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Old 01-12-2015, 11:22 AM   #15
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Still has mag. ride. thePill is going to have an aneurysm
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:25 AM   #16
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Still has mag. ride. thePill is going to have an aneurysm
And 305 square tires.

But, it does look like this car has a good chance of beating the Z/28. Likely more power and substantially lighter.
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:44 AM   #17
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And 305 square tires.

But, it does look like this car has a good chance of beating the Z/28. Likely more power and substantially lighter.
Current estimates peg the GT350R in the 3,450-3500lb range. Some have even speculated 3,350-3,400lbs depending on how much under the GT the GT350 is
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:47 AM   #18
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Current estimates peg the GT350R in the 3,450-3500lb range. Some have even speculated 3,350-3,400lbs depending on how much under the GT the GT350 is
The Z/28 weighs 3,840 lbs giving the GT350 a potentially 350+ lb advantage with more power. Maybe thePill isn't as crazy as we tend to think...
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:57 AM   #19
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:57 AM   #20
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The Z/28 weighs 3,840 lbs giving the GT350 a potentially 350+ lb advantage with more power. Maybe thePill isn't as crazy as we tend to think...

Ford has said the GT350 weighs "less" than the Mustang GT, presumably a base GT with the PP (3,730lbs roughly).

Lets assume it's 75lbs less (ultra conservative estimate, some people are reporting the GT350 for an aluminum K-frame, if that's the case then we're looking at closer to 150lbs less), that would put a GT350 at 3,655.

Take 150lbs from that? 3,500lb GT350R with "more than 500 hp" (most estimates put it at 525) and "more than 400tq".

Lighter, more power, better balance...hmm
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Old 01-12-2015, 12:09 PM   #21
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Ford has said the GT350 weighs "less" than the Mustang GT, presumably a base GT with the PP (3,730lbs roughly).

Lets assume it's 75lbs less (ultra conservative estimate, some people are reporting the GT350 for an aluminum K-frame, if that's the case then we're looking at closer to 150lbs less), that would put a GT350 at 3,655.

Take 150lbs from that? 3,500lb GT350R with "more than 500 hp" (most estimates put it at 525) and "more than 400tq".

Lighter, more power, better balance...hmm
Would be better track car than the Corvette
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Old 01-12-2015, 12:12 PM   #22
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It weighs 130-lbs less than the regular version. 52-lbs alone coming from the wheels (wow) and the rest from the other weight reduction like no ac, back seats, etc.
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Old 01-12-2015, 12:16 PM   #23
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Just goes to show what so many have been saying for so long. Engineering a ponycar to do well on a track is no exclusive to GM engineers. Any car company can do it as long as they have the corporate backing to pursue it.
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Old 01-12-2015, 12:16 PM   #24
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Rumour the reg GT350 is faster than the Z28 so the GT350R is gonna be a big can a whoop ass..lol
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Would be better track car than the Corvette


The reality that a Mustang variant might be a better track car than a Corvette has become a very real possibility in the last month and a half
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Old 01-12-2015, 12:24 PM   #26
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Just goes to show what so many have been saying for so long. Engineering a ponycar to do well on a track is no exclusive to GM engineers. Any car company can do it as long as they have the corporate backing to pursue it.
I agree, but like I've said before. If it wasn't for GM going balls out on the Z/28 and to a lesser extent the investment in track focus of the ZL1 and 1LE, I do not think Ford would have come out with this GT350, or at least not as we have it today.

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The reality that a Mustang variant might be a better track car than a Corvette has become a very real possibility in the last month and a half
If that ends up happening I will definitely be jumping ship.
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Old 01-12-2015, 12:29 PM   #27
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Would be better track car than the Corvette
And you don't think that's possible?

The Z/28 was faster than the C7 Z51 during the Lightning Lap wasn't it?
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Old 01-12-2015, 01:01 PM   #28
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I can see the R version beating out the Z28, but depending on its price it may be in z06 territory and that's a whole other animal. As for the regular 350 being a better track car than the stingray, the base stingray is 3298 pounds, it might be close but I doubt its overcoming that weight difference.
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