2013 Shelby GT500 Dyno #'s
05-22-2012, 12:08 PM
#23
12 Second Club
iTrader: (29)
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Daytona Beach
Posts: 520
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I think this car getting this HP is awesome. All this does is form a HP war between the two and we, the consumers, get to reap the benefits. I remember when 300HP LS1 stock was awesome. Now the base GT mustang and Camaro are approaching 450HP. Hell my wifes SUV with V6 has almost 300HP lol
05-22-2012, 01:46 PM
#24
That is the second person in 24 hours who told me to put a blower on the ZL1. Thats just the problem. It does have one, and I believe its another version of that same blower. No doubt the zl1 will be a better track car, but correct me if I am wrong.....90% of us are straighline performance folk.
05-22-2012, 02:59 PM
#25
TECH Addict
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Miami, Fl.
Posts: 2,890
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What gets me is that all of a sudden the ford boys are acting as if the 2013 shelby is all new and the baddest thing since, well the 5.0 engine. 
Well.... if anyone remembers correctly through FRPP ANYONE that has a shelby could get a 700hp kit (what this car is really making) with a warranty and call it a day.
Its very simple... add a big blower, it will make more power. I don't understand the hype. Or better put, if it doesn't make 600rwhp and trap 130mph+ then its a waste... it better perform at that power level.
Well.... if anyone remembers correctly through FRPP ANYONE that has a shelby could get a 700hp kit (what this car is really making) with a warranty and call it a day.
Its very simple... add a big blower, it will make more power. I don't understand the hype. Or better put, if it doesn't make 600rwhp and trap 130mph+ then its a waste... it better perform at that power level.
Last edited by obZidian; 05-22-2012 at 04:56 PM.
05-22-2012, 03:21 PM
#26
TECH Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 700
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What gets me is that all of a sudden the ford boys are acting as if the 2012 shelby is all new and the baddest thing since, well the 5.0 engine.
Well.... if anyone remembers correctly through FRPP ANYONE that has a shelby could get a 700hp kit (what this car is really making) with a warranty and call it a day.
Its very simple... add a big blower, it will make more power. I don't understand the hype. Or better put, if it doesn't make 600rwhp and trap 130mph+ then its a waste... it better perform at that power level.
Well.... if anyone remembers correctly through FRPP ANYONE that has a shelby could get a 700hp kit (what this car is really making) with a warranty and call it a day.
Its very simple... add a big blower, it will make more power. I don't understand the hype. Or better put, if it doesn't make 600rwhp and trap 130mph+ then its a waste... it better perform at that power level.
05-22-2012, 06:13 PM
#28
9 Second Club
iTrader: (10)
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Joliet,IL and Las Vegas 50/50
Posts: 1,230
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
I can understand the hype because unlike us where we are willing to go FI and all that it entails other people would rather buy the car and have the comfy warranty factor. Also to the gt500's credit along with the ZL1 it's being built to be more than a straight line car like ours in this section.
05-22-2012, 06:34 PM
#32
yeah i think there are 3 FI options for a GT from the ford racing division that can be deal installed and tuned locally . the big one being the 2.9L crusher.
I mean don't get me wrong, but I am really just concerned that Ford listens to their customers more than GM listens to us. Rather it seems like they will showcase something and ask "Do you like this" .....all I am saying, is ask us what we like before you make it, as opposed to after.
Fail to plan, you plan to fail.
I mean don't get me wrong, but I am really just concerned that Ford listens to their customers more than GM listens to us. Rather it seems like they will showcase something and ask "Do you like this" .....all I am saying, is ask us what we like before you make it, as opposed to after.
Fail to plan, you plan to fail.
05-22-2012, 06:52 PM
#33
yeah i think there are 3 FI options for a GT from the ford racing division that can be deal installed and tuned locally . the big one being the 2.9L crusher.
