Stock GT500 Kill
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Stock GT500 Kill
Hey guys,
I just got my 05 c6 back a week and a half or so. She made 480 to the wheels (HCI and supporting mods). My first LS car and she runs very strong on motor. Last night I was going thru town and happened to run up next to a brand new GT500 (temp tags and all). The guy was a bit older and I figured he would not be interested. I goosed it in 3rd and he dropped in 2nd and took off pretty hard. We stayed close until we got to the nearby highway. We got up to about 50 and we both hit it. I jumped him hard and by the time I hit 3rd was already at least 4 cars out. 3rd is the money gear in this car and it would of been a massacre. He preceeded to slow down and slide over behind me. He did not want anymore. I know a modded Shelby wakes up strong, however I did not even touch my bottle the whole time. Got a little 100shot waiting in the wings.
I just got my 05 c6 back a week and a half or so. She made 480 to the wheels (HCI and supporting mods). My first LS car and she runs very strong on motor. Last night I was going thru town and happened to run up next to a brand new GT500 (temp tags and all). The guy was a bit older and I figured he would not be interested. I goosed it in 3rd and he dropped in 2nd and took off pretty hard. We stayed close until we got to the nearby highway. We got up to about 50 and we both hit it. I jumped him hard and by the time I hit 3rd was already at least 4 cars out. 3rd is the money gear in this car and it would of been a massacre. He preceeded to slow down and slide over behind me. He did not want anymore. I know a modded Shelby wakes up strong, however I did not even touch my bottle the whole time. Got a little 100shot waiting in the wings.
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Good kill. I drove my uncles 09 GT500. In all honesty the car doesn't pull that hard to me. Maybe it's because I have 4:10s. He said they come stock with 3:55s. He just this past monday had 3:73s installed. I guess i'll have to take another ride.
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sure its not fast for 500hp...but if its just as fast as a c6 and cheaper as well then i don't get the bashing. the only thing i see is the corvette handles way better of course...but personally all i do is straight line racing so i could care less. i honestly didn't know that a gt500 was supposed to be as fast as a c6
05 ls2 c6 was 43K
newer 07 gt500 was 41K
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if this is the case then i would really like to know why nearly everbody on here bashes the gt500...if the c6 isn't any faster or cheaper.
sure its not fast for 500hp...but if its just as fast as a c6 and cheaper as well then i don't get the bashing. the only thing i see is the corvette handles way better of course...but personally all i do is straight line racing so i could care less. i honestly didn't know that a gt500 was supposed to be as fast as a c6
sure its not fast for 500hp...but if its just as fast as a c6 and cheaper as well then i don't get the bashing. the only thing i see is the corvette handles way better of course...but personally all i do is straight line racing so i could care less. i honestly didn't know that a gt500 was supposed to be as fast as a c6
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100 rwhp from bolt ons !!
Headers, CAI, cat back, what else ?? Tune. 100 rwhp from bolt ons sounds great. I think I read about a GT500 picking up something sick like 25 rwhp from a CAI because the factory filter was so restrictive. How much do headers add ??
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if this is the case then i would really like to know why nearly everbody on here bashes the gt500...if the ls2 c6 (that is just as expensive) isn't any faster or cheaper.
sure its not fast for 500hp...but if its just as fast as a c6 and cheaper as well then i don't get the bashing. the only thing i see is the corvette handles way better of course...but personally all i do is straight line racing so i could care less. i honestly didn't know that a gt500 was supposed to be as fast as a c6
05 ls2 c6 was 43K
newer 07 gt500 was 41K
sure its not fast for 500hp...but if its just as fast as a c6 and cheaper as well then i don't get the bashing. the only thing i see is the corvette handles way better of course...but personally all i do is straight line racing so i could care less. i honestly didn't know that a gt500 was supposed to be as fast as a c6
05 ls2 c6 was 43K
newer 07 gt500 was 41K
If all you care about is how quick a car is, then spending all that money on a GT500 is a waste, buy a cheapo fox body and do an engine swap.
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Yeah, but all you see on this forum is people saying "The GT500 sucks because it's slow," or "The GT500 is slow for the money/horsepower." Because people go off what they read in Motor Trend or what they see a guy run at the local strip. Not by what the cars can actually do in the right hands.
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GT500 gets bashed because it is a Stang. The biggest problem with them is they weigh almost 4000#'s now. 500 horses stock is great, but the weight kills them. I belive the GT500 is faster in the quarter mile then a stock LS2 C6. The GT500 is actually more expensive then a base C6, but they do pick up 100rwhp with all the bolt ons.
05 base c6 coupe = a little over 43k
and 07 base coupe gt500 = a little under 41K
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CAI, headers, exhaust, pulleys and tune wake them up so much.