2013 GT500 New 1/4 Mile Record
05-31-2012, 09:46 PM
#41
The Consigliere
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Beats all the yapping about the carp. . . I mean the GTR.
At least the GT500 is a cool looking car. And full of Yankee blood.
At least the GT500 is a cool looking car. And full of Yankee blood.
05-31-2012, 10:09 PM
#42
Le Mans Master
Exactly ! to go from stock 123+ to 141, that's what was needed. No hate against Evo, I trailered mine 8 hrs down there for them to do my GT500, they know the cars well but in this case, need the details for sure
05-31-2012, 10:11 PM
#43
Safety Car
05-31-2012, 10:28 PM
#44
Team Owner
Because that's what the car ran, that's why.
Does it not count because the air and/or the driver were excellent?
Should we actually say: "well, it ran a 10.2@135+mph but it's really still just a 10.5@132mph car"?
And when this 10.02@140mph GT500 gets to run in very good air and goes say, 9.6@144mph will we now get to renounce those results and say "no, it's only a 10.02@140mph car"? No, because whatever it runs is what it runs, attaching footnotes or asterisks* to one's accomplishment based solely on air, driver or track prep is merely crybaby type excuses.
The number on the time slip is the number that the car ran, period.
That being said yes, this GT500 is truly hauling the mail and VERY impressive considering how new the car is and the air.
See, I too can give credit where credit is due (and have been ever since I'd first read about this car) be it a 10.2 second Corvette ZR1 on drag radials or a more modified Mustang GT500. 
Yes it is.
That track doesn't have some mystical or supernatural powers surrounding it.
It's a well prepped track and the driver chose to go on a day with favorable conditions, nothing more.
There are also great conditions/prep found at tracks in Houston, Louisiana, Sacramento, Illinois and Michigan too.
Anyone is free to choose to run their cars at any of these tracks as well, there are no signs at the gate forbidding those from out of state to race there.
Does it not count because the air and/or the driver were excellent?
Should we actually say: "well, it ran a 10.2@135+mph but it's really still just a 10.5@132mph car"?
And when this 10.02@140mph GT500 gets to run in very good air and goes say, 9.6@144mph will we now get to renounce those results and say "no, it's only a 10.02@140mph car"? No, because whatever it runs is what it runs, attaching footnotes or asterisks* to one's accomplishment based solely on air, driver or track prep is merely crybaby type excuses.
The number on the time slip is the number that the car ran, period.
That being said yes, this GT500 is truly hauling the mail and VERY impressive considering how new the car is and the air.
See, I too can give credit where credit is due (and have been ever since I'd first read about this car) be it a 10.2 second Corvette ZR1 on drag radials or a more modified Mustang GT500. That track doesn't have some mystical or supernatural powers surrounding it.
It's a well prepped track and the driver chose to go on a day with favorable conditions, nothing more.There are also great conditions/prep found at tracks in Houston, Louisiana, Sacramento, Illinois and Michigan too.
Anyone is free to choose to run their cars at any of these tracks as well, there are no signs at the gate forbidding those from out of state to race there.
05-31-2012, 10:30 PM
#45
Team Owner
100% 
05-31-2012, 10:32 PM
#46
Le Mans Master
06-01-2012, 01:06 AM
#47
Le Mans Master
No it's much much faster, and will not pop it's engine due to a design flaw in the head that was over looked.
I was into an Ls7 engine recently, and to keep it short it had $40 three piece pushrods on a 500 hp motor? Pure cheap junk, typical government cutting corners.
I was into an Ls7 engine recently, and to keep it short it had $40 three piece pushrods on a 500 hp motor? Pure cheap junk, typical government cutting corners.
06-01-2012, 01:39 AM
#48
Le Mans Master
06-01-2012, 01:45 AM
#49
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
06-01-2012, 01:51 AM
#50
Le Mans Master
06-01-2012, 01:57 AM
#51
Le Mans Master
06-01-2012, 02:36 AM
#52
Race Director
Man oh man has Ford hit a home run with the 2013 GT500. Noone even gives a crap about the ZL1's better road course numbers cause frankly most Americans love crazy acceleration. The GT500 delivers bang for the buck and a whole lotta bragging rights.........while vette guys spout off about Nurimburg ring times, the GT500 owner will be happy to show you taillights at the local intersection
And that's the reason these GT500 threads are blowing up, that is a heck of a car over there and it has lot's of people concerned. My hats off to Ford, job well done......and all without a bailout.
