600HP FPV FALCON GT-F (FG) REVIEW - The Undisputed KING of Ford Australia
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In this episode, I share with you my thoughts on this 2014 FPV Falcon GT-F. One of only 550 cars ever made, the GT-F is the most powerful and hardcore Australian Ford ever built. This vehicle marks the end of an era as it is the final iteration of the legendary Falcon GT as well as being the last FPV. With a 5 litre, supercharged V8 engine and a host of tasteful modifications it now makes 600HP at just the rear wheels! Is this the best Aussie Ford ever made?
Thank you to the owner Dan for sharing his pride and joy!
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Love the history of the car and the tribute.
Nice personal touch to the video. Look forward to the next one.
Wicked vid dude. Good to see another falcon on the channel as i have a highly modified gt 335 aswell. Keep it up man 🤙
Nice bro i have one to how much kw you making
@@gta4freak94 was making 460kw. So 620hp. Was a basic set up really 460 walbro intank, 1000cc inj, 11psi pulley and snout upgrade, intercooler, headerback exhaust, etc. Just usual bolt on stuff
@@jonwilliam1441 nice bro thats good im aiming for that atm loll dropping me car off to my mate on Wednesday
@@gta4freak94 yeah mint dude, definitely a nice amount of power and fun to drive, i have a 600kw fgx now and I'd take the gt back over it anyday haha!
@@jonwilliam1441 awesome bro i use to have a f6 typhoon but nothing beats the sound of a v8 supercharger 💪
I have a supercharged VE HSV (430kw at the wheels) when I bought it, it had 22 inch Simmons and was struggling to grip with those rubber band tires, sold those got 20 inch Simmons with 275/35/20 tires all round made a big difference would highly recommend this guy getting rid of those 22's if he wants to keep that power to get ground more.
I honestly don’t know why he’d change the stock wheels, for these!
@@blakefish7417 I understand changing from stock makes your car stand out more, and I know Simmons are overused as hell for Ford and commodores (they do suit them really well so I get why everyone has them) but anything bigger than 20's just looks out of proportion to me. 22's on a Holden or Ford is like 20's on a skyline just looks weird
@@marcd8576 Yes but he's asking why you would change from stock to those. Not just changing from stock at all.
22's are ridiculous on these sedans... even 20s IMO they're still very low profile. I have 18s with 275/40 rears and 255/40 fronts on my 16' VF2 SSV redline.
@@PBMS123 yeah the stocks for this car are better than any 22's...20's are good cause with thick tyres and coilovers you can pretty much eliminate wheel gap and fill that wheel fender area nicely
@John K pretty much, but u can keep all your original parts, I got all my original stuff in the attic, including the wheels.
Great review Clay - as usual, top production. Love the photography too. GTF is indeed iconic and will only appreciate, at least if looked after, which most will be. Ya know, based on your performance figures quoted (0-111kph 4.7 and quarter 12.7) she's very nearly as quick as a Sprint 6 Barra! :-)
The only real disappointment for me about these beauties is that many will hardly ever get driven .Plenty bought as investments because the "F" will just keep going up in value..Absolute certainty ... They are like a thoroughbred stallion penned up in a tiny yard if not driven as they were meant to ..I'm a huge fan of Ford's factory wheels ...No-one did them better . My own an FG XR6 has the factory wheels and I'd never put after market ones on ..If I was ever super fortunate to have one of these stunners I'd definitely want the original wheels ..
Great video once again Clay ..I'm a huge fan and a subscriber of course ...
It certainly has… it’s going for double the price the gts is (for its year)
Beast of a car! Good review brother
0:29 thats me i was in there thanks clay for letting me be in the vid btw thats my step dads car its leon
Production value is insane mate keep up the great work!
I see this exact car in my area . It is a beast🤙
nicee
Its my step dads car
what area?
Frankston
Its not just a 20kw gain , you even said it yourself . Factory claimed 351kw at the crank but it was more like 400 ish kw , this worked car has 410kw at the wheels or about 500kw crank ...
the funny thing clay is that the GT-F i recently reviewed was also from a president of a FPV Club haha great review as always man.. your killing it
Video is efin awesome dude! You talented buddy!
💯🇦🇺🇦🇺Amazing Aussie car ...credit to the owner...
