2005 Mustang Gt
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Re: 2005 Mustang Gt
Originally Posted by El Cid
I like everything I've seen about the new Stangs so far. Still need to see them in person. One thing in that article that I find quite impressive is the braking!
60 – zero in only 116ft!! That is very impressive and you get those brakes standard on the GT, optional on the girl’s model (V6). The Supra is 109ft (same as the Ferrari Enzo). The new Vipers do it in 97ft. Basically anything below 120ft is world-class. Looks like they finally got it right. Both my previous Mustangs (98 and 01) would warp their rotors the first time you pushed the pedal with any effort.
Brakes – Adding Whoa to the Go
Bigger usually means better when it comes to brakes, but that is only part of the story behind the 2005 Mustang’s sophisticated standard four-wheel-disc braking system.
Along with Mustang’s biggest-ever rotors and stiffest calipers, comes a new, four-channel anti-lock braking system. Standard on GT and optional on V-6, it enhances braking performance. In addition to helping prevent wheel lock-up, the new system has electronic brake force distribution, which distributes braking power to the wheels where it can be used most effectively.
Dual piston aluminum floating front calipers clamp down on 316 mm (12.4-inch) front brake discs on GT models – an increase of more than 15 percent in rotor size. On the GT, the brakes have 14 percent more swept area than those of the previous model. These rotors are 30 mm thick and are ventilated to provide consistent stopping power, even under the strain of excessive heat induced by repeated hard braking. The payoff comes in shorter stopping distances, better pedal feel and longer pad and rotor life.
In the rear, the brake rotors are 300 mm (11.8 inches) in diameter – more than 12 percent larger than the previous Mustang – and 19 mm thick. Rear rotors are vented on both the GT and V-6. Single-piston calipers sweep 18 percent more area than the rear brakes on the previous Mustang.
http://www.fast-autos.net/ford/05fordmustang.html
60 – zero in only 116ft!! That is very impressive and you get those brakes standard on the GT, optional on the girl’s model (V6). The Supra is 109ft (same as the Ferrari Enzo). The new Vipers do it in 97ft. Basically anything below 120ft is world-class. Looks like they finally got it right. Both my previous Mustangs (98 and 01) would warp their rotors the first time you pushed the pedal with any effort.
Brakes – Adding Whoa to the Go
Bigger usually means better when it comes to brakes, but that is only part of the story behind the 2005 Mustang’s sophisticated standard four-wheel-disc braking system.
Along with Mustang’s biggest-ever rotors and stiffest calipers, comes a new, four-channel anti-lock braking system. Standard on GT and optional on V-6, it enhances braking performance. In addition to helping prevent wheel lock-up, the new system has electronic brake force distribution, which distributes braking power to the wheels where it can be used most effectively.
Dual piston aluminum floating front calipers clamp down on 316 mm (12.4-inch) front brake discs on GT models – an increase of more than 15 percent in rotor size. On the GT, the brakes have 14 percent more swept area than those of the previous model. These rotors are 30 mm thick and are ventilated to provide consistent stopping power, even under the strain of excessive heat induced by repeated hard braking. The payoff comes in shorter stopping distances, better pedal feel and longer pad and rotor life.
In the rear, the brake rotors are 300 mm (11.8 inches) in diameter – more than 12 percent larger than the previous Mustang – and 19 mm thick. Rear rotors are vented on both the GT and V-6. Single-piston calipers sweep 18 percent more area than the rear brakes on the previous Mustang.
http://www.fast-autos.net/ford/05fordmustang.html
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Re: 2005 Mustang Gt
Originally Posted by El Cid
60 – zero in only 116ft!! That is very impressive and you get those brakes standard on the GT, optional on the girl’s model (V6). The Supra is 109ft (same as the Ferrari Enzo). The new Vipers do it in 97ft. Basically anything below 120ft is world-class. Looks like they finally got it right. Both my previous Mustangs (98 and 01) would warp their rotors the first time you pushed the pedal with any effort.
http://www.fast-autos.net/ford/05fordmustang.html
http://www.fast-autos.net/ford/05fordmustang.html
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Re: 2005 Mustang Gt
Originally Posted by XCELR8
my 13" Brembos got that beat..... of cousre, I'm not really a normal Mustang anymore either.
Usually as new generations come to existance, their performance increases. This is of course not always true (Mitsubishi Eclipse).
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Re: 2005 Mustang Gt
Originally Posted by XCELR8
I was kinda thinking that myself Corey..... 
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