Test driving a saleen S281...
05-03-2010, 10:23 PM
#32
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who cares if its not that fast its an upgrade especially to a v6 why the hell not take it for a spin I drive any fast car I get the chance to such as my buddys old pro charged z06 the thing was stupid fast, its a thrill any time you get to do it
05-03-2010, 10:30 PM
#33
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. 365hp/400tq is not at the wheels, which means I probably have around 80rwhp on it along with 70rwtq. I would walk all over that car in a race. Don't get me wrong. Its a beautiful car, just not all that fast.
05-03-2010, 11:39 PM
#34
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Dave, nothing a smaller pulley, intake, 75mm tb and tune can't handle to make it faster.
05-03-2010, 11:59 PM
#35
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Pretty sure it wouldn't considering a Saleen is just a Mustang GT with a body kit and suspension. It would run exactly like mine does. I am not saying they aren't beautiful or respectable cars, but i am saying that 365 BHP is not all that impressive.
05-04-2010, 12:03 AM
#36
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Same here.. A Saleen is just a GT with an ugly body kit and some have a roots blower on it.. nothing to write home about. And your also right about 365 not being all that fast its only 310 at the wheels..and thats being generous.
05-04-2010, 11:17 AM
#37
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im sorry but in my opinion that saleen is way sexier than a cobra
05-04-2010, 11:19 AM
#38
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So you got a super fast car with good driver mod huh?
05-04-2010, 01:40 PM
#39
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I believe I am a pretty good driver, but so does everybody else. I do need to get a pair of tires so I can actually see how good of a driver I am. Right now, it doesn't matter how good my suspension is because I am on street tires that in a 1/4 mile race just can't hook up. I know a couple of guys locally that I may be able to borrow their tires so I can at least make a solid attempt to get into the 11's.
05-04-2010, 04:15 PM
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Roots>centrifugal
They uped the specs in 2003/2004 to 375hp/415trq. Throw a pulley on it with a tune and you're really not very far from the stock terminator "actual factory hp rating" of 430-435hp (as we all know the 390 was underrated), so I don't really see how they're not "impressive". Sorry, I definitely think they're fast and with a few mods you can easily bump it up over 425+ crank/360whp.
Last edited by Stang9946; 05-04-2010 at 04:17 PM.