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Minn - I think your points are spot on. When people are investing thousands of dollars into wheels they want to be sure it's a reputable company, that their wheels have been to tracks and not just SEMA photoshoots. Before I could invest any money into BC Forged I would need to know a lot more...

For me it boils down to age. The 911 Turbo is unquestionably the better-made car, has bottomed out on its depreciation curve, and has one of the very best motors ever put into a car. But, to bring the 911 up to my tastes I'd have to blow $5k+ on a GT3-like suspension, rip out the ancient stereo...

The percentage of 350GT's, R or no R, that see a race track is probably less than 10%. People are getting Recaros because they think it's the "right seat" for the personality of the car. And they're not wrong. But for those of us who are honest with the use of the car, the bolstering on the...

The BC Forged wheels look good in the photos. Thank you for mentioning them, seems like I need to PM Paul about recommendations.

Appreciate everyone's input. I am OK with Forgestars technology as I know Vette and M3 guys who beat the hell out of theirs around the track. To answer others questions, looking for stock sizes, 23-23 pounds is fine. I'm searching for the wheels mentioned in this thread and getting zero hits...

I've never understood why prices can't be disclosed. It's just a huge hassle for both buyer and seller.

Stock wheels are 30 pounds which is absolutely absurd for a car like this. Looking for Forgestar or similar quality wheels that are 20 or so pounds. Not interested in eBay wheels or no-name brands. Anyone had any luck finding wheels such as this? Surprised this forum is this quiet on this...

Dang! Thank you! My keyword searches for "convenience" yielded terrible results. The 3 you included were right on the money. That NE car is extremely interesting.

Next time Ford sources these seats they need to understand that people want the heating/cooling AND the bolsters. It doesn't have to be either/or! I fit really well in the Recaros and think they're great, but it gets too hot around here and once you've had cooled seats there is no going back.

That sounds like a plan. :thumbsup:

I'm the worlds biggest proponent of DCT but the only problem it solves mated to a heavy supercharged car is a fast quarter mile time. The DCT is much more appropriate for a track car where manual shifts speed is paramount. For stomp-the-gas-at-the-tree runs, an Auto 10 would be better...

You laugh at this but how can we get lost in details about car packaging and cost concerns and completely ignore economies of scale? A bespoke motor like the FPC makes zero sense, much less sense than Ford knowing back in 2010 as it developed this platform that in 7 years they'd need to find a...

The market for people who want a car like a GT500 (last generation) is rapidly aging/shrinking. Performance car shoppers care less and less about quarter mile times and more about race track lap times. They want visceral, thrilling, stylish over bland brute speed which the Hellcat/Demon already...

I'm about to. Although just the base car as I won't pay ADM. I would gladly pay ADM-levels of pricing as that is money that I'm driving rather than lining the pockets of profiteers. I can only imagine what an additional $15k budget could do if Ford had it when sourcing/developing the car.

Sorry, but how do you know all of this? It sounds like they're benchmarking this car against the 911 Turbo and GT-R which are, despite their timid nature on the street, still track weapons. And both are turbocharged and not supercharged. And if this car can keep up with either of those around...

This is also my experience. When the rubber hits the road there are very few dealers willing to sell at MSRP and I'm looking at a 500 mile radius from the heart of the country. At this point I'm starting to consider the Recaro cars just because they are so much more common. Since these are...

I'm sure it will be a beast in the quarter, but at what expense to the driving experience? If they can pull off both, hats off to them.

So Ford seems to know something that McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz don't know, which is that superchargers are a better fit for a street-driven sports car than turbochargers. Or maybe Ford is just interested in using affordable power-adder solutions like GM? I'm...

LOL, I understand this, but I have owned many nice, hard-to-find cars over the years and have NEVER had such a difficult time as I have shopping for this GT350. I am extremely flexible on colors, extremely flexible on location, all I want is MSRP and ventilated seats. I've contacted so...

jvandy50 - thanks for the tip! I will do just that. :)