Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
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Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
Not my story nor my car but what a good races http://media.putfile.com/Turbo-SS-vs-Ford-GT
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Re: Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
That was absolutely awesome.
I love playing the underdog. I know people don't think of an SS as a sleeper but it is when you're in the $150k+ price range.
The GT owner was pretty sure of himself, offering to go for money before he knew anything about the car.
I love playing the underdog. I know people don't think of an SS as a sleeper but it is when you're in the $150k+ price range.
The GT owner was pretty sure of himself, offering to go for money before he knew anything about the car.
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Re: Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
Originally Posted by km9v
Sweeeet! The GT driver probably didn't know how to drive either.
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Re: Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
Ouch, that has to be embarrassing... Losing to a car that costs $130,000 less after asking him to run for money.
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Re: Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
It was a race between a highly moded car verse a stock automobile.basicly a apple and a orange.
The SS had a turbo. Was the GT stock?I know the GT costs 150k but too bad the LS1 was'nt that fast stock. Don't get me wrong, I love LS1's. I have one.
Just like this
You can build a Fox body to blow the doors off a stock new Z06 for less than half the price of the Z06. But who cares? Its just a modded car verse a stocker.
I like to see a race between 2 cars that have equal money in mods regardless of the cars purchase price
It could of been a different race with the GT if it had the same money in mods as the camaro did.
The SS had a turbo. Was the GT stock?I know the GT costs 150k but too bad the LS1 was'nt that fast stock. Don't get me wrong, I love LS1's. I have one.
Just like this
You can build a Fox body to blow the doors off a stock new Z06 for less than half the price of the Z06. But who cares? Its just a modded car verse a stocker.
I like to see a race between 2 cars that have equal money in mods regardless of the cars purchase price
It could of been a different race with the GT if it had the same money in mods as the camaro did.
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Re: Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
Originally Posted by '88Saleen
It was a race between a highly moded car verse a stock automobile.basicly a apple and a orange.
The SS had a turbo. Was the GT stock?I know the GT costs 150k but too bad the LS1 was'nt that fast stock. Don't get me wrong, I love LS1's. I have one.
Just like this
You can build a Fox body to blow the doors off a stock new Z06 for less than half the price of the Z06. But who cares? Its just a modded car verse a stocker.
I like to see a race between 2 cars that have equal money in mods regardless of the cars purchase price
It could of been a different race with the GT if it had the same money in mods as the camaro did.
The SS had a turbo. Was the GT stock?I know the GT costs 150k but too bad the LS1 was'nt that fast stock. Don't get me wrong, I love LS1's. I have one.
Just like this
You can build a Fox body to blow the doors off a stock new Z06 for less than half the price of the Z06. But who cares? Its just a modded car verse a stocker.
I like to see a race between 2 cars that have equal money in mods regardless of the cars purchase price
It could of been a different race with the GT if it had the same money in mods as the camaro did.
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Re: Turbo SS gives it to Ford GT
Originally Posted by myslowcamaro
its kinda apples to oranges unless you consider forced induction vs forced induction. stock ss vs the gt without the s/c, how would that fair? there will always be an angle to the arguement with either overall cost vs competition, stock vs stock, etc. what would either the ss owner or gt owner say if they got schooled by the dodge caravan that runs low 11's, high 10's? cant justify that beating in any way imo
its easier to have a 10 second modded car. Its not easy to get a low 11/high 10 second car in bone stock trim.Its IMO but I feel its way cooler to have a 11/10 second car thats stock than a modded one.
Also the Gt comes with a supercharger stock.Thats the way Ford decided to build it. They could of built a higher compression motor and made it N/A the same way gm stayed with building N/A power. How much boost can you safly run on a stock Ls1 block and pistons? Don't forget the GT engine is a 5.4 version of the '03-04 cobra's 4.6 engine.It does'nt take much at all for them to safly make 600 at the wheels.
The car in the video could have a built shortblock to go with the custon turbo system,turbo 400 trans,and 9 inch rear. That SS is not just modded. Its highly modded. could have as much as $10-$15 into engine.Its probally got has improved heads too. It aint no bolt on car.
If I got beat at the track in my 9 second Saleen by a mini van I'd just say I got beat.Most likely he sunk more money into that than I put in the saleen thats all. In competitive drag racing at the track is the car with the most $$$ into into it wins the majority of the time.
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