Shelby and his mustangs

[saggs]

Now im not so great with cars... are they sayin this car can actually go 257 if it had the room? Or is that just a race term?

No, that was a link to a different story about a different car.  A highly modified 1200hp+  Ford GT by Hennessy that set a new standing mile speed record at 257mph.  A standing mile is just driving a mile in a straight line from a stop, and seeing how fast you are at the 1 mile speed trap.

With the aerodynamics of a Mustang (or lack thereof), I doubt even a 1000hp would get it much past 200mph, but mind you 35mph is enough to kill you.

[olds442]

cap1 just squecked

[clerick]

I'm a BIG Carroll Shelby fan, but this is just a little bit silly I think, 950hp going through a live axle rear end on street tire is going to be a handling nightmare.   I don't care what they say... this is straight up drag car, because unless you have throttle manipulation/steering coordination skills of Senna or Andretti and you try to push this car you WILL be going sideways and backwards before you exit most corners.  Even the new 650hp GT500 would be very hard to handle for most drivers I imagine.


Rather then silly stuff like this where they just pile on more and more power, I wish they would make a Mustang that is MUCH lighter, with MUCH better mechanical and aero grip etc, to rival the handling of European and Japanese sports cars.

But what I REALLY want Ford and Shelby to do is put the GR-1 into production, I was like a teenage girl at a Beatles concert when I first saw it years ago, and the talk then was that it WAS going into production in place of the GT.  Sadly that never happened.

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He's always had some insane cars. Look at the 65/66 Cobra Super Snakes. Bill Cosby had one and gave it back because it was too nute.

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[CAP1]

As much as I'm also a Mustang fanboy, we still have to keep it real.

Yeah well, you have to be objective about that, the 6.1 of the Camaro SS, nor the 6.4 of the Challenger SRT8 are supercharged.   Plus Ford as nothing to gloat about, there's still a couple of Euro/Nip with half the engine size that develop similar 6.1/6.4/5.0/5.4 power.

But you are right with the weight, I was off by a wooping 80lbs   ... I forgot the 2012 shred 100 lbs with the new all aluminium engine. At any rate, despite Shelby's God like ego, and him stating he's making supercars rivaling Europe's finest, the 05-09 GT500 were a disaster. The 10 was a little power boost, a significantly improved handling ... yet couldn't really make it a wow car. 2012, still working on handeling. 3,820 lbs is still a freaking heavy car. for track work. Sure you can impress your co workers with 'I have a gazillion HPs', but I'll take a Boss 302 over a GT500 to actually lower lap times. The Laguna Seca lap times are pretty self explanatory http://www.fastestlaps.com/tracks/laguna_seca.html (on a side note, what the heck happened to Randy in the LS? Was it raining? Did he left the hanbrake on? )

As for the Shelby 1000   I can thing of many many many cars I'd rather drive/own for $200,000.

 I'D TAKE the boss too....and the camaro that'll compete with the shelby is indeed supercharged. and it's a 6.2liter.  i think the only dodges that'll compete at that level are the viper engine equipped ones.

 also, there's rumors flying around that the gt500 did nurburgring in the mid/low 7:30's. 

 i'd still take the boss, because i like making power without power adders.

[KgB]

CAP have you ever use this tool? Im looking into buying one.
http://www1.snapon.com/diagnostics/us/PassThruPro

[CAP1]

CAP have you ever use this tool? Im looking into buying one.
http://www1.snapon.com/diagnostics/us/PassThruPro

 i haven't....but i'm gonna bookmark that page, and talk to my snap on dealer about it.

[KgB]

About $1800, plus you will need to buy access to car manufacturers website to download needed software. Usually $30 per day.

[Rich52]

That new Mustang Shelby offering (650HP, 600ft/lbs torque) looks pretty nice.  Look forward to seeing it on the track.

Thats not a car. Its a monster. A MONSTER! Ive had 3 Ponies in my life. Of the 3 that powder blue '66 289 with custom pony interior stands out the most. That was my high school car and it was a girl magnet. I found it on a used lot in '72 with 30,000 miles on it and it was in perfect condition. Ive always dreamt of having a Shelby.

[CAP1]

Thats not a car. Its a monster. A MONSTER! Ive had 3 Ponies in my life. Of the 3 that powder blue '66 289 with custom pony interior stands out the most. That was my high school car and it was a girl magnet. I found it on a used lot in '72 with 30,000 miles on it and it was in perfect condition. Ive always dreamt of having a Shelby.

 bet you wish you still had that 66. thing's probably worth a small fortune now.

[Skulls22]

Thanks guys...  this car seems rather intriguing!