Red2009GT500 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hello I am new to this forum I have owned a 2008 corvette c6 and I am trading that in tomorrow to pick up my 2009 gt500 with 2.5k miles on it! I will be posting pictures but its also my first time driving a manual any tips about the shelby I should know? Glad to be apart of this forum and excited to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandy09 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Check to see if the clutch tsb has been done. Enjoy the car. Oh and come out to shelbyfest next month Welcome and congrats on getting rid of the vette lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red2009GT500 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 It has and thank you what are some minor mods you guys would recommend for my car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlugs Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 ...what are some minor mods you guys would recommend for my car? New and better tires, for a start. After that, you may want to consider lessening/eliminating rear wheel hop, and maybe then pulley, CAI and a new tune. All relatively minor mods. Depends on how you want to enjoy the car and how much $ you want to spend. You probably know, the '09s are the rarest (lowest produced year) of all modern Mustangs. Congratulations, and please post up pics of your new toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Welcome fellow '09 owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgeman6970 Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Congrats....gotta love a low-mile '09!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Red Texan Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Welcome and congrats. LEAVE THE TRACTION CONTROL ON till you get use to her, She is a beast if you are not careful in the beginning. Enjoy her and welcome to the madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrawkit Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Be careful when you decide to run with the Traction Control Off.... These cars love to pull left and leave you hanging on trying to correct her....Sure is fun though.. Not going left that is.....Suspension mods first before more power.... Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb64 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Congrats, that is a fun car for sure. A few inexpensive mods that I really like and consider a must-have are a shorter antenna and hood struts. MRT makes a nice 13.5" antenna that is available in various factory colours like Torch Red, or just go with black. Redline Tuning makes high quality hood struts (no drill), and you can get them in black or stainless steel. Another cool upgrade that really attracts a lot of attention is the Shelby Vin dash plaque. They stamp your actual vin number on it, and you can order it with a replica of Carroll Shelbys' signature on it. Everyone who looks into the car notices those right away. For a first practical mod I would recommend a good set of lower control arms. For street use, the billet ones offer good strength and overall looks. A one piece aluminum or CF driveshaft is a nice upgrade as well. To step up the power a fair bit, look into the VMP small pulley, larger idler, CAI and tuner package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red2009GT500 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Awesome thanks guys the thign that sucks is the dealer was disrespectful and told us they would hold it for us and we could buy it the next day and they sold it....... so i bought a 2010 gt500 black hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Red Texan Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Bummer on the red one. Congrats on the black one. Enjoy the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Awesome thanks guys the thign that sucks is the dealer was disrespectful and told us they would hold it for us and we could buy it the next day and they sold it....... so i bought a 2010 gt500 black hahaha Hopefully not from the same dealer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red2009GT500 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Lol ya not from the same dealer they sold it to make a extra $100 haha. They were the worst people to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Well I guess you'll need to change your Team Shelby profile name now as Red2009GT500 is no longer a fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red2009GT500 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Right how do I change it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachbohn Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Welcome to the Shelby world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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