Tylus

btw, that 427R is way overpriced. there is a Dealership in Washington selling theirs for brand new at $40,000


just food for thought. why buy a 3 yr old model when you can get brand new for same price. plane tickets are fairly cheap IMO

http://www.hypermustangs.com/invento...aspx?brw=roush

05gtdriver

The only issue I have with the 427R(also 428R & 429R) is the ala carte system Roush has with the brakes on these 435hp machines. Stock GT 12" front brakes are standard, expensive 4 caliper, 14" upgraded brakes are an option. The 427Rs have stock 4.6L engines, meaning, upping the boost is a risk in itself on pump gas. The GT500 has it's limitations too, but not until 800rwhp on pump gas. Brembos are standard as is the 6speed Tremec(again, something the 427R doesn't have standard or even offer). Sounds like you want fast, having a car capable of a safe 600+rwhp with only a pulley & exhaust mods vs a car that will detonate with anything over 475rwhp makes your decision a no-brainer..........

Tylus

I agree gtdriver...to an extent.

the GT500 is an awesome car, but the wieght of the 5.4 hurts it on road courses.

where the 427(8/9) can be made just as fast, and can handle the twisties. You don't need 500 RWHP in this car to get the same MPH or track times. and the 4.6 will be perfectly safe at those power levels


ultimately I would grab the GT500 if I had to pick between the 2. but that is simply because I want that motor and only care about straight line fun

Riptide

Boosting a stock 4.6 is a risk period.

Snakebite64

I might pick the 500

bolivianpimp

I would never consider the 427r, especially over a gt500. Personally i dont care AT ALL about the "name" or special edition, only how the car runs. if i want easy safe huge power, gt500. if i want a 4.6, ill buy a gt and dump $15k to make it a monster and light years ahead of that 427.

Tylus

so is living

svfetter

I thought the same as you (Tylus) in regard to the GT 500 beating a 427R in a straight line. However, I have a friend in Nashville who has never been beat by a stock GT 500 on the dragstrip. His 427R was an auto with Roush smaller pulley, CAI and Roush Tune. With this setup (same as mine except no auto) he is still notably under the GT 500 HP but still wins in the quarter.

I was surprised as well. Newer GT 500, with the 540 HP and upgrades, Different story.

Tylus

suspension and less wieght makes a world of difference.

that is why when picking between these cars you have to have a final result in mind. you can force each car to do multiple duties, but each one is more suited to 1 purpose over another

bolivianpimp

Yeah the 427r might beat it, but you are not considering that the roush is pushing the limits on the motor, and to up the boost subtantially you have to build the motor. The GT500 is BONE STOCK, meaning you have a llooooooot of room to grow safely with the built motor. With $1-2k the GT500 will be pushing 550-600 rwhp and destroy the 427r completely. Plus the 6 speed can take waay more abuse than the 5 speed in the 427r.