the GT500 is not a viper, by any means. One thing I hate about vipers is that if you're not a midget, a female or a very petite guy, you're not going to fit in one comfortably. With Twins they are silly fast.

A GT500 with twins would be very interesting, too. Should be able to make 800-900rwhp on 93 octane. Keep in mind, you need to drop at least 3K on the suspension to make it suitable to drive around. Let me know if u need some help with mods if u decide to get it.

 

Definitely will. Between you and Vicious, I'll be getting plenty of advice on both cars.

IRT the GT500, who will be making the first TT setup for it? Helion?

 

there have been a lot of tire kicking companies regarding turbo's on the GT500. Supposedly there are a lot being designed, but nobody has posted anything yet and these cars have been out over a year.

Evolution (the guys who went 9.9 @ 141 last year on the stock blower w/ a 75 shot at 660rwhp) just finished their KB and built motor car. It made 876rwhp and 920rwtq on blower only at 24psi on a mustang dyno. http://www.evoperform.com/GT500/EVO-...ace-Car-KB.wmv

Should be solidly in the 8's @ over 150...and then they said something about spraying a 150 shot on top after they get 8's.

On the turbo side of things, a 100% stock motor 03 cobra just made 999.7rwhp through an auto with a single 88mm turbo at 33psi. http://www.modularfords.com/forums/f...7-a-89873.html

 

comfortably. Would you daily drive a viper?

 

That's crazy...

What tire could you run daily that would hook 800-900 rwhp up??

 

progressive boost controller. 600rwhp for 1st gear, 700rwhp for 2nd gear, ***** to the wall in 3rd gear. Shank's TTGT hooks up 3rd gear on street tires at 950rwhp.

I'd run a 295/35/18 bfg drag radial with that setup.

 

That is some crazy ****... I know about big horsepower cars, but they're either A) full-blown drag cars or B) full-blown Porsche Can-Am cars.

Progressive boost... ah the wonders of modern technology. I guess you learn something new every day.

 

I noticed that non 997TT owners have taken over this thread, why not go to another forum or list to have your banter?

BTW: I've always like Mustangs and would probably be driving a GT500 if not for the terrible dealers that want to gouge you. Weakest link in the whole chain.

 

That's the exact tire and size that I'm running right now. Hooks like mad. I'll be using these same tires with my next setup as well (app. 930-950 rwhp).

 

now if you could figure how to get a 2 step into the car, it would be a monster! Imagine launching at 13psi of boost.

 

Vicious. You're so cool. You sure put me in my place.

 

This is a pretty funny thread. I read 6 speed all the time but rarely post. I don't know why the original poster seemed suprised that a 550 rwhp car that traps 125 could beat a 997tt or expected an aplause from this forum. It would be like a honda guys going into a gt500 forum saying "my turbo civic smoked a gt500. turbo civic-2 gt500 0. I'm suprised the gt500 didn't do better, I race c6's all the time and they keep up better." There are too many variables. On a track a 997tt would destroy the gt500. Every review I read says the gt500 has horrible handling. Coilovers just improves the below average handling of a stock gt500. You cannot compare a heavily modded car to a stock one. A modded 997tt would destroy a gt500. I don't own either cars. I own a BMW, but this thread just humored me and I had to post.

There are much better ways to word a post if you want applause from the car owners you supposedly beat. How about...... I had a chance today to run against a 997tt. I beat him both times, but I'm not sure if it was broken in or not. Either way my car has 550 hp to the wheels, so I am not suprised. I'm sure if it was a modded 997tt it would have been a diff story. Something along those lines would have been better. If you wanted to add anything about the z06 you could have just said z06's you ran against were a little faster, I wonder how they stack up to 997tt. It seemed like z06's are faster. It is all how you word things. I would not go into a gt500 complaining about how crappy they handle if I wanted compliments on my kill. Pretty childish imo.

 

Last I checked, this was the 997TT forum.

 

And last I checked...this thread was about a 997TT vs a GT500.

 

The kill seems perfectly plausible to me. From the few miles I drove around in my TT when it was stock, I'd say it was a 117-118 mph car (at least on CA 91 octane...). A 500GT trapping 125 MPH *should* walk away from it from a roll.

Regarding the TT matching the Z06 to 120 mph, that must be from a dead stop. I've owned both cars, and a stock Z06 would walk away from a stock TT once they're rolling. The Z is a hard car to launch.