Hi guys - FNG in North Carolina here and I'm happy to be back in the ranks of GT 5.0 Ownership. Saturday I traded in my turbo-lagged 2012 BMW 535i for a pristine black/black 2014 California Special w/6-speed manual xmission. As you probably know - this car is off-the-charts amazing and I am THRILLED with it. In addition to being loaded up w/options like NAV, heated seats, etc., it also has the Boss 302 Quad exhaust system coupled with the FORD Factory GT500 quad-tipped axle back package, a 3:73 rear end, FORD Racing Suspension, a BBK high flow Cold Air intake, and a corresponding recent dyno tune to boot. My guess is I have somewhere around 440hp w/this setup. The sound of this exhaust/CAI/tune combo is absolutely amazing - and I'm drunk with the power. Happy to be here and will post some pics soon.

 

Pictures are required here. There will be no more warnings.

Congrats and welcome aboard.

 

Jerry--Welcome to the California Special group. Sounds like you got a sweet one. I'm in for pics and a sound clip of your exhaust.

 

Ok - I just snapped a few pics in the twilight - lets see if I can figure out how to upload them. I'll get an audio clip of the exhaust note for you soon as well - but not today. The last pic is the projection on the ground when you unlock the doors - that's a nice touch!

 

Gorgeous!

 

Ok - I've attached a couple MP3s of the exhaust note. These were recorded INSIDE the car with a ZOOM H4 handheld audio recorder.

Jerry

 

Jerry, Sounds beautiful! Truly a sweet ride. Thanks for the sound clips. Enjoy!

 

Looks great best color for the CS

 

Congrats on the switch! I too came from a BMW to the Mustang. '06 330i traded in for my '08 GT.

Your '14 looks and sounds amazing.

 

Very nice color...

 

oh boy.. thats a sexy one

 

Nice ride! My Mustang puts a smile on my face everyday I drive it. When I think of if there are other cars I might want instead of it, you would really have to move way up in price to find one. There are quite a few more expensive, "nicer" cars out there but I'd rather have my GT.

 

Gotta agree. Although I'm not a fan of full, over-the-top white stripes on a black Mustang, I do very much like the more subtle white accent stripes on a black CS.

Best of luck with it.

 

Thanks everyone for the great reception and comments. The stripes on this are far from white -at best they are a grey/silverish tone - subtle on the black but hard to capture on a Blackberry camera! I like this car more every day and I think it's quite rare - can't find another like it for sale anywhere w/Nav, Tech pak, heated seats, 3:73 6mt etc.... I was driving Bimmers for 16 years - still have an '02 540i (V8) BMW Wagon as my daily/utility vehicle (you can see it in the first photo) - but even at my age (50~ish) this is still more my style/speed/feel. My first new car ever was a 1985 Red Mustang GT w/a Holley 650 4bbl - and I loved that - kept it for over 10 years. This '14 GT/CS brings me back!

Any other Raleigh/Durham area owners? Cars-and-Coffee goers?

 

Very nice stang love those wheels

 

Even better. I'm kinda partial to silver stripes on black myself.

 

Congrats! Black looks killer.

 

May have missed it but it looks lowered...any idea what suspension work was done?

 

Congrats & good luck with it! I have the same car/color and love it. Here's a pic. I switched my tri bar to the other side and took the hood spears off. I agree with the previous post... Yours definitely looks slightly lower than stock.

 

Before I read your post (just looked at the picture) I said to myself "Self, why do you supposed he posted a reverse image of his car"...then I saw that you switched your tri bar to the passenger side!

YES! You guys have great eyes - the suspension is not stock and is slightly lower. One ride in it will tell you that also - it is the Ford Racing Suspension. All the mods were done w/genuine Ford Parts so the Warranty is still valid in every way. Specifically - the FORD M5300K progressive Springs kit with a M4264A adjustable Panhard bar w/urethane bushings on the rear axle to re-center it and eliminate sway.