My Dad's GT500 -vs- My GT

acmillr · June 2nd, 2008, 04:44 PM

GT500 curb weight equals 3920 lbs.

Curb weight is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables (such as motor oil and coolant), a full tank of fuel, and not loaded with either passengers or cargo.

So, if his dad weighs more than179.99 ounds, he is over 4100 lbs. with a full tank and nothing else in the car.

Drgnracin72 · June 2nd, 2008, 05:01 PM

chris just to let you know, my car on nitrous picked up over 30 mph on the back half of the track

beckerb · June 2nd, 2008, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by 06RedfireGT

Unless his dad weighs 400lbs the GT500 doesn't weigh that much. More like 3800. And the 2V GT blocks were iron.

2008 Ford Shelby GT500 Specifications | New 2008 Shelby GT500 Specs at Automotive.com

Curb weight 3920 -GT500

Curb weight 3280 2002 GT

2002 Ford Mustang GT, 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra - Specs / Specifications / Price Quote

07stanggt · June 2nd, 2008, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by itschristorres8

8.1 is a mid 12 slip. 12.6ish low 12s out of that 1/8th is pretty hard unless he's got a 2 stage nitrous. usually only turbo car or centri s/c cars pull that hard on the top end to get an 8.1 to a low 12

i RARELY ever see a GT-500 hit low 12s...only one i know of and that was VMP tuning which i believe he tuned the car for the run..

i'd say its a drivers race with GREAT favor to the 2v.
GT-500s are slow for 500hp

I dont know how it all breaks down, but on a 12.65 run my 1/8 was like 8.4 or something, thats what im baseing that its low 12 run on, especially i would think on the bottle and the fact that the 2vs are more top end then low end. but i could be wrong. I guess it would depend on a lot of factors such as gears and so forth.

07stanggt · June 2nd, 2008, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Hillsbaseball08

He's a better driver than me but I have more experience on the track. It should be a toss up. Ill post videos once it happens.

the track experience is what is going to count. I have been to road raceing schools, defensive drivers training and high speed drivers training countless times for my career in life. I also have litterally over a million miles behind the wheel of automobiles, they only people with more seat time then me are truck drivers i think. All that doesnt equate to a lot when your talking experience launching a car like the gt500 for the 1/4 mile. Like i said, I have see them do 14s all night. with older people who also were "good drivers" behind the wheel. My money is on you if you can bang a 8.1 1/8 and if your dad has never drag raced at that track, and especially if he never raced the gt500.

either way it should be real fun raceing the old man.

Hillsbaseball08 · June 2nd, 2008, 10:42 PM

Yea I'll take every chance I can get to beat him in anything lol. Before I race him i'm pretty sure i'll have some control arms installed and my swaybar disconnected so that will help too.

itschristorres8 · June 3rd, 2008, 08:54 AM

dude in general GT-500 is SLOW for 500hp. because of its weight
but thats not an excuse
the GTO is slow for 400hp because its weight

a 500hp car that sees mostly high 12s is sad
i cant think of ANY MUSTANG with 500hp that would run slower then that. yes 500hp at the crank. to be nice 400rwhp mustang i've never seen run so slow that didnt have a crappy driver

HMUSN · June 3rd, 2008, 08:56 AM

don't let the big 500hp number scare you.
rememeber the a Terminator is just as fast with it's 390

think of it as racing a 03-04 Cobra.

itschristorres8 · June 3rd, 2008, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

don't let the big 500hp number scare you.
rememeber the a Terminator is just as fast with it's 390

think of it as racing a 03-04 Cobra.

+1

Stkjock · June 3rd, 2008, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

rememeber the a Terminator is just as fast with it's 390

think of it as racing a 03-04 Cobra.

notoriously under rated @ 390

HMUSN · June 3rd, 2008, 02:31 PM

that's true as well but nonetheless it's about the same race.

1BADSTANG · June 7th, 2008, 06:24 PM

are you running with your nitrous or without? without you are going to get fucked up, with it it will be nice.

