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- Buyers guide for anyone looking into purchasing a 2007 - 2009 S197 Ford Mustang - Shelby Cobra GT500.
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The 07 to 09 is so much better looking than the 2010 to 2014. One day I'm getting one. Thx for all the info.
Sounds better than the 5.0s too
@@TeamTrapEater510 they are 5.4-5.8 in the 10-14🥴
@@Blazerghost I know, I was talking about the coyotes
Hell no
The 2013 and 2014 look the best
@@joecool9739 stock vs stock maybe but when both are nicely modded I prefer the 07-09 they looked more unique vs their gt counterparts than the later models did imo.
I picked up a 2008 Gt500 a few months ago, only 7,500 miles on it with the usual mods, CAI, pulley, TB exhaust and lowered on 20” rims.
I like the S197 styles as they are close to what the originals were, cheap cars with a bunch of power and other good parts added. Very raw and less complicated than the newer models.
This is THE BEST video on modding basics on these cars, hands down.
Love everything about your car. Color, stance, wheels and tires are all perfect!
The 07-09 GT500 is the best bang for the buck Mustang you can get. The stock, low mile examples will 100% be collectors. Plus, Mr. Shelby had a lot to do with this car. He was a huge part of Ford and what it is today. I've had some 2020 and 2021 Mustangs but they just don't have the feeling these do.
Great video man. I can’t wait to upgrade from my 05 3v to one of these!
One of the most beautiful gt500 I’ve seen dude , I got an 07 Shelby gt but definitely wanna get an 07/08 gt500 in the future , car market just too bad rn
Great summary of the 07-09. I don't recall you mentioning upgrading the pulleys to spin the supercharger faster. Probably not an issue for you since you have the upgraded supercharger. But if you keep the stock blower, many people do that mod when they do the CAI/throttle body/tune. Great video! Thanks.
I agree 100% on these being better bang for the buck. I mean the 13-14 is cool but there is no way it's worth twice as much or even more than that more than a nice 07-09. I kinda prefer the 07-09 looks wise and it has a more old school less refined feel. Its like the perfect cross between old school muscle and modern muscle. I picked up my 07 for 16 grand last year 108k pretty clean tasteful mods. Has bolt on 4.10 gear, mgw, twin disc, lowered on 20 inch rovos on unknown springs tuned 550 rwhp. I put a 17 inch f14 drag pack on looks great on performance white (stripe delete) in gunmetal. I thought about a trinity but I am just gonna put couple more grand with it and go gen3r. The bang for the buck on this car is out of this world. I've noticed the average price on them have gone up across the board since I was looking couple years back.
Yah I agree with this body style. I have a 07 427 edition convertable supersnake and iam not really a convertable guy but it looks awesome.Shelby American only built 44 convertable with the 427 package and it is 1 of 7 car's in torch red.
I also am very lucky to have a 08 GT500 that I bought from David and Bob Tasca and signed by the Tasca family along with Carroll shelby signature. But normally I don't buy car's that have mods on them but Tasca had his dealership put just about Ford Racing mod that was available. So crazy history with my 500.Then also back in 2016 I bought my 10 900hp grabber blue supersnake. I figured I have the convertable supersnake so I wanted a coupe.Then lastly for my shelbys in my collection i wanted a shelby that I could drive everyday so I bought a 07 white shelby GT and i love the car and it's a mid 13 second car so it's a lot of fun and does handle a lot better than what I thought. So anyway tell me about your car.
Any issues with the block when you got it? I want one but th
E ones with higher miles make me nervous
@jonosterman2878 no man it's at 128k now and it has a gen3r been at this level since 122k and it was at 550 for years prior to that. The stock clutch and Balancer is the only issue w the 07. I switched to a 2013 lower damper theyre the same 08-14 only the 07 had the huge heavy balancer the 07 is damn near 22 lbs while the 08-14 one is just under 10 lbs. Huge difference. I also did the kinetic crank saver stud at the same time. It's pushing 740/733 to the tire on drag radials through 4.10 gears at like 19 psi. These things are stout and best of all if you window the block God forbid the iron blocks are easy to find and far far cheaper than aluminum. these cars are solid.
