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Posted: 1/16/2021 11:57:49 AM EDT
A little over a year ago, my ex-wife and my sons returned from Hawaii to find a new Kona Blue Mustang GT in the driveway. My ex's parents had purchased it as a birthday gift for my then 15 year old son.
I was not thrilled about it to say the least. I had no input in the decision. I remember how I was when I got my license. I posted about it here and the same doom and gloom in my head appeared in the replies. I said then and I will say now that he is a wonderful son with a damn good head on his shoulders. I am happy and so very proud to report that my son's 17th birthday is today and he made it through his maiden driving year without a ticket or an accident. Holy shit. Sure, it was a different year with COVID19 and all, but he put 6,000+ miles on that car. I know damn well he wasn't driving Miss Daisy around and his safe and legal year was as much luck as level-headedness. But I couldn't have done the same. So, I intend to do what any other proud, responsible, red-blooded American father would do. We are researching exhaust options from Roush, Borla, and others right now.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:01:00 PM EDT
[#1]
Awesome job on your son's part, I remember that thread.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:01:06 PM EDT
[#2]
 Nice! At that age I had already totalled my first car and was a little more than a year away from totalling a second |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:03:28 PM EDT
[#3]
Congrats, hope it sticks.
I had an ‘89 Buick Century that got jumped, crashed and raced. I shiver at the trouble I would’ve gotten in with a new mustang. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:03:59 PM EDT
[#4]
I still have not put an exhaust on my 2015 GT.
Really not sure what to get and I have looked around a lot since buying it new. I am tired of the overly obnoxious coyotes that just crackle and pop non stop. Borla and Magnaflow are the worst offenders with straight through cannister style mufflers. I am honestly tempted to just delete the resonsonator at the mid pipe to see how it sounds with a proper X-pipe. Then consider mufflers again after that. If your kid's car has the active exhaust you have a pretty decent sounding option straight out of the gate. There is a ford racing "sport" exhaust that sounds pretty good. 99% sure it is Borla but not sure what the Borla part number or in house name of the muffler is. I do not want super loud but rather loud enough to gear for downshifts and heel&toe shifting. I have other stuff that is plenty loud and soon to even do cut outs on one car. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:05:48 PM EDT
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Congrats! I would have for sure fucked up at that age.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:06:16 PM EDT
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Forget the speeding tickets...Giving a new teen driver a car like that is like giving a kid a loaded gun and not explaining anything. Very very very very easy to severely hurt himself or worse. Highschool kid had a 03 Cobra when they were new, went to pass someone going up a hill on a double yellow, hit a SUV head on and killed everyone.
What a fucking stupid decision your in-laws made. The first year is cake...It is when he gets over the power of the car and feels comfortable with it. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:07:31 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have not put an exhaust on my 2015 GT. Really not sure what to get and I have looked around a lot since buying it new. I am tired of the overly obnoxious coyotes that just crackle and pop non stop. Borla and Magnaflow are the worst offenders with straight through cannister style mufflers. I am honestly tempted to just delete the resonsonator at the mid pipe to see how it sounds with a proper X-pipe. Then consider mufflers again after that. If your kid's car has the active exhaust you have a pretty decent sounding option straight out of the gate. I do not want super loud but rather loud enough to gear for downshifts and heel&toe shifting. I have other stuff that is plenty loud and soon to even do cut outs on one car. Wife's GT has an active exhaust, we just wanted a LITTLE bit more, and have the same feeling about raspy crackly Coyotes. Got her the Ford Performance Boss Style X-Pipe w/ side exits for christmas. Theory is you get the X-Pipe and res delete giving the Active just a bit more bite, and the side pipes add a little depth and "fuller" sound without having to get raspy to get loud. Find out soon. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:08:38 PM EDT
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When I was 16, I got a ticket for 84 in a 55 and that was with a bone stock 89 Chevy Silverado.
