2013 GT500....609 RWHP Stock!
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Give Ford credit where it's due. The mustang is something Ford, Ford racing, (the gt500) Shelby, all made on their own. From the design, chassis and motor if I am not mistake, (I could be) But the new Camaro is a Holden Ute/Commodore platform with a new body, nothing original for the car that really makes it a Camaro but the body design. Even the Holdens had LSX power house. But Ford is doing amazing things in every catagory they can off of a clean slate with the Mustangs. Truely a nice car, the GT500. One thing I can say though. For the Price, I'd rather stick with my 3k firebird and build the motor for the fraction of that cost and just have fun in it.
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Give Ford credit where it's due. The mustang is something Ford, Ford racing, (the gt500) Shelby, all made on their own. From the design, chassis and motor if I am not mistake, (I could be) But the new Camaro is a Holden Ute/Commodore platform with a new body, nothing original for the car that really makes it a Camaro but the body design. Even the Holdens had LSX power house. But Ford is doing amazing things in every catagory they can off of a clean slate with the Mustangs. Truely a nice car, the GT500. One thing I can say though. For the Price, I'd rather stick with my 3k firebird and build the motor for the fraction of that cost and just have fun in it.
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We've been using the 15% driveline loss equation for years and years. Is there a possibility they are making the transmission, driveshaft, rearend more efficient?
The new GT500 has a carbon fiber driveshaft. That adds to the lack of drivetrain loss at least a little bit.
The new GT500 has a carbon fiber driveshaft. That adds to the lack of drivetrain loss at least a little bit.
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How far do you think you can push it before it starts to loose efficiency?
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Really? I just read on like 10 different sites, and they all say 15?
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I rode in in one of these last week. These things are monsters. Couldn't imagine one with some tuning. My only complaint about the car was the ridiculous amount of road noise in the car. I don't know if its the tires or what. Sick car none the less. The wife wants one as do I but I can't swing the 60k price tag right now.
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It's been trapping 128.xx mph bone-stock with a 3850# race weight, not including driver. Bitch about ET all you like...a $500 pair of 275 MT ET DRs or bias plies would fix that. Trapping 128 at that fat weight takes some power and engineering my friends...
600whp is right about there.
Check my sources if you like - Car & Driver, along with every other car mag (it seems) just did shootouts and comparos between the 2013 Shelb and the ZL1 Camaro. Results may surprise you, regardless of which American car flag you salute...
600whp is right about there.
Check my sources if you like - Car & Driver, along with every other car mag (it seems) just did shootouts and comparos between the 2013 Shelb and the ZL1 Camaro. Results may surprise you, regardless of which American car flag you salute...
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For those who haven't done homework on these, the problem with them getting down the track isn't just the tires, it's the gearing. You don't even get into 4th until about 135 mph. Running a car that heavy and not even being able to run out 3rd gear certainly isn't the way to go for performance. With bolt on's and a 4.10 gear (on the stock tire size that would put it at 6900rpm at 140mph) I expect 9's should be a common thing for them. Form GM to put the TVS1900 on the ZL1 is just plain stupid and they know it. There is a reason the ZR1 gets the correct blower size for the motor size. The ZL1 has independent rear suspension which has gotten it better press, but we all know that the boss is just plain faster. The ZL1 just needs to get the LS9 in a wet sump form and with a better baffled pan.
BTW, specs on the GT500
http://media.ford.com/images/10031/2013_GT500_Specs.pdf
BTW, specs on the GT500
http://media.ford.com/images/10031/2013_GT500_Specs.pdf