Custom Tuned: VMP RULES...
01-29-2009, 10:16 AM
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01-29-2009, 01:37 PM
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LOL....yeah..I had to....I was tired of cars staying close to me in the streets...I wanted a few more car lengths in between me and them....actually if you are a better driver than me...(Which isnt saying much) it can still be very close...overall I am extremely happy with the results..
.Maybe if I get you from a dig and the couple hundred pounds the GT-500 has on my GT it might be close. But I have a feeling you will reign me in, in 3rd.
Hey dont forget any GT-500 take off parts send my way I can pick them up
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01-29-2009, 01:42 PM
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Out of curiousity what does a GT500 weigh normally? I would be curious you power to weight ratio.
Never weighed mine but guessing mine weight about 3700 with me in it using RWHP I should be around.....7.6lbs per HP.
Or if we used a further guestimated FWHP number of 557fwhp that would be 6.64 lbs per hp.
Just curious, trying to gauge out my chances.
Never weighed mine but guessing mine weight about 3700 with me in it using RWHP I should be around.....7.6lbs per HP.
Or if we used a further guestimated FWHP number of 557fwhp that would be 6.64 lbs per hp.
Just curious, trying to gauge out my chances.
01-29-2009, 02:24 PM
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Well if you can hold off adding any more power, And I get my clutch fixed, And I get some DR's, I will take you on. Thats alot of and's .
Maybe if I get you from a dig and the couple hundred pounds the GT-500 has on my GT it might be close. But I have a feeling you will reign me in, in 3rd.
Hey dont forget any GT-500 take off parts send my way I can pick them up.
.Maybe if I get you from a dig and the couple hundred pounds the GT-500 has on my GT it might be close. But I have a feeling you will reign me in, in 3rd.
Hey dont forget any GT-500 take off parts send my way I can pick them up
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01-29-2009, 02:36 PM
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01-29-2009, 02:53 PM
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Sorry TJ I dont really want you to think I just want to beat you, I have always just been curious how my car stacks up to a GT500. I have never driven one, or even been in one.
At the time I bought my GT you couldnt touch one for under $10k over MSRP which was too rich for my blood. If I was in the market now I would have picked one up in a heartbeat as it would be so much cheaper in the long run. I just have too much invested now to start over so I am sticking with the GT. I dont know I just read what I wrote and thought it kind of sounds like I am calling you out and that wasnt it at all.
Chris,
I am going hunting this weekend in South Florida and will be watching the game there. Plus I have a self imposed limitation of not going before the Alum D/S and new wheels and tires. A 12.5 at 119mph isnt on my to do list. Plus I am a recovering track junky and dont want to get sucked back in. My credit card couldnt take it.
Thanks for the offer though. Some day. I am sure Brice will provide a signicantly better time for the FI guys then I ever would.
At the time I bought my GT you couldnt touch one for under $10k over MSRP which was too rich for my blood. If I was in the market now I would have picked one up in a heartbeat as it would be so much cheaper in the long run. I just have too much invested now to start over so I am sticking with the GT. I dont know I just read what I wrote and thought it kind of sounds like I am calling you out and that wasnt it at all.
Chris,
I am going hunting this weekend in South Florida and will be watching the game there. Plus I have a self imposed limitation of not going before the Alum D/S and new wheels and tires. A 12.5 at 119mph isnt on my to do list. Plus I am a recovering track junky and dont want to get sucked back in. My credit card couldnt take it.
Thanks for the offer though. Some day. I am sure Brice will provide a signicantly better time for the FI guys then I ever would.
01-29-2009, 04:15 PM
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