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SVT Shelby GT500
+350 pds, 57% weight on the front
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<blockquote data-quote="jwfisher" data-source="post: 2184302" data-attributes="member: 9687"><p>Turns out we were right. According to Ford's own figures, the GT500 will gain 350 pounds, all up front, and have a 57% front 43% rear weight balance. That's lousy.</p><p></p><p>So much for a lightweight car... so much for the inherently good weight balance of the base 4.6 liter Mustang. SO much for braking - despite the better binders the weight balance will work against it.</p><p></p><p>255s on 18x9.5" wheels. Skinny wheelwells. Not much traction there, even if the windup of the higher profile tires contributes to leaving the line. Plus numerically lower gears and the same ratios in the T-56. Not much multiplication there, but there is little point with the torque.</p><p></p><p>40 grand minimum, gas guzzler fee, & dealer ripoff on top of that. Nets up to a car that is is only incrementally faster than an '03/04 Cobra.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwfisher, post: 2184302, member: 9687"] Turns out we were right. According to Ford's own figures, the GT500 will gain 350 pounds, all up front, and have a 57% front 43% rear weight balance. That's lousy. So much for a lightweight car... so much for the inherently good weight balance of the base 4.6 liter Mustang. SO much for braking - despite the better binders the weight balance will work against it. 255s on 18x9.5" wheels. Skinny wheelwells. Not much traction there, even if the windup of the higher profile tires contributes to leaving the line. Plus numerically lower gears and the same ratios in the T-56. Not much multiplication there, but there is little point with the torque. 40 grand minimum, gas guzzler fee, & dealer ripoff on top of that. Nets up to a car that is is only incrementally faster than an '03/04 Cobra. [/QUOTE]
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