2008 SHELBY GT 500
10-26-2008, 07:11 PM
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2008 SHELBY GT 500
I had the chance to race against one today\\. 2 people in Germany one the chance to buy won of these cars, one is my co-worker, and the other my friend's co-worker. my friend's co-worker recieved his first, already broken in the motor. he wanted race me or my friend even before he got it.
today I decided that my motor was ready for race at 650 miles after rebuild, so I put in the synthetic oil, and went out street tuning, after we were done we called him up to hit the autobahn.
we did 5 races, I won 2 he won 1 and the other 2 I tps had problems.
1st one roll from 40mph my dumbass started in 3rd gear knowing my turbo is too huge, and ls gears are too long, he pull off and I had to play catch up, victory to him.
2nd race roll from 40 mph 15psi I started in second this time, even take off then vtec then I left him got him on midrange and top end, I hit my rev limit of 8400rpm in 5th gear after a long lead. he was already maxed out.
the other one I won was incomplete even though I had the lead whole way, we hit traffic and had to abort
all this was on a 3 lane autobahn with no speed limits, and no cars in the area we raced.
I felt good about the race, even the one I lost because it proves my car is not simple. I would like to see what I can do against him from a dead stop, I might have to use slicks, or drag radials to get traction so we put it off for the track when it reopen.
this was the first mustang that actually gave me a good challenge.
he have vids of the race he will email to me, as you know my boy can't record so the vids are crappy as usual, start recording late, and not focused on the cars to show progress.
I feel good. I wonder how much power I am pushing at 15 psi, my goal is 600whp
today I decided that my motor was ready for race at 650 miles after rebuild, so I put in the synthetic oil, and went out street tuning, after we were done we called him up to hit the autobahn.
we did 5 races, I won 2 he won 1 and the other 2 I tps had problems.
1st one roll from 40mph my dumbass started in 3rd gear knowing my turbo is too huge, and ls gears are too long, he pull off and I had to play catch up, victory to him.
2nd race roll from 40 mph 15psi I started in second this time, even take off then vtec then I left him got him on midrange and top end, I hit my rev limit of 8400rpm in 5th gear after a long lead. he was already maxed out.
the other one I won was incomplete even though I had the lead whole way, we hit traffic and had to abort
all this was on a 3 lane autobahn with no speed limits, and no cars in the area we raced.
I felt good about the race, even the one I lost because it proves my car is not simple. I would like to see what I can do against him from a dead stop, I might have to use slicks, or drag radials to get traction so we put it off for the track when it reopen.
this was the first mustang that actually gave me a good challenge.
he have vids of the race he will email to me, as you know my boy can't record so the vids are crappy as usual, start recording late, and not focused on the cars to show progress.
I feel good. I wonder how much power I am pushing at 15 psi, my goal is 600whp
