Raced? a Saleen 281 Mustang Vert Today
10-07-2005, 08:38 PM
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Raced? a Saleen 281 Mustang Vert Today
At least I think that he raced. 70-110 on freeway. Got him by 7 or 8 cars. Maybe he didnt punch it (or didnt downshift?) If he did, the 281 (whatever that stands for) is a slug.
10-07-2005, 09:05 PM
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Was it a new one? I had a '96 back in the day and it was a pig (230ish crank HP on a 3800 lb. car LOL) until I supercharged it. I haven't kept up with them so I'm not too familiar with the specs on the new ones.
10-08-2005, 12:03 AM
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If it was a newer model it could have been either N/A at 325 hp, or S/C'd at 400 hp...Either way while you would have probably would have beat the N/A trim (not sure by 7-8 car lengths unless the driver wasn't really racing) and I would say it would be a close call if it was the S281 in S/C form..
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Those numbers sound like stock ratings for a GT not a Saleen..
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Those numbers sound like stock ratings for a GT not a Saleen..
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10-08-2005, 02:37 PM
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I think the s/c Saleen would possibly win. I pulled up to one on the 405 South in o.c. and tried to provock him, he didn't want to race. Saleen's site may have time stat times.
10-11-2005, 09:12 AM
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'05 C230SS 6MT, 1966 Triumph TR4a IRS, Shelby Cobra 427 Supercharged
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281 (whatever that stands for)
And yeah, if it was a S/C version it would give you a good run for the money. One beat out my dad's cobra before he S/C'ed it. (Although to be fare the mustang was slightly modded)
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10-11-2005, 09:49 AM
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Saleens are dogs. They're heavy and barely have anything more on tap than a stock Mustnag GT. Even the S281 S/C is a pretty poor performer, a small inefficient roots blower. The only one worth a damn on numbers is the S281E, which is like over 60K. They're pretty much laughed at by by the rest of the Mustang community.
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10-11-2005, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by FL Zinc
Saleens are dogs. They're heavy and barely have anything more on tap than a stock Mustnag GT. Even the S281 S/C is a pretty poor performer, a small inefficient roots blower. The only one worth a damn on numbers is the S281E, which is like over 60K. They're pretty much laughed at by by the rest of the Mustang community.
10-11-2005, 11:01 AM
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S351 stopped production in 1999 I think, although I recall seeing somewhere that they made like 50 of them labeled as 2000. Those cars were a lot more rare and a lot better performers than the piece of crap S281's. I don't think all of them had blowers.
http://www.performanceautosport.com/detail.asp?car=5648
http://www.performanceautosport.com/detail.asp?car=5648
10-11-2005, 11:11 AM
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did a quick search...
Saleen modified Windsor 351 cubic inch (5.8 liter) V8 engine with forged pistons and high performance aluminum cylinder heads; Vortech 8 pound Supercharger; 510 horsepower; 495 pounds of torque @ 3500 rpm;
one saleen you definitely dont wanna **** with.
Saleen modified Windsor 351 cubic inch (5.8 liter) V8 engine with forged pistons and high performance aluminum cylinder heads; Vortech 8 pound Supercharger; 510 horsepower; 495 pounds of torque @ 3500 rpm;
one saleen you definitely dont wanna **** with.
10-11-2005, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by KompressorKev
s281 n/a saleens are really no problem. the s281 supercharged is more competition.
10-11-2005, 04:31 PM
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'05 C230SS 6MT, 1966 Triumph TR4a IRS, Shelby Cobra 427 Supercharged
Originally Posted by car_lost
did a quick search...
Saleen modified Windsor 351 cubic inch (5.8 liter) V8 engine with forged pistons and high performance aluminum cylinder heads; Vortech 8 pound Supercharger; 510 horsepower; 495 pounds of torque @ 3500 rpm;
one saleen you definitely dont wanna **** with.
Saleen modified Windsor 351 cubic inch (5.8 liter) V8 engine with forged pistons and high performance aluminum cylinder heads; Vortech 8 pound Supercharger; 510 horsepower; 495 pounds of torque @ 3500 rpm;
one saleen you definitely dont wanna **** with.
I can speak from experience that a Windsor 351 motor in N/A form make 385 hp with GT40 Heads (How it comes from Ford Motorsports). Putting in about 5-6 lbs of boost from a Paxton supercharger (same as Vortec, just designed for carb. engines) It puts out 570 HP. Although that is a good amount of torque.
