I drove a 2009 GT and then a Bullitt back to back. They aint lying when they say they made some changes with a package. BBP is way more than wheels and calipers. Think of it as the Bullitt setup for 2011.

 

You'll come crying on our shoulders later if you don't get it .

 

If I may:

I have a Brembo car, and I really bought it for one reason over all the others. The wheels. See I race the car in SCCA F-stock (autocross) and the rules are such that I have to run a stock sized wheel and I can't mix and match between trim levels. 9" wide wheels were important to me.

As for the rest. There are a lot of small differences. We know the AdvanceTrac is tuned differently. But if you really drive the car, you'll most likely turn that off anyway. The steering calibration is a little different. You just have to see if a non-Brembo car is ok to you. The brakes--obviously, but stock brakes are now 13.2" and don't exactly suck. Really if you do track days then that's where the big difference will be. Remember that the Brembo cars also have a lot stickier tire and that helps 60-0 braking over the P Zero Nero's on the non-Brembo cars.

The big one, the suspension. I have to admit that stock--it's not bad. However, I find a lot of customers wanting to tweak it or change it (maybe to lower it, etc), and the stock dampers while much much better than typical OEM's are still weak when you really push the car and won't be happy with lowering springs for long.

I guess what I'm saying is this: You can buy aftermarket parts for the suspension and tune it the way you want, and get an awful lot for your $1695.

I do think the Brembo package is a great deal for what you get, IF you want or need what you get. If you don't really care to have most of what the package gives then skip it. The suspension tuning is what makes the car drive well, and we can do that easily for less money.

 

And you can always buy Brembo caliper covers on ebay for $50 bucks

 

Just don't shred a tire with the BBP or you'll be stranded. No spare.

It's why I chose to do without it. I drive a 24 mile bridge every day and a flat on that bridge more often than not means a shredded tire by the time you get to a crossover and can change it.

 

theres a guy on here that got a GT500 wheel and i forgot what sized tire and he just put it in the trunk

 

Yeah, just pick up a cheapy tire and wheel to use a spare if you're worried about that.

 

Can't wait to see when someone goes in for there first brake job, maybe pads and rotors, you'll say how
much ?

 

If you take your car to a shop just to change out the front brakes and rotors, you deserve to pay however much the shop rapes you for.

If you do it yourself like a real man, it looks like it'll cost about $200 total for front rotors and decent pads. $60 for just pads. The brakes are identical to the 07-10 GT500, so use that for price comparisons.

 

Well said.

 

Agreed, but the reality of it is that most people won't do it themselves.

 

Yeah, and if you do take it in and are shocked by a few hundred then you should not own the car anyway.

 

Exactly, you take in a Focus to a shop they rape you too. Just do it yourself or take a bus.

 

To bad for them then...I've saved enough over the years doing it myself, to completely pay for my GT...Teach yourself, buy some tools, or don't complain!

 

I DIY whenever I can. Brakes are one of the easiest jobs on a car.

 

+1 on DIY brakes. Great opportunity to learn about the system and it's not terribly difficult. Shops charge a lot for the job, when you can usually get out of it for $150 or less, including parts.

 

I estimate that over the 6 years I've owned one, I've saved about $38,000 by doing my own maintenance on my SHOs. That's about $4k shy of the '11 GT I've ordered. Math is a wonderful thing.

 

I'd love to learn DIY for cars, but not comfortable about using my $40K car to learn .

I'll have to try and find a continuing ed course or something in Vancouver to see if I can learn some basics.

 

Don't want to learn on your $40k Mustang? Go out and buy a $2k Mustang (probably a Fox for that price) and learn on that.

 

I was interested in only two options on the 2011 Mustang GT: The Brembo brakes and the 3:73. Those were required.