What Car Do You Own?

[fatherTime27]

Shelby GT500.

Damn you Lybia, your crazy desire for freedom is costing me!

Best year plain and simple. Aluminum block>iron block

[zanzabar]

Best year plain and simple. Aluminum block>iron block

thats the 2011 and newer for that right, but for a 2011 why not a gt350 they seam to be faster with more power and less weight.

[fatherTime27]

thats the 2011 and newer for that right, but for a 2011 why not a gt350 they seam to be faster with more power and less weight.

Yes that is 2011 and newer. GT350 is a badass car I really like the way it looks and performs but it ends up costing more then a GT500 and is it even for sale yet?

[zanzabar]

Yes that is 2011 and newer. GT350 is a badass car I really like the way it looks and performs but it ends up costing more then a GT500 and is it even for sale yet?

yah, your looking at $57k for the base gt500 with racing buckets and $67k with the gt350 but the 350 had the upgraded suspension, an extra ~100HP or more depending if u want the warranty and it gets better gas millage so im sure it would pay for its difference with that. then it will have a higher resale value. but why is it not a larger number than 500, it makes over 500HP and its faster than the gt500.

i also like the looks of the eldelbrock supercharger kit on a gt. thats like $30k and then thats alot of money u could put into other stuff or just leave it since most people wont want a track car.

gt500 is still a beast though.

[saint19]

The thread title is what car do YOU own!? Not what car does your dad own.

We can make an exception, I REALLY want see that thing

[Sparky]

That's so wrong, the lower model number car is better than the higher model number car? So messed up.

[MayDay84]

That's so wrong, the lower model number car is better than the higher model number car? So messed up.

True, especially when you compare the good old 350 and 500 back in the 60s, the 350 sucked in everything compared to 500:
http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/v...perience_id=59

[Xanth]

You wont find this under a GT350!


The GT500 is ford factory produced. Its a hand built motor with a good history. The GT350 is still based on the coyote platform and is made in Las Vegas by Shelby. Its a car with more overall potential than the GT350, which is pretty much peaked as is. The 5.4L is basically a race motor. Fully forged internals and a hand built mill. Its costs over $21K as a crate motor. It shares a lot in common with the Ford GT powerplant. It is the same motor used in their Cobra Jet race mustangs and a many personal drag queens. Its commonly seen pushing 1000 bhp with the right supercharger. I am quite pleased with the purchase. Ford racing also offers a 625+ supercharger upgrade that retains the factory warrantee, or I could just got nuts and give it 850 bhp with the Shelby Super Snake package.


The motor even has a nameplate recognizing the engine builder. Thank you Brian Klepak, wherever you are

[fatherTime27]

We can make an exception, I REALLY want see that thing

Ask and you shal receive





Grandpa has one too sorry about the crappy picture haha took a picture of an email he sent my mom

[Xanth]

Nice. Thats funny how you too have the Scuby for weather and the ZR1 for pleasure. My winter ride is a Forester XT Cobb'd up to stage II.

[fatherTime27]

Nice. Thats funny how you too have the Scuby for weather and the ZR1 for pleasure. My winter ride is a Forester XT Cobb'd up to stage II.

I love forester XT's I actually wanted one for a while but finding one that was a 5 speed and WRB is next to impossible. Apparently only around 300 of them were made.

[zanzabar]

You wont find this under a GT350!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_W...0/IMG_3699.JPG

The GT500 is ford factory produced. Its a hand built motor with a good history. The GT350 is still based on the coyote platform and is made in Las Vegas by Shelby. Its a car with more overall potential than the GT350, which is pretty much peaked as is. The 5.4L is basically a race motor. Fully forged internals and a hand built mill. Its costs over $21K as a crate motor. It shares a lot in common with the Ford GT powerplant. It is the same motor used in their Cobra Jet race mustangs and a many personal drag queens. Its commonly seen pushing 1000 bhp with the right supercharger. I am quite pleased with the purchase. Ford racing also offers a 625+ supercharger upgrade that retains the factory warrantee, or I could just got nuts and give it 850 bhp with the Shelby Super Snake package.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_W...0/IMG_3697.JPG The motor even has a nameplate recognizing the engine builder. Thank you Brian Klepak, wherever you are

so what your saying is that u can tune the 500 some more, so the stock is kinda misleading since the 350 is topped out. also i would guess that the new one is alot better since it dose not share parts with the trucks?

