Clutch Adjustment

[MartyM]

I keep contemplating to sell my Bullitt for an auto GT but something keeps stopping me

I'm 76 and have no problem clutching. However, have been seriously considering a 2024 GT for several reasons. The Bullitt has the wonderfully comfortable Recaro leather seats, with only manually adjustable unlike my other cars a BMW and Lexus. In addition, the cruise control does not have the radar distance keeping feature. Also wondering why along with these other issues for a few pennies it could not have Auto dimming headlights. Finally, I keep wondering why most race car drivers use automatic transmissions with paddle shifters why I too shouldn't continue along technical advancement lines.

I've been quite hesitant about ordering a 2024 considering the holdup in initial deliveries due to technical issues and now hearing about other technical issues some are having. My final consideration to hold off is my SUV is a hybrid where I get 60% better gas mileage than my previous non-hybrid with the same engine and I just heard a rumor that Ford is considering a hybrid version of the Mustang. Frankly, I am willing to wait at this point a year or even two if necessary for that to happen.

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[Nightmonkey]

The Bullitt has the wonderfully comfortable Recaro leather seats, with only manually adjustable unlike my other cars a BMW and Lexus. In addition, the cruise control does not have the radar distance keeping feature. Also wondering why along with these other issues for a few pennies it could not have Auto dimming headlights.

EU spec Bullitt got adaptiv cruise control and auto dimming from factory, only the RHD Bullitts for UK, AUS etc. got electrical adjustable Recaros.
On the other hand, our Bullitts are missing BLIS (I am retrofitting it at the moment to my Bullitt).

In case of @Leigh_bullitt, he should at least have 2 of these feature, i do not expect him to have a RHD Bullitt in Spain?

@MartyM Maybe retrofitting some features is an option for you?
At leasted heated seats (with aftermarket carbon mats) is on my to-do list, too, when the BLIS is done.

 

[MartyM]

@MartyM Maybe retrofitting some features is an option for you?
At leasted heated seats (with aftermarket carbon mats) is on my to-do list, too, when the BLIS is done.

Don't think an automatic transmission upgrade is practical or in my future.

 

[Leigh_bullitt]

EU spec Bullitt got adaptiv cruise control and auto dimming from factory, only the RHD Bullitts for UK, AUS etc. got electrical adjustable Recaros.
On the other hand, our Bullitts are missing BLIS (I am retrofitting it at the moment to my Bullitt).

In case of @Leigh_bullitt, he should at least have 2 of these feature, i do not expect him to have a RHD Bullitt in Spain?

@MartyM Maybe retrofitting some features is an option for you?
At leasted heated seats (with aftermarket carbon mats) is on my to-do list, too, when the BLIS is done.

Yep got all the features you mentioned.
Except recaros. I went with the factory seats in leather.

 

[Leigh_bullitt]

Yep got all the features you mentioned.
Except recaros. I went with the factory seats in leather.

Left hand drive

 

[Leigh_bullitt]

But we do also lose 20hp because of the stupid GPF with the Cats

 

[Nightmonkey]

Actually, it's more.
480 hp (357.8 kW) vs. 460 PS (338 kW)
Δ 19.8 kW = 26.9 PS / 26.6 hp
Close to 6% loss of power...

I do not miss these 26 horses in real life.

Except recaros.

As far I know, RHD Bullitts always come with powered Recaros (but w/o heating & cooling!)
For LHD we hat to choose.

The LHD / manual Recaros allow better use of the rear seat because they can be folded forward and moved forward more quickly.

 

[Leigh_bullitt]

Actually, it's more.
480 hp (357.8 kW) vs. 460 PS (338 kW)
Δ 19.8 kW = 26.9 PS / 26.6 hp
Close to 6% loss of power...

I do not miss these 26 horses in real life.


As far I know, RHD Bullitts always come with powered Recaros (but w/o heating & cooling!)
For LHD we hat to choose.

The LHD / manual Recaros allow better use of the rear seat because they can be folded forward and moved forward more quickly.

Also heard the LHD

Actually, it's more.
480 hp (357.8 kW) vs. 460 PS (338 kW)
Δ 19.8 kW = 26.9 PS / 26.6 hp
Close to 6% loss of power...

I do not miss these 26 horses in real life.


As far I know, RHD Bullitts always come with powered Recaros (but w/o heating & cooling!)
For LHD we hat to choose.

The LHD / manual Recaros allow better use of the rear seat because they can be folded forward and moved forward more quickly.

I heard somewhere that the LHD European bullitts have more power than the RHD.
Something to do with the steering column and the manifold ?.

 

[Nightmonkey]

I heard somewhere that the LHD European bullitts have more power than the RHD.
Something to do with the steering column and the manifold ?

There are differences in the manifolds, because some components had to be moved to the other side.
Performance-wise, the specification is the same, as far as I know, but bhp is different from PS .
453 bhp = 453 hp = 460 PS = 338 kW
Just metric vs. imperial horses.

But anyway, the Brits should do like the Swedes 56 years ago and put an end to left-hand traffic.

 

[ing3nious]

Actually, it's more.
480 hp (357.8 kW) vs. 460 PS (338 kW)
Δ 19.8 kW = 26.9 PS / 26.6 hp
Close to 6% loss of power...

I do not miss these 26 horses in real life.


As far I know, RHD Bullitts always come with powered Recaros (but w/o heating & cooling!)
For LHD we hat to choose.

The LHD / manual Recaros allow better use of the rear seat because they can be folded forward and moved forward more quickly.

Y’all got heated and cooled Recaros! Man that would be the life

 

[Nightmonkey]

@ing3nious
No, you missunderstood.
LHD Recaros are like US spec manual adjusting w/o (without) cooling & heating.
RHD Recaros are with powered adjusting and also w/o cooling & heating.

 

[Leigh_bullitt]

A lot of people said our bullits couldn’t be tuned by US tuners because of the strategy codes.
But I got mine tuned fine .

 

[Leigh_bullitt]

Just ordered a clutch stopper.
I think it’s going to do wonders.

I can literally push the clutch pedal down a good six inches and only need two inches to engage the gears.
I did some tests by only pressing the clutch a little at lower speeds and I’m not getting any of that clutch slop clunk at all.

 

[ing3nious]

Just ordered a clutch stopper.
I think it’s going to do wonders.

I can literally push the clutch pedal down a good six inches and only need two inches to engage the gears.
I did some tests by only pressing the clutch a little at lower speeds and I’m not getting any of that clutch slop clunk at all.

Links to what you ordered?

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