Knock it off you two!
epper: epper: epper:ac427cobra said:Knock it off you two!
ac427cobra said:I am mildy entertained!! ;-)
i bet you wouldnt be saying that if ranger had made a straight up amazing time in a GT500 instead of a C6Z.chuckstang said:Someone as knowledgable and skilled at drag racing as Ranger surely knows some lil tricks that may make people think his car is stock but really not.
Little things like, different air filter, removal of front sway bar, spare, lower tire pressure, ice intake, run with very little gas/100 octane perhaps...
Stock in my book means you change or modify nothing, nothing! However it came from the factory, that is how you run it!
Ry_Trapp0 said:i bet you wouldnt be saying that if ranger had made a straight up amazing time in a GT500 instead of a C6Z.
all it takes is some one as dedicated as ranger and i bet we could see a 12 flat.
this is rediculous! "oh, i dont consider the fastest time to be the fastest time the car can ran because not just anyone can get it!" yea, that makes sense! how about this, the fastest possible time in a C6Z(thus far) is whatever ranger ran(11.21 i think? i could look further back in the thread but im just too lazy). the fastest possible time in a shelby GT500(thus far) is evan smiths time(12.2X i think). how about that?
Ry_Trapp0 said:i bet you wouldnt be saying that if ranger had made a straight up amazing time in a GT500 instead of a C6Z.
all it takes is some one as dedicated as ranger and i bet we could see a 12 flat.
this is rediculous! "oh, i dont consider the fastest time to be the fastest time the car can ran because not just anyone can get it!" yea, that makes sense! how about this, the fastest possible time in a C6Z(thus far) is whatever ranger ran(11.21 i think? i could look further back in the thread but im just too lazy). the fastest possible time in a shelby GT500(thus far) is evan smiths time(12.2X i think). how about that?
Formula51 said:I would disagree that the fastest possible time in a GT500(thus far) is Evan Smith's 12.2x. That car was a pre-production car and therefore his times in that car are irrelevant. None of us can say with certainty how that car differed from production units, none.
Now, when Evan gets to drive one again (hopefully in better weather at a better track)he just may beat that time. BUT, until he does, the best stock time we have is.....?
I think someone on these boards has run a 12.5x stock?
Randy Fontenot said:I agree also,if you want a 06 viper for low50,s well good luck. For one it will be used and now way it will be a new viper.I say just buy your viper and be as happy with it as we are with our 07/Shelby GT500,whether it's in the 12s or not,but with a good driver that should be no problem what so ever,for this 500HP/5.4 super-charged DOHC-engine. JUst my opnion!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't been reading the whole tread but imo the stock time of 12.2 will be beat.At the same time i'm not sure why it's so important since in your words the gt500 is easy and cheap to modify..That in itself makes the car better than many,again imobluestreak89 said:Who said an 06'? I said a SRT which goes from 03+. the point of this thread is that you can say what you want but there doesnt seem to be anyone who is dedicated to getting this car to it's full potential in bone stock form. And the fact of the matter is that it does take someone who is dedicated to doing it. The ease and low cost of modifications makes it even less likely as well.
Bravo Dave. you just wrote probably the greatest response ever. I actually laughed out loud for a while at this one!!:lol: :lol:dgussin1 said:I wundar if/saleen is goingto modify a 07-shelby/gt500!
Captain Beyond said:It was the same car tested by the other mags. :coolman:
Keep in mind that Evan Smith is one helluva driver. He has held NHRA records in his 93 Cobra. He has also consistently run better times on Mustangs than all the other mag drivers. :burnout:
BTW, I just got the latest issue of Modified Mustangs in the mail today. They ran a 12.41 with limited traction and severe wheelhop.