Pyrat

The CS6 should be about 80 lbs lighter and will have 50 more HP than the GT, so maybe not...

Sonic3v

50 more than the baseline GT yes...but he is talking about a guy who has a blown v8.

rygenstormlocke

They made a V8 version too, its on the web site. This has been out for sometime. So far, we know the 7.5 rear end was swapped out with a 8.8 from a GT. I'll dig up a thread on it that has more technical information.

MikeHawke

I think that's cool.

Sonic3v

Yea we know, what derf is saying is that, the C6 looks really mean, and that 350hp is super nice from a v6, but when someone comes along with a 500+hp blown v8 thinking they are running another blown v8 ( not to mention a shelby ) they are going to get shat on and made to look stupid.

rygenstormlocke

I concur, and the problem is we do not know if there was piston or cam work done to the 6. That is pivotable to determine if the car can be pushed further, otherwise you are stuck with 350 at the fly wheel. Keep in mind this is flywheel hp, not rwhp. Personally, will probably keep my zex, strengthen the engine and go with a turbo when they come available for a two stage 1/4 mile system. Besides, those shelbys are damn expensive, you are paying for a name. To me it's not worth it.

The only name I care about is mustang, as imports look at the running pony emblem as I rip them up.

Sonic3v

i still think its a cool little car, and its only a matter of time before that v6 is getting close to 400hp with a nice setup...and the GT can hit 600 with internals and a good fuel system no problem.

rygenstormlocke

You are right about that!!! For once both stangs appear are peformance capable, the GT always was but for the first time, the 6 is without major rework. Before, 3.8 owners had to stroke thier engines via something like a supersix setup and then go with major power adder to do some serious *** kicking.

Sonic3v

Yea its pretty sweet to see them both run like that. Ford is stepping up to the plate.

rygenstormlocke

LOL. Yea, I don't think the 4.0 was planned, they just took something reliable and a little bit more powerful and put it in the 6 banger. I.E. a engine from the Ranger/Explorer line that has already matured. Lucky for us sixers, there are plenty of Rangers running on SC's and other major power adders.