GT500 - Power or Weight?

[ttime500]

I'd take either :lol:. The second is more likely to be soon than the first.

Ya I figured if you don’t know, we certainly won’t know for a while! What do you think the power to weight ratio well be roughly?

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[_M_]

I'd take either :lol:. The second is more likely to be soon than the first.

Yep just heard something today that indicates full reveal wont be till later

 

[GT500TT]

Please define "later" if possible?

 

[Nameless]

Yep just heard something today that indicates full reveal wont be till later

Please define "later" if possible?

I hope is not in Vegas or LA like some people says, but before...

 

[_M_]

Please define "later" if possible?

I hope is not in Vegas or LA like some people says, but before...

When I asked if we will see it sooner or later, I was told later. I took that as later this year and likely not a car until 2019. But this is all cryptic noensense

 

[gmlt1]

I'm quite surprised to see the lightest option with only 650hp as the most popular.

All the same hp to weight ratio, the lightest car wins

 

[ttime500]

All the same hp to weight ratio, the lightest car wins

Depends on what performance metric. In a roll race I’ll put my money on highest HP car.

 

[Hack]

Depends on what performance metric. In a roll race I’ll put my money on highest HP car.

mmm, straight line roll race! :lol:

 

[ttime500]

mmm, straight line roll race! :lol:

Well it is the absolute most common comparison in real life. It’s also the most common YouTube based racing video that you’ll see.

 

[Hi-PO Stang]

Autoweek is going to be evaluating a Royal Crimson Mustang GT with manual trans. They say it only weighs 3705 pounds . If so , there is no way a GT 500 should be over 3850 pounds. It will be fun to read about all the things Autoweek does with the GT , like track days.

 

[nastang87xx]

Autoweek is going to be evaluating a Royal Crimson Mustang GT with manual trans. They say it only weighs 3705 pounds . If so , there is no way a GT 500 should be over 3850 pounds. It will be fun to read about all the things Autoweek does with the GT , like track days.

Yeah, 3705 with ZERO options...

A GT350 Track Pack weighs 3780 because it has BIG brakes. BIG wheels and tires. And lots and lots of coolers and additional fluid. It all adds up. Just like Camaro guys are like Oh my god it weighs 3685! Yeah...not in the way you actually buy it. A 2SS car weighs mid 3700's. An SS 1LE weighs 3745.

 

[Hi-PO Stang]

The Ford engineers will find components to lower weight of GT500. Wheels and tires may weigh more, but not much more. Remember , I am giving the GT500 up to 150 pounds more weight than the GT.

 

[Birddogjr350]

3700lbs =725hp

 

[likeaboss]

I hope is not in Vegas or LA like some people says, but before...

Carlisle Ford Nationals or the American Muscle show would be really good places to show it for the first time.

 

[Darkane]

The Ford engineers will find components to lower weight of GT500. Wheels and tires may weigh more, but not much more. Remember , I am giving the GT500 up to 150 pounds more weight than the GT.

The DCT alone is 86lbs or so heavier that the 3160 lightweight model in the 350.

Wheels, brakes, tires, rear axles, thicker antiroll bars, potentially strengthened steel differential pumpkin cover. I’d say another 50-60 pounds there.

Blower, coolers, fluids, plumbing. Add another 125-150.

I believe the cross plane 5.2 is also slightly heavier than the FPC equivalent.

Larger diameter exhaust, manifolds. Add another 10 pounds.

Not sure if they had to add additional chassis reinforcement or not. Guess no.

All in all I can see 300+ pounds over and above a track pack 350. 4100# at least.

Hopefully an R at 3950-4000, but that’s the best we’ll likely see. I hope I’m wrong :(

Edit: add another 10-15 lbs for the emergency brake calipers, pads and linkages. Secondary calipers the 350 doesn’t have.

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