And that's the reason these GT500 threads are blowing up, that is a heck of a car over there and it has lot's of people concerned. My hats off to Ford, job well done......and all without a bailout.
06-01-2012, 07:57 AM
#53
Drifting
Man oh man has Ford hit a home run with the 2013 GT500. Noone even gives a crap about the ZL1's better road course numbers cause frankly most Americans love crazy acceleration. The GT500 delivers bang for the buck and a whole lotta bragging rights.........while vette guys spout off about Nurimburg ring times, the GT500 owner will be happy to show you taillights at the local intersection
And that's the reason these GT500 threads are blowing up, that is a heck of a car over there and it has lot's of people concerned. My hats off to Ford, job well done......and all without a bailout.
And that's the reason these GT500 threads are blowing up, that is a heck of a car over there and it has lot's of people concerned. My hats off to Ford, job well done......and all without a bailout.
06-01-2012, 09:23 AM
#55
Le Mans Master
- Ticking heads
- weak clutch with TSB on it 2007-2009
- trannies that won't shift 2010-2012
- rearends actually break
- serious wheel hop
- weak rods
06-01-2012, 11:11 AM
#57
Safety Car
Man oh man has Ford hit a home run with the 2013 GT500. Noone even gives a crap about the ZL1's better road course numbers cause frankly most Americans love crazy acceleration. The GT500 delivers bang for the buck and a whole lotta bragging rights.........while vette guys spout off about Nurimburg ring times, the GT500 owner will be happy to show you taillights at the local intersection
And that's the reason these GT500 threads are blowing up, that is a heck of a car over there and it has lot's of people concerned. My hats off to Ford, job well done......and all without a bailout.
And that's the reason these GT500 threads are blowing up, that is a heck of a car over there and it has lot's of people concerned. My hats off to Ford, job well done......and all without a bailout.
06-01-2012, 11:23 AM
#58
Race Director
06-01-2012, 11:44 AM
#59
Burning Brakes
So that being said, what mods are done to the car? If it's simply a pulley, tune and tires to run 9.8 @ 145, that's super impressive! Again, the car would need to make 750+RWHP to run these numbers which is far from stock but cool none the less.
06-01-2012, 03:13 PM
#60
Racer
First of all, if you are not connected to a Ford Dealership Owner or Sales Manager, expect to pay $5000-$10000 over sticker for atleast a year. It happened to the first GT500's and 06 Z06's and the Boss LS's.
Second of all, no one who really plans on driving this car hard will buy the base model. There are 2 packages that include all the extra cooling parts and the torsion diff plus some stuff that was only added to the packages to justify the price. Which happens to be an extra $6500, right off the bat....and these are performance and durability items that should already be included in the base car. $54.6 +$6.5 = $61.1k. Now add the recaros, nav and trim package and now you are real deep in the high $60's. The one I priced out on the website came out to $68.5K and there was tons of stuff that still could of been added. If the dealer orders a loaded GT500 coupe, it will price out for way over $70,000. I'm sure a lot of dealers will buy them loaded. Thats a lot for a mustang. Go "build" one on thier website and you will understand what I mean. Seems like a bait and switch thing is going on.
In my mind, its not a $55,000 car, it more like a $68,000 to $70,000 car. So, now is it worth $70K? I'm not sure anymore.
Second of all, no one who really plans on driving this car hard will buy the base model. There are 2 packages that include all the extra cooling parts and the torsion diff plus some stuff that was only added to the packages to justify the price. Which happens to be an extra $6500, right off the bat....and these are performance and durability items that should already be included in the base car. $54.6 +$6.5 = $61.1k. Now add the recaros, nav and trim package and now you are real deep in the high $60's. The one I priced out on the website came out to $68.5K and there was tons of stuff that still could of been added. If the dealer orders a loaded GT500 coupe, it will price out for way over $70,000. I'm sure a lot of dealers will buy them loaded. Thats a lot for a mustang. Go "build" one on thier website and you will understand what I mean. Seems like a bait and switch thing is going on.
In my mind, its not a $55,000 car, it more like a $68,000 to $70,000 car. So, now is it worth $70K? I'm not sure anymore.