Jalopnik Tests 2010 GT500 - Page 4

Crowley · 04-07-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kevin2323

We will have to wait and see....but i doubt it..... for costing almost 15k more than the SS and needing a supercharger to run mid 12s.....is a downer to me.

I look at it as a PLUS (not the cost) .... Coming from an 04 cobra .. it is nice to be FI from the factory with a built engine .... it makes it so EASY and CHEAP to get GOBS of horsepower

Hmm who here would take a Supercharged 6.2L Camaro from the factory ... Sign me up

Crowley

fdjizm · 04-07-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kevin2323

We will have to wait and see....but i doubt it..... for costing almost 15k more than the SS and needing a supercharger to run mid 12s.....is a downer to me.

stop acting like you wouldnt buy an S/C'd camaro. it's just another means to getting horsepower just like adding cubic inches.... i dont think of it as "cheating" it's an engine not a math test...

ArcAngel · 04-07-2009, 10:57 AM

I would rather they used turbos though. Less leeching off the engine and better mpg!

bigralph · 04-07-2009, 11:02 AM

^

Bocephus · 04-07-2009, 12:21 PM

People here were begging for a SC Z28 and now they criticize the GT500 for having a SC.

syr74 · 04-07-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kevin2323

funny how no where in your posts did you mention 11s which was my argument....it can go 12s all u want..which is amazing but not 11s stock

Actually, I didn't think I would need to since the point was obvious. Any car that can manage a 12.3 seond 1/4 mile on a cold, greasy (read: not prepped) track with a 20mph headwind is absolutely going to get faster on a sticky track on a nice, warm spring day without any wind. Just losing a headwind that strong is going to be worth more than most would think.

Absolutely no doubt, private owners will see 11's, although I doubt any magazine outside of a dedicated Ford rag with a drag racer on the payroll ever will.

fdjizm · 04-07-2009, 01:56 PM

Evan smith ran a stock 07 gt500 to 12.2 i wonder what he can do with the 2010

Hyperknight · 04-07-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bocephus

People here were begging for a SC Z28 and now they criticize the GT500 for having a SC.

I was thinking the same thing. Pot meet Kettle.

kevin2323 · 04-07-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bocephus

People here were begging for a SC Z28 and now they criticize the GT500 for having a SC.

not me would rather see an lsx setup in a z28 with weight reduction than just slapping a sc on it......just my opinion. cubes >FI

2010 2-Tone · 04-07-2009, 02:05 PM

I respect the great numbers of the new stang but "it does already have the charger on it" I am sure that all the extras like the charger, cold air, and the 3:55 gears had alot to do with those times. Don't be dogging the Camaro at $15,000 less without all those extras. Both cars are very nice. It depends if you like the OVAL or the BOWTIE. O by the way I LOVE WEARING SUITS!!!!!

fdjizm · 04-07-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kevin2323

cubes >FI

you sure?

kevin2323 · 04-07-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fdjizm

you sure?

IMHO YOU JERKASAURUS REX!

*DGthe3* · 04-09-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ArcAngel

I would rather they used turbos though. Less leeching off the engine and better mpg!

Actually, the new eaton 4 lobes are supposed to be about as efficient as turbos, if not more.

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Originally Posted by fdjizm

you sure?

Drag racing isn't the be all and end all of motorsports. Some people would like to see the Z28 as a road racer, similar in spirit to the original.

BowtieGuy · 04-09-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Drag racing isn't the be all and end all of motorsports.

Which, unfortunately, is the only thing the GT500 is good for.

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