American muscle. However i call trump with this beast! and yes that is a twin turbocharged CHEVY V8. Thats 1200 HP

[CAP1]

Agreed, shes got that 68' 69' look, very sharp looking car 

 YEP. and the instrument cluster looks like a cross between a 67/68. ford knew what they were doing aiming these things at guys like me that're almost old.

[RTHolmes]

on a real recall note my dad has a bmw 528 on order. Its currently sitting in dealer storage as ALL of the new series bimmers with the new turbo 4-pot have been recalled. theres a problem with the heads, which means that every car with the new engine has to have a full engine rebuild. they have plenty of heads in stock, but no engine bolts ... can you imagine how much this is going to cost bmw

[RTHolmes]

I still think the Chevy is by far a much better show of American muscle. However i call trump with this beast! and yes that is a twin turbocharged CHEVY V8. Thats 1200 HP
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cool looking car, it looks like the result of a zonda shagging an elise

[icepac]

If the past hennessey and ligenfelter cars are any indication, that black car in the pic above will dyno less than 1000hp on our dyno dynamics twin retarder.

Either way, that still 800hp (on our dyno) less than our ford currently puts down on our dyno.

[CAP1]

on a real recall note my dad has a bmw 528 on order. Its currently sitting in dealer storage as ALL of the new series bimmers with the new turbo 4-pot have been recalled. theres a problem with the heads, which means that every car with the new engine has to have a full engine rebuild. they have plenty of heads in stock, but no engine bolts ... can you imagine how much this is going to cost bmw

 one of the mechanics across the street has a 1 series. he loves it. he's been doing the suspension, brakes, etc. he was thinking of putting a header on, but said there's some sort of recall on them too, so he's waiting till he gets that handled.

 his buddy's 5 series just ran a 12.5 1/4 mile a couple weeks ago.

[CAP1]

If the past hennessey and ligenfelter cars are any indication, that black car in the pic above will dyno less than 1000hp on our dyno dynamics twin retarder.

Either way, that still 800hp (on our dyno) less than our ford currently puts down on our dyno.

there's already been a boss302 stock, 'cept for blower install dyno'd a little over 800hp. they ran 21psi of boost though. at 16psi it was only making in the 740 range. 

[BERN1]

one of the mechanics across the street has a 1 series. he loves it. he's been doing the suspension, brakes, etc. he was thinking of putting a header on, but said there's some sort of recall on them too, so he's waiting till he gets that handled.

 his buddy's 5 series just ran a 12.5 1/4 mile a couple weeks ago.

big deal my 4,000 dollar beat up old sportster will turn 12.5

[RTHolmes]

one of the mechanics across the street has a 1 series. he loves it. he's been doing the suspension, brakes, etc. he was thinking of putting a header on, but said there's some sort of recall on them too, so he's waiting till he gets that handled.

2007-> 1 series coupes are getting cheaper here now, the 135i would be a great car to do some work on. I understand the 3l six will happily run 400hp+ with just chipping, breathing and cooling

(edit: I doubt the gearbox will last very long though ...)

[CAP1]

2007-> 1 series coupes are getting cheaper here now, the 135i would be a great car to do some work on. I understand the 3l six will happily run 400hp+ with just chipping, breathing and cooling

 i think that's where he's headed.

 he had come over to check out my stang when i got it, and we ended up talking till his boss called him on my shop phone. he's having fun with it. he's in one of the local bmw clubs, and is gonna let me know when/if they have any of their track days down at millevile raceway. he's definitely looking to roadrace it.
 i think my friend with his z4 will be joining us too, but i seriously suspect he's not gonna do as well as he expects. it'll be massive fun though.

[RTHolmes]

I know someone had a Z4 for ... about 6 months. sold because it was terrible on bumpy roads and understeery on any road, cant imagine it would be much fun on a race track.

[CAP1]

I know someone had a Z4 for ... about 6 months. sold because it was terrible on bumpy roads and understeery on any road, cant imagine it would be much fun on a race track.

 for whatever reason, he loves that thing. it's cool looking with the top down, and he seems to take exit ramps sorta fast in it. it's pretty quick for a straight six, but then again, it's a crazy light car too.

 he took me down to cape may county to pick up one of our cap vans just before hurricane irene came through. i agree......very bumpy ride. not what i'd expect from any beemer. did decent on the highways though.

 i looked up some specs on them.....it's nearly perfectly balanced, so it may do well at a track day. the road courses at milleville from what i've heard, though, are very tough. that may be his undoing in that car.

 personally, if i had the choice between that, and an m3......ima takin the m3.

[Softail]

While it may be fun to drive and have lots of power....Fords Quality control just sucks. 

Take for example a 2007 Mustang GT Convertibe.

4 years old.... Babied and never driven in bad weather total of  36,000 miles.   

Replace Brakes all the way around "Rotors Warped"
Replace BOTH lower control arms.
Replace COMPLETE Air Bag system (4 trips back to dealership over 4 years)

and for the Cherry on top of the Schiesse Pie!   Replace the Convertible Top at Customers Expense because of a faulty Window seal.

And then top that....return the vehicle with gallons of water in the back seat...and destroyed Sub-Woofers on the Shaker 500 Stereo System....  Oh ... you want THAT fixed?  That will cost another $1200.

There you have it....  At Ford...Quality is job NONE!

Toyota....here I come!

[CAP1]

While it may be fun to drive and have lots of power....Fords Quality control just sucks.  

Take for example a 2007 Mustang GT Convertibe.

4 years old.... Babied and never driven in bad weather total of  36,000 miles.    

Replace Brakes all the way around "Rotors Warped"
Replace BOTH lower control arms.
Replace COMPLETE Air Bag system (4 trips back to dealership over 4 years)

and for the Cherry on top of the Schiesse Pie!   Replace the Convertible Top at Customers Expense because of a faulty Window seal.

And then top that....return the vehicle with gallons of water in the back seat...and destroyed Sub-Woofers on the Shaker 500 Stereo System....  Oh ... you want THAT fixed?  That will cost another $1200.

There you have it....  At Ford...Quality is job NONE!

Toyota....here I come!

 that's odd. guess you got a friday car.

 having owned some form of mustang since 1979, i've owned and driven em all, from 60's stangs, a 74 pinto stang, 2 fox body stangs, and now my current ride.
 the 74 went nearly 200k before the 2.3 needed rebuilding. the 60's cars did just as most 60's cars did...they rotted away. i did some repair work on em, but got rid of em when i got my 83 gl 5 liter. virtually the only problems i ever had with that car, were problems brought on by my building things bass ackwards. i upped the power significantly, upped the traction, and didn't replace the weak 7.5 rears they used to have. i blew 3 of them, then went to currie enterprises for a good ole indestructible 9"
 the only problem i ever had with the 89gt, was that it stood out so much, that i kept getting pulled over. she NEVER broke on me. that includes launching at 6200rpm on drag radials. all were daily drivers. all saw more abuse and more mileage than this one's gonna see.

 we've had fords in our family for as long as i can remember........and never got left stranded by any of them.

 i'm extremely happy with the quality of my mistress in black, and don't think she'll let me down in the years to come.

 i should also add, that she's a thursday car. 

[Dago]

I still think the Chevy is by far a much better show of American muscle. However i call trump with this beast! and yes that is a twin turbocharged CHEVY V8. Thats 1200 HP

I wouldn't want to drive a car that everyone who saw it would say it looks like I am driving the Batmobile.