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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
The key with the 5.0 is it has a huge traction issue stock. The car is under-tired for it's level of power. With a better tire on the car... game over, I'm running sub 12.5 every time.
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Yeah I had suggested in another thread that Ford could have cut a deal with American Racing or someone to offer a "sport" wheel/tire package out of the box, or just give it the Boss 302 set-up, but I think that's such a high aftermarket category that they just figured the buyers would assume they're getting wheels/tires as their first mod. I mean, the Z has 275's in the rear and nowhere near the torque of the 5.0 and I chirp the 2-3 shift at WOT. The GT NEEDS at least 285's in the rear, and that should have been OEM. However, perhaps said Boss set-up would have bumped the price of the car to the point where market research could have suggested it would not attract as many buyers?? After all, 11-12 " wheels and 305 tires are not cheap. Even with a crap wheel you're looking at $4-5k for that set-up.