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archtaan · 11-15-2011, 11:29 PM

Ford had to make a tough call with the GT500. The 5.0 GT Mustangs were beginning to encroach on GT500 territory and in some regards surpassed it. Now with such a huge HP gain and the supposed supporting mods (LC, tranny, driveshaft, electronic suspension, etc.) the GT will have even more room to grow. This in turn will prompt Chevy to make a leap and so on and so on.

The only domestic competitor to the topline Chevy will be the Viper but we are talking price points well beyond ZL1's and GT500's. The SRT8 cars are dead in the water with little to no chance of survival, so again it looks like Camaro's and Mustangs will rule the streets with a few killer ZR1's and Vipers thrown in the mix. Its gonna be an amazing ride for the next few years as the HP wars wage on till they get killed by some regulation or economic disaster. Cant wait to watch!

11-15-2011, 11:29 PM	#563
archtaan Drives: car Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Posts: 305	Ford had to make a tough call with the GT500. The 5.0 GT Mustangs were beginning to encroach on GT500 territory and in some regards surpassed it. Now with such a huge HP gain and the supposed supporting mods (LC, tranny, driveshaft, electronic suspension, etc.) the GT will have even more room to grow. This in turn will prompt Chevy to make a leap and so on and so on. The only domestic competitor to the topline Chevy will be the Viper but we are talking price points well beyond ZL1's and GT500's. The SRT8 cars are dead in the water with little to no chance of survival, so again it looks like Camaro's and Mustangs will rule the streets with a few killer ZR1's and Vipers thrown in the mix. Its gonna be an amazing ride for the next few years as the HP wars wage on till they get killed by some regulation or economic disaster. Cant wait to watch!