GT350R vs EVERYTHING

[jmn444]

Oh man, and you are in texas too.... I can only drive mine 6-7 months out of the year lol

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[Egparson202]

I think I'm having my 13th and 14th sets of tires mounted tomorrow for this 2016 GT.

This! Outstanding.

 

[honeybadger]

Nothing quite like it on a warm summer evening - here's the view from behind the wheel of my Factory Five.

I really need to build a Daytona with a solid axle to slide around the race track. The Miata is fun, but I really need a V8 soundtrack and virtually no grip.

 

[DaveB]

I really need to build a Daytona with a solid axle to slide around the race track. The Miata is fun, but I really need a V8 soundtrack and virtually no grip.

If you want one built...let me know.....check us out at legacy motorsports llc. We're in plainfield Indiana.

 

[matthewr87]

Shit guys. I just realized I made a serious error. I never should have sold my 2011 V6. I would have had so much more money for tires and suspension upgrades without this GT350. Dammit!

Or perhaps I should have missed the boat on the GT350, been sad about it, and then bought the Ford Parts Bin Special, I mean Mach 1, with a 15K ADM, just so my engine doesn't blow up.

So much ragretz...

 

[tobaccokid]

The "practical and realistic" answer for the majority of readers is that an R car is very nice, keeping in mind that a 2019/20 GT350 is 95%++ (actually more like 98%, but let's try and keep everyone happy) of an R. Plus the usage application of each model is "theoretically" different.

Plus, one of the aforementioned price statements of a new GT3 at $150K is way off the mark - try $200K. Like twice that of an R. An earlier post that a comparably priced car to the R is a C7 Z06 Corvette is correct. That and an R are the best bang for the buck choices around. As an owner of a '19 GT350 and a C7 Z06 I can attest that they are great cars,

 

[svttim]

The "practical and realistic" answer for the majority of readers is that an R car is very nice, keeping in mind that a 2019/20 GT350 is 95%++ (actually more like 98%, but let's try and keep everyone happy) of an R. Plus the usage application of each model is "theoretically" different.

Plus, one of the aforementioned price statements of a new GT3 at $150K is way off the mark - try $200K. Like twice that of an R. An earlier post that a comparably priced car to the R is a C7 Z06 Corvette is correct. That and an R are the best bang for the buck choices around. As an owner of a '19 GT350 and a C7 Z06 I can attest that they are great cars,

If the 19 is 98% of the R the previous generation was 95%. Hard to use percentages when comparing the 2. Track Times at VIR vs R 15-18 -4 seconds. 19/20 -2 seconds. Thats with a pro driver of course

 

[aham23]

i feel this thread. i had a 17 GT350 and had to let it go in 2019. life things. i want back in, but FML these prices. over MSRP for a low mileage 19+ and i have been looking plenty long and wide. so order a loaded Mach 1 with the tremec and wait...

these are real world troubles here guys.

 

[Tomster]

If the 19 is 98% of the R the previous generation was 95%. Hard to use percentages when comparing the 2. Track Times at VIR vs R 15-18 -4 seconds. 19/20 -2 seconds. Thats with a pro driver of course

Both cars with brand new cup 2s?

I've found what Billy says to be true. The cup 2s new stick a hell of a lot better than ones that have been through a bunch of cycles.

In the GT500, I lost a few seconds using last seasons tires. So is what you say an apples to apples comparison?

 

[jmn444]

agreed on the cup2's losing time fast... day one is awesome, day two is like sc3 ish, and day three is worse than supersports that arent' that old haha

I'm thrifty/cheap and i had no desire to keep driving on the R spec cup 2's after about half way thru day 3 on them even though they had meat left to kill... the lack of grip was just no fun.

 

[Egparson202]

agreed on the cup2's losing time fast... day one is awesome, day two is like sc3 ish, and day three is worse than supersports that arent' that old haha

I'm thrifty/cheap and i had no desire to keep driving on the R spec cup 2's after about half way thru day 3 on them even though they had meat left to kill... the lack of grip was just no fun.

Wow. This describes exactly where I am right now. My R-spec Cup2’s are slower and less confidence inspiring than the SC3’s with 2X the track miles and heat cycles. I know I can get another weekend out of the Cup2’s but I just don’t want to. For me it’s a risk/reward fail.

 

[jmn444]

sc3's are the best value IMO. even with the price increase this year I'd still opt for them.

 

[stanglife]

....and in come the 350 owners who think this is their queue to make themselves feel good about their cars. They are all great - but it's tiring "my car is 95%...Yes, that's great. This thread is mainly about what I would replace a GT350R with. Not that it's not a great car but I'm not replacing it with an M1 or a GT350. In the context of this thread, that's silly.

 

[dpAtlanta]

....and in come the 350 owners who think this is their queue to make themselves feel good about their cars.

You speak for all GT350 owners?

NOT...!


Forums are a silly place occupied by silly people sometimes.

 

[stanglife]

You speak for all GT350 owners?

NOT...!


Forums are a silly place occupied by silly people sometimes.

Of course not - but some are a broken record.

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