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2010 Model with 540 hp. First mods will be a tune and upgraded heat exchanger. :)
What level can you take the mods to before you make the warranty void?
Mack.
Doubt the heat exchanger would void a warranty. Have no doubt a tune would do it. :)
A broke Ford is cheaper to fix than a broke BMW. :)
Most evo owners would think i'm crazy, pointing out the car doesnt have it, it does. It's burried several pages deep on the cars touch screen settings panel. and never mentioned in the manual, or any other documentation.
Its only there because it needs to be on the road car, if Mitsubishi want to use launch tontrol in the world rally championship, the feature needs to be on the road car.
Back to the Shelby, just think...
Lightened and ballenced flywheel, low compression pistons, high lift cams, high flow air filter, non resinated exhaust, high presure fuel pump and upgraded injectors then get it all mapped. Might need to upgrade the clutch to handle the torque, and fit brakes the size of a small planet lol.
The above would be a lot of peoples dream, but probably grounds for divorce.
When you getting it, and what color you going with?
Mack.
Mack.
Due to that, at least a stage 2 Roush would probably be my choice over the Shelby (although the looks of the Shelby is awesome).
Search for "top gear" Roush vs Shelby on your fav. video distribution website and see for yourself how the Shelby smokes its tires in a corner trying to keep up with the less powerful Roush.
If you're referring to the old top gear video, I saw it. I suspect it might turn out different with a 2010 Shelby.
Going back to topgear, there was one review of US cars that actualy reflected them very well. I think it was titled road trip USA. Corvette, Cadillac, Charger from sanfran to the salt lakes.
I think you need to be in the US to appreciate an American muscle car, that's what it was built for.
I would like to take a Mustang or a Corvette for a blast for the experience, but I don't think I could live with it. Remember petrol is just under $8 a gallon here as it stands it costs me $140 to fill my 1.8 Audi.
Mack.
Remember petrol is just under $8 a gallon here as it stands it costs me $140 to fill my 1.8 Audi.
It costs about 30 pounds to fill my 3.7 Jeep in South Africa which I think is about $50
it might turn out different with a 2010 Shelby.
It didn't feel like a car you had under control, in fact it felt floating, disconnected from the road (powerful yes: loads of that, but confident: not at all). Reminded me of a Vectra I once had as company car: that one would "float" too at high speed. A very scary experience at high speed.
I do hope they seriously fixed the 2010 Shelby car, cause I'm sure a former Le Mans winner knows the difference between a suspension and whatever excuse Ford used in past years, regardless of his age now.
Now the good thing about a Mustang is that it is more a lego basic box that you can swap parts in and out easily. The rules in the US add to that: you can modify it and still be road legal (which you'd loose out here in an eyeblink: the law out here hates modified cars).
But both the Roush and the Shelby are fully American ... both expand upon the basic Mustang. And both give it more horsepower. There's no US vs the rest in there.
Would the airlines charge extra for that? :)
BTW Nice choice.
HERE'S [insideline.com] another Edmunds article. A stock Shelby on 91 octane(RON+MON/2) against a tricked out Camaro running race gas.
Mack.
I'm sure a former Le Mans winner knows the difference between a suspension and whatever excuse Ford used in past years
Who's that person, a WebmasterWorld mod?
Guess I am not reading it "loud and clear"!
Read more: [carrollshelby.com...]
Most, like I, are occasional racers who want their cars to be streetable and are willing to tolerate the compromise.