Top video Clay
Hey kev
The business park off eastlink! My own drift park in the wet at night 👌🏼
@Garth Williams lol I work in a factory off there so I even go for skids on lunch in the wet 😂
Great video Clay... You mention the GT-F is not quite as speedy as the F6's & Co. The FPV GT R-Spec however, was certainly not short changed. It is the quickest road tested production Falcon of all time and it is a Supercharged V8. Keep up the good work and have a nice day......
The colour and the grunt of the mighty Boss engine the sky is the limit
shame we don't get the falcon in North America
You don't need these when you have hellcats, camaros, corvette's...etc..haha
@@94toxic94 why, when if we had the option for something other than a Camaro, Corvette, Hellcat, or Mustang, if we had these in the US, we could have the choice to standout.
You guys had the falcon over there in the early 60's but it never took off
Another banger clay.
The number plate though 🇲🇽
Ya great plates
This is the ring leader's own car of the Mexican hoon cartel
@@bbbnnuuuhgg7016 highly dought it pretty sure the au with the fairlane ghia front is as thats the most staple car
@@elusive6653 now that's the next in charge. This is definitely the ring leader's own car
@@bbbnnuuuhgg7016 highly dought it just cause you that numberplate doesnt mean your in mhc that kinda stuff is common asfuq now 😂
It was a sad day when Ford Australia 🇦🇺 😢 shut its doors. 😭😭. Still to be able to get my hands on one would a dream come true.
Hi clay. You say it is up only 20kw on the standard 400kw at the crank. But having been tuned with that exhaust maybe larger injectors the 420kw you say it has now would be at the wheels, so it has more than an extra 20 kw as you mentioned. Gaining 20 kw from exhaust system and tune is incorrect and hardly worth the hassle/ expense. It most likley went from around 320rwkw to 420rwkw with those performance upgrades.
I like love this beast and follow CARTEL, Dan is a great man and has a true love for Ford GT. Thanks for sharing this video keep up the good work Clay 👍
Beautiful car.. my GT, had a tune and a bigger fuel pump and was running 400klw at the wheels.
this will leave the hsv gts holden
Ok 😂
Lol
@Eugene Pillay Its been dyno provsn to have more power than the GTS
Bruh an xr6 ba fgx with about 10 000 spent on it will leave a gts every time all the time and that’s pretty embarrassing considering that the gts is v8 and can be beat by a v6
Bloody wicked vid Clay and cartel is a freaking awesome example of GTF351 haven’t seen one better Shit hot Dan
I wish this could’ve been sold in the US, would’ve been a cool Hellcat competitor here. The Chevy SS (Commodore) got taken away from us unfortunately
You need to do a na falcon and act like it’s fast
🤣
Hey Clay, since you are located in Melbourne. How about going through the restrictions from Vicroad for modification of motor vehicles.
That’s the waterman buildings that’s were my dad works
Wish we had this car in the U.S 😞
Wheel choice, not so much. Car is awesome though.
u cant call simmons shit mate
@@monkeyman3148 he didn't. Aus made simmons are cool. Current gen is just chinese.
Pretty ridiculous to remove the unique factory wheels for the shitty Simons that every man and his dog has.
@@lukesm5747 especially fkn 22s on a Falcon. No.
Agreed, they look gross on this thing
The leader of The Mexican Hoon Cartel must own this car
No
As if you would believe me
A great car no doubt but the AU series II/III is one of the best made Falcons in my opinion. Australia wasn't ready for it back in 1998 due to its futuristic design but now in 2022 their design still looks modern amongst what's currently on the road. Yes the AU I wasn't the best looking in base models but subsequent design refinements changed that. Ford invested 5yrs and $700 million into development of the AU. That's ~$1.3 billion in today's money. I don't think any other Ford series received the same kind of investment. Considering reliability, my AU II Fairmont Ghia ( 2001). Has just ticked over 285000km and the factory water pump has just failed. That's crazy durability not found in more modern cars. The vct intech engine still feels fresh and still makes claimed factory power, again fantastic workmanship and testament to the quality of Tickford engineering and blue printed engines. I wonder if the FG GTF has a blue printed engine and will still be running in 15yrs time if driven regularly. I hope so but suspect not
Pretty sure I watch the owner pull an 11 something . It's a weapon
I have to say that it is a nice car but the the supercharged Holden is a much better car all round
Lovely
Why would you modify a GT-F is the real question.
