On Feb. 18 2014 I totaled my SS Camaro that is in my sig. So naturally I upgrade to a 03 C5 Z. Had the car less than 2 months and haven't really done any racing in it until today...

I was heading down the highway and I spot a 2012-2014 mustang pull out. I didn't pay much attention as I thought it was a V6 at first but I quickly realize that it was a GT500... I get giddy like a school girl and pull beside him and shoot a rev to get his attention. We get through traffic and get beside each other slow down to ~40 and he doesn't wait for a honk or anything. He takes a fender on the hit and then slowly pulls on me the whole time. At 120 he lets out with a 1 1/2 car lead.

We stop and chat he was a really cool dude and gave thumbs up. He was in a '12 GT500 that had 650rwhp not sure on all the mods but he said ported and pullied blower and ran 7.4's at the local 1/8 mile track on street tires. I was in a 03 Z06 headers, CAI, custom cam, Fast 102 and NW 102 TB, and stock cat back and made 455rwhp.

It was a honorable death. Do you guys think I did OK and it happened the way it shoud have. I'm not real familiar with the new GT500's

 

Sounds like a good run to me. It's hard to overcome a 200whp difference from a roll.

 

Sounds about right to me too, but a friend of mine says it should've been closer because of the weight difference... looks to be about 700-800 lb difference. So 10 hp per 100 lbs still give him a ~120hp advantage plus him taking the hit. I'd say I did just fine

 

Nice death. For having 200RWHP on you-you did very well. 2012 GT500 is much better than the older ones for sure.

 

yea not bad, sounds like a mid 11s Shelby, high teens to low 120 trap car, judging by the 1/8 and fat shelbys, that's a good match up, it'll come to do driver and whose side baby Jesus is on

 

Good death!
I hate them older ones. Underperforming whales...

 

Thanks Mike I wish that guy was stock...I'd have won then but oh well you win some you lose some.

I hate that I lost to a Mustang but it was on heck of a Mustang...a 5.4L V8 supercharged making 650rwhp. I'll get him next go around just need to get myself a supercharger.

 

Nice death. Not much you can do, with that extra power he has..

 

Lol I don't know why you're mad, I don't care about the weight difference...that's 200rwhp is a lot to overcome. You did well. Just get some giggle juice and give it another try.

 

No shame there So you made 455 rwhp on stock heads and stock cat back?

 

C5Z is a bad mama jamma. One is in my near future for sure.

Good death?

 

Yes this was with stock 243 heads. I have longtube headers that goes to the stock mufflers.

 

that's interesting, can you share the cam specs.

 

C5Z is a bad car man. That was a good death none the less at your power level.

Mod it and it gets much more interesting. My 01 Z on 9 psi P1Sc1 Procharger with 600rwhp is a strong lil combo that can hang with quite a bit. Takes a GT500 weight car usually over 700-750 wheel to normally get me from a roll

Power to weight...

 

With 650whp he should trap least 130. Run least mid 10s if was to put a tire on it. Thats what buddies does plus few others I know with around same power.

 

Damn good run. Hell no you shouldn't be ashamed, despite the haters, a well driven even slightly modded Shelby is serious bidness.

 

Thanks for the kind words guys. I honestly don't feel bad anymore. Looking online at YouTube vids it looks like it was exactly what should've happened if not worse...

At least I know that my Z06 "should" be in the 11's 1/4 mile.

BTW I've been shopping for a supercharger lol gotta mod up

 

Good run

 

It should be in the 11's stock on a drag radial lol. I would expect low 11's/high 10's with your mods and power.

 

I agree with rob.