View Poll Results: Which option would you choose?
GT with 15,000 in upgrades (read first post)
15
23.81%
GT500 with minimum upgrades for ~600 RWHP
48
76.19%
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Debate thread - Built GT or GT500
07-17-2010, 10:51 AM
#12
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Redding, CA
Posts: 4,552
I would pass on the 09 GT500 and get a 2011. Instead of all of the pullies and BS, I would switch the blower to a 2.8 KB. Leave the exhaust alone, add some injectors and a dual BAP and you can make 500-800 rwhp. No one would have a clue it has that much power.
Everything is already built. Mostly OEM. The 2011 has better suspension and more creature comforts. Much better than the previous generation GT500s.
Instead of a 6060 in a GT, I would put a built automatic in it. It would be signifcantly faster.
Everything is already built. Mostly OEM. The 2011 has better suspension and more creature comforts. Much better than the previous generation GT500s.
Instead of a 6060 in a GT, I would put a built automatic in it. It would be signifcantly faster.
07-17-2010, 11:19 AM
#13
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 82
If you enjoy the build side of modding cars and don't mind the headaches associated with pulling a motor keep the GT.
If you want to do a few bolt-ons and have 600+hp at your disposal all while being quite reliable get the GT500.
If you want to do a few bolt-ons and have 600+hp at your disposal all while being quite reliable get the GT500.
07-17-2010, 11:28 AM
#14
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,454
I would almost "GIVE" someone my 2011 GT just so that I dont have to drive the piece of junk any more.
Then someone else can worry about replacing the completely useless transmission for something that WORKS.
I have had the car for a week and I cant wait to get rid of it.
Just got back from the dealer and told them I want my old car back because this one is undriveable.
They get one chance to fix it, or it is gone.
Then someone else can worry about replacing the completely useless transmission for something that WORKS.
I have had the car for a week and I cant wait to get rid of it.
Just got back from the dealer and told them I want my old car back because this one is undriveable.
They get one chance to fix it, or it is gone.
OP, I would definitely get the GT500. 15k into a used GT is too much IMO. You will end up putting much more into it down the line just to keep it on the road. If at all possible, I would get a 2010 or 2011 GT500 for the same reasons mentioned by Simon1.
07-17-2010, 12:19 PM
#15
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Posts: 1,465
Yes, the 2010 and 2011 GT500 is very nice with changes, just not to the rear end. I still can't seem to like it. I also do NOT want to spend more than 40,000 on a car and that also rules out the new GT500.
So I just want to stick with the latest year of the body style I do love, and upgrade it.
So I just want to stick with the latest year of the body style I do love, and upgrade it.
07-17-2010, 08:48 PM
#16
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: In.
Posts: 154
If Carroll died tomorrow, I don't see the GT500's increasing in value overnight.
A mint '07 used one that sold new for $20k over sticker can be bought all day long for around $30k. While it's true they are specialty cars, the only thing Shelby about them is his name on it as it is built in a Ford plant. I think it will be many years before they are true collectables. I'm sure there are plans in place to continue the lineage and name in some form after his death.
07-18-2010, 01:53 AM
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: dark side of the moon
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