🔧 BUILD ZXMustang's 2022 Mustang GT

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Not much building going to happen. Not for a while. Its got like 50 miles on it. Need to do a proper break in and also see what its like on the trails in stock form. They are quite good from what I hear. So are the wranglers. Way more than I would need. No more full sends for me.

Well, if watching MORR (Matt's Off Road Recovery) taught me anything, Jefe's Bronco seems pretty capable with all the upgrades they did to it.

 

[1quick]

Don’t you ride dirt bikes with your kids? I figured you would move more into that than anything car related. We spend all our free time at the motocross track racing with each other and I rarely ever have any desire to do car related things anymore, built street bike for when I feel the need for speed and dirt bikes and a side by side for family time

 

[ZXMustang]

Don’t you ride dirt bikes with your kids? I figured you would move more into that than anything car related. We spend all our free time at the motocross track racing with each other and I rarely ever have any desire to do car related things anymore, built street bike for when I feel the need for speed and dirt bikes and a side by side for family time

We used to a few years ago. But the kids stopped wanting to go out and it was getting a bit much on me. We sold them and were going to get some quads but never did. Then moved to FL and have been just doing FL things since. They are all in sports and we do the beaches all the time. And we've been doing a few offroading events with the wrangler and they love that. So do I. This area is prime for offroad parks and lots of fun. Plus sprinkle in some camping and hunting as well.

 

[01Cobra]

2.7 has good low end tq.

 

[LikeABauce302]

It looks too clean in that picture. Need offroad pics!

Congrats. The new Broncos are cool. All of the technology and cameras are really impressive.

 

[Shawn1112]

So 3 buyers for your Stang as you were trading it in huh, thats insane. I just want to know how much profit you made on the Stang and how great of a deal you got on the Bronco.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Congrats I guess, but sad to see you get out of drag stuff. Even though you switched it up a lot you still provided insight to mods and times slips. Hope the Bronco is enough for awhile at least.

Random but have you ever considered an older cheaper drag car? Just for racing and when you get the itch. Can mess with it on your time table and as money allows. I feel like you should be able to have both? Just a thought.

 

[ZXMustang]

Congrats I guess, but sad to see you get out of drag stuff. Even though you switched it up a lot you still provided insight to mods and times slips. Hope the Bronco is enough for awhile at least.

Random but have you ever considered an older cheaper drag car? Just for racing and when you get the itch. Can mess with it on your time table and as money allows. I feel like you should be able to have both? Just a thought.

I do consider it lol. I was talking with a buddy last night that I’d love to find a super cheap 2016ish Camaro SS and gut it. Make a straight up racecar out of it. Maybe even a 5th gen Camaro. At some point I’ll have another fast car but for now I’m done. Went 9s which was the end goal for the mustang. Anything faster and it would have been broken big by now. The 10R80 is not happy at 1k hp for long.

But super happy now. The kids love it. I left all the info on the car and a few of my tunes on a USB in the car with my number and already got a call from dude who bought it asking if he could buy my HPTuners MPVI2+ adapter for the car since it’s already got the credits for it. I’ll probably sell it. Save him a ton to get into the tunes with it.

It’s bitter sweet honestly. Not about the mustang but fast car in general. With the exception of a few short years right after we moved here to FL, I have had a fast car since about 2003. Feels weird to not have one. But we plan on going wheeling here in the next few weeks. Should be a blast.

And Shaun yes it was sold before my papers were signed to that guy that was in the showroom when I was there and no I very much did not profit from this one. Mustangs are losers 100% of the time unfortunately. So you can enjoy that and lol to your hearts content knowing I lost quite a bit of money on it.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Do whatever makes you happy, it just seems like jumping car to car isn't really working out for you. Every now-and-then, I think about getting rid of my car and into an upgrade, but I know eventually the newness would wear off and I'd be regretting another car payment.

 

[ZXMustang]

Do whatever makes you happy, it just seems like jumping car to car isn't really working out for you. Every now-and-then, I think about getting rid of my car and into an upgrade, but I know eventually the newness would wear off and I'd be regretting another car payment.

No offense man, but you are like the flip side. Keeping cars for what seems like decades and not driving them almost at all. You and me probably just need to walk away from cars all together lol. Get Korean appliances to drive around.

 

[The Beast]

Curious why you didn’t get the top dog the Bronco Raptor?

 

[ZXMustang]

Curious why you didn’t get the top dog the Bronco Raptor?

$100k that’s why. I was out the door all in at $64k. Not bad considering that was sticker. I had to fight to get rid of the dealer added costs and fees. Stripped out nearly $4k in “advantage add ons”. The raptor was simply out of my budget. Besides there are some awesome tuning options for the 2.7 eco that can bump it 60hp and over 100tq. I don’t plan on needing more power though.

 

[blakbearddelite]

No offense man, but you are like the flip side. Keeping cars for what seems like decades and not driving them almost at all. You and me probably just need to walk away from cars all together lol. Get Korean appliances to drive around.

Ever since I got the air conditioning, motor mounts, and clutch assembly fixed, it's a pleasure again to drive it. I take it 2 of the 3 days I have to go to the office.

 

[RedBeard]

I wish. Those are $100k. I've got about a $60k budget.

I was seeing the new Ranger Raptor starts under $60k.

Currently considering this.

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And This.

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Are there many places in FL to even do stuff with these?

 

[ZXMustang]

I was seeing the new Ranger Raptor starts under $60k.



Are there many places in FL to even do stuff with these?

Shit yeah. There are like 4 or 5 massive ORV parks within an hour or two of my house. Ocala National forest is a big one. Richloam WMA and Citrus wildlife park. There is another one called Hardrock offroad park. These are serious places too. Lots of miles of trails all mapped out for ORVs and SXSs.

 

[ZXMustang]

Ever since I got the air conditioning, motor mounts, and clutch assembly fixed, it's a pleasure again to drive it. I take it 2 of the 3 days I have to go to the office.

Only took you 5 years lol. What is that a 2015 I think?

 

[blakbearddelite]

Only took you 5 years lol. What is that a 2015 I think?

Yeah, it's a 2015. I sat on it really from late 2021 until this spring, so less than 3 years of very little use.