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X-ale · 08-06-2004, 05:18 PM

/\/\ :shock:

FordGTGuy · 08-06-2004, 05:43 PM

I know but you have to remeber back in the 60's performance was high as hell.

Did you know the Trans Am (the car) is the father of drag racing? The Trans Am named after the first American racing League was to fast for the league so they made up Drag Racing so the Trans Am could race in atleast one league.

Of course this is a summary you may want to research this for the details.

X-ale · 08-06-2004, 06:09 PM

And 30's hi boys are the granpa's, the 50's street rods god fathers. The Vette is the mother of 'em all, Ford is the cheap whore and Honda is evry1 little bitch. Even RC's daughter knows that... well she's the 1 who told me. Thanks for this hystoerical piece of information. You still haven't cleared how they got todays tires in the 60's. Did they dial up M.J. Fox and the mad doc and got 'em back from the present.

dons5 · 08-06-2004, 07:04 PM

k u cant read into stats, jus cause somethin has more g's through a skidpad doesnt mean its faster around a track or even faster in a corner, only that particualr corner, manyt hinks effect cornering speeds, maybe at speeds over 100 mph the ford gt will be way faster then the srt-10 through corners, like F1 cars they can make 5 g's and supposesdly this year have hit 6 throught corners and braking, but they cant hit 6 g's of cornering when there goin 80, they would have to be goin like 200 or so pobably even more

Vansquish · 08-06-2004, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by FordGTGuy

http://www.goodyear.com/media/pr/22602ti.html

The Ford GT-40 in the 60 Lemans did use Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires.

Jesus man, can you read at all? The article says that the company that Ford is using for tires for the GT is Goodyear, not that the GT40 from the sixties used Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires... the technology for those tires was still 40 years away when the GT40 ran at LeMans. Here, read a direct quotation from the article:

"Goodyear tires carried the original Ford GT racing machines of the 1960s to victory at Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring. And, today, Ford is announcing that Goodyear, with its Eagle F1 Supercar tires, once again is supplying the exclusive rubber for the return version of America’s raciest sports car, the 2005 Ford GT."

tigerx · 08-07-2004, 01:58 AM

well thank all of you for reaffirming my faith in the ford GT. i love it even more now.

blah · 08-07-2004, 05:16 AM

No one has the correct numbers. The magazine test were with the older mules, and are about a year old or so.. Top Gear tested a new one not to far back and JC loved it, i think he had sex with it or something.

FordGTGuy · 08-07-2004, 12:45 PM

yeah by the video he was either about to piss his pants or fuck the exhaust pipe

blah · 08-07-2004, 03:14 PM

Maybe both.

mclaren_Gt · 09-05-2004, 05:45 PM

great article

tigerx · 09-05-2004, 06:51 PM

lol more like a debate then article

Devilsdog9 · 09-07-2004, 12:13 AM

i know for sure that the viper does out brake. It is one of the cars with the best brakes. It even out brakes the enzo.

