Need suggestions for a new Mustang

[Shifting_Gears]

Just looking for your opinion. I just ordered a 2020 gt. I dont plan on taking it to the track but I was quite intrigued by magnaride until I realized that I couldn't have that without the pp1 on my auto transmission gt. I love the auto transmission and I have spec'd my gt with a 3.55 rear axle. The major reason for not getting pp1 was the fact that I want to daily drive my car and in snow it is hard to find snow tires that can clear those brembos. For a daily driver and occasional spirited driving, am I making a mistake by not going with pp1 and magnaride??

It depends. PP1 will handle well as is. I haven’t personally owned a Magneride Stang so I can’t comment on the difference. However, reading through posts on here there is a significant difference between the two. If I were getting an 18+ PP Stang, I personally would opt for MR.

That being said, my 16 PP is the best handling Mustang I’ve ever known and it’s leapyears ahead of many cars on the road. If you don’t opt for MR, you’re still going to love the basic PP package. It’s leaps ahead of a standard GT. I’ve driven both and can say that hands down, the PP is a much tighter car.

Snow - as mentioned, spare wheels and tires are the best way to handle that.. plenty of options that clear Brembos. You can find take off Mustang wheels pretty affordable through Craigslist, Offerup, Letgo, etc.

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[Dave2013M3]

"Ford did a lousy job on the gearing with the manual and she is slow."

That might be true for a PP1, PP2 gear is 3:70 ........ 6sp * Hole lot more gong on at the GT PP2 level. Dare I say it's a 350 without the voodoo & drive train coolers.

He's talking about the tranny ratios, they are horrible. A set of 4.09 gears help offset this quite a bit.

 

[kauljp]

It depends. PP1 will handle well as is. I haven’t personally owned a Magneride Stang so I can’t comment on the difference. However, reading through posts on here there is a significant difference between the two. If I were getting an 18+ PP Stang, I personally would opt for MR.

That being said, my 16 PP is the best handling Mustang I’ve ever known and it’s leapyears ahead of many cars on the road. If you don’t opt for MR, you’re still going to love the basic PP package. It’s leaps ahead of a standard GT. I’ve driven both and can say that hands down, the PP is a much tighter car.

Snow - as mentioned, spare wheels and tires are the best way to handle that.. plenty of options that clear Brembos. You can find take off Mustang wheels pretty affordable through Craigslist, Offerup, Letgo, etc.

I am someone who loves going for long drives a few times a week. Whenever I need to clear my head, I go for a drive. That's what I plan on doing mostly with my car besides going to work etc. I have never done tracks in my life yet and maybe I will give it a shot because of the gt but I am not purchasing it with that intention. I have spoken to some salesmen who specialized in mustangs and the general consensus was that in daily life I will not notice a huge difference with/without the Magna-ride. They also suggested that if I dont plan on tracking much then I am wasting my money which could be better spent on other upgrades, which I plan on doing e.g. wheels, carbon fiber interior etc. Do you think I will notice it enough to regret not getting it considering my daily driving habits?

I was also informed that the price for wheels that clear the brembos with rims was around 3000 CAD and thats a pretty high price compared to a regular set here. This is why I felt going with a regular gt with an upgraded 3.55 rear axle might be good enough.

I will try to see if I can find a vehicle in a dealership nearby to test drive on a pp auto gt in my area and see if I notice a considerable difference myself.

 

[hemistar1]

By the sweet power of greyskull

I think you got your answer my friend. A GT PP1 or
PP2 with a dealer installed warrantied blower. There have been some great write ups here on this site about others who have gone this route.

Best thing about this you can build it the way you want it. So you could start with a base GT and add your own suspension, seats, wheels and tires or you could go for a PP1 or PP2.

 

[T-Tom]

Save the Shelby money and put a blower on a GT. Now we just need a convertible owner and an Ecoboost owner to chime in.

Ecoboost owner here... Is it a fun car for the road with enough power to have a little fun? Yes, I'd say so. Does it have ENOUGH power to keep you smiling? Only for a little while until you get used to WOT pulls that leave you wanting more. With all that being said, I'm looking at getting a manual GT in a few months because I'm dying to hear a NA V8 that I know can get me into a lot of trouble every time I step on the throttle.

 

[MadDog]

The GT350 HP is with the hood up (open air element). It doesn't have 526HP until you drive it fast enough to give it enough air. I would recommend the PP2 (closed box), and add E85 & tune to get to 500HP+. Also, you avoid paying for the dealer markup. I would also recommend ordering the PP2 off the factory menu and get exactly what you want on the car.

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