congrats on the car and the information post!!

 

You can definitely here the exhaust inside, but when I'm cruising in high gear it's quiet. There is some drone, but nothing I would consider really annoying.

 

Ford has to quiet the car down to compete with foreign sporty cars. It's about making a nice riding/comfortable car. It can't be that if it rides like a tank and you have to turn the volume up to 15 on the radio. I drove a 2011 V6 and thought it was a very nice drive/ride. Smooth power is nice.

 

I have 3.73s on mine

 

on the 2011 ... rear also (2 piston calipers) ... same rotors though.

 

Baer brakes makes a cool 14" rotor upgrade for both the front and rear that if you search around a little you can get both sets for about $1100-$1200.

 

I'm believing that was a misprint in the Ford media advertising, until someone posts pics of a Brembo-equipped 5.0 showing otherwise.

 

That's why i got it.

 

Félicitation Martin, nice ride, i bet you just can't wait to track it at Tremblant ! Can't wait to see the vids, i could be onboard to shoot the vid if you want. I'll try to loose a few extra pounds so your track time won't be affected.

 

As far as I can tell, the 302R has the 14" Brembos on the front, and the stock GT brakes on the back. I'm off to check that out now.

 

I bet this low end stuff missing well be able to be tuned out once the tuners get a hold on the situation.

 

Confirmed, according to the car's hero card.

As you will see in this picture, this team has further upgraded the front brakes for track use, while they've left the rears alone. I wouldn't spend the $$$ upgrading the rears until you've found that it's absolutely necessary.

 

I like the front hook. You never know.

 

Wow, our cars will be fast, but that sucker weighs 3000 lbs. Wonder what the numbers are on that baby.

 

Probably not too far off. The full cage does add a fair bit of weight.

 

This may be a dumb question but have you turned AdanceTrac completely off by pressing the button for 5 seconds with the brakes applied? (I just found out about this myself)

 

could this be a issue that is same as with the 2010 camaro's..i rem reading that they had no power (dealers had put in low octane grade fuel) and cars had to have fuses pulled overnight to adjust to better octane and thus woke cars up...???

 

No, the problem is the motor makes it's peak power and torque at higher RPM than before,

 

There are also gov't standards for noise that manufacturers have to meet. I recall reading that when Ford went to a larger exhaust on the 10 GT500 they had to reduce the blower whine to compensate for the louder exhaust.

 

That is exactly the reason for a quieter exhaust. There is a federal pass-by noise standard the cars need to pass. The test is run as follows... car rolling in 2nd gear, pass a marker and go WOT, and the 2nd marker (I cannot recall how far away) there is a sound meter. The sound cannot exceed a certain ammount. With the power of this car, it is passing the meter near redline and making a lot of noise. So the mufflers need to be toned down to pass this test. Same thing happened for the '03/04 cobras... they made enough power + the blower noise Ford had to put on a very quiet exhaust to compensate.