I would have had my license pulled if my dad was dumb enough to buy me a sports car. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:10:25 PM EDT
[#9]
My first car was an 84 Mustang LX with the 5.0 v8 engine (In 1988). Ironically enough, my one and only ticket came while driving a 4cyl Isuzu Pup...
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:10:48 PM EDT
[#10]
are the ex's parents paying for the insurance on that thing too?
 Fuck grandparents of divorced kids who try to buy love and loyalty with big-$$$ presents. BTDT |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:11:27 PM EDT
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My cousin got one as a HS graduation gift. He has received quite a few tickets as a result, including one at over 100 in a 70. Somehow his dad was able to have that one fixed.
You must have a son with some level of respect for the law...or a lucky SOB. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:15:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have not put an exhaust on my 2015 GT. Really not sure what to get and I have looked around a lot since buying it new. I am tired of the overly obnoxious coyotes that just crackle and pop non stop. Borla and Magnaflow are the worst offenders with straight through cannister style mufflers. I am honestly tempted to just delete the resonsonator at the mid pipe to see how it sounds with a proper X-pipe. Then consider mufflers again after that. If your kid's car has the active exhaust you have a pretty decent sounding option straight out of the gate. There is a ford racing "sport" exhaust that sounds pretty good. 99% sure it is Borla but not sure what the Borla part number or in house name of the muffler is. I do not want super loud but rather loud enough to gear for downshifts and heel&toe shifting. I have other stuff that is plenty loud and soon to even do cut outs on one car. The Ford is just a rebranded Borla. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:15:47 PM EDT
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Lol.
I drove a 66 mustang with a 300rwhp 302 and t5 as a daily driver from 18-21. Sold it when I got married. I NEVER got a ticket in it and I raced a hundred+ people on the street with it, did burnouts in parking decks, got stranded several times when stuff blew up (dist gear, driver's side axle, rear main seal), ran from the cops once in it (successfully). Luckily it had a drag suspension on it (handled poorly, 6 cylinder springs up front with 70/30s, super hard rear leafs with traction bars, spool in the 8"), and 165r15 front runners so if you drove like an idiot in traffic, you'd wreck. You couldn't slam on the brakes without it locking up and skidding. It felt like 100mph at 60mph. You could turn the steering wheel to the left or right ~10* when going straight and it wouldn't do anything. You had to drive it incredibly defensive around town. My guess would be he's already been in a situation where he could have wrecked his car but luckily saved it. Hopefully that fear will cause him to think ahead in future situations. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:16:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Ford is just a rebranded Borla. I get that. But I think Borla has 3 different offerings if I recall correctly. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:18:21 PM EDT
[#15]
Good for your son OP!
My first car was a 65 Mustang I split the cost of with my dad ($550 each) Burned up the tires in 3 weeks (78 bias ply's) |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:19:45 PM EDT
[#16]
My first was a 66 mustang.... Never got caught speeding, but I did wreck it once.... Learned how to replace fenders and bumpers and light housings
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:20:28 PM EDT
[#17]
Quoted: A little over a year ago, my ex-wife and my sons returned from Hawaii to find a new Kona Blue Mustang GT in the driveway. My ex's parents had purchased it as a birthday gift for my then 15 year old son. I was not thrilled about it to say the least. I had no input in the decision. I remember how I was when I got my license. I posted about it here and the same doom and gloom in my head appeared in the replies. I said then and I will say now that he is a wonderful son with a damn good head on his shoulders. I am happy and so very proud to report that my son's 17th birthday is today and he made it through his maiden driving year without a ticket or an accident. Holy shit. Sure, it was a different year with COVID19 and all, but he put 6,000+ miles on that car. I know damn well he wasn't driving Miss Daisy around and his safe and legal year was as much luck as level-headedness. But I couldn't have done the same. So, I intend to do what any other proud, responsible, red-blooded American father would do. We are researching exhaust options from Roush, Borla, and others right now. Corsa is the master race of Mustang Exhausts. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:20:52 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Good for your son OP! My first car was a 65 Mustang I split the cost of with my dad ($550 each) Burned up the tires in 3 weeks (78 bias ply's) Monica |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:22:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: A little over a year ago, my ex-wife and my sons returned from Hawaii to find a new Kona Blue Mustang GT in the driveway. My ex's parents had purchased it as a birthday gift for my then 15 year old son. I am happy and so very proud to report that my son's 17th birthday is today and he made it through his maiden driving year without a ticket or an accident.  Sounds like a responsible kid. 
