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Originally Posted by LS9CamaroSS
the thing that jumped out at me however is that this ISN'T a SC engine... it is just a tuned 5.4L V8... that'll make the GT500 chassis less front heavy... even for a live axle rear end this car would be an amazing handler... imagine taking the S/C off of the current 500 and then beating it into the ground... with 300 less lbs on the car I'm betting it handles amazingly... this would be an issue for the camaro... #1 the mustang pictured here (i know it isn't a production model so please don't go there...) weighs as much as a Corvette... with 390hp... the 400 hp Camaro WOULDN'T keep up no matter what that is an amazing hp/lb ratio for the mustang... the camaro would be easily beaten in the 1/4 and 0-60 times... #2 if Ford come out with a Pony car that weighs this much with an IRS (which is rumored in the next gen mustang) setup then expect the camaro to be housed in the corners as well as in the straights... the HP means nothing if you have too much weight under it... if it was a 450-475 HP camaro at 3800lbs against a 390Hp 3200-3300lbs Mustang it might be enough to make up for the weight... Just did the calculations... if the mustang has 3200lbs it comes in at a 8.2lbs/hp the 450 HP camaro comes in at 8.4lbs/Hp so that is what we're looking at for it to be competitive... in the corners the mustang might show it's trimmer weight with better cornering... If a mustang like this makes it into production Chevy is in trouble...
oh and btw... i think this mustang looks mean... :-)
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+1 shit dodge would be in trouble too..., we are know for supplying tanks to the military lol
who knows when we get that new HEMI