from fords site.
2004 Dodge SRT-10 Viper 2005 Ford GT
POWERTRAIN/CHASSIS
Drivetrain layout Front engine, RWD Mid-engine, RWD
Engine type 90° V-10, aluminum block/heads Supercharged 90° V-8,
aluminum block/heads
Valve gear OHV, 2 valves/cyl DOHC, 4 valves/cyl
Bore x stroke, in/mm 4.03x3.96 / 102.4x100.6 3.55x4.16 / 90.2x105.8
Displacement, ci/cc 505.1/8277 330.1/5409
Compression ratio 9.6:1 8.4:1
Max horsepower @ rpm 500 @ 5600 500 @ 6000
Max torque @ rpm 525 @ 4200 500 @ 4500
Redline, rpm 6000 6500
Engine rpm @ 60 mph 1200 1515
Transmission 6-speed manual 6-speed manual
Axle/final-drive ratio:1 3.07 / 1.54 3.36 / 2.12
Suspension, front; rear Upper and lower control arms, Upper and lower control arms,
coil springs, anti-roll bar; upper coil springs, anti-roll bar; upper
and lower control arms, coil and lower control arms, coil
springs, anti-roll bar springs, anti-roll bar
Brakes, f;r 14.0-in vented disc; 14.0-in vented disc;
14.0-in vented disc, ABS 13.2-in vented disc, ABS
Wheels, f;r 10.0x18; 13.0x19 9.0x18; 11.5x19
forged aluminum forged aluminum
Tires, f;r 275/35ZR18; 345/30ZR19 235/45ZR18; 315/40ZR19
Michelin Pilot Sport Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar
DIMENSIONS
Seating capacity 2 2
Wheelbase, in 98.8 106.7
Track, f/r, in 61.6/60.9 63.0/63.7
Length, in 175.6 182.8
Width, in 75.2 76.9
Height, in 47.6 44.3
Turning circle, ft 40.5 40.0
Headroom, in 36.5 35.4
Legroom, in 42.4 44.6
Shoulder room, in 54.1 57.7
Curb weight, lb 3410 3400 (est)
Weight, f/r, % 48/52 43/57
Cargo capacity, cu ft 8.4 n/a
Fuel capacity, gal 18.5 17.5
TEST DATA
Acceleration, sec
0-30 mph 1.7 1.7
0-40 mph 2.4 2.3
0-50 mph 3.0 2.9
0-60 mph 3.9 3.6
0-70 mph 4.8 4.7
0-80 mph 5.8 5.6
0-90 mph 7.0 6.5
0-100 mph 8.4 8.1
1/4 mile, sec @ mph 11.77 @ 123.63 11.78 @ 124.31
Braking, 60-0 mph, ft 97 111
600-ft slalom, mph 70.4 71.5
CONSUMER INFO
On sale in U.S. Currently May 2004
Base price $80,995 $149,995 (est)
Price as tested $84,795 $153,000 (est)
Airbags Dual front Dual front
Basic warranty 3 yrs/36,000 miles 3 yrs/36,000 miles
Powertrain warranty 7 yrs/70,000 miles 3 yrs/36,000 miles
EPA mpg, city/hwy 12/20 14/21 (est)
Range, miles, city/hwy 222/370 245/368
Recommended fuel Unleaded premium Unleaded premium

SnakeBitten · 09-08-2004, 06:02 PM

You guys are quoting old GT numbers...The latest MT mag has updated numbers....The only one that jumped out at me was the 1/4 numbers.....

You may want to sit down for this......You may faint..

11.2 @ 131mph....faint

Lutz has now officially turned the Viper into a Garter Snake as he had promised....

BTW, yes the SRT10 does out brake the GT and every other production car from 60-0.....The only car that beat it in a braking test was the Enzo but that a 70-0 test....The Enzo took 153 ft to the Vipers 156 ft.....Not bad for the Viper...No fancy ceramics like Ferrari or Porsche but can brake with the best of em.....

On a roadcourse the GT would no doubt spank the SRT10 with ease...But it ought to at more than double the price....No need to bash the SRT10..Its an incredible car....Imagine if all those cubes were blown like the GT.....Quite a few street Vipers with SC's that are in the 800-1000RWHP range for much less than the GT so dont be too hard on the Vipers.......Somehow I think they'll get by lol....

JiggaStyles09 · 09-08-2004, 06:43 PM

holy shit you have to be kidding me.......11.2@131 thats amazing if its true, are they using MT slicks or something lol.

blah · 09-08-2004, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by SnakeBitten

You guys are quoting old GT numbers...The latest MT mag has updated numbers....The only one that jumped out at me was the 1/4 numbers.....

You may want to sit down for this......You may faint..

11.2 @ 131mph....faint

Lutz has now officially turned the Viper into a Garter Snake as he had promised....

BTW, yes the SRT10 does out brake the GT and every other production car from 60-0.....The only car that beat it in a braking test was the Enzo but that a 70-0 test....The Enzo took 153 ft to the Vipers 156 ft.....Not bad for the Viper...No fancy ceramics like Ferrari or Porsche but can brake with the best of em.....

On a roadcourse the GT would no doubt spank the SRT10 with ease...But it ought to at more than double the price....No need to bash the SRT10..Its an incredible car....Imagine if all those cubes were blown like the GT.....Quite a few street Vipers with SC's that are in the 800-1000RWHP range for much less than the GT so dont be too hard on the Vipers.......Somehow I think they'll get by lol....

Bob lutz runs GM, not Ford. Bill Ford is the CEO of Ford.