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:24:17 PM EDT
[#20]
That is pretty good on his part, but you that Mustang is thinking the nearest curb is looking mighty tasty as it is starving for a pedestrian.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:26:11 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: are the ex's parents paying for the insurance on that thing too? Fuck grandparents of divorced kids who try to buy love and loyalty with big-$$$ presents. BTDT I'm not paying for it, that's for sure. As for the buying love and loyalty? It's actually not like that. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:26:24 PM EDT
[#22]
That's great, good for him and you.
There are so many kids out there that would have destroyed that car by now. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:32:55 PM EDT
[#23]
Hands down the GT500 mufflers are the best out there.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:33:28 PM EDT
[#24]
A good exhaust on a fun car is only one more reason to play with it.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:42:38 PM EDT
[#25]
congrats
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:49:33 PM EDT
[#26]
Great news. Borla Sport is the way to go. Also, $350 on high performance driving class would be the best money he can spend for safety and understanding of his sports car.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:50:39 PM EDT
[#27]
I grew up in v8 muscle cars - in the late 90’s, I’m not that old yet) and never once got a ticket in any of the fun cars. The Mercury topaz I had as a winter driver, I racked them up in that thing.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:56:09 PM EDT
[#28]
That’s really cool. Good for him and good job on your part.
That Mustang deserves a reward for a year of service. Skip the exhaust and take it to cars and coffee for a snack, it looks hungry. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:59:36 PM EDT
[#29]
Nice, well done..I didn't make it 3 months before getting a ticket in my 73 mustang fastback.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:00:38 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not paying for it, that's for sure. As for the buying love and loyalty? It's actually not like that. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: are the ex's parents paying for the insurance on that thing too? Fuck grandparents of divorced kids who try to buy love and loyalty with big-$$$ presents. BTDT I'm not paying for it, that's for sure. As for the buying love and loyalty? It's actually not like that. Sorry , this story dredges up painful memories from my divorce. Glad it's not like that in your situation. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:01:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hands down the GT500 mufflers are the best out there. I had them on my 2014 GT, they were the absolutely best. Loud but not too loud, vroooomy without being raspy. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:01:38 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You must have a son with some level of respect for the law...or a lucky SOB. Get Both. (humblebrag) Straight A student, varsity golf, orchestra. He's literate, kind, compassionate, honest and funny. I feel bad for friends and co-workers when they tell me about some of the shit their kids do. Me? I trust Charlie to be responsible and do the right thing. He has never let me down. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:02:36 PM EDT
[#33]
Man, at that age I had no car of my own. But, I discovered the top speed of the family car and that it could fly off of certain rises and that 4 wheel drifting around corners was no big deal. I can't even begin to imagine how I did not crash or die.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:03:37 PM EDT
[#34]
Corsa extreme cat back.
Love it on my 19 charger scatpack.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:03:53 PM EDT
[#35]
Magnaflow mufflers in back (straight open flow concept)
Headers of some sort on engine block |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:13:39 PM EDT
[#36]
Skip bolt on doodads, buy him some high performance driving instruction.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:14:54 PM EDT
[#37]
You raised your kid well.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:16:51 PM EDT
[#38]
I have to admit when I read the original post I figured he was going to either get in trouble or hurt himself. Glad I was wrong.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:18:04 PM EDT
[#39]
I'll admit to being pleasantly surprised. Very happy for you OP.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:20:19 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome job on your son's part, I remember that thread. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:21:11 PM EDT
[#41]
6,000 miles you say? I’m curious how much tread is left on those rear tires
 
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:21:45 PM EDT
[#42]
At 16 I was jumping my 89 YJ off of motocross jumps.
