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2011 super snake 800hp

brainhulk

brainhulk

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http://www.thetorquereport.com/2010/09/2011_ford_shelby_gt500_super_s.html

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I have never liked that style of hood scoop, and the ears are silly as well, but should be a hell of a car, can't wait to see how the improvements to the Mustang carry over with some significant tuning.
 
Let the HP wars begin! lol. Dunno, would rather have 200HP less, 500lbs less and of course cheaper. And probably get the same performance.
 
thescreensavers said:
800hp with a rear end that cannot put that power down.
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There doesn't seem to be any indication at all of the need for an IRS in the Mustang. The handling is, by nearly all accounts, impressive. I haven't seen anyone claim any trouble putting the power down, even with the GT500's.
 
LTC8K6 said:
There doesn't seem to be any indication at all of the need for an IRS in the Mustang. The handling is, by nearly all accounts, impressive. I haven't seen anyone claim any trouble putting the power down, even with the GT500's.
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using the right tires goes a LONG way
 
ugly as hell? they're gorgeous. and the rear end can handle the power just fine. a good set of tires (as with powerful car) and a good driver is all that's needed.

exdeath: is that avatar your Cobra?
 
LTC8K6 said:
There doesn't seem to be any indication at all of the need for an IRS in the Mustang. The handling is, by nearly all accounts, impressive. I haven't seen anyone claim any trouble putting the power down, even with the GT500's.
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He's not talking about IRS or handling at all, he was talking about hooking up/launching from a standstill. Any car with that much power is going to have a hard time hooking up without a proper set-up.
 
^ and proper setup is either AWD or not streetable (eg: slicks and VHT).

There is no street tire or drag radial in existence that can hold onto a 800 HP RWD launch, regardless how advanced or how expensive the rear end is.

Show me a car that can launch on the street with 800 HP with street tires without spinning and I'll show you how to turn the traction control and throttle retardation off so you try it again. Because traction control is not launching with 800 HP.
 
True, but a reviewer managed a 12 flat at 120 in the 1/4...imagine if they got it to hook up just a little better...
 
LTC8K6 said:
True, but a reviewer managed a 12 flat at 120 in the 1/4...imagine if they got it to hook up just a little better...
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That's a low 10/high 9 second car easily with slicks. Not sure how he only managed a 120 trap though. Whippled/KB GT500s with 700+ whp are 130-140 mph cars.

Here's a built up 2010 GT500 for an idea of how this Super Snake should run (has an aluminum block and big blower like the SS):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Un96kGQFS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCbIH72PBcU
 
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exdeath said:
That's a low 10/high 9 second car easily with slicks. Not sure how he only managed a 120 trap though. Whippled/KB GT500s with 700+ whp are 130-140 mph cars.

This one is built up a bit but still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCbIH72PBcU
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The PZeros roast at even the thought of hitting the throttle in first gear, that's how... :biggrin:

Mortara has already been prepped for this adventure. Vince LaViolette, Shelby Automobile Inc's senior designer, test driver, and, apparently, vehicle transporter already gave us a tutorial when he dropped off 2010 Shelby Super Snake #001C. "Drop the clutch and then immediately shift to second," says LaViolette, while spasmodically jerking his left foot and right hand backwards. "Otherwise, you're just going to sit and spin."

We take him at his word, but it's no good. Despite the brief engagement, the Super Snake simply roasts its PZeros in first gear and then all the way through second and most of third gear. It doesn't matter what technique Mortara employs -- hard, gear crunching launches, a soft roll into first, even second gear starts -- he simply can't set the Super Snake's ponies into forward motion. It's like the Raiders on third and short. Despite all the firepower, it simply can't convert. Only at the top of third gear does the pavement finally catch up to the furiously melting Pirellis. From then on the Super Snake is like a Rocket (Ismail?) through the quarter mile.
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Exiting turns with 750 horsepower underfoot is no easy feat; you either get it right or Sweet Jesus wrong. It's easy to blame it all on the tires as the PZeros are clearly not built for this kind of high horsepower insanity. Blip the throttle and they provide as much traction (and English) as a cue ball. Then again, few tires on market can handle the effects of a rapidly spooling Whipple blower on 16 psi of boost.
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zerocool84 said:
He's not talking about IRS or handling at all, he was talking about hooking up/launching from a standstill. Any car with that much power is going to have a hard time hooking up without a proper set-up.
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IIRC, though I may be wrong, but a properly set up solid rear axle is actually better in holding traction and preventing wheel hop compared to a properly set up IRS at high power levels.
 
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