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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Is the Trinity still "King of the Hill"???
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<blockquote data-quote="93 347 Cobra" data-source="post: 16321194" data-attributes="member: 7047"><p>The one Achilles heel of the Trinity that always stuck out in my mind were those powdered metal rods. With elevated power levels micro-fractures start to form and as they continue to grow over time you have an invisible cancer. Also the oil pump gears are a weak point. </p><p></p><p>I've been wrestling with this question myself as within the next 12 months I'll be in the market for a GT500 again. The 13-14 will always be special.</p><p></p><p>I've debated whether to get a 13-14 and have it trailered immediately to Livernois for rods, pistons, head work, oil pump gears, and cams or getting a '21 GT500 base car with Recaros. </p><p></p><p>I don't agree that the DCT transmission will be problematic or have durability issues. Tremec developed it years ago and on this forum we even discussed the possibility it could be in the GT350 or a new GT500 back in 2014. I'm sure they've done quite a bit of durability testing on it. I don't think it will be anywhere close to mod-tolerant as the TR-6060s or 6070s but I don't think they'll easily break either.</p><p></p><p>The things that tip me towards the 2020+ cars are the IRS, mag shocks, wider wheels, forged rods, VCT, 16.5/14" brakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="93 347 Cobra, post: 16321194, member: 7047"] The one Achilles heel of the Trinity that always stuck out in my mind were those powdered metal rods. With elevated power levels micro-fractures start to form and as they continue to grow over time you have an invisible cancer. Also the oil pump gears are a weak point. I've been wrestling with this question myself as within the next 12 months I'll be in the market for a GT500 again. The 13-14 will always be special. I've debated whether to get a 13-14 and have it trailered immediately to Livernois for rods, pistons, head work, oil pump gears, and cams or getting a '21 GT500 base car with Recaros. I don't agree that the DCT transmission will be problematic or have durability issues. Tremec developed it years ago and on this forum we even discussed the possibility it could be in the GT350 or a new GT500 back in 2014. I'm sure they've done quite a bit of durability testing on it. I don't think it will be anywhere close to mod-tolerant as the TR-6060s or 6070s but I don't think they'll easily break either. The things that tip me towards the 2020+ cars are the IRS, mag shocks, wider wheels, forged rods, VCT, 16.5/14" brakes. [/QUOTE]
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