liqidvenom

iTrader: (2)

well in 2010, people are able to use their vehicles to compete in more then just one performance test. might want to take a look at that when comparing your car to another.

02 wife

It's faster than your ****! I didnt say my car was all that but it has the potential!

02 wife

Are you road racing the Caddy? If I chose to road race ,there are plenty of suspension upgrades that can be added for that. And by the way camaros are excellent handlers so it would'nt take much.

liqidvenom

iTrader: (2)

I use my car in any sort of performance test. being good at one and then sucking at another , to me, takes away from it being an overall great street car.


and camaros CAN handle, but from the factory they are set up pretty soft. this speaking on the pre-5th gens.

Ke^in

Yes, yes it is. But I am not acting like it's fast. Difference between you and I.

Bitemark46

There's always a bigger fish. If you try and be the big fish..you'll go broke.

02 wife

We have been talking about drag racing the 2011 mustang gt. I have never thought about road racing my car!

I guess if a fish has gone 11's it has cost some money to get there!
You dont have to act like it's fast because its not!

92builtbird

$5,000 f-bodies with a $500 Nitrous kit can go 11's. That's chump change to a lot of people...

Ke^in

That was my whole point..

NemeSS

iTrader: (127)

i wish they woulda just made a 6.0 mod motor. if this 5.0 is supposed to be so potent with jus 5l. imagine what 6.0 would accomplish.
i hope i come across a 5.0 011 stang one day.
with my old pushrods and jesel rockers ss

02 wife

If it cost $5,000.00 it means it has over 100,000 miles! And if you put 175 shot of nitrous on it you might make a few passes at the track, but it wont last! It takes money to run 11's and faster!

little red

you mustang guys kill me the 2011 stang is a nice car but lets look the facts the 2010 shelby500 only runs high 12 with 540hp and 500lbs of torque so how is a car that weighs the same with 136 less hp and 200 less tq going to run in the 12s


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First Test: 2010 Ford Shelby GT500

Click to view GalleryOf course that live axle really shines at the dragstrip, where Ford recommends leaving AdvanceTrac on, for launch-control assistance managing traction after clutch engagement. We found it allowed way too much wheelspin. Dial up 1800 rpm or so, feather the clutch to let the wheels hook up somewhere halfway up the tach, then hoof it to 6250 rpm (pay no attention to the 6000-rev redline-peak power's at 6200 and fuel shutoff is at 6250). Get it right and Ford says you'll see 60 mph in 4.3 sec and hit the quarter in 12.3 at 118 mph. We tested the GT500 twice and weather conspired against us both times. In Dearborn, Michigan, 43-degree temps compromised launch grip, and in Sonoma, California, a flag-straightening headwind blew down our times (the geography at Infineon dragway precludes two-way average running). Our best run scrambled to 60 in 4.7 sec and through the quarter mile in 12.7 at 118.1 mph. That trap speed is dead-on the KR's and lends credence to Ford's performance claims. On warm California tarmac, the GT500 generated 0.96g lateral grip and stopped in 109 ft from 60 mph and in 300 from 100 mph. In Michigan, we circled the figure eight in 25.1 sec at 0.81 g.


Click to view GalleryBetter launches in a Challenger SRT8 and Camaro SS match or better our 0-to-60 times, but the Shelby's a second or more ahead by 100 mph and 7-10 mph faster in the quarter mile. It's also grippier and quicker around the figure eight and pretty satisfying on real-world roads. So until and unless Chevy crashes this party with an LSA-powered Z/28 or Fiat shoves a Ferrari 12 into the Challenger, it looks like Shelby's GT500 has earned its crown as king of the pony/musclecar hill fair-'n'-square.


