by "Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
Published 06/30/2017 at 23:07
by "Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
Published 06/30/2017 at 23:07
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STARS: 12
But now I drive a V8
Still young at 32k miles. Needs a little TLC (curb rash on all the wheels in one form or another, mismatched front tires, paint needs correcting for swirls, cooled seat needs warranty work), but that’s no biggie for as cheap as I got it thanks to the help of fellow opponaut Jay Lauer. Haven’t driven it a whole lot, but so far it drives great. The drive back to Wichita from Houston should be nice.
First impressions: it’s like mine but it sounds better and is blacker. 5.0 power delivery is...odd. Honestly my EB felt torquier down low but a quick shift near redline really makes the V8 shine. It honestly almost feels like a turbo car in the way it builds power, just more linear in that torque comes on smoothly instead of in one ‘jump’. Did I mention the sound? V8s are delicious.
The clutch spring is annoying, that’ll be fixed eventually. Honestly I’m already getting used to it, but my starts aren’t the greatest yet. This doesn’t have the extra premium package like my EB did and the differences are interesting. For example the upper part of the door panel on the Ecoboost was squishy while the GT is hard plastic. Weird.
TL;DR I have a GT now
"LJ909" (lj909)
06/30/2017 at 23:09, STARS: 0
Damn, had to out to me.
"CB" (jrcb)
06/30/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 2
So, the Boostang is gone?
Did you keep the Camero plate?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/30/2017 at 23:17, STARS: 2
So now we can go back to making fun of the 4-pot?
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
06/30/2017 at 23:21, STARS: 0
Boostang will be nearby for a while, expect comparisons. Traded it to Jay (he owns a dealership now), but he has said he doesn’t plan to sell it right away.
CAMERO plate will transfer to this when I register, yes.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
06/30/2017 at 23:21, STARS: 1
Did we ever really stop?
"CB" (jrcb)
06/30/2017 at 23:22, STARS: 0
Good stuff! Congrats!
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
06/30/2017 at 23:24, STARS: 0
Meh. I still think the EB is a FANTASTIC car. It’s hard to own one and not wonder if you should have a V8 though, not going to lie. The maths worked out for this trade though so I ran with it.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
06/30/2017 at 23:27, STARS: 0
Coooooool!
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
06/30/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 0
But... but...
I feel betrayed...
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
06/30/2017 at 23:35, STARS: 0
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks the clutch in these is odd. I had to work so hard to get smooth engagement on the one I drove, the ride reminded me of the first time I drove a manual.
"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
06/30/2017 at 23:42, STARS: 0
First the STs go away and the Boostangs will soon follow....The circle will be unbroken, by and by....Well, good for ya.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
07/01/2017 at 00:00, STARS: 2
Looks so good in Black! Congrats!!
“Honestly my EB felt torquier down low”
That sounds like it may be a PCM flash away from greatness. Or a tree. Take your pick.
Torque (power) management is a thing.
"deprecated account" (savethei4s)
07/01/2017 at 00:19, STARS: 1
Murdering the C&C crowds in greater style!
Seriously though, great spec and congrats!
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
07/01/2017 at 01:47, STARS: 0
I had a Boostang as a rental and felt the power delivery lacking for a modern FI car. My wife’s X1 felt much torquier down low even though it was down on power and torque. It’s power delivery is much more sporty than the Boostang. My tuned WRX with similar power blew the Boostang out if the water as far as power delivery was concerned.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
07/01/2017 at 06:13, STARS: 0
No replacement for displacement... might not always net the best performance, but the experience and the sound will help offset that. I have yet to be disappointed with a V8 or v10 for that matter. Except for fill up time... congrats.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
07/01/2017 at 07:19, STARS: 0
Did you put it in sport and track modes? The default throttle map is shit in the EB. In Sport mode it’s better. I haven’t driven a stock tune EB in a long time though, with the Ford tune it pulls nicely once the turbo gets going
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
07/01/2017 at 07:21, STARS: 0
The clutch assist spring is just way too strong. They clearly wanted to make it light but it’s so light that you have to fight it from jumping to the engagement point
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
07/01/2017 at 07:21, STARS: 0
Don’t worry, I will not become a 5.0 owner that shits on EB owners
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
07/01/2017 at 07:22, STARS: 0
That’s exactly it.
"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
07/01/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 0
It was the previous gen but I had a friend on my FSAE team remove the clutch assist spring in his 5.0 and he said it was better.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
07/01/2017 at 15:25, STARS: 1
It’s a common work around. Most people recommend replacing it with another spring because otherwise you could wear the slave cylinder as the pedal may not always be fully released without a spring. I’ll order a new spring shortly