Thank you for your time in making this video
Awesome video with some great information for shoppers!
Lots of good advice here. Thanks for the video. I’ve really noticed the hard 1-2 shift. I just thought people just dealt with it how it was. Good to know there’s a reasonable solution and I’ll think about replacing that
Spot on....I had a 08 GT500
I didn’t finish the video but very well done. Not sure if you mentioned the …..opps there you go, you just said it. I had that issue with OEM alternators and went with nationwide.
That is one beautiful GT500
That is one sweet looking set up on this S197!!
Great video! Thankyou for great information! I really want ctsv2 after seeing your video haha
Gorgeous car!!
Might get one of these soon in black with red stripe combo
Beautiful car, love the rims choice (I rarely say that). Triple
Very interesting
what a beautiful car blue & white, I have 2006 Whippled GT, and a 2022 GT500
Looks good!
@ 5:30 Alternators are faulty on the normal gt as well, not just the Gt500. Thanks for all the information!
This is true but due to the alt being near the manifolds on these and terminators that compounds the issue imo. I went with a nations on my 07 it changes it to a large Denso style vs the factory 6g which is junk. My car holds high 13 to low 14 volts all the time even when it's warm it's a 270 Amp alternator.
My dream car💕
I had to install a new clutch, control arms, shocks and struts, and other minor stuff on my 07 GT500. Aside from that the car is great.
What size are you rims? What springs are you running? I like the how the vehicle sits.
The center dash gage pod looks great in your car.It came with my 07 supersnake and in my 08 GT500.
Sick ass car!🔥
11 and 12 have wide bands like 13 and 14 . I enjoyed your videos. Im doing a trinity swap. I bought the Department of boost supersingle and the zr1 heat exchanger pump. It flows more than 13 pump and look the same.
i cant find them for sale, where are u getting yours from?
@@the__black__box the zr1 pump. Its a cwa 100 pump and a stock 13 gt500 was a cwa 50 pump. I found a guy on ebay selling a bunch of them .
@@jondinapoli5695 ok thank you
I will get 07 gt Shelby stocks. Your badass car slick sicko mufka im slaute ❤
Just bought an 07 gt500 with 2900 miles. What wheels are on yours and also the window covers and side scoops what brand. Saw some from American muscle. Wanna start making some changes
13/14 IC pumps cause cavitation. You'll need to do a few mods to run one
I'm just impressed your car is at 13.4 miles per gallon average brah. Mines under 10.
Put a eagle crank and RAM RACING clutch and no issues with
I love the style of the 05-09, but not a fan of the fender flare look
I'm biased. Biased beyond biased but 07 09 gt500 are the ones that mean something, that brought it all back, have the old school vibe still. Don't get me wrong the 10 and up look "more aggressive" and i love them, but they lack that Mojo.
The new ones are awesome AF and i seriously considered one untill i saw what dealers were asking. They have a very import vibe which is mean , a serious high reving engine what is mouth watering but have IMO no soul, and don't doing quite as good as the previous s197 variants.
I agree I liked the straight like bruiser old school muscle car type look and feel of the 07-14 cars. The long stroke mod motors they had were very torque oriented compared to the modern coyote based stuff and they had alot more torque down low and thus more of an old school big block type of feel. That fits the gt500 given the original cars were big block cars. I don't think they should have made the new one into a track car made it more muscle car like the gt500 was supposed to be. Gt350 is for the curves.
The 2007,2008 and a few 2009 had a bad design fly wheel that would warp with heat . They would all do it and Ford would put a 2010 flywheel and clutch in . $4K job when yours finally needs replacement. Not covered anymore by ford. I’m surprised you aren’t aware of that fact. It’s a major problem with those early Shelby GT 500. They all eventually mess up your drivetrain and fall once the heat does it job.
The cooling on my 07supersnake and my 10 supersnake has been upgraded by shelby American.
SVT "Terminator" Cobra > Super Snake, its the superior car AND the people's champ, we all know that. Come on .
Thinking about selling my 2009.