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2010 Ford Shelby GT500
Base price range $48,175
Price as tested $50,895
Vehicle layout Front-engine, RWD, 4-pass, 2-door, coupe
Engine 5.4L/540-hp /510-lb-ft supercharged DOHC 32-valve V-8
Transmission 6-speed manual
Curb weight (dist f/r) 3918 lb (58 / 42%)
Wheelbase 107.1 in
Length x width x height 188.2 x 73.9 x 54.5 in
0-60 mph 4.7 sec*
Quarter mile 12.7 sec @ 118.1 mph*
Braking, 60-0 mph 109 ft
Lateral acceleration 0.96 g (avg)
MT figure eight 25.1 sec @ 0.81 g (avg)*
EPA city/hwy fuel econ 14 / 22 mpg
CO2 emisions 1.16 lb/mile
*Traction limited by low ambient and track temperatures.




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92builtbird

No, no actually it doesn't. Ls1's are notorious to be able to take a decent shot of pills for an extended period of time. Sure it won't last forever, but that's not the discussion..

Ok, a $6,000 f-body. Or a Fox with a stout 5.0 can be had/built for cheap. Are you car illiterate, or just trying to stir the pot??

little red

all the information is from motor trend so facts are facts.i personaly was at the track and witnessed 02 wife race a brand new shelby gt500 and embrassed him so bad he left the track and came back the next week with drag radials and still couldn't manage to get in the 12s. so i agree with 02 wife 100% because i seen it with my own eyes. if anybody thinks that the 2011 will run 12s get one and bring it to the track in stock form with stock tires and for every pass in the 12s you get 100 bucks and for every pass you don't i get100 bucks and btw i drive a ls1 6 speed vette

02 wife

No I'm quite educated! I did not say that you could not put a $5,000 or $6,000 Ls1 into the 11's with spray! What I said was, for that price the ls1 would have to have a lot of miles on the engine, trans, and rear end. It would have to have at least 150 shot to hit 11's! It does matter how long it lasts cause something will break in that used up state! I agree an old 5.0 can be built rather cheap since performance parts for it go back 20 years!

Stopsign32v

iTrader: (1)

Don't need to build a stout 5.0 pushrod to run 11's...


The 2011 5.0 will run mid 12's stock with a good driver. Put some tires on it and it will go low 12's to high 11's. It SHOULD come with 31 spline axles stock so a set of sticky tires and a hard launch will be nothing for it. As far as the aftermarket goes and modding one, no one knows yet. But they say the heads flow more than any Ford head has ever flowed. Would love to see some cam changes and maybe a FAST intake. Cars are getting scary fast with technology.

I think 02 Wife is pissed because he has a H/C LS1 that runs what a stock 5.0 with bigs and littles will probably run.

02 wife

I'm not pissed about anything Stopsign lol! I am quite pleased with my 11.90 pass! I can drive 1 hour to Milan dragway with the a/c cranking listening to tunes and having the cruise control on with no issues! I have not gutted my interior or changed any factory body panels! I run hi flow cats so I dont have to worry about nasty fumes coming from my 3 inch mandrel bent stainless steel exhaust! And I have posted my best time up to date with no hesitation! Unlike me, You have neglected to post any 1/4 times, why is that? And you have 5.4 power plant in your sig which means the 5.0 that came in your 1995 gt could not cut it! I just hope this new 5.0 is not an embarassment for Ford like the 1999 mustang cobra was!

Bitemark46

See this is where you have to flip the coin and see the other side. Kudos to you to run an 11 in full street trim. However, what did it put down? Probably over 460rwhp. Thats a lot of power to just crack into the 11's. I've run 11's n/a without having to take the valve covers off....ever. Always 2 sides of the coin. Gotta be open minded.

02 wife

I dynoed 382 rwhp on a mustang dyno! My slp catback was added after the dyno. It should be right around 400 rwhp.

Stopsign32v

iTrader: (1)

What are you talking about? My stock 130k mile 5.0 shortblock ran 11.4@121mph! And I have posted time slips, more than a couple times too might I add. Where do you get some of the crap you post?

Not to mention what the hell does my car have to do about this thread to begin with? You are something else...if you want to compare your 346cid aluminum blocked V8 to my 331cid cast iron blocked V8 then by all means, lets do! But start another thread and fill it with your BS, keep on topic.