2013 Boss 302 gets GT500 front end
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For the price of retrofitting those dinky vents, you could probably get a Tiger hood installed and painted.
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I have wanted to do this for a while. Custom aluminum louvers/vents can be made by a few companys out there. The only problem is when you remove the sound deadener liner from under the hood of a 2012 Boss, you will see lots of bracing. There are a few open areas on each side of the hood to put louvers, but not sure if they would be enough to amount to anything. Not sure about cutting into the bracing either. Going to be looking into this more next week when a friend who build hot rods and does a lot of metal work is stopping over. I do like the looks of the louvers/vents on the 2013 Boss hood. And I really like the Tiger Racing hood too, but I am cheap and would rather spend money on other go fast stuff!
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What was said about the Tiger hood was the added down force was a bigger deal and cut a couple seconds from a lap time. It also helped cooling but the lap times was the bigger deal.
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[QUOTE=908ssp;6179887]What was said about the Tiger hood was the added down force was a bigger deal and cut a couple seconds from a lap time. It also helped cooling but the lap times was the bigger deal.
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I have wanted to do this for a while. Custom aluminum louvers/vents can be made by a few companys out there. The only problem is when you remove the sound deadener liner from under the hood of a 2012 Boss, you will see lots of bracing. There are a few open areas on each side of the hood to put louvers, but not sure if they would be enough to amount to anything. Not sure about cutting into the bracing either. Going to be looking into this more next week when a friend who build hot rods and does a lot of metal work is stopping over. I do like the looks of the louvers/vents on the 2013 Boss hood. And I really like the Tiger Racing hood too, but I am cheap and would rather spend money on other go fast stuff!
Is the 2013 GT/Boss grill area and surround the same pieces as the GT500 or are they unique?
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the 2013 does not WOW me. When I look at it, the first thing I see is the nose and it say GT500 to me not BOSS.
I do like the smaller splitter on the front and the reflective stripes.
As for the tail lights.....I'm not sure any more.
The color matching roof takes away from the BOSS being unique.
I like my 2012 Boss better that the 2013 and glad I made the purchase.
I do like the smaller splitter on the front and the reflective stripes.
As for the tail lights.....I'm not sure any more.
The color matching roof takes away from the BOSS being unique.
I like my 2012 Boss better that the 2013 and glad I made the purchase.
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I'll try to get a better look at the LA Auto Show. I'll be going next week (Friday after Thanksgiving).
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http://jalopnik.com/5860063/the-2013...eed-of-202-mph
You know, with the hoopla around the crazy new Shelby, maybe this forum will be busy enough that the Shelby guys will have somewhere to hang out!
You know, with the hoopla around the crazy new Shelby, maybe this forum will be busy enough that the Shelby guys will have somewhere to hang out!
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http://jalopnik.com/5860063/the-2013...eed-of-202-mph
You know, with the hoopla around the crazy new Shelby, maybe this forum will be busy enough that the Shelby guys will have somewhere to hang out!
You know, with the hoopla around the crazy new Shelby, maybe this forum will be busy enough that the Shelby guys will have somewhere to hang out!
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http://jalopnik.com/5860063/the-2013...eed-of-202-mph
You know, with the hoopla around the crazy new Shelby, maybe this forum will be busy enough that the Shelby guys will have somewhere to hang out!
You know, with the hoopla around the crazy new Shelby, maybe this forum will be busy enough that the Shelby guys will have somewhere to hang out!
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Where does the GT500 go from here? What does Ford have in store for the next gen 2015 model? I think with a 5.8 making 650HP I'm starting to think Ford needs to build a new Ford GT supercar!
Not trying to stir the pot here but it seems most 09-12 owners don't like the new updates. This reminds me of the 05-09 guys not liking the 10-12...
Not trying to stir the pot here but it seems most 09-12 owners don't like the new updates. This reminds me of the 05-09 guys not liking the 10-12...
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I certainly like the updates for the 2013 Boss 302. However, I think the 2012 Boss 302 will appeal more to the Boss purists. The 2012 has more of bare essential theme to it. If I were to buy a Boss 302, I would have a hard time trying to decide which year to buy. Both year models have good traits.
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I certainly like the updates for the 2013 Boss 302. However, I think the 2012 Boss 302 will appeal more to the Boss purists. The 2012 has more of bare essential theme to it. If I were to buy a Boss 302, I would have a hard time trying to decide which year to buy. Both year models have good traits.
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