had an interesting experience with a 2010 shelby

[justinmc978]

so i was on my way to a youth group meeting (with the tops off, windows down) and was stopped at a red. coming up behind me i see the scarylooking front end of a brand new red and black shelby,

we were both first at the light, and i figured i had to look over because i didnt want to look like a pus, this guy is staring straight ahead, both hands on the wheel, fists clenched tight.

i waved, no response, i pulled up more, no response, i revved, guess what? yeah, nothing.

i saw his eyes shift over at my hood once or twice but he was trying hard not to twist his neck and make eye contact with me, the light changed and i left him at the intersection, he wasnt racing because if he was i would've been crushed, i'm just amazed at how our cars retain their look if they are taken care of and are mistaken by common folk for new 'vettes/challengers/camaros/etc.

[tep98ws6]

lol i love those moments :)

[Too Fast]

Not so sure you would've crushed him, I just read an article about those cars and they run mid 12s @ 113 or so. And they also cost about 50K. I'd like to put about $15,000 in our engines and see how they respond...alright, only $12,000 in the motor and $3,000 for a new differential.

Weird how he never looked at you.

[wooddaniel]

Not so sure you would've crushed him, I just read an article about those cars and they run mid 12s @ 113 or so. And they also cost about 50K. I'd like to put about $15,000 in our engines and see how they respond...alright, only $12,000 in the motor and $3,000 for a new differential.

Weird how he never looked at you.

OP said that he would have been crushed not the shelby.

[StuntmanMike]

You still might have crushed him..

What Shelby was it exactly? If it was just a Shelby GT, you'd have taken him out no problem.

The Shelby GT is basically just a GT with stripes and a CAI. My boss had an '08, I wanted to race him so bad but he wouldn't take it to the track.

[Too Fast]

OP said that he would have been crushed not the shelby.

:yup:Obviously I stand corrected!

The article I read was with the supercharged ~510 HP 5.4 32v engine. The Ford engineers were upset that at the track the car would only run a 12.9 @ 113 MPH, even the Ford driver couldn't get the car faster. They were saying it should've been .5 faster.:bomb:

[BANDITO]

If the driver sucks a little that car is slow I have an A4 and I beat one by a bit. If he drove better and not spin at launch he would get me.

[wooddaniel]

:yup:Obviously I stand corrected!

The article I read was with the supercharged ~510 HP 5.4 32v engine. The Ford engineers were upset that at the track the car would only run a 12.9 @ 113 MPH, even the Ford driver couldn't get the car faster. They were saying it should've been .5 faster.:bomb:

Ive seen em run in the low 12's with just DRs. I have also seen them run low 13s lol

[iwannagofast]

they come with crap tires that can't hook, one magazine managed to get mid 12's @ 118-119. motortrend put it on the dyno and got 511 to the wheels...that would suggest much more than the claimed 550 on the motor. I have seen the new zr1's dyno from 525-560

[shady milkman]

Ive seen em run in the low 12's with just DRs. I have also seen them run low 13s lol

well of course..DRs make a huge difference,..especially with cars that have traction issue from stock (gt500)

[big hammer]

Ive seen em run in the low 12's with just DRs. I have also seen them run low 13s lol

havent you been on camaro5.com? all gt500's run low 12's at all times bone stock.

[wooddaniel]

havent you been on camaro5.com? all gt500's run low 12's at all times bone stock.

I dont bother to go on that site. Only ls1tech and here.

[flash]

Or maybe the dude in the shelby could care care less about a 11 yr old car or the driver in it.Just as another perspective.

[Too Fast]

Or maybe the dude in the shelby could care care less about a 11 yr old car or the driver in it.Just as another perspective.

Damn. That would be a harsh response, eh?

I guess you have a point, but myself, and sounds like you too maybe, would not have an attitude like that. I like most all muscle/pony cars. As long as it's a V8 and RWD, it's golden.

[flash]

^^^^^^^^^

Your right I like all pony/muscle cars.I just hate posts like these.No one knows what the dude was thinking.Usually I dont respond to these types of post,but for some reason this one struck me wrong.

[justinmc978]

You still might have crushed him..

