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Old 01-04-2008, 12:20 AM   #1
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Default SALEEN EXTREME VS SHELBY GT500

MY FRIEND AND CO WORKER JUST BOUGHT THE 2008 SHELBY GT500 AND I DROVE IT TODAY AT WORK HAD 50 MILES AND I WAS EXCEPTING THAT CAR TO BE REALLY POWERFUL BUT WOW WAS I DISAPOINTED MAN . IT FELT LIKE DRIVING A GT AND WHEN I GOT ON IT THE SUPERCHARGER KICKED IN AND IT WAS SO HORIABLE IT FELT LIKE THE CAR DIDNT MOVE AND IT WAS ON LOCK DOWN IS IT ME OR IS THIS A CRAPPY CAR .MAN I SWEAR THE THE SALEEN EXTREME I HAVE IS A LOT OF CAR DAMMMMMM I CANT COMPARE THE POWER MY CAR HAS IS A TOTAL MONSTER AND BEAST WOW .THE SHELBY IS JUST A OVER PRICED JUNK UNLESS THE CAR HAS A BREAK IN PERIOD BUT I DONT THINK IT WILL MAKE A DIFFRANCE WITH THE WAY THE CAR FELT YOU CAN TELL IT HAS NO BALLS AT ALL .THE SALEEN EXTREME HAS THE LOOKS THE BALLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE SALEEN FOR LIFE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK GUYS AM I TRIPPIN OR WHAT LOL MAN COBRA LOLOL THAT SNAKE SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A MONKEY
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Old 01-04-2008, 12:40 AM   #2
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Default RE: SALEEN EXTREME VS SHELBY GT500

The Shelby has about 445+ rwhp (stock)and you have about 470+ (stock). The GT500 weighs 300-400 pounds more than your E. Your car should feel faster.

The GT500 is a formidable car when modified correctly so don't be so quick to judge it s a poor ride.

I agree that the E is abetter car but that is just my opinion. Handing is a no brainer better withthe E. On a road course with stock cars, the E would hand the Shelby its a$$.
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Old 01-04-2008, 02:01 AM   #3
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Default RE: SALEEN EXTREME VS SHELBY GT500

I believe the GT500 is programmed to limit the boost the first couple hundred miles. That could have caused the "on lock down" impression you got.
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Old 01-04-2008, 03:26 AM   #4
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Default RE: SALEEN EXTREME VS SHELBY GT500

If i remember right, i think that there's a 500mi or 500 cranks (key turns)break in period until you get the "full effect" of its potential........or i could be wrong
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Old 01-04-2008, 06:55 AM   #5
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MAN I DONT KNOW BUT THE WAY THE CAR WAS DRIVING DIDNT LOOK LIKE IT HAD ANY NO NO POWER VERY HEAVY ,NO TQ PULL
AT ALL NEEDS GEARS FOR SUREEE AT LEAST 373 AND THE BLOWER BOOST WAS WEAK YOU STEP ON IT AND GAVE A 10 OUNT BOOST AND THE CAR DIDNT EVEN MOVE I WAS LIKE WHAT MY SALEEN RIPS IN 1,2,3,4 AND 5 ANY TIME YOU STEP IT PICKS UP NEVER HAS A LAG OR POWER LOSS THIS CAR WITH ALL THE TALK AND NAME AND OVER PRICES STICKER I FIGURED MAYBE ITS NICE A STOCK CORVETTE WILL SMOKE IT NOT EVEN A Z06 WOW IM JUST TOO MAN WHEN YOU TAKE CAR AN CALL IT A SHELBY GT500 MAKE SURE ITS GONE BE A GT500 NOT FOR GT MUSTANG
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Old 01-04-2008, 07:48 AM   #6
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The weight difference between a Shelby GT500 (3920lbs ) and a Saleen Supercharged, fully suspesion modded Stock Mustang GT with stock lower engine, such as mine about ( 3640lbs ) or so. That is a 280lb difference. That's worth about 2.5/10ths of a second penalty on the 0-60mph rating. The 05-07' Extremes with forged internals probably weighs some more than my car I'm guessing 3700-3750 ? more. So the E isn't really that much lighter than the GT500 I don't think. At most 200lbs lighter.

If you add the weight bonus of 1.75/10ths of a second 0-60 plus the added 50hp(flywheel) plus faster gear ratio(4:10's) on the E car, they both have 6 speed manuals, I figure it is 5.5 to 6/10ths of a second advantage to the 05-07' Extreme in the 0-60mph than the GT500. What do you guys think? Erik
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Old 01-04-2008, 09:05 AM   #7
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ok but the fact is my extreme is fast as f... and the cobra didnt move felt like a gt not power what so ever the extreme ripps in all gears never get enought all gears all boost all the time and cobra felt lilke a hevy gt and even with the blower it didnt move at all i gun the car and still was like lagggg and not pull or wow or dammm ohhh nothing at all i was like what this is rubish man the saleen extreme is a lot of car i tell you response trottle and power is there every second no matter what rpm and gear the car wants to fly and tear the road apart dude
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Old 01-04-2008, 10:18 AM   #8
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saleen100 - retest the gt500 after the initial 500 miles and tell us about it then
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Old 01-04-2008, 01:23 PM   #9
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saleen100 - retest the gt500 after the initial 500 miles and tell us about it then
+1...I dont think it was making full boost yet. Those GT500's are no slouch as you described
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Old 01-04-2008, 01:33 PM   #10
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or pull the battery off the GT500 to reset it, then test it again
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