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:22:40 PM EDT
[#43]
Can he change the oil on it? Good hands on learning opportunity if not....
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:26:03 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have not put an exhaust on my 2015 GT. Really not sure what to get and I have looked around a lot since buying it new. I am tired of the overly obnoxious coyotes that just crackle and pop non stop. Borla and Magnaflow are the worst offenders with straight through cannister style mufflers. I am honestly tempted to just delete the resonsonator at the mid pipe to see how it sounds with a proper X-pipe. Then consider mufflers again after that. If your kid's car has the active exhaust you have a pretty decent sounding option straight out of the gate. There is a ford racing "sport" exhaust that sounds pretty good. 99% sure it is Borla but not sure what the Borla part number or in house name of the muffler is. I do not want super loud but rather loud enough to gear for downshifts and heel&toe shifting. I have other stuff that is plenty loud and soon to even do cut outs on one car. I had GT500 cans on mine. Wasn't loud at all, just a bit more rumble than stock. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:26:08 PM EDT
[#45]
Good for your Son and you OP.
At 16 I was 140lb and had the fastest motorcycle you could buy at the time (Kawasaki H2). My father hated the idea but he used to race motorcycles so he reluctantly understood. It was a learning curve and I managed to stay out of trouble. Your Son will be fine !
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:27:37 PM EDT
[#46]
One of my friends was riding a 600cc sportbike at that age.
He survived without incident. IMO, the "buy the kid a fast car and something bad is going to happen" thing is a bit overblown. Some kids are going to take more risks then others regardless of what they are driving. I see more young people doing dumb shit in 10 year old altimas, beat up old accords, moms minivan etc then I do in performance cars. At least performance cars handle and brake exceedingly well, far better then a slammed 20 year old Accord with bald tires, and both the Mustang and the beater are capable of kill you speeds. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:37:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 6,000 miles you say? I’m curious how much tread is left on those rear tires My perf pack tires were gone by 5500 miles. I never did a single burn out. But I did exceed 1.1g cornering on a regular basis if the accelerometer is to be believed. They were stupid dangerous in temps below 70deg. Like roll hard into gas in 3rd gear and would get tire spin. Went to Nittos when I changed wheels and hate the NT555s. Not as much warm weather cornering grip despite being wider front/rear but a fair bit better in colder weather. 280 versus 340 tread wear ratings from Perelli to Nitto. Next up will likely be GT350 sized Michelins. My 66 is likely to hand my 2015 it's ass soon. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:42:02 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Get Both. (humblebrag) Straight A student, varsity golf, orchestra. He's literate, kind, compassionate, honest and funny. I feel bad for friends and co-workers when they tell me about some of the shit their kids do. Me? I trust Charlie to be responsible and do the right thing. He has never let me down. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You must have a son with some level of respect for the law...or a lucky SOB. Get Both. (humblebrag) Straight A student, varsity golf, orchestra. He's literate, kind, compassionate, honest and funny. I feel bad for friends and co-workers when they tell me about some of the shit their kids do. Me? I trust Charlie to be responsible and do the right thing. He has never let me down. Sounds like you raised a great kid. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:44:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Forget the speeding tickets...Giving a new teen driver a car like that is like giving a kid a loaded gun and not explaining anything. Very very very very easy to severely hurt himself or worse. Highschool kid had a 03 Cobra when they were new, went to pass someone going up a hill on a double yellow, hit a SUV head on and killed everyone. What a fucking stupid decision your in-laws made. The first year is cake...It is when he gets over the power of the car and feels comfortable with it. Not a horrible point but a little excessive grandma. |
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Posted: 1/16/2021 1:46:12 PM EDT
[#50]
Pretty cool story. Who the F gets a car like that as their first though?! Haha. Mine was a 1983 Escort. Cool to see a kid actually get his license at 16 as it should be. Freeeeedom!
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