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<blockquote data-quote="SlowSVT" data-source="post: 7160231" data-attributes="member: 20202"><p>So I guess this means you’re sticking to your story (LOL)</p><p></p><p>IMO no Shelby owner should be describing the Terminator as being “porky” without looking at their own ride. That statement certainly raised an eyebrow. I don’t know too many Terminator owners including myself who would describe the Terminator as a featherweight car…….then again it’s quite a bit lighter then the current crop of muscle cars coming out of Detroit. So that point is moot. All that go fast hardware added to the car comes at a price, something, you should know better than anybody.</p><p></p><p>Whether the car has sub-frames or not the flexi chassis does not seem to effect it’s handling as demonstrated by your Cobra R which will out handle a GT500 as well as a host of other cars. I have studied the chassis structure in detail and I don’t think many people who know where the problems lie better than me as you may find out in the near future.</p><p></p><p>You mean to tell me the Terminator is no longer a great car? What happened between then and now? That poor suspension you speak of on your Cobra R doesn’t seem to have affected it’s handling which Car&Driver described as “Corvette class handling”. Funny how the GT500 is mysteriously absent from your list of cars with “shortcomings”. Does that mean it doesn’t have any? It if doesn’t then congratulations they have finally engineered the perfect car. The guy who tuned the Cobra R chassis also tuned the chassis on the Terminator and SVT spent a lot of track time fine tuning the suspension.</p><p></p><p>There is no confusion at my end regarding your post. The perspective just seems to be a bit selective. </p><p></p><p>You and I have gone round and round on this subject. Trust me if the Terminator was any where near how you describe it one would not be sitting in my garage. The problem is that there are a lot of Shelby enthusiast who buy into this without considering all the details and tend to dismiss aspects of the GT500 that may be critical. People who are a bit more detached from the GT do not share the universal acclaim that seems to be very prevalent here. </p><p></p><p>The reason I wrote this is because you are a very knowledgeable road racer yet for some reason you go out of your way to point out flaws in this car being it real or imagined which is something I don’t understand. As an engineer I realize there is a price to be paid for every design decision made and very few ever turn out to be “win win” and no design is exempt including the Shelby. I have no illusion regarding the flaws with the Terminator all of which can be correct and in the end results in a car that should be respected by anyone even if you drive a Lamborghini which my car is no stranger to and the driver will be a bit more leery of the next time he encounters one at a light. </p><p> </p><p>No biggie Bruce. This is the only topic where you and I differ.</p><p></p><p>Be well :beer:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlowSVT, post: 7160231, member: 20202"] So I guess this means you’re sticking to your story (LOL) IMO no Shelby owner should be describing the Terminator as being “porky” without looking at their own ride. That statement certainly raised an eyebrow. I don’t know too many Terminator owners including myself who would describe the Terminator as a featherweight car…….then again it’s quite a bit lighter then the current crop of muscle cars coming out of Detroit. So that point is moot. All that go fast hardware added to the car comes at a price, something, you should know better than anybody. Whether the car has sub-frames or not the flexi chassis does not seem to effect it’s handling as demonstrated by your Cobra R which will out handle a GT500 as well as a host of other cars. I have studied the chassis structure in detail and I don’t think many people who know where the problems lie better than me as you may find out in the near future. You mean to tell me the Terminator is no longer a great car? What happened between then and now? That poor suspension you speak of on your Cobra R doesn’t seem to have affected it’s handling which Car&Driver described as “Corvette class handling”. Funny how the GT500 is mysteriously absent from your list of cars with “shortcomings”. Does that mean it doesn’t have any? It if doesn’t then congratulations they have finally engineered the perfect car. The guy who tuned the Cobra R chassis also tuned the chassis on the Terminator and SVT spent a lot of track time fine tuning the suspension. There is no confusion at my end regarding your post. The perspective just seems to be a bit selective. You and I have gone round and round on this subject. Trust me if the Terminator was any where near how you describe it one would not be sitting in my garage. The problem is that there are a lot of Shelby enthusiast who buy into this without considering all the details and tend to dismiss aspects of the GT500 that may be critical. People who are a bit more detached from the GT do not share the universal acclaim that seems to be very prevalent here. The reason I wrote this is because you are a very knowledgeable road racer yet for some reason you go out of your way to point out flaws in this car being it real or imagined which is something I don’t understand. As an engineer I realize there is a price to be paid for every design decision made and very few ever turn out to be “win win” and no design is exempt including the Shelby. I have no illusion regarding the flaws with the Terminator all of which can be correct and in the end results in a car that should be respected by anyone even if you drive a Lamborghini which my car is no stranger to and the driver will be a bit more leery of the next time he encounters one at a light. No biggie Bruce. This is the only topic where you and I differ. Be well :beer: [/QUOTE]
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