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  • Used car surprises.

    When buying a used car you always have have some unexpected surprises and they are usually bad surprises.

    We bought this 2012 GT500 last year. It has been awesome and runs reeeeeeaaaalllyyy good. I watched a VMP Performance video about GT500 bolt-on upgrades the other day and that peaked my curiosity because they use the same JLT intake tube that our car has, and I know the car has a non-stock tune in it. Went out to the garage yesterday evening and popped the hood. Sure enough, it has a 2.5" pulley (stock is 3") and 90mm idler pulley. Whoo hoo! VMP sells this as a kit, pulley, idler, intake, and tune!

    It's an $1100 upgrade surprise!

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    Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
    1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
    1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
    1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
    1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
    1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail

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    Love it... who gets to drive that one? My best surprise on a 1990 LX was ordering a speedo gear for the T5 and thinking "that's not the right color" just to find out the car had 3.73's. I always thought it pulled a little harder in 5th than the other stock cars I had driven.
    Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.

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    • #3
      On paper it's my car. In reality, it is Jake's car, but he can't have a car at the Academy yet so it lives in the garage most of the time. I drive it once a week on "GT500 Friday" just to keep it lubed up and the tires round.
      Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
      1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
      1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
      1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
      1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
      1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail

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      • #4
        Originally posted by BBR View Post
        On paper it's my car. In reality, it is Jake's car, but he can't have a car at the Academy yet so it lives in the garage most of the time. I drive it once a week on "GT500 Friday" just to keep it lubed up and the tires round.
        That's mighty kind of you. The sacrifices of fatherhood.....

        Dan

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        • #5
          Gotta love it when things work out your in your benefit.

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          I'm probably wrong

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          • #6
            Patrick & Tammy
            - Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??

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            • #7
              Originally posted by BBR View Post
              On paper it's my car. In reality, it is Jake's car, but he can't have a car at the Academy yet so it lives in the garage most of the time. I drive it once a week on "GT500 Friday" just to keep it lubed up and the tires round.
              So you can steal your kids car and go hoon in it. I love this concept....
              Doing it all wrong since 1966

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              • #8
                WooHooooo.....
                Keep your tire dealer on "Speed" Dial.......LOL

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                • #9
                  Is this another thread I can derail with my 2/10ths of a mile ride in a 2009 GT 500 ?
                  Previously HoosierL98GTA

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Dan Barlow View Post
                    Is this another thread I can derail with my 2/10ths of a mile ride in a 2009 GT 500 ?
                    if you want a fun exercise, try to find a thread that didn't get derailed....
                    Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post

                      if you want a fun exercise, try to find a thread that didn't get derailed....
                      Is that even possible?
                      I'm probably wrong

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post

                        if you want a fun exercise, try to find a thread that didn't get derailed....
                        Is that even legal? SBG would know that.

                        Dan

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                        • #13
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