Wait now way what year is that ? My dad had a 2009 gt500 and put the 13/14 supercharge on it just like this one same color as well
what wheels are those you have?
You nailed just about everything on the list. Perfect review. I have an 07 GT500 with every upgrade described except for the wide band. The only reason I ever think about buying a newer version mustang is the POS interior. I went from a 97 cobra to an 07GT500 and thought I was satisfied. Looking at the 14's and up I feel like I'm in Fred Flintstones car.
Quit exaggerating. 11-14 interiors are pretty good. The 04 and below mustang interiors are trash tho
@@mvc2177 you covered 11-14 & 04 and below. The 07 is a bunch of squeaky plastic.
@@carlmazziotti221 I didn’t know these were luxury cars. Heck my Lexus, Mercedes and bmw squeak too
@@mvc2177 Basically anything produced > 2014 and beyond has quite refined cockpits. Older generation mustangs are notorious for cost cutting techniques because Ford knew that enthusiasts tend to overlook the fine details because... It's true
@@carlmazziotti221 it’s called a pony car for a reason. Cheap and fast. New mustangs are sport cars now
The crank is an issue in ALL years regardless of balancer.
Ford didn’t design the cutout and bolt fitment properly on the snouts.
Also these shifters do not fix any grind issues.
Grinds are synchro related. Has nothing to do with the shifter.
The shifter does not help lockout issues either. I drank that coolaid as well and the MGW caused me more problems than the stock shifter did.
Shifter will just make it feel tighter, it doesn’t fix any actual issues.
Curious, what are the wheels you've got?
Where did you get the lower Body skirts from? I would like that extra protection on my 08 GT500.
They're CDC side splitters I bought from American Muscle!
@OctaneSlain Is your Black 2008 GT500 still available? Absolutely gorgeous cars man!😀
What is the antenna you have her? looks awesome
I wish I can buy OEM one with blue colour, white stripes and original wheels
Question: My 08 GT500 has the SHELBY offset to the left side. Why are some or even most I see have this center justified SHELBY?
Previous owner removed them and placed them along the center to give it the Super Snake placement. They were originally positioned at the top left
Also, I am also interested in a similar Blower Swap or even a used VMP Gen 2R or Gen 3. Any direction would be appreciated. Just Subscribed, Love the Car!
I went gen3r on my 07 got it for 3499 brand new on black Friday. I'm running 2.6 upper stock size 08 up lower, jlt 123 vmp twin 69 tbody full free flowing exhaust but I'm running stock headers I'm probably just over 750 rwhp and I'm on 93 and boostane. I have dw95 injectors and vmp pump boosters and the rest of the fuel system is stock. Pretty simple setup to have such big power on a car this old.
@@midnight347 Exact setup I would go with 👌
Great information. Question I bought an 08gt500 smaller pully and Cai. It supposedly was tuned but the guy could not locate the hand tuner. Will I still be able to go and get it professionally tuned? Thanks
I took my 09 GT500 to a guy named Lee Blankenship in Shelbyville, KY. Probably best in the country in professional tuning on Fords.
Ich habe zwar erst jetzt ihren Bericht gesehen auf CZcams ich wollte fragen kann man noch GT500 2007 bis 2009 kaufen oder sind alle schon weg
What rims are these by any chance
Good morning.....awesome video..... I am looking at getting my first GT 500.....and I have a chance to get a low mileage (12k) 2007 convertible....with modifications whatsoever..... which is the way I intend to keep it (The only mods I would want to do would be functional ones to fix engineering / design flaws) but I plan to keep bone stock, I will never race it or run it hard...keep it as a driveable collectible to enjoy.... Having said this, is there anything I should be afraid of? Is there anything that I should immediately replace from an engineering / design standpoint? Is the heat exchanger and cooling system sufficient for the way I plan t own and drive? Thanks so much for your time :-)
Toy car version on dash adds 4 HP
What wheels are those ?
Iam curious about your head lights did you have them tinted. My 07 supersnake would look awesome blacked out like your car.The mat black stripes would look great with the head lights.
