2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 - 5.8L/650hp/200+ MPH
11-15-2011, 06:45 PM
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. I guess my question to him went right over your head.
11-15-2011, 07:00 PM
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Promise they will sell everyone they make, and many will be raced.
11-15-2011, 07:05 PM
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This is a horrible generalization that isn't even close to being true. I'm assuming you've never even took a glance at SVTPerformance or any other major Mustang board? There are tons of people that race and modify their GT500's, just like the large group of people who race and modify their Corvette's.
11-15-2011, 08:14 PM
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This is a horrible generalization that isn't even close to being true. I'm assuming you've never even took a glance at SVTPerformance or any other major Mustang board? There are tons of people that race and modify their GT500's, just like the large group of people who race and modify their Corvette's.
Call it a generalization if you want, I won't argue that. But to say it's not close to true?
Look around... Most of the guys here that have built their cars did so second hand, especially the more expensive stuff like the Z06s.Finally, I have no reason to troll Mustang sites. I've met more GT500 owners than you have posts. Having driven numerous GT500s (through 2010), C6Z06s, and the like. I can say in my experience the GT500 simply cannot make good use of the power it already has. This is backed up the the countless 13 second quarters I've seen from these cars.
11-15-2011, 08:19 PM
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If you haven't driven any '11+ cars, your prior experience doesn't really mean anything. These cars are setup much better than previous iterations, hopefully you understand that.
11-15-2011, 08:28 PM
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This is a pretty ignornat statement. The audience for the GT500 will be no different than the ZL1. The prices of these cars is still well within reach for most educated professionals.
11-15-2011, 09:22 PM
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I just participated in a Corvette event, with nearly 1000 cars. Dozens of twin turbo cars, dozens of superchargers, god knows how many strokers... I think I saw 95% of the Corvettes there. I counted 8 cars on drag radials.
Call it a generalization if you want, I won't argue that. But to say it's not close to true? Look around... Most of the guys here that have built their cars did so second hand, especially the more expensive stuff like the Z06s.
Finally, I have no reason to troll Mustang sites. I've met more GT500 owners than you have posts. Having driven numerous GT500s (through 2010), C6Z06s, and the like. I can say in my experience the GT500 simply cannot make good use of the power it already has. This is backed up the the countless 13 second quarters I've seen from these cars.
Call it a generalization if you want, I won't argue that. But to say it's not close to true?
Look around... Most of the guys here that have built their cars did so second hand, especially the more expensive stuff like the Z06s.Finally, I have no reason to troll Mustang sites. I've met more GT500 owners than you have posts. Having driven numerous GT500s (through 2010), C6Z06s, and the like. I can say in my experience the GT500 simply cannot make good use of the power it already has. This is backed up the the countless 13 second quarters I've seen from these cars.
There are a lot of people that have run high 11s with stock tire 2011-12 GT500s, so even without drag radials they do just fine. And you are talking about the older GT500 with the iron block vs the what, 150lb lighter aluminum block in the new cars...that's a really good comparison right there!
11-15-2011, 09:34 PM
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I just participated in a Corvette event, with nearly 1000 cars. Dozens of twin turbo cars, dozens of superchargers, god knows how many strokers... I think I saw 95% of the Corvettes there. I counted 8 cars on drag radials.
Call it a generalization if you want, I won't argue that. But to say it's not close to true? Look around... Most of the guys here that have built their cars did so second hand, especially the more expensive stuff like the Z06s.
Finally, I have no reason to troll Mustang sites. I've met more GT500 owners than you have posts. Having driven numerous GT500s (through 2010), C6Z06s, and the like. I can say in my experience the GT500 simply cannot make good use of the power it already has. This is backed up the the countless 13 second quarters I've seen from these cars.
Call it a generalization if you want, I won't argue that. But to say it's not close to true?
Look around... Most of the guys here that have built their cars did so second hand, especially the more expensive stuff like the Z06s.Finally, I have no reason to troll Mustang sites. I've met more GT500 owners than you have posts. Having driven numerous GT500s (through 2010), C6Z06s, and the like. I can say in my experience the GT500 simply cannot make good use of the power it already has. This is backed up the the countless 13 second quarters I've seen from these cars.
Not sure what you mean by "simply cannot make good use of the power it already has", that doesn't even make sense. If you get a good tire on the car and someone who can drive decent, they can be very good performers and it's been proven.
Prime example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAKgviKzOjs
11-15-2011, 11:00 PM
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Looking pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRdtOgpIak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRdtOgpIak
Thanks for the video!
11-16-2011, 01:28 AM
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My buddy was at a Ford dealer today pre-ordering one already in Sonic Blue. He has some connections because he has pre ordered every new design car for the past who knows how long including the most recent 2011 GT500 that will get traded in towards the 2013.
The GT500 will OWN the ZL1 in every way. And if you havent driven or been in a 2011 mustang of any trim model you have no room to talk about them, Ford stepped up the game big time and is kicking GM's ***.
The GT500 will OWN the ZL1 in every way. And if you havent driven or been in a 2011 mustang of any trim model you have no room to talk about them, Ford stepped up the game big time and is kicking GM's ***.
11-16-2011, 09:20 AM
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Kicking ***= yes and no, they aren't outselling and a lot of the 5th gen owners are doing well to keep up. Kinda like comparing Machs and n/a Cobras to the ls1s when both were new...*** kicking would be more like comparing a 99 GT to a 99 ls1.
And yet again, the ZL1 is competing with the 2012 GT500, not the '13. While it is likely in 2013 your statement will be true that "Ford is kicking GM's ***", it's pretty damn close right now.