AndrewA. · June 8th, 2008, 02:48 AM

Just got back from the track tonight and there was a black GT500 only saw the guy do one run..didnt see his time but my friend said it was a high 8 (1/8th)

Hillsbaseball08 · June 8th, 2008, 02:10 PM

Nitrous for sure. ^^^High 8s sounds good. I've been running low 8s consistently with the 100 shot.

June 2nd, 2008, 04:44 PM	#21
acmillr MM Fanatic 2003 GT Street Fast 16.9@76MPH Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,033	GT500 curb weight equals 3920 lbs. Curb weight is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables (such as motor oil and coolant), a full tank of fuel, and not loaded with either passengers or cargo. So, if his dad weighs more than179.99 ounds, he is over 4100 lbs. with a full tank and nothing else in the car. __________________

June 2nd, 2008, 10:42 PM	#26
Hillsbaseball08 Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 8.15@86 (1/8) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Posts: 590	Yea I'll take every chance I can get to beat him in anything lol. Before I race him i'm pretty sure i'll have some control arms installed and my swaybar disconnected so that will help too. __________________ 07 GT500 & 2002 GT: 100 Shot Of Nitrous, 75mm BBK Throttle Body and Plenum, C&L Intake, Flowmaster Exaust, Bassani X Pipes, 3:73 Gear Ratio, BBK Upper and Lower Control Arms, Pro 5.0 Shifter, DiabloSport Tune, Underdrive Pulleys, Line Lock.

June 3rd, 2008, 08:54 AM	#27
itschristorres8 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 Mustang V6 unknown @390 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 14,342	dude in general GT-500 is SLOW for 500hp. because of its weight but thats not an excuse the GTO is slow for 400hp because its weight a 500hp car that sees mostly high 12s is sad i cant think of ANY MUSTANG with 500hp that would run slower then that. yes 500hp at the crank. to be nice 400rwhp mustang i've never seen run so slow that didnt have a crappy driver __________________ www.crtperformance.webs.com

June 7th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#32
1BADSTANG Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: long island Posts: 1,501	are you running with your nitrous or without? without you are going to get fucked up, with it it will be nice. __________________ 331s burn oil and have a bad piston to head ratio. http://www.StreetChallenge3D.com/sig...?referal=1BAD1 LOL @ THIS http://www.ihateyoujulia.com/?id=0a8...27aa2c6245e4c2

June 8th, 2008, 02:48 AM	#33
AndrewA. Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT 8.9@78 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,224	Just got back from the track tonight and there was a black GT500 only saw the guy do one run..didnt see his time but my friend said it was a high 8 (1/8th) __________________ Fire it up, burn it down.

June 8th, 2008, 02:10 PM	#34
Hillsbaseball08 Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 8.15@86 (1/8) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Posts: 590	Nitrous for sure. ^^^High 8s sounds good. I've been running low 8s consistently with the 100 shot. __________________ 07 GT500 & 2002 GT: 100 Shot Of Nitrous, 75mm BBK Throttle Body and Plenum, C&L Intake, Flowmaster Exaust, Bassani X Pipes, 3:73 Gear Ratio, BBK Upper and Lower Control Arms, Pro 5.0 Shifter, DiabloSport Tune, Underdrive Pulleys, Line Lock.

Threads Similar to: My Dad's GT500 -vs- My GT
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
pics of dad's Fox	DeMello	Pictures	3	May 31st, 2008 08:12 PM
Dad's, check this out.	catchtheroadrunner	The Clubhouse	1	April 1st, 2008 11:41 PM
Raced my Gf's dad's 07' Shelby Saturday night...	Slowbra_12	96-98	1	May 29th, 2007 03:24 PM
Pics Of My 03 Cobra And Dad's 03 L	03svtsnakevert	Pictures	43	November 25th, 2006 08:13 AM
GT500 Here!	B0mb3r645	The Clubhouse	3	September 4th, 2006 09:14 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:23 PM.
Contact Us - Modded Mustangs - Top
Modded Mustangs is ©2005-2008, All Rights Reserved, And is Not Affiliated with Ford Motor Company. Forum is powered by vBulletin ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Ent. Ltd. & SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0 ©2007, Crawlability, Inc.