I agree!
Cos you can really, it’s just bolt ons anyway
It's to their own. It's all off the shelf bolt on parts.
Why would anyone modify any car?
I got one on 20s but have all original parts stored in my shed but I’ll Neva sell it
Long live FPV GT GTP GTF
Got a 2009 model fg with a 2014 Miami with 485rwkw ya quite welcome to come see if
Not same power and speed as the Barra? I have both, and have only tuned mine which cost me $1100. =387rwkw It done a 11.7 quarter mile. My xr6 has been modified and tuned to a total of approx $5.5k and has 318rwkw. I haven't taken barra to drags but have ran them against each other. Gt gets it over my barra but yes barra feels faster the way the turb comes on I think that what gets people. I love both cars but have noticed the unfair comments to the 335 often on youtube. Noticed couple other untrue comments about the gt too wrong I mean wong. Do your research dont end up with that nickname. Love your commentary and reviews keep em coming.
I drove one of these animals the other day.oved the blower whine. The engine has quite an aggressive cam for a factory delivered vehicle.
I do get confused when looking at the engine. 351 I believe means killowatts not cubic inch capacity. Is this correct?
Yep and under cool conditions will you more boost.
just a question, what does the 351 badge on the boot and the engine represent if he said its a 5.0 engine?
Tuned to 351kw but can exceed 400 in the right conditions, I believe they call it “ Transient overboost”.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
@@michaeldearaugo4552 interesting... I would have thought that it represented the the cubic inches of the engine
Yeah I don’t know why Ford went this way, maybe the supercharger suits the 5.0 better or revs faster but needless to say, they are quick.
The 351 in this car represents the claimed 351kw however what the 351 actually represents and the reason they made it 351 specifically was to pay hommage to the most famous falcon ever built. The GTHO Phase 3 which had a 351 cubic inch engine at the time and cleaned up at bathurst and is now the most expensive aussis muscle car of all time.
My uncle had a phase 3.It had factory 3.9 gears he took it to the track with a set of slicks and the rev limiter removed and did a 13.4 and could of done alot better too much wheel spin.So really the xy gt ho with modern tyres is a high 12 sec quarter mile car.
I have a xy with a Cleveland 4v 351 ~430 hp and 3.5 gears 6,300rpm limit. It is way lighter than the fgx xr8 that I have. But the supercharged engine just produces so much torque across the rev range and the other limiting factor is the top loader transmission just can shift as quick as the manual xr8. There is no other v8 that I have heard that sound as good as the Cleveland though. It's a pity the journos at the time did the quarter run in the phase 3 with the 3.25 rear end as the 3.5 was standard equipment and would have done better than the 14.2 as recorded. Modern tires are another thing that would propel the phase 3 faster than the recorded times back then.
"Can't shift as quick as the manual xr8"
The best Aussie Ford has to be something Barra powered.
Every comment section to do with cars has an idiot like you squirting over a Barra, it’s 20years behind time for turbos being introduced to performance cars and 30years behind Holden to design and build an engine.
@@dwaynegolding5579 The barra is 20 years behind you reckon...Since the barra began its design in 2002, can you remind me of a hot turbo 6 in 1982. 30 yrs behind holden, what has holden made well. The only two decent engines they ever used was the RB in the VL which is a nissan motor and the LS which is a chevy motor that was ironically copied off the small block fords anyway. And fast forward to 2016, i dont believe there was a single motor in the Holden stable more advanced than Fords alternative.
@@dwaynegolding5579 Spoken like a true naive homosapien.
@@dwaynegolding5579Holden hasn't built an engine since the 308 , 253 , 202 ,186 back in the 80's. Don't know how the barra is 30 years behind.
Totally badass 🤠🤠👌🏻👌🏻🤘🏻👍🏻
That is beautiful
Sick car Brah'👌
Wait a minnnit. Is this the car that was used in that fpv burnout vid on youtube?
HI CLAY I WATCH ALL UR VIDS
Finally a Ford V8 😍😍
It’s got the same engine Holden cancelled out 20 years ago..........