What Shelby was it exactly? If it was just a Shelby GT, you'd have taken him out no problem.

The Shelby GT is basically just a GT with stripes and a CAI. My boss had an '08, I wanted to race him so bad but he wouldn't take it to the track.

this was an upper model shelby, it actually had the slanted aggressive front and rear fascia, not the stock gt one with a snake in the grill,

idk you can talk smack, i'm just saying what happened(or didn't happen), a typical ford driver was either too scared to look over, too proud of his grossly over priced 12 second car to look over, or was blind and deaf. he was an older guy so maybe all three. just saying.

[BLKCLOUD]

Stereotyping is your friend.

Does the typical F-body owner have a mullet?

[shady milkman]

this was an upper model shelby, it actually had the slanted aggressive front and rear fascia, not the stock gt one with a snake in the grill,

idk you can talk smack, i'm just saying what happened(or didn't happen), a typical ford driver was either too scared to look over, too proud of his grossly over priced 12 second car to look over, or was blind and deaf. he was an older guy so maybe all three. just saying.

or didn't give a shit about your car since he knows he will rank in more puss and complements in general.

[DIRTY JERZY]

NO the typical f body owner has a f body

[shady milkman]

NO the typical f body owner has a f body

that really doesn't make any sense :) the typical mustang owner has a mustang..of course or he wouldnt be a owner

[DIRTY JERZY]

Im just sick of the f body mullet thing thats realy more of a camaro based coment

[Crimson Sin]

Im just sick of the f body mullet thing thats realy more of a camaro based coment

I hear you on that.. I have owned a few F-bodies.. ALTHO, back in the early 90's when I had my IROC... I did have a mullet (hangs head in shame)

But when I had my 01 SS and now with my GT/CS.. I am clean shaven bald, I see more and more guys going shaven.. wonder if that is gonna be the "mullet" of the 21st century

[Zinergy]

Im just sick of the f body mullet thing thats realy more of a camaro based coment

No it isnt, its all 80s and early 90s f-bodys. They were mullet cars not just the camaros.

[DIRTY JERZY]

I shave my head now but when I had a third gen bird I had a foot and a half log mohawk I still say camaro= mullet

[justinmc978]

Stereotyping is your friend.

Does the typical F-body owner have a mullet?

nah thats more 3rd gen f-bodys, hah as a matter of fact my last girl friends old man had a '85/'86, guess what else he had....:rockon:

[Too Fast]

that really doesn't make any sense :) the typical mustang owner has a mustang..of course or he wouldnt be a owner

Shady, I'm dissapointed in you. The typical F-body owner already has a (F)body available.

[shady milkman]

Shady, I'm dissapointed in you. The typical F-body owner already has a (F)body available.

whhat ?

[allbaugh_04]

they come with crap tires that can't hook, one magazine managed to get mid 12's @ 118-119. motortrend put it on the dyno and got 511 to the wheels...that would suggest much more than the claimed 550 on the motor. I have seen the new zr1's dyno from 525-560

Pretty much true. The 2010 had it's hp bumped up and makes like 540bhp if i remember right now. Still runs shitty times, but a good MPH in the 1/4. Tires are shit and they handle better than the new camaros apparently. They did a comparison with the hennessey camaro. Of course the camaro was faster but they liked the gt500 better for some reason.

IMO it's overpriced, but i think the powerplant is great. I think it looks horrible as well. Looks like a v6 with stripes...nothing special imo. Yes i can tell the difference, but it's nothing special and overpriced

[99 Kobra]

Pretty much true. The 2010 had it's hp bumped up and makes like 540bhp if i remember right now. Still runs shitty times, but a good MPH in the 1/4. Tires are shit and they handle better than the new camaros apparently. They did a comparison with the hennessey camaro. Of course the camaro was faster but they liked the gt500 better for some reason.

IMO it's overpriced, but i think the powerplant is great. I think it looks horrible as well. Looks like a v6 with stripes...nothing special imo. Yes i can tell the difference, but it's nothing special and overpriced

It's pretty ironic to have a F-Body owner dissing the looks of a Shelby.

[shady milkman]

It's pretty ironic to have a F-Body owner dissing the looks of a Shelby.

ahhh what are you saying my good sir ?

