I just posted that in the wrong thread. My mistake. There is another thread where a couple of people are betting me it will make 755+. I'm betting it won't.
The ZR1 is what? $130K base? If Ford dumped $55K in the GT500 and put it toward weight savings meeting the ZR1 weight would be easy. It's not hard to knock massive chunks of weight out with $$$$. Even with a S550 chassis. Carbon hood, fenders, doors, roof, trunk for starters. Lots of weight can...
Of course if you drop some of those figures, price for instance, you can make just about anything happen.
My statement included all the numbers. Not cherry picked ones.
You could pull of 850cshp with a 9,000rpm+ 4.5L flat plane Hot Vee twin turbo. Now the car is $200,000.
That kid is incredible. He's like watching a controlled explosion. He's either going to go down as the greatest racer of all time, kill/maim another rider, or kill/maim himself. Huge props to how far he can push it over the edge and get away with it. The question is will the odds catch up with...
Do you know the old service department sign?:
-Fast Service
-Low cost
-Quality work
**** Pick Two ****
This is one of these situations. Ford could build the car to meet those goals without breaking out their thinking cap. It would be a $175K car though.
The only way they can get that sort...
Absolutely, you can post whatever opinions you want. And we can post whatever opinions we have about your opinions. We can igoner your opinions, and you can ignore ours. See how that works?:like:
I'm sorry if I upset you. That was not my intention. This is my default method of communication with everyone but my mom and wife. My friends get shot straight with no punches pulled. Ever. And in return, they shoot me straight too.
You're confusing good manners with giving someone the respect of talking to them like a man. I.E., not blowing rainbows up their ass. If you prefer I wear kid gloves when addressing you in the future, no problem. You on the other hand have my permission to take the kid gloves off an talk to me...