Ask and you shal receive

http://i.imgur.com/dqTYX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AKl4g.jpg

Grandpa has one too sorry about the crappy picture haha took a picture of an email he sent my mom

http://i.imgur.com/WlNE2.jpg

do u guys have family track day

[Xanth]

Pretty much. For the street anything more than the stock 550hp seems silly as traction becomes a real issue through third gear. Those who like to track or drag their cars can easily modify them for more power, the 5.4L is more than capable.

[chinaguy]

If you can find a copy of Bill Cosby "200MPH" have a laugh at his one time drive in his Shelby 800bhp/200mph AC Cobra Supper Sanke. The car was hand built for Corsby by Shelby in 1966 and Crosby only drove it once before handing it back as he said it was to fast to live! Sometime to much power on the road is a bad thing.

Crosby had the punch line, asking if the car should be given to the then Alabama Governor George Wallace! Just had another listen, classic!

[Xanth]

Nice Chinaguy.
Here is the link if anyone is interested.
http://vimeo.com/10045574

[saint19]

Ask and you shal receive

http://i.imgur.com/dqTYX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AKl4g.jpg

Grandpa has one too sorry about the crappy picture haha took a picture of an email he sent my mom

http://i.imgur.com/WlNE2.jpg

Now I can rest in peace

Excellent cars dude, your dad's rig is a dream for me but i'm working hard to get a car like yours

It's nor the correct place, but can I ask you something? How often do you clean you loop?

[fatherTime27]

Now I can rest in peace

Excellent cars dude, your dad's rig is a dream for me but i'm working hard to get a car like yours

It's nor the correct place, but can I ask you something? How often do you clean you loop?

Clean my loop as in my computer loop? Not too often probably break it down maybe every 6-8 months. And thank you my dad's car is absolutely scary to drive coming from a tuned STI's standpoint which is considered fast by most people. I have a lot of parts at home my dad wont let me install as of now He is a 30+ year ASE master tech and likes everything stock except all the cars he has built in the past....shifting from even 2nd-3rd in his car is terrifying explaining why I am the only other person to have driven his car

[fatherTime27]

Now I can rest in peace

Excellent cars dude, your dad's rig is a dream for me but i'm working hard to get a car like yours

It's nor the correct place, but can I ask you something? How often do you clean you loop?

BTW in the grandpa pic that is a silver zr1 a black cts-v a red 08 Shelby gt500 on top of the lift and a black 08 z06 on the bottom. The z06 and Shelby both have < 2000 miles . All are manual except the cts-c that is my grandmas car. I am moving out there for an engineering internship this summer I cant wait

[fatherTime27]

Nice Chinaguy.
Here is the link if anyone is interested.
http://vimeo.com/10045574

[Xanth]

Dear lord, its like my dream car garage.

BTW in the grandpa pic that is a silver zr1 a black cts-v a red 08 Shelby gt500 on top of the lift and a black 08 z06 on the bottom. The z06 and Shelby both have < 2000 miles . All are manual except the cts-c that is my grandmas car. I am moving out there for an engineering internship this summer I cant wait

[trueplaya4ever8]

Looks like I am not a Ford man, 6.0L Turbo Diesel. Rather fun to drive. Miss my old Cummins though! I would kill to swap a 5.9L Common Rail Cummins into my truck!

[[XC] Lead Head]

ARP Headstuds and an EGR delete is the only thing a 6.0 needs to be a real screamer.

[Stewie007]

Referring to the ZR1..... as Jeremy Clarkson said when comparing it to "hand built" Ferrari engines....

"Well done fat man from Kentucky!"

hehehehe

[bomberboysk]

Well, i don't technically own any, but the cars i have access to are an '05 RX-8, '04 2 door Blazer ZR-2 2WD(yeah, it's stupid, i know), and an '02 Accord.

[nijel]

that's me