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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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SL55/63 vs M3 or Mustang Shelby

Who wins in straight line driving? whats the order? assume cars are not modified..anyone have any experience?
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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Ive raced 4 sl63 and i took them all ..... i raced tons of M3z very easy kill . now for the mustang S i heard there pretty fast .
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Are you kidding!? ^^

The Shelby GT500 will be the slowest of them all-- easily. The M3 would come in 3rd, the 63 second, and the 55 first. Of course, you have to remember HP figures vary in these hand built engines and there is a possibility a 63 will beat a 55.

One thing I will say though, I remember my SL55 pulling like a freight train though.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Akademiks
Are you kidding!? ^^

The Shelby GT500 will be the slowest of them all-- easily. The M3 would come in 3rd, the 63 second, and the 55 first. Of course, you have to remember HP figures vary in these hand built engines and there is a possibility a 63 will beat a 55.

One thing I will say though, I remember my SL55 pulling like a freight train though.
ı agree

shelby is a donkey
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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I was at the track last year when a brand new Mustang S GT500 was running. He was running low 14s. Later that night, we lined up next to each other. The little SL turned a 12.22. The Mustang ran a 14.2. The crowd (all american muscle guys) was shocked.

According to Edmunds, the car should run high 12s stock.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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I ran head-to-head against a modified Shelby GT500 earlier this spring. He ran high 11s; I was a couple tenths faster. Not sure what mods he had, though.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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I guess my buddy was racing a modded stang then .....
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by G_KATS
MUSTANG
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M3


Ive raced 4 sl63 and i took them all ..... i raced tons of M3z very easy kill . now for the mustang S i heard there pretty fast .
cant find the Sl but the E55 and the C63,

C63 vs Mustang Cobra,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na-0o_Q7kxE

E55 vs Shelby GT500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq7C54KmHuM

GT500 vs E92 M3,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e44Pu...eature=related

Andy
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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Andy, That's not a shelby gt500 of any kind, it's a modded-stang but certainly not a stock Shelby Gt500 which are relatively slow

Out of these 4, V8 M3 traps the fastest

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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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GT500 would be the pig of the bunch I'm sure...
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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Andy, That's not a shelby gt500 of any kind, it's a modded-stang but certainly not a stock Shelby Gt500 which are relatively slow

Out of these 4, V8 M3 traps the fastest
Thanks for clear things up..it seems like I need to go back and learn about those stang lolz but are we talking about one of these,

http://www.2008shelbygt500.com/Photos1.html

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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Here's a modded 600HP Shelby GT500 putting the smack down on a stock E55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFrNWS1chPQ
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Bull**** the 55 is 450lbs heavier than Shelby plus only has 510 hp and Shelby has 550hp and 480lbs torque
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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Shelby GTRAG
Bull**** the 55 is 450lbs heavier than Shelby plus only has 510 hp and Shelby has 550hp and 480lbs torque
Did you sign up on this forum just to dig up this 11 year old thread?
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Did you sign up on this forum just to dig up this 11 year old thread?
The poster bumped another than was close to 13 years old to say the same thing in another thread.
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Old Jun 5, 2020 | 10:52 PM
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Bull**** the 55 is 450lbs heavier than Shelby plus only has 510 hp and Shelby has 550hp and 480lbs torque
Lol what a dork. Drop a pin, sweetie. I'll come show you the rearends of all my amgs. Look fast though, they'll disappear quickly if you're in that POS.
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