JFBullitt
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This will just be placeholder for my build. Maybe some random thoughts about the car etc.
I have a pretty long history with the Mustang. I learned how to drive manual on my uncle's '98 GT. A dog for sure, especially with the 2.73 gears. Many years later, in 2015, I bought a 2013 Boss 302 from my cousin. Being pretty much an FBO car, it was loud, aggressive, and at the time my job required a ton of time in traffic. It was too much car for the commute and my wallet so I decided to sell it. To be honest, I was fine with that type of aggressiveness in my C5, but didn't like it as much in the Mustang. Go figure.
At the beginning of this year, I was back in the market for a performance car. I was considering the BMW M340i/M2 Comp, Audi S5, and Camaro 1LE. Drove the first three on test drives and was pretty impressed with the M2. Drove my best friend's 1LE at the track and was even more impressed. But, I wanted something different. Something a little more laidback. I'm not the type of take newer street cars to the track(rather leave that to an older true sportscar - Miata/Corvette/Cayman build). The Bullitt fit the bill perfectly. It reminds a lot of the Aston DB cars in its look and bandwidth.
After a couple of months, I wanted to get the chassis worked on and did the BMR parts listed below. While they definitely made a difference, the PP1 setup was still pretty soft in the twisty mountain roads. I want the car to handle/ride/steer more like an M3 but not GT350-level sharpness, keeping most of the the bandwidth between street(I live in the city) and performance the S550 PP1 has in spades and the stealth look of the Bullitt. That would require keeping the active exhaust, no major ride height drop, and not doing any major exterior modifications.
This won't be an extensive build, as the only major modification I'd spring for would be a low boost Whipple setup(a Dollar Store Aston DBS
).
MOD LIST
CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
BMR CB005 cradle lockout
BMR CB007 front subframe brace
FP MagneRide Handling Pack
DRIVETRAIN
Steeda X-pipe
FP Air/Oil Separator
Green Filter air filter
WHEELS/TIRES
MRR M600 - 19x10 | 19x11
Continental ECS02 - 285/35/19 | 295/35/19
AESTHETICS
35% tint
As bought:
I have a pretty long history with the Mustang. I learned how to drive manual on my uncle's '98 GT. A dog for sure, especially with the 2.73 gears. Many years later, in 2015, I bought a 2013 Boss 302 from my cousin. Being pretty much an FBO car, it was loud, aggressive, and at the time my job required a ton of time in traffic. It was too much car for the commute and my wallet so I decided to sell it. To be honest, I was fine with that type of aggressiveness in my C5, but didn't like it as much in the Mustang. Go figure.
At the beginning of this year, I was back in the market for a performance car. I was considering the BMW M340i/M2 Comp, Audi S5, and Camaro 1LE. Drove the first three on test drives and was pretty impressed with the M2. Drove my best friend's 1LE at the track and was even more impressed. But, I wanted something different. Something a little more laidback. I'm not the type of take newer street cars to the track(rather leave that to an older true sportscar - Miata/Corvette/Cayman build). The Bullitt fit the bill perfectly. It reminds a lot of the Aston DB cars in its look and bandwidth.
After a couple of months, I wanted to get the chassis worked on and did the BMR parts listed below. While they definitely made a difference, the PP1 setup was still pretty soft in the twisty mountain roads. I want the car to handle/ride/steer more like an M3 but not GT350-level sharpness, keeping most of the the bandwidth between street(I live in the city) and performance the S550 PP1 has in spades and the stealth look of the Bullitt. That would require keeping the active exhaust, no major ride height drop, and not doing any major exterior modifications.
This won't be an extensive build, as the only major modification I'd spring for would be a low boost Whipple setup(a Dollar Store Aston DBS
).MOD LIST
CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
BMR CB005 cradle lockout
BMR CB007 front subframe brace
FP MagneRide Handling Pack
- M-5300-W springs
- M-5490-G swaybars
- MagneRide Performance Pack 2 VDM Software Upgrade
DRIVETRAIN
Steeda X-pipe
FP Air/Oil Separator
Green Filter air filter
WHEELS/TIRES
MRR M600 - 19x10 | 19x11
Continental ECS02 - 285/35/19 | 295/35/19
AESTHETICS
35% tint
As bought:
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) and will finish things off with the tires sometime next month.
