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Originally Posted by SteveR
How does the AFM work? And why does it rob power?
The Mustang is actual a pretty damn nice car, and coming in 500 pounds lighter and a great handling car, it wont be as 'in the back' as it may seem, especially considering the GT is going to be between 6 and 10k cheaper than the SS. For just a little more than the SRT8 you can get a supercharged 435hp Roush 427R.
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AFM's cam is a little different. What happens is, under light load, oil that is sent to each lifter via passages in the block are turned off, colapsing the intake and exhaust lifter of 4 of the cylinders.
But what is needed is exhaust rerouting to keep the exhaust resonance the same and so the driver doesnt know.
Mustang is a good car, but the Challenger and Camaro will outclass it. The GT 6k less then the SS? That would make the GT start at 24k?
Ford lists it down as 26.5k for a base GT. Start adding options, and 30k is right there.
For more then 41k for an SRT8, you could probably pick up a Camaro Z28 come next year, making well north of 500hp. And perhaps magnetic ride control.
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Originally Posted by SteveR
yea that was pretty cool. Hopefully they'll let you change the color with a button like Ford's ambient lighting option. I also hope there is some sort of dimmer switch because that could get distracting and annoying if driving a lot at night.
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There will be 4 customizable interior colors, so thoes inserts in the door as well as on the dash will be options.
And if its like the CTS, or any other car, its a very very low light, and even at night wont do much other then supply a very low light to the interior. Boon brought down an S550, and they have this lighting.
A few new CTS's i have been in have it tied in with the dimmer switch as well.