Ebay - Top-flight covers. He makes GT500 headlight covers. Use velcro to attach and detach them
@@OctaneSlain I wonder if a window tinter could tint the headlights
Can you link the covers please, I can’t seem to find them. Also my 2009 gt500 has this slight ticking noise once warmed up. Not loud enough to be any knocking but I looked it up and it’s apparently a super common noise. Do you know anything about this? Great vid btw
Alternator issue is pulley speed burns them out. Upgrade to a larger pulley and problem solved.
Or just upgrade to a better alternator that can handle spinning little more. The 6g style itself is the issue. The nations and some others switch it to a large Denso style and seems to eliminate the issues.
I think its stupid they cheaped out on the rods. They should have went for the manlys and directly shifted double the cost straight to the customer I gaurantee nobody would have cared a bit and would have been more than worth it for manly h beams factory.
Anyone knows this rims ?
My speedometer works for about 3 miles on a cold start then falls back to zero. Any help would be appreciated
The stepper motor is probably bad
Anyone have the fuel gauge issue with their Shelby?
How would one of these handle daily driving? Really like these cars and was wondering if it would be possible to daily drive one.
Oh, yea. I daily drove mine. Put 20k miles on it in just 6 months. It is REALLY bad on gas though
I got a really low mile 07 GT500 for $27K. If you want one better act now because those prices won't last long. Look at what a low mile 93 Cobra costs.
Hey man I'm looking at a 07 GT 500 with 26,000 miles with the following upgrades 2013-2014 TVS Supercharger
Flow Master Exhaust
Smaller Lower Pulley
Cobra Headers
Rear torsion bars
Upgraded clutch
Aluminum flywheel
One Pr
Oil catch can
Larger throttle body
And he wants 38,000 I think he will come down you think I should jump on it
Bro you better have
@@djdirtydan3393 he's dropped the price to 34000 you think I should get it
@@breylankemp7596 yesss! My older brother is looking at an 08 500. They are awesome
Hey ! Not sure if you’ll reply but I’ll give it a shoot. What do you think of this deal ? 2007 Shelby Gt500 Blue/ White color. 73K miles $29,000 ? Although damage has been reported it is a clean title and has been fixed by insurance.
I'd say take it... Take it before I do 🤣
The harmonic balancer on the 07’s is an issue huh ?
Only for high horse power builds. But replacing it is easy and cheap assurance.
@@OctaneSlain So like if I go with a setup that pushes around 550 (620 crank) to the wheels I should replace it or do you think It could handle it.
@@nestor3246 Mine has for over 100,000 miles. '07 GT500.
@@nestor3246 I think if you're on stock blower you're prob good. My 07 is at 550 wheel still has stock lower at 119k I have a gen3r going on this spring gonna be over 700 wheel gonna do the 08 crank damper at same time.
@@midnight347 cool, wanted other opinions, thanks
Those are bitchin wheels. What are they?
Car looks great man
20in Foose Outcasts!
The problem is no one can be just satisfied with their cars
It is not a cobra! It is a shelby gt500. They were going to call it svt cobra but last minute changed it to shelby gt500 and got Carroll on board with using his name etc just before release. It is essentially a newer cobra but it is NOT called a cobra. That's a pet peeve lol.
Yea, I know 🤣 But it helps with the CZcams search algorithm and gives it a little more traffic
Hi would sale your mustang and how much looking to buy a 2014 price is to high
I have a black 2008 gt500 for sale. 27k
@@OctaneSlain send me some pictures I Would like to see it
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Nice car bud....But those wheels are ,🤦🤷
08 Shelby. The alternators in these cars are absolute garbage. Nations Starter and Alternator. Just save yourself the headache and burn the money there.
13 mpg lol
FALSE. Absolutely do not put oil separator. Oil doesn’t cause detonation. Lubricates roots supercharger. Change oil and filter every 3000 miles.
This is false the supercharger has its own oil it doesn't rely on oil from the engine. A catch can is a good idea.
Do you own one of these? If you ever actually drive it hard, you will see quickly that it will push oil out the pcv valves.
Oil separators are a great idea unless you like oil going back into your intake stream.