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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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<blockquote data-quote="jtfx6552" data-source="post: 15784176" data-attributes="member: 3823"><p>Last auto I drove at the track (drag strip) was a Grand National. I called it the boosted sofa. It won a lot of races, but was boring.</p><p></p><p>My favorite era for drag racing was when the terminators came out, was one of the faster street cars out there with only 3 mods (pully, chip and cat back), ran 11s all day long, rarely lost, but the driver was important. Most guys couldn't hit 11s with the factory blower, at least not on F1s.</p><p></p><p>13-14 GT500s would have been fun if it wasn't for "clutch protection". I think I only managed a tenth better than my 3 mod Termi. Not much improvement considering it had 160 more rwhp, and only weighed a couple hundred pounds more.</p><p></p><p>But, clutch protection led me to get into road courses. Now I enjoy that more than drag racing. The 13-14s were fun on the track, a handful, but fun nonetheless. Going up through the Esses at the glen with 662 hp was awesome.</p><p></p><p>Then we had the GT350. for a couple of years, I didn't get one because I thought I'd hate it. BUT the new GT500 seemed nowhere on the horizon last spring, and I can't bear to buy a chevy, so I thought I'd get one use it for a year or two until the GT500 was available.</p><p></p><p>BUT, a weird thing happened. I love the GT350. I love the NA power plant. I don't bother with the drag strip anymore, and while the GT500 was a sledgehammer on a road course, the GT350 is a scalpel.</p><p></p><p>Now I'm really in a quandary, I don't like the idea of having the second tier Mustang, but I don't think a blown engine regardless of HP will be as much fun? I know, I'm crazy to suggest that a measly 526 HP could be more fun than 650 (ZL1) or 662 (13-14 GT500) or whatever the heck the new GT500 will have. But look at the reviews. Most head to heads prefer the GT350 over the ZL1 1LE. Sure the GT500 will be better than the ZL1 too. But I still can't imagine it being more fun than screaming around at 8K listening to that flat plane exhaust scream. And yes, I think my GT350 screaming through the esses was more fun than my GT500 was grunting through the esses. </p><p></p><p>Then we come to the transmission. Maybe a proper DCT and constant thrust will be more fun than trying to perfect heel toeing, but maybe not? I don't have the budget to have a DCT and a proper manual to try back to back so if the GT500 has a choice I won't know which one to make. Again, it would be frustrating to have the stick and be several tenths slower than the DCT. But what if the DCT ends up only marginally more fun than the boosted sofa?</p><p></p><p>I may just stick with the GT350 until there's an opportunity to drive the GT500 on track. Hopefully for more than 2 laps like I had with the GT350 track experience, or whatever the heck they called it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jtfx6552, post: 15784176, member: 3823"] Last auto I drove at the track (drag strip) was a Grand National. I called it the boosted sofa. It won a lot of races, but was boring. My favorite era for drag racing was when the terminators came out, was one of the faster street cars out there with only 3 mods (pully, chip and cat back), ran 11s all day long, rarely lost, but the driver was important. Most guys couldn't hit 11s with the factory blower, at least not on F1s. 13-14 GT500s would have been fun if it wasn't for "clutch protection". I think I only managed a tenth better than my 3 mod Termi. Not much improvement considering it had 160 more rwhp, and only weighed a couple hundred pounds more. But, clutch protection led me to get into road courses. Now I enjoy that more than drag racing. The 13-14s were fun on the track, a handful, but fun nonetheless. Going up through the Esses at the glen with 662 hp was awesome. Then we had the GT350. for a couple of years, I didn't get one because I thought I'd hate it. BUT the new GT500 seemed nowhere on the horizon last spring, and I can't bear to buy a chevy, so I thought I'd get one use it for a year or two until the GT500 was available. BUT, a weird thing happened. I love the GT350. I love the NA power plant. I don't bother with the drag strip anymore, and while the GT500 was a sledgehammer on a road course, the GT350 is a scalpel. Now I'm really in a quandary, I don't like the idea of having the second tier Mustang, but I don't think a blown engine regardless of HP will be as much fun? I know, I'm crazy to suggest that a measly 526 HP could be more fun than 650 (ZL1) or 662 (13-14 GT500) or whatever the heck the new GT500 will have. But look at the reviews. Most head to heads prefer the GT350 over the ZL1 1LE. Sure the GT500 will be better than the ZL1 too. But I still can't imagine it being more fun than screaming around at 8K listening to that flat plane exhaust scream. And yes, I think my GT350 screaming through the esses was more fun than my GT500 was grunting through the esses. Then we come to the transmission. Maybe a proper DCT and constant thrust will be more fun than trying to perfect heel toeing, but maybe not? I don't have the budget to have a DCT and a proper manual to try back to back so if the GT500 has a choice I won't know which one to make. Again, it would be frustrating to have the stick and be several tenths slower than the DCT. But what if the DCT ends up only marginally more fun than the boosted sofa? I may just stick with the GT350 until there's an opportunity to drive the GT500 on track. Hopefully for more than 2 laps like I had with the GT350 track experience, or whatever the heck they called it. [/QUOTE]
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