Kona Blue is the 2nd best color, with Red Candy Metallic being in the top spot
Those wheels are 19x9.5 (didn't come in 20") and were on the 2010 and available on the 2011 without the PP but rarely seen since most 2011s appear to have the PP with the multi-spoked rims. When I was looking I wanted the 19.5 5 spoked wheels look and gave up trying to find a used mint 2011 with them.
Great color choiceI sure am. Thanks for the good wishes.
Color is Kona Blue with white striping.
Attached is the most recent picture I have on hand. I took it about a month ago, which was the last time we had a decent day of weather out here in the PNW.
Thanks again,
Vuskool
Thanks for the tip! I’ve always had good results when using Turtle Wax products. Im sure their Trim Restorer works a treat.Here's a tip for helping restore the front spoiler and black side and rear trim parts if they faded a little.
I tried a lot of them ... like Mothers Back to Black, Meguiars Ultimate Black and some others (have Cerakote too but too afraid to try it after seeing some of the results and once it is on it is near impossible to clean off). I found that the old green Turtle Wax Trim Restorer was one of the best. But don't follow their instructions. I put it on fairly trick, rub it on well and have it soaked, and then I leave it on for a few hours...NOT 5 minutes like it says. Then wipe it off and let if sit for a hour and then repeat with another heavy coat leaving it on for a couple of hours. Then wipe off the residue and let it dry overnight. It will last for quite a few months even outside in the rain. If used on the window trim it will run a little during the first rain but not much. After the first wash it usually no longer runs. This is all I use now for my trim. I may have used it on my tires too...can't recall.
Great write up! You hit most of the points that I used as reasons to get my 2010. One other point I pondered on was price. The 2010's were reasonable when I bought mine, $29k with 30k miles. The step up to an 11-12 was around $38k with similar miles. I could afford it but I figured I'd save the $ and put it towards the mods that I wanted. Like you said, adding a wideband O2 was no big deal. I also did the KB 2.8LC kit and Lund tuned, she's a monster now. I am comfortable knowing the stock motor can take what I am throwing at it, and it has for 2 years now with dozens of track passes under her belt. Mine is also Kona Blue but I think my stripes are silver? I thought the stock wheels were only a 2010 MY thing. I learned in this post that they were also standard on the base 2011's. These are probably the first set of stock wheels that I actually think look good. I kept my stock wheels but switch them out during race season for the "big and skinnies" for the track. Sure, the 11-14's have more refinements and upgrades but for the $, you can't beat what the 2010 has to offer. That's the natural progression of vehicles, always has been, always will be. Look how much the 2020-2022 GT500 has improved over the 2014. Bottom line, all GT500's are cool cars. I've wanted one for a long time after owning a handful of GT's. I'm extremely happy with mine.
So far with the Lund tune, best I've run is 12.2. That's at 5600' elevation at Bandimere Speedway. I'm almost at the end of the stock 47# injectors, so that's going to be it. I can't change injectors if I want to be able to pass emissions with the KB tune unfortunately.What kind of times is she putting down?
The 2010 GT500 is GREAT…until you need a new PCM. Ask me how I know. My 3 year search ended this week on a positive note!
Posts like this on another site got me to buy a spare for my 14, before the supply dries up..The 2010 GT500 is GREAT…until you need a new PCM. Ask me how I know. My 3 year search ended this week on a positive note!
What a relief. Glad to hear that the long search is over and that you’re back on the road.I’ve spent 5 years and over $5,000 chasing this gremlin. My calibrator, who is well known but I’ll allow them to stay nameless, kept telling me that they don’t see anything in the logs. Well, I’m no expert in reading logs but when the car is running, the MAF counts aren’t supposed to drop to zero.
The A/C would start to blow ambient (not good in So. Florida), the car would start running rough and would try to stall out. This was totally random and got worse with time. The car was essentially not-drivable. Once the cause of the problem was discovered I replaced the MAF sensor and engine harness without luck and I pretty much dialed in on the PCM, at that point. Despite the fact that the car had been to multiple shops and no one could figure it out, all the experts kept saying that it wasn’t the PCM. I disagreed and started looking. Ford discontinues stuff like this at 10 years.
I kept calling and searching EVERYWHERE. I took one last stab and replaced the injectors and O2s at the beginning of July. When the issue started again on the way to work after getting the car back, I texted the wife that I was done and the car was GONE! I took one last stab running the part number and one was on eBay mislabeled as a Mustang GT PCM, but I knew the part number. It was a Ford Remanufactured unit, new in box… $250 Buy It Now!
It was flashed and installed in the car yesterday and for the first time in 5 years, I actually enjoyed driving my car.
Thank you! I have the PCM. It was the cause. With every other possible repair that I’ve tried, the problem came back within a few miles. It’s been solid all week. No idea what caused the problem, but I would guarantee that they follow the PCM.What a relief. Glad to hear that the long search is over and that you’re back on the road.
Any insight into what caused the PCM to fail in the first place? Water damage? Electrical short of some kind? Impact damage?
Also, any chance you still have the failed PCM? It would be interesting to install it on another GT500 (known to be in good working order) and see if the problem(s) you experienced follow. This would confirm the PCM as the root cause and give some closure on the issue.
So Ford doesn't have any ECUs in stock, and it's out of production? That's not good at all!