GT500 Road Test

cperrotta via CarKB.com wrote:

> tony wrote:
>>>>With factory waranty and reliability testing, and without the various
>>>>other upgrades. Sure, you could probably upgrade a stock GT to similiar
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>>> You can't get a GT500 for MSRP!lmao The cheapest ive seen them for was
>>> close to 80 grand.
>>
>>A friend of mine bought a new GT500 at Schlenker Ford in Hamburg, PA 2
>>months ago for $47,500. A nice White one with Blue Stripes...
>
> I just saw one on Boyd Coddingtons website white with blue stripes for
> 80,000 wit 26 miles on it.lol
>

The person that buys it is an idiot.. IMHO...

It is like the Mazada Miatas when they came out... People went nuts and
paid crap-loads of money for the things from some dealers... If you looked
hard enough, you'd find them at or below MSRP during the
so-called "Frenzy"....

I just got word that who ever drove the car in the video is an idiot.My
freinds father ran an 11.4 second pass in his and has the timeslip to prove
it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhOPcq4mDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrlFD1u6vA

Check these out shelby with a little tunning,Can't say im not impressed but
still very expensive!

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"Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
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> KBs and auto trannies are a great match. Actually, I have the heads
> and lower intake in the package I intend to sell. They have had the
> hell ported out of them for high rpm airflow. All you really need is
> a short block that will allow about an 8.7:1 compression ratio. With
> the KB you don't use the upper intake manifold. Here's a pick for him
> to study:
>
> http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/engine3a.jpg

Got it - thanks.

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> It is coming, IMO. Once these kids that have been weened on FWD get a
> hold of a nice balanced RWD smaller car with some decent power and
> torque they will convert immediately. Our son drove a Nissan 240SX
> for a year and now has a Mazda MX-6 and really wants a small RWD car
> again.
> Trouble is there is nothing with more than two seats that is
> affordable. Ford could make the replacement chassis of of the current
> Fusion RWD and it would be a home run. I believe a small, affordable
> RWD will materialize within the next 5-7 years.

Hope it's sooner than that...