All - as you can see this is my first post. I have been lurking in the background for about 8 months reading the threads and educating myself about these cars. Yesterday, I finally ordered my '14 Shelby from San Leandro Ford (SF Bay Area)! I was able to order at MSRP with 1k deposit. Got my VOC printout in hand.
Note - for those of you who are still looking for a great deal, there are two dealerships in Fresno & Bakersfield (CA Central Valley) who are willing to go 1-2k below MSRP. Both cars were Blk/Blk with a mixture of options. I elected to order one with just the option that I wanted. You may be able to negotiate a better deal as I found out upon talking with them that these cars have been sitting on the showroom floor for over a month.
I orderd Blk/Blk w/Recaro's. No other options as I plan to mod this car to my own specifications. Yes, I realize the color combo is one of the most common, but this is my favorite color combo (my 300c SRT8 & last 3 BMW's have been blk/blk). First immediate modification will be Suspension & Rims/Tires.
Question - for those of you who have purchased aftermarket rims, did you elect to go 20" rims on both Rear/Front or stay with stock set-up (20R/19F)? I am leaning towards Forgeline Rims and mounting Micky 305x20's for the much needed hook-up with the BMR suspension. Trying to decide if 20" on all four corners is best. Need your input.
After suspenion and rims/tires, I will dyno at 1k then go ahead and put a horsepower package on it. I have looked at Revan, Lethal, and Evolution web-sites. Due to my ego (admittedly) I would like to install a package that would give me 800hp at the crank so that I can brag. Since I live in CA (only get 91 octane and emissions controled), is 800hp do-able at the crank? Perhps running 91 octane and a bottle of octane boost at each fill-up? I do go up to Infineon Raceway a few times a year (Wed night drags)
I appreciate all the knowledge this site has to offer and I look forward to hearing back from some of you.
Kind regards
Note - for those of you who are still looking for a great deal, there are two dealerships in Fresno & Bakersfield (CA Central Valley) who are willing to go 1-2k below MSRP. Both cars were Blk/Blk with a mixture of options. I elected to order one with just the option that I wanted. You may be able to negotiate a better deal as I found out upon talking with them that these cars have been sitting on the showroom floor for over a month.
I orderd Blk/Blk w/Recaro's. No other options as I plan to mod this car to my own specifications. Yes, I realize the color combo is one of the most common, but this is my favorite color combo (my 300c SRT8 & last 3 BMW's have been blk/blk). First immediate modification will be Suspension & Rims/Tires.
Question - for those of you who have purchased aftermarket rims, did you elect to go 20" rims on both Rear/Front or stay with stock set-up (20R/19F)? I am leaning towards Forgeline Rims and mounting Micky 305x20's for the much needed hook-up with the BMR suspension. Trying to decide if 20" on all four corners is best. Need your input.
After suspenion and rims/tires, I will dyno at 1k then go ahead and put a horsepower package on it. I have looked at Revan, Lethal, and Evolution web-sites. Due to my ego (admittedly) I would like to install a package that would give me 800hp at the crank so that I can brag. Since I live in CA (only get 91 octane and emissions controled), is 800hp do-able at the crank? Perhps running 91 octane and a bottle of octane boost at each fill-up? I do go up to Infineon Raceway a few times a year (Wed night drags)
I appreciate all the knowledge this site has to offer and I look forward to hearing back from some of you.
Kind regards
