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Originally Posted by MediaArtist
I'm not an expert when it comes to 'Stangs, so maybe experts can chime in (ragingclue, etc), but I don't understand where the 302 Boss fits in the 'Stang lineup compared to the Shelby. I know the Shelby has more power, but I've read that the 302 is a better track car. There is a chunky price difference between the two.
Also, how are Ford manuals? Shift, clutch feel, etc.
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The 302 is a bit of an oddball now that the Shelby is getting track treatment. I guess if you want to compare the BOSS to the '13 GT500, the BOSS is going to be cheaper, and much cheaper if you tick the boxes needed to seriously track the Shelby (better HE, diff cooler, trans cooler). But I guess the Shelby was already keeping up with and beating the BOSS in some single lap tests with '12MY, so the '13 is absolutely going to destroy the BOSS.
If I was dedicated to tracking the car, I would still get a BOSS over the Shelby though. Just less to go wrong, less heat soak, less weight, etc....
I can't remember what transmission is going in the '13 GT500, but the TR6060 from previous years takes some effort to row, and sometimes it's hard to find gears if you aren't used to it yet, but it's heavy feel and clunk when it reaches gear feel good to me. The clutch action is pretty easy. Those transmissions sometimes get 1-2 shifting issues if you're shifting too fast. I think that's because the ratios are so far apart that the synchros need time.
And as far as the MT-82, it's also real good (5.0 and BOSS). Seems to be lower effort and I never had trouble finding gears with it, but it lacked the heaviness that I like. It's a Getrag and reminded me a bit of my last manual BMW. The MT-82 was Ford's HPFP but it seems to have been solved in newer builds.