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Cloth Recaros are a no-cost option on the '18 301A PP2. Leather Recaros are a $1695 option on the '18 401A PP2.

I love the stance with the PP2. Not a Race Red fan, but that '18 looks awesome! Can't wait to see the 18's in person!

I have a Circle D 4E converter that flashes to 5,000 rpm's. Car runs 11.40's in the 1/4 mile. It's also a great daily driver. I love a stalled auto on the street!

"Best" price isn't always the best deal. You should also consider how much each dealer will give you for your trade in. How much are any dealer fees? What kind of finance rate/terms does each offer? Pricing for any extras you might want (i.e. prepaid maintenance or extended service plans)...

My '11 5.0L Brembo GT had the MT-82. Hated it! Clutch stuck to the floor sometimes, notchy shifting when cold, hanging up at redline shifts, etc. It improved slightly with a fluid change (per the Ford TSB) and an MGW Ltd shifter, but still a bad trans, IMHO. The T5 in my '89 5.0L LX was...

Nick, I really like how it turned out! Would love to see you add an tri-bar emblem in the center of the grill to really finish off the retro look.

Just relaying what Ford is telling us at the dealership level for training.

They are switching to PI/DI every time they update an engine.

Bickford is a very nice dealership, no doubt about it. I work for Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent and wanted to clear up a couple of things from your post.... Bickford is not the biggest Mustang dealer in the state. #1 is Ford of Kirkland and Bowen Scarff is #2 typically, from year to year...

Ford is keeping port injection to provide better idle, part throttle, and fuel economy, not to mention washing the backs of the valve to prevent carbon buildup. Direct injection benefits power production. I seriously doubt Ford will go DI only based on the benefits of having both.

I knew what your point was. You see, I used to be a manual transmission snob. In fact, 6 of the 8 Mustangs that I've owned were manual transmissions. Then I learned just how intoxicating an automatic can feel with a big stall converter, and now I've seen the light! The stall converter in my...

I run at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA and Bremerton Raceway in Port Orchard, WA. Both are sticklers for enforcing the NHRA rule book. Looks like you're in Olympia. Have you had a chance to run your '16 at either track? Are you modded to the point where you'll need a rollbar or rollcage yet...

Our local tracks enforce the rollbar and rollcage rules very tightly. Ford vehicles built in the last ten plus years have what Ford calls "safety cell construction." While not a "rollbar", it emulates one pretty well by diverting crash forces above, below, and around the passenger compartment.

3.5 seconds in my automatic '14 GT. What's your point?

Well, that's not very nice. I've owned my Challenger Scat Pack for a year now and have had zero problems. My Mustang GT has been pretty darn reliable, as well, and it has survived over 300 passes down our local dragstrips running mid-11's, so it has certainly not been babied. I think Dodge...