It seems silly to me that you seem unaware of the SRAs successes in class road racing with the S197 chassis.
2011/12 Boss 302, road course focused SRA S197 chassis.
If Ford targeted the 07-14 GT500 at drag racers, why was there no auto option? Why did they offer the SVT Performance Package...
Ford has been pursuing the road course aesthetic with the GT500 since 2007. Why did the GT500 only come with a manual and road course ready performance package in 2011-up.
The GT500 is a high power, mod ready, supercharged, somewhat front heavy, 4000+ lb car. It does well on the road course...
I would imagine so, but the 10R140 is a physically much bigger transmission/case.
A stouter 10R80 (10R90 or 10R100) utilizing the 10R80 case would have been ideal.
Automated manual/DCT is sort of a manual minus the clutch pedal.
I only say they should have made the 10 speed optional for drag racers, which the GT500 has always been suited to. The 60’s GT500 were available with autos. The slush box 10-speed auto will more reliable, cheaper to fix and will...
Ported 5.4/5.8 heads with the right porting package will outflow the Voodoo casting.
The Ford GT/GT500 head casting is still the only Modular casting that has been proven to approach 400/350 @ 28” on a 3.552” bore plate.
A CNC ported Ford GT casting flows what a Voodoo does even when...
As you should.
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
Words for you to live by, gimmie11s.
Destroyed. It's always funny when a guy who thinks he knows a lot more than he does is so defeated and dejected he is reduced to grade school insults.
Poor guy
Project Buyers Remorse went 150? That’s surprising... your general high levels of saltiness on a GT500 forum seems more like a guy stuck in 10s at about 145 with an auto twin turbo car
Pushing a 12:1 sbe to 12 psi? Speaking of maxed out...
And yet here you are on a GT500 forum, being butthurt over a GT500.
It seems to me your words don’t match your actions.
It seems there are some things you still need settle with yourself, and this 2650 GT500 has made you recognize your automotive downgrade.
Gen 3 5.0 buyers remorse, it’s...
The iron block is also much weaker that the AL block in the main webbing and deck areas also.
The iron block shows main cap fretting and deck distortion (head gasket sealing) issues much sooner than the AL block.
Maintaining round bores is just one area the iron block falls way short of the AL...
The 5.4 iron block is actually much weaker than the 5.4 aluminum block thanks the iron block's very thin cylinder walls (~.120") and thin cast mains.
The 5.4 aluminum block is actually one of the strongest OEM castings available from any manufacturer and will handle over double the power of an...
Crower Stage 2? As in Crower 62822-4? The only reason I would consider that grind is if drivability (a smooth idle) is the primary concern.
Crower's shelf grinds in general leave a lot to be desired.
With valve-springs and an upgraded chain drive take advantage of those GT heads and the extra...
I’ve seen data on all of the major head porters heads from the same bench, Fox Lakes beat Slawko, Livernois, etc.
In fact, talk to Mihovetz and ask him about his trials with the different GT head porters. On his combo the Fox Lake program was worth 200-300 HP over the Livernois’.
Suffice it to...
Fox Lake's GT500 intake port is both larger and better flowing than Slawko's.
A set of Fox Lake ported GT500 head with stock valves (28" on 3.552 bore plate):
.100 - 100
.200 - 193
.300 - 260
.400 - 308
.500 - 337
.550 - 349
.600 - 354