Gen 1 engine

[junits15]

Thanks.
If you could get it replaced pre-emptively would you?

This is throwing the baby out with the bathwater, you put on average of 1000 miles per year on the car. You likely will never see a failure because you don't push the car hard enough. Wanting a dealer to rip your car apart because the 2nd gen engine is better is incurring a lot of risk for a gain you likely will never realize.

You'll be ok, spend more time driving than researching.

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[matthewr87]

Ah this reminds me of when I bought my first car (2011 Mustang V6) back in my early 20s. The OCD I had toward every aspect of that car made my life miserable. Now that I'm in my mid 30s I've managed to keep that OCD in check and can actually enjoy the GT350 rather than worry about it constantly. To the OP, I know it is difficult, but just realize that no matter what you do these cars are consumables one way or another and you can either constantly fret and gnash your teeth over the inevitable, or simply enjoy the journey with your car.

 

[ecoboost321]

Thanks for the comments guys. I’m glad the question was entertaining for some of you.

I have tracked and used this car well in the past but now it is in rotation with other cars and a dedicated track car so it has become a rarely driven car. I have played with selling it and it is still for sale but I do love it still - I just don’t drive it enough but when I do I don’t drive it gently - what’s the point.

You’ve hit the nail on the head. With a car that sees very few miles it is hard to know the state of any oil consumption. I plan to drive it a bit more but realistically I was just getting some thoughts. It has been a few years since I’ve been active on this forum. I was curious if the concerns about gen 1 engines had changed. And yes, I’m overprotective of all my cars. It is a curse.

At some point you have to ask why you want to own your GT350 for them long term ? If you are that worried about reliability and cost to maintain the motor AND you have another vehicle that fits your needs, then by all means go ahead and sell it. But, history has shown that these Voodoo motors can be rebuilt, instead of having to just replace it entirely, so I wouldn’t be that concerned about it, again if you really enjoy the car despite the low miles you drive/enjoy it.

 

[ecoboost321]

And with the release of the Dark Horse and Dark Horse R, I’m not convinced we will see another true successor to the GT350/GT350R in the future.

 

[JAJ]

And with the release of the Dark Horse and Dark Horse R, I’m not convinced we will see another true successor to the GT350/GT350R in the future.

I'm looking forward to the announcement by FP of a Shelby GT3, a roadgoing version of the GT3 racecar. Ford's CEO said recently in an interview that FP is modeling it's race program on Porsche's, so they might do the same with street cars.

 

[ecoboost321]

I'm looking forward to the announcement by FP of a Shelby GT3, a roadgoing version of the GT3 racecar. Ford's CEO said recently in an interview that FP is modeling it's race program on Porsche's, so they might do the same with street cars.

I hope we see one (road version Shelby GT3). But if we do, it will probably be with an MSRP north of $100,000, given the Dark Horse is close to 80 grand, and the current Ford performance track king (GT500 CFTP) is already over 100k

 

[StangersInTheNight]

OPs car is a GT350R. I too have an '18 R - 11,000 trouble- and oil-free miles, much of it on the track. I've read that the pre-19 R engines have some differences, specifically in the valve train, compared to the GT350, so maybe that accounts for the durability of these. Among other things, the Gen II consolidated those differences. If you've got a Gen I that doesn't burn oil and has remained solid, while a replacement would be 'new', I think it is a crap shoot as to whether it would be as solid as what you already have.

 

[mavisky]

It's an issue that's been blown way out of proportion. Don't sweat it. Drive your car and enjoy it.

 

[EoDevil]

Life is too short to worry about these things. Drive it like the first day you bought it and start saving for that S650 Cobra once the warranty runs out .

 

[WItoTX]

OP, I have a '17. Have the extended warranty. If the motor lets go, I will have it replaced. Then buy a crate Aluminator, swap the intake, do some re-pinning, and throw in my car. Then sell the Voodoo, and hopefully for net zero dollars all in.

If I were you, that is the route I'd go. The Aluminator is the motor that should have been in the GT350 anyways (IMO).

 

[EoDevil]

OP, I have a '17. Have the extended warranty. If the motor lets go, I will have it replaced. Then buy a crate Aluminator, swap the intake, do some re-pinning, and throw in my car. Then sell the Voodoo, and hopefully for net zero dollars all in.

If I were you, that is the route I'd go. The Aluminator is the motor that should have been in the GT350 anyways (IMO).

Think you can break even after the engine swap?

 

[WItoTX]

Think you can break even after the engine swap?

If I was talking to my wife, yes. In my own head, no. Lol

 

[wingnutt]

And with the release of the Dark Horse and Dark Horse R, I’m not convinced we will see another true successor to the GT350/GT350R in the future.

and with the 147k price tag of the DHR…I don’t want to even guess what a successor would cost

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44649307/ford-mustang-dark-horse-r-details/

 

[JR369]

and with the 147k price tag of the DHR…I don’t want to even guess what a successor would cost

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44649307/ford-mustang-dark-horse-r-details/

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