A few pics of my Sterling Gray 5.0

[truckguy]

Hey Guys. My name is Brady. I have been a board member for a while but really dont post a whole lot. Thought I should start though. Been into Mustangs ever since high school. Started out with a 88 5.0 LX, graduated to a 98 Cobra, and back in June I picked up a 2011 5.0. So far I am loving the car. I really wanted a street car that could go to the dragstrip and be respectable. So far I am really pleased with the car.

The car is a Premium package with Brembo's and a 6 speed manual transmission. I did opt for the factory 3.73 gears and the glass roof as well.

Mods so far are:

Roush Lowering Springs
Metco Billet Lower Control Arms
Metco Lower Control Arm Relocation Brackets
Roush Upper Control Arm
BMR Adjustable Panhard Bar
Corsa Extreme Axle Backs
Corsa X-Pipe (retains factory cats)
Mickey Thompson ET Street dr's
PPC Custom dyno tune (Pickups Plus Cars - Car Accessories/Truck Accessories/SUV Accessories in Columbus, Hilliard & Lewis Center Ohio. Automotive Dyno Tuning GET ACCESSORIZED!

So far my best pass at the track has been [email protected]. The car is great. It will go and run a low 12 and then still get close to 24 mpg on the way home!

 

[Todd03Blown]

very nice!! Congrats on a sweet ride!

 

[z28th1s]

Congrats, very nice looking car!! :beer:

This is the 1st 2011 GT that I have seen with the glass roof.

BTW, very nice 60' times at the track!!

 

[kingnut]

nice pick up man!

 

[sb03cobra]

Looks great!

Did you do all the suspension work at the same time? Looking at springs and maybe the Roush upper control arm.

 

[mike1284]

very sick, one of my fav colors too.

 

[5spd07gt]

nice looking car, that color and black are my favorite

 

[truckguy]

Looks great!

Did you do all the suspension work at the same time? Looking at springs and maybe the Roush upper control arm.

I did it in stages. I started with the lowering springs, adjustable panhard bar, and and the billet lowers. Looking for a bit more traction at the track, I went ahead and added the Roush upper and the lca relocation brackets. I am really happy with the way the car rides. My only complaint is that I now hear a bit more gear whine than I would really like to. I didnt notice prior to the relocation brackets and I may pull them off and see if it goes away. The car does hook well at the track though and it really isnt all that bad.

 

[truckguy]

nice pick up man!

Lol! I use truckguy because the last couple of vehicles I have bought have all been trucks. My winter/bad weather vehicle is an 05 F150 crew cab 4x4 with a Roush supercharger pushing 8 lbs, dynatech longtubes, and 3.73 gears. I have the "go fast" bug even with trucks.

 

[cobra916]

nicest one ive seen so far..love the drop.. looks perfect not to high not to low..:beer:

 

[GTtoSVT]

Your car looks fantastic man....love it!!

I may be going with that color

Brian

 

[truckguy]

Thanks for all the nice words guys. I am really pleased with the car so far and have more fun with it every day!

 

[jetlag]

Good choice with the Sterling Gray. That's the color of my car.

 

[truckguy]

Here is the vid from the timeslip posted earlier.

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[svt93style]

Jesus, can't believe you ran a 12.06 with those mods...really impressive!

 

[SVThopeful]

Car looks great :rolling:

Nice times!