Recent content by SVTKen

MY '13 GT500 has a big exposed area with no grill to protect intercooler. This is just the way it comes from the factory, a fatal flaw if you ask me. Earlier this week an airborne rock damaged my intercooler and it has a hole in it and is leaking. It will cost over $3000 to replace the...

I've brought my car to the dealer and they have attempted to repair an annoying rattle from the driver-side door/window THREE times now. Unfortunately, nothing they have done has fixed the problem. It's as if they did nothing at all, but they say they have done work such as replacing a clip...

I apologize in advance for starting yet another tire discussion and asking so many questions, but everyone has different priorities when it comes to tires, so it's a difficult decision for me and I want to make the right choice. For the past several days, I've been researching the best tires to...

I'm not sure what the sound is I hear in my car, but I believe it may be the fuel pump. I notice the sound mostly on the highway and if I lift off the throttle, the sound disappears. When I apply a slight amount of gas, the sound comes back again. It's basically a whining sound, but it's...

This will be my first full winter season with the Shelby, and I plan to drive it in the cold weather, but it will stay parked unless the streets have been plowed or the snow is light. I live in Maryland, and fortunately we don't get much snow here, but tempertures can be very cold, especially...

I went back to Capitol Raceway in Crofton, MD yesterday for some more Friday night test & tune fun. This was my second time at the strip in the Shelby, and I did better and ran quicker and faster than I did on my first time. My best ET was 11.90 @ 127.14, with some limited wheelspin at the...

A couple of weeks ago, I ran my Shelby at the drag strip. By the time I made my last pass, temps had dropped into the 60s. I heated my tires for a good 4 seconds or so before my last pass, but had considerable wheelspin in 1st, 2nd, and going into 3rd (the TC light was flickering). Needless...

I wrote this up for a couple of different forums, so bear with me if you're bored with some of the information in here I had a great time at Capitol Raceway on Friday night! This was my first time at the strip in the Shelby, so I was very excited. There were only a few test & tuners there...

Is anyone interested in going to Capitol Raceway in Crofton, MD for test & tune on Friday, September 13th? I tried going to the 75-80 Dragway in Monrovia, MD last Friday night, but they were "closed due to power failure at the track". Capitol Raceway is a slightly faster track than 75-80...

I'm planning to go to the 75-80 Dragway (75-80 Dragway Homepage) in Monrovia, MD this Friday (Sept. 6) for some test and tune runs. It opens at 4:00 for tech inspection and I believe that the first test and tune runs will begin at 5:00 if all goes on schedule. If anyone is interested in coming...

Is low rear tire pressure common in our cars? I've owned other high horsepower cars before, and I've never had issues with losing tire pressure in the rear tires. I've taken it to the dealer several times since January, and they say there is no leak. The tech said it's common to lose pressure...

My wife hates my GT500. Does anyone else have a wife or significant other that doesn't like your Shelby? It seems crazy to me, but many people, my wife included, just don't get cars like the Shelby. She likes boring cars and is perfectly happy driving her minivan everywhere. She also...

Every time I visit this sub-forum, my Norton Anti-Virus software tells me that it has been attacked by "Web Attack: Mass Injection Website 5". Has anyone else seen this virus activity? The attacking computer is d1.openx.org/ajs.php and the severity is shown as "High". The source address is...

EDIT: Please note that I wrote this up for another forum as well, and made some comparisons to my current car, a Chrysler 300C SRT8. I posted the exact same review here, and you guys are probably already familiar with a lot of what I had to say. As some of you may already know, I've been...

I believe there was a complete delivery checklist posted here for the '13 GT500, but I cannot find it. Here's what I have: Inspect: · Check for damage to exhaust tips · Check tires for cracks · Brake master cylinder overfilled · Wheel rims for scuffs · Check for bubbles in stripes...