Anyone know this supercharged car?

Anyone know this supercharged car?

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funbobby

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1,661 posts

270 months

Thursday 5th December 2024
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https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16018588
Seems a lot of car for the money

UTH

10,246 posts

190 months

Thursday 5th December 2024
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funbobby said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16018588
Seems a lot of car for the money
If it was yellow I'd be tempted!

ratrod 2

1,563 posts

21 months

Thursday 5th December 2024
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funbobby said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16018588
Seems a lot of car for the money
Believe it was listed on "Collecting Cars" twice a while ago but didn't make the reserve,

The current seller advertised the car soon after the auction so would assume he either

bought the car after the auction finished or direct from the owner,

Been around for sale for quite some time now,





funbobby

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1,661 posts

270 months

Thursday 5th December 2024
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Yes I saw it had been on collecting cars, sure they had it on for 39k when it first went up for sale so a big price drop.

Saleen836

11,752 posts

221 months

Friday 6th December 2024
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funbobby said:
Yes I saw it had been on collecting cars, sure they had it on for 39k when it first went up for sale so a big price drop.
I'm in contact with the original owner who carried out all the mods, what do you want to know?

funbobby

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1,661 posts

270 months

Saturday 7th December 2024
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I vaguely remember someone saying they had bought a supercharged car from this company but it had some running issues so wondered if it was this one or the the red one they had for sale which seems to be sold now. I’m also curious to how they handle the huge uplift in power !

Janosh

1,755 posts

179 months

Saturday 7th December 2024
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With the appropriate supporting chassis and suspension mods, they handle the power just fine.. albeit at this time of year it’ll spin up 4th gear without too much trouble!

I’m considering going up to 325 section PS4s rear tyres on my next rotation just to make it a little less hectic…

funbobby

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1,661 posts

270 months

Saturday 7th December 2024
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Janosh said:
With the appropriate supporting chassis and suspension mods, they handle the power just fine.. albeit at this time of year it’ll spin up 4th gear without too much trouble!

I’m considering going up to 325 section PS4s rear tyres on my next rotation just to make it a little less hectic…
What are the go to mods at this level ?

Janosh

1,755 posts

179 months

Sunday 8th December 2024
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Coilovers
Stiffer ARBs
Chassis bracing / subframe alignment kit

My thread has details on my specific mods…

Looks like the car in question has most if not all the appropriate upgrades already in place..

funbobby

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1,661 posts

270 months

Monday 9th December 2024
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Janosh said:
Coilovers
Stiffer ARBs
Chassis bracing / subframe alignment kit

My thread has details on my specific mods…

Looks like the car in question has most if not all the appropriate upgrades already in place..
Good to know , a supercharged mustang keeps calling out to me smile

philcerb

102 posts

219 months

Monday 9th December 2024
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Plus h/d prop, h/d drive shafts , mcleod clutch , tremec gearbox and 1" 7/8 long tube headers.

funbobby

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1,661 posts

270 months

Tuesday 10th December 2024
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Janosh said:
Coilovers
Stiffer ARBs
Chassis bracing / subframe alignment kit

My thread has details on my specific mods…

Looks like the car in question has most if not all the appropriate upgrades already in place..
Are you on standard brakes, had a standard one back in 2020 but cant remember if the brakes would be up to the job.

Janosh

1,755 posts

179 months

Tuesday 10th December 2024
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Yep, stock(ish) brakes, just some upgraded pads at the moment, haven’t had any issues and have done some laps at the Nurburgring…

I’ll be tempted to go for some fancy 2 piece discs at some point, but they’re not necessary

stephen-9uzhu

1 posts

4 months

Monday 16th December 2024
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I was very interested in this car. I messaged the selling garage, they replied that they sold this car only a few weeks ago for £39950 but the owner has now been offered a promotion in the USA so he wants it selling quickly so is prepared to take a 7k hit for a few weeks ownership. It might be just me but that sounds just a tad fishy. When i asked for more car details they didn't know as the owner has the pack,yet they only sold a few weeks before.I'm guessing as they are selling on behalf of an owner there will be no warranty if there are any issues

I also managed to track down the original owner of the car who fitted the supercharger and various other parts. He sold to a dealer in June 2023 ,it then sold again on Collecting cars for around 32k in Dec 2023 to Muscle Car UK ( current sellers) and sat on their forecourt from Jan 2024 till when it sold end of October 2024 .

It is way cheaper than any other super charged Mustang available so alarm bells rang out to me, real shame as it looks a stunning car with a great spec.

StevePorscheracing

2 posts

43 months

Friday 7th February
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Well that completely kills this car for me. I was also talking with Garage have all receipts and was told the owner was unwell? So which is it promoted or unwell?

jimmsy

490 posts

139 months

Friday 7th February
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There's a few cheap supercharged cars around at the moment. Having one myself and knowing how much money and effort goes into it - not just the Supercharger, but all of the required supporting modifications - I'd be very suspicious of anything below mid-thirties. They're the cars people are in a rush to get rid of, and likely don't have the right mods for running the power safely and reliably.

You need to make sure the weak points between the engine and tyres are all upgraded (e.g. clutch, half-shafts, diff), have the right stopping power and chassis/suspension to handle the power, and have done the right bits to the engine to handle it (OPG, CS, Oil Cooler).

If you've spent >£10k on the supercharger, then likely another £5k on that, would you really sell it for just £1-2k more than an N/A car...