new Dark Horse coming!

[Junkyard Dog]

Hope your deal happens like you want it to.
Mine is 2024 Blue Ember appearance and handling package, 700A with the tremec. Car was made in 9/24, stickered 76,705 I paid 72,810 in 4/2025. I added the Steeda H-pipe (used the standard clamps with no issues in more than 2500 miles). It sounds great in every exhaust mode. I also have the SOLER throttle controller. I may remove the carbon traps next and add stop the hop. And then long tube headers and whipple by spring. It’s a pleasure to drive — is on a rail and is fast and comfortable. I like the recaros A lot. Badass hotrod.

If you are going to add headers, get rid of that 2.25" reduced pipe diameter right ahead of the H pipe. No reason to add free flowing headers but keep that pinch in the exhaust pipe.

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[Junkyard Dog]

Mine is stock except for light weight wheels.

Do you mind sharing a link to your wheels, width, back spacing, and tire sizes?

 

[tktrain]

I get it, but if an automatic is faster, so be it. I see the automatic as an advantage due to the lightening quick shifts and keeping the engine closer to peak torque and HP. For me, it's all about the performance and fastest quarters and lap times.

Oh, I meant to mention, I got it for dealer invoice! They have a 2026 coming in and wanted the '25 sold. They even showed me the factory price (Yeah, I know they get a holdback and incentives from Ford), but hey, I saw '24s still selling above sticker from everyone in my area! When I saw that Grabber Blue, a legacy color going back to the '69 ponys, I was hooked. You see original Boss 429's in Grabber Blue.

 

[GripTime]

Do you mind sharing a link to your wheels, width, back spacing, and tire sizes?

Sure. Wheel size is 19x11 Rear, 19x10.5 Front.

No spacers. Stock size tires, PS4s.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Sure. Wheel size is 19x11 Rear, 19x10.5 Front.

No spacers. Stock size tires, PS4s.

Oh, so you went with the stock size handling package wheels (DHP 1?) and Michelin PS4s. By stock size, I assume you mean 305/315, which are actually larger than the Trofeo RS by quite a bit.

Would you please let me know all of your subjective/objective assessment of the new tires? I am about to do the same on the stock, heavy, cast Ford Dark Horse handling package wheels.

I may buy a lightweight forged set for track days, 11" square set up. Tire choice remains to be determined, something aggressively sticky, but hopefully with several track days before needing replacement, and less expensive than the Trofeo RS.

Sigh, I guess I can have any one of those, not two, and certainly not all three.

 

[GripTime]

Oh, so you went with the stock size handling package wheels (DHP 1?) and Michelin PS4s. By stock size, I assume you mean 305/315, which are actually larger than the Trofeo RS by quite a bit.

Would you please let me know all of your subjective/objective assessment of the new tires? I am about to do the same on the stock, heavy, cast Ford Dark Horse handling package wheels.

I may buy a lightweight forged set for track days, 11" square set up. Tire choice remains to be determined, something aggressively sticky, but hopefully with several track days before needing replacement, and less expensive than the Trofeo RS.

Sigh, I guess I can have any one of those, not two, and certainly not all three.

I chose the PS4s because that's what they ran at the track attack therefore I knew they would be enough for me. However with the lighter rims the car handles quicker to me. The most notable difference is heavy breaking. I feel like my car is a little easier to handle with PS4s and lighter rims. It slides easier which is better for my driving skills (average) than the Trofeo's which seemed to never break traction. Other than that the car is obviously a little more nimble with the lighter wheels. My wheel weight is much closer to the carbon wheels you can spec.

Yes I mean 305/315 for the stock size.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

I chose the PS4s because that's what they ran at the track attack therefore I knew they would be enough for me. However with the lighter rims the car handles quicker to me. The most notable difference is heavy breaking. I feel like my car is a little easier to handle with PS4s and lighter rims. It slides easier which is better for my driving skills (average) than the Trofeo's which seemed to never break traction. Other than that the car is obviously a little more nimble with the lighter wheels. My wheel weight is much closer to the carbon wheels you can spec.

Yes I mean 305/315 for the stock size.

Thank you for that review and response.

I pushed the Trofeos on track until they squiggled around quite a lot, but no matter how hard I stood on the brakes coming down hill at 130+ mph to make the sharp 90 degree left turn on a significantly (suddenly) narrowed track, I could not get the ABS to engage. The car just bled off the speed ridiculously quickly.

I guess that "sticky" feeling when the Trofeos were hot is what I am going to miss. Now that it is November bleeding into December, however, the Trofeos are ridiculously slippery.

I look forward to one day trying lighter wheels with very sticky tires.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

I chose the PS4s because that's what they ran at the track attack therefore I knew they would be enough for me. However with the lighter rims the car handles quicker to me. The most notable difference is heavy breaking. I feel like my car is a little easier to handle with PS4s and lighter rims. It slides easier which is better for my driving skills (average) than the Trofeo's which seemed to never break traction. Other than that the car is obviously a little more nimble with the lighter wheels. My wheel weight is much closer to the carbon wheels you can spec.

Yes I mean 305/315 for the stock size.

You are in Georgia, like me. Do you run the PS4S all year around or swap to winter or all season tires this time of year?

 

[GripTime]

You are in Georgia, like me. Do you run the PS4S all year around or swap to winter or all season tires this time of year?

I run the PS4s all year around!

 

[Junkyard Dog]

https://www.mustang7g.com/forums/threads/michelin-ps4s-cracked-and-ruined.172848/

Any cracking? Could you chime in on this other thread?

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