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No one knows how to launch... or drive stick for that matter. They come off the line spinning and then take nearly 2 seconds between gears from what I've seen... then complain the car is slow.

Wow! I think I paid $1800 for mine. It's an actual OEM part.

I cut ~1.8 60' with the Pirelli's when mine was bone stock. 3500rpm and quickly roll off the clutch while simultaneously going WOT. Very consistent results.

Yep, the auto tranny eats a lot more hp than the stick so less power makes it to the ground. Though 629rwhp is a little lower than normal for a Stage 1 auto with the 91 octane canned Whipple tune, but it's still in the ballpark from what I've seen autos put down. That's about 741bhp which in my...

Yeah, I think it's just a stock Dark Horse with a Stage 1 Whipple slapped on it. Makes around 810bhp+ on the canned tune supposedly. I didn't give the U-Drag guys much shit about not being able to drive this time around because getting a Whippled DH out of the hole on those track tires is not easy.

Bro was watching cartoons and waited for a commercial break before launching on that first race.

If you start running stickier tires and launch it, it could hop. If it hops, it can break suspension components. Always let off and roll back on it if you feel hop in any car off the line. And that's hop you can feel. Adding some sort of STH kit from Steeda (or competitors) is cheap and helps...

I move from car to car a lot, myself. I had an '03 Terminator (FBO w/ ported blower), then a '20 GT (FBO N/A), then a '21 C8, then a '24 Dark Horse. Looking at adding another toy at some point next year. Might be a Z06 or maybe snag a new Z and go built engine/tranny FBO. I have car ADHD pretty...

It's my understanding only the Dark Horse has the 2-piece front rotors.

Actually, I agree with you. A lot of this is low-key GT trolling and I think I'm slowly starting to paint myself into a corner. This is the Dark Horse owners area of the forum after all. 😅 I went to https://www.ford.com/help/contact/ and said "agent" to get a live person. To their credit, they...

It's a Ford rep I was chatting with.

I'll just leave this here.

It has a forged crank, forged rods, and different cam profiles. But that's not where the 14hp comes from. That's for enhanced durability for beating its ass on the track or making goofy horsepower later and not having to worry about a rod coming out the side of the block.

Ford recently snubbed their nose at the "legacy" models: Bullit, Mach-1, and Shelby. Because "we live in the future" was the trite response during the press event. It was really strange to watch. They aren't out of touch with their OG Mustang consumer base. They're knowingly abandoning them...

I got mine damn near like a year later. Didn't even know these were a thing.

Mach-1 w/ HP was a fantastic purchase! If you're into the handling, of course. Yes, the Dark Horse is basically a refreshed Mach-1. No, it isn't rocking the GT engine.

"It's impractical as a daily driver." Yes, the Dark Horse is impractical as a daily driver. It wasn't meant to be a daily driver. That's why it's one of my toys. In a way, the same argument could be made for the GT as it's also fairly impractical (though on the lesser end of the spectrum) for...

If all you saw was 14hp and "track stuff" then you missed the entire point.

Upgrade the front and rear sway bars alternatively.