I mean don't get me wrong, but I am really just concerned that Ford listens to their customers more than GM listens to us. Rather it seems like they will showcase something and ask "Do you like this" .....all I am saying, is ask us what we like before you make it, as opposed to after.
Fail to plan, you plan to fail.
I mean don't get me wrong, but I am really just concerned that Ford listens to their customers more than GM listens to us. Rather it seems like they will showcase something and ask "Do you like this" .....all I am saying, is ask us what we like before you make it, as opposed to after.
Fail to plan, you plan to fail.
everything was underpowered... and a PITA to work on... hell even the 500's and termis were a PITA but at least the have power...
The new 5.0 trucks are so easy to work on... O it needs a tune up... ill just sit in the engine bay and change the plugs... Literally will only take 30-40 minutes to do...
Ford listened to their mechanics and customers finally... took them a while but they did...
05-22-2012, 07:27 PM
#34
Ford made the same mistake from 1996-2010... except for the termi's and gt500's
everything was underpowered... and a PITA to work on... hell even the 500's and termis were a PITA but at least the have power...
The new 5.0 trucks are so easy to work on... O it needs a tune up... ill just sit in the engine bay and change the plugs... Literally will only take 30-40 minutes to do...
Ford listened to their mechanics and customers finally... took them a while but they did...
everything was underpowered... and a PITA to work on... hell even the 500's and termis were a PITA but at least the have power...
The new 5.0 trucks are so easy to work on... O it needs a tune up... ill just sit in the engine bay and change the plugs... Literally will only take 30-40 minutes to do...
Ford listened to their mechanics and customers finally... took them a while but they did...
05-23-2012, 12:11 PM
#35
TECH Addict
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Miami, Fl.
Posts: 2,890
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I can understand the hype because unlike us where we are willing to go FI and all that it entails other people would rather buy the car and have the comfy warranty factor. Also to the gt500's credit along with the ZL1 it's being built to be more than a straight line car like ours in this section.
I was referring though about the love affair with this car when the option to go 700hp has be available for a few years from ford with a warranty. Its nothing new really.
05-23-2012, 01:20 PM
#37
well i was thinking more along the lines of better shifting points, track apps, launch control, bigger air cooler, piston squirters, large sump, more oil capacity, new cams, compression changes, bigger heads, thicker headgaskets, and beefier bolts, stronger rods and pistons, slugged crank shaft, new windage tray, and the list keeps on going. it is a huge step past the previous model. the difference now is before you could upgrade to the 700hp package and lose warranty and you payed the same amount plus the upgrade...now you get that same package pretty much standard, BUT BETTER. for around the same price. I was expecting this car to cost more, but it did not.
05-23-2012, 01:33 PM
#38
Teching In
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
well i was thinking more along the lines of better shifting points, track apps, launch control, bigger air cooler, piston squirters, large sump, more oil capacity, new cams, compression changes, bigger heads, thicker headgaskets, and beefier bolts, stronger rods and pistons, slugged crank shaft, new windage tray, and the list keeps on going. it is a huge step past the previous model. the difference now is before you could upgrade to the 700hp package and lose warranty and you payed the same amount plus the upgrade...now you get that same package pretty much standard, BUT BETTER. for around the same price. I was expecting this car to cost more, but it did not.
05-23-2012, 02:33 PM
#39
12 Second Club
iTrader: (29)
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Daytona Beach
Posts: 520
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
well i was thinking more along the lines of better shifting points, track apps, launch control, bigger air cooler, piston squirters, large sump, more oil capacity, new cams, compression changes, bigger heads, thicker headgaskets, and beefier bolts, stronger rods and pistons, slugged crank shaft, new windage tray, and the list keeps on going. it is a huge step past the previous model. the difference now is before you could upgrade to the 700hp package and lose warranty and you payed the same amount plus the upgrade...now you get that same package pretty much standard, BUT BETTER. for around the same price. I was expecting this car to cost more, but it did not.