@@properaussie331 are you serious comparing the coyote to the old Holden 5litre 😂😂
@@ImThAtGuY90 the Aussie Holden 5 litre with the same specs as this = THE EXACT SAME POWER!!!!!
Do your research man...
why do you think Holden finished production with a 7litre light weight performance engine used today and for years to come in high end cars lol....
why is it no ford fans do proper research
@@properaussie331 just because there both 5.0 litres doesn't mean there the same engine there is so many differences between both of them and yes the old Holden V8 is a great motor id be stupid to say otherwise but to that motor with the same specs as the coyote would not get the same power
@@properaussie331 U are so cluless lol
The king of Australia would have to be 1971 ford falcon xy gtho
Geez dude must of paid a fortune for the headers as with the blown 5ltr you have to pull the engine out to fit them on.
If I ever find out I have cancer I’m buying this car
hello clay, im new to your channel
i was wondering if you could send me the video of the gtf start up with no music, i would like to use it for a video
Watching this makes me misses my dads old GT 😩
24" rims? If they are, i kinda wish the owner went with 20" with a wider rear + slighter deeper offset, and lowered it that rat's arse bit more- would have really set it off.
But a sweet ride none the less!
is it all about low grade cars with a v8
no real comforts
what's the name of those wheels?
Dog shit.
There called everyone’s got em fr Simmons
Yeh buds
they kind of ugly ngl
Simmons F1.
They’re not for everyone, maybe smaller size rims, with some offset and more rubber hitting the road, would set it off better. Each to their own.
i luv aussie cars but they so behind the tech ,
is the only reason that saves them is the v8
Absolutely shocking interior. $80K and your interior looks basically identical to a 15-year old taxi.
Classy interior ....not shocking ...I love the interior , especially the GT-P/ GT-F one from FPV ..
I agree , and the shitty steering wheel doesn't look remotely sports like, still want one though 😁
If it came out with a automatic imagine how quick you could put the power down
It is an automatic
its impossible to do an honest review on your mates car, without offending him..its like those people who review their own cars, it cant be done.
Those Simmons are yuck
4:53 that doesn't look like a car gliding through a corner lol.
And even with all that power it still gets beat by Holden around a track, because it doesn't handle, and almost everyone who drives one says the seat position is just stupidly high.
You driven a FGX mate, or just repeating what you heard on a forum? I have an FGX G6E Turbo, and there is no issue with the seat height. Handling is adequate, but even a HSV wouldnt blow wind up a Porsche's ass in that aspect.
Lower the seat if it is too high.
@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent yes I have, I drove a fgx xr6t
Compared to the commodore handling was terrible. Great striaghtlinr speed and. Acceleration, but on any no drag track the Holden would win.
Why compare with a porcshe.
@@jemijona in its lowest position its too high in relation to the cars Stance
only 500 built... not 550...
550 mate. 50 for New Zealand 🇳🇿 a and 500 for Australia 🇦🇺
Wheels way too big, thing is a fkn foot off the ground. Looks ridiculous.
I put 20s on my Super Pursuit because it was sitting too low, hitting too many driveways and speed humps.
Ford makes boring looking cars(Some clasics are nice). Great sleeper cars though.
Wait thats factory? Omfg
It’s an auto for a start.........
Ford never could compete with Holden.
It’s a 5 litre in this day and age .
Holden stopped making them 20 years ago.
Great content as usual clay but the fords are absolute garbage from aussies.
The Barra is ok for a high boost application on track and that’s it ....
Coyote shits on gm motors
Your a foul mate
@@orion5813 go home pizza boy
@proper Aussie Ford could never compete??? All Holden did was winge that Ford was too good they kept changing the rules to the point that they told the government to tell Ford to slow down their cars or they won’t be allowed in the country, at this time Ford was making the gtho phase iii , they only made 300 before the government stepped in hence the name phase iii but you know this is all the politics behind the companies that they hide from us
Shit box
No wonder ford is dead in Australia, just looks old and out dated
Clown
Fundamentally, it’s 13yrs old already.. Ford gave Australia no money to design or produce.. I think it stands the test of time, I love it!
XR8 Sprint looks better
it’s an old car tho! of course it’s fucking outdated! but it looks pretty good for its age! the only thing i don’t like is the steering wheel but otherwise it’s actually fine
@@Shalami I agree, I prefer the bf GT steering wheel