[99 Kobra]

ahhh what are you saying my good sir ?

He doesn't like the looks of the new Shelby and I don't like the looks of some F-Bodies, mainly Firebirds. To each his own.

[shady milkman]

He doesn't like the looks of the new Shelby and I don't like the looks of some F-Bodies, mainly Firebirds. To each his own.

:lol: i am hurt

[99 Kobra]

:lol: i am hurt

The important thing is that they both have great American V8's.

[allbaugh_04]

Sorry, the cobras and saleens from a few years ago look good.

I don't have bad taste, the new shelby looks stupid and is a waste of money for what you are getting.

[big hammer]

Sorry, the cobras and saleens from a few years ago look good.

I don't have bad taste, the new shelby looks stupid and is a waste of money for what you are getting.

yeah--- fifty grand for a riced out mustang that runs mid 12's is a little steep.

[99 Kobra]

yeah--- fifty grand for a riced out mustang that runs mid 12's is a little steep.

Yeah, they sure don't look as good as Firebirds do. Firebirds have all of that neat, useless cladding all over them.

[Too Fast]

whhat ?

Ashamed you didn't get he prolly meant that the typical F-body owner already has a (f)emale body lol. And the Mustang owner only has a Mustang.

[Too Fast]

Yeah, they sure don't look as good as Firebirds do. Firebirds have all of that neat, useless cladding all over them.

Where do the 4th gen Firebirds have excess cladding? We could get into a big debate about functional/non functioning scoops, rear fender fake vents, etc. I usually think of cladding like what is on the Grand Ams of various years, or the side cladding they used to put on Cherokees.

[shady milkman]

Where do the 4th gen Firebirds have excess cladding? We could get into a big debate about functional/non functioning scoops, rear fender fake vents, etc. I usually think of cladding like what is on the Grand Ams of various years, or the side cladding they used to put on Cherokees.

troof ..functional is good

[Zinergy]

Looks are all personaly preferance. A debate about looks is pointless.

[clg82]

Yeah, they sure don't look as good as Firebirds do. Firebirds have all of that neat, useless cladding all over them.

Especially coming from this guy^^^:screwy::blah::gtfo:

Looks are all personaly preferance. A debate about looks is pointless.

[That Guy 2-1]

maybe he was just shy

[Maro SS]

This story reminds me of when me and my buddy were goin down the shore in his.ls2 GTO we look to the left and boom same senario it was a new shelby (older man driver) and each of us just 18 he did look over either?? we gave him a couple revs and asked if he was scared lol he continued to pull out a badge and told us to be careful with that thing. Lol funny how you never know who your racing

[99 Kobra]

This story reminds me of when me and my buddy were goin down the shore in his.ls2 GTO we look to the left and boom same senario it was a new shelby (older man driver) and each of us just 18 he did look over either?? we gave him a couple revs and asked if he was scared lol he continued to pull out a badge and told us to be careful with that thing. Lol funny how you never know who your racing

At least the cop had good taste. I agree that looks are subjective. The bottom line is American V8s are great.

[Too Fast]

At least the cop had good taste. I agree that looks are subjective. The bottom line is American V8s are great.

Tru Dat!!!!! I like almost all V8 RWD cars.

[ofchowe]

I have a 98 ss and a 99 ws6. I rode in my buddies 2007 shelby w/the 500plus hp motor and i can truly say that was the fastest car i have ever been in.

[shady milkman]

I have a 98 ss and a 99 ws6. I rode in my buddies 2007 shelby w/the 500plus hp motor and i can truly say that was the fastest car i have ever been in.

i hope so...stock ls1s will not hang with a shelby

[unbtabl]

Stereotyping is your friend.

Does the typical F-body owner have a mullet?

yep

[masterZ28]

I have to agree. I have seen five different shelby's in my area and none of them ever want to mess around. They are older men, usually accompnaied by a friend and i always see the passenger point and jump up and down to take me on, i just look and give that look, like you want to? But NOPE. The owners of those cars are much mature when they drive those things.

[Speed_kills_WS6]

What's the difference in termi cobras and the GT500 engines?

[BLKCLOUD]

Biggest difference is 4.6L vs 5.4L.