Bye SHO, Hello 5.0

CroR1 said:
Well, either way, I would not pay 60K+ for a gt500, because for just slightly more, there  are other better cars to be had, even if slightly used, a year or two.
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Depends on what you think is "better"......if better is destroying basically anything on the highway then there isn't much better out there...if running 11's in a stock car is better then again there isnt really anything out there that is better for 60k

Im not a gt500 fan boy but at 662hp it was the highest hp production car until the hell cat....cant really spend 60k and get anything close to 662hp
 
AJP turbo said:
SAYGBYE said:
nice deal. I want a new 5.0 soooo bad but need the 4 doors.

the aftermarket is full of parts and you can get into the 10s easily.
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Not that easy lol....Maybe closer to 20 grand on top of the car but that's easy I guess
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Well I guess my buddies car is a one of a kind. He has basic bolt ons, nitrous, and a sticky tire. Car runs high 10s all day. Best of 10.6 but that was just once. Mostly runs in the 10.80 range.

Said he had about 4-5k in it. And we don't pay for labor. We work on our own junk.
 
yep one of a kind....it may not live long...but I'm sure you will say otherwise....there will be a lot to be desired on his car...his car will need a lot of parts

Your results are not common or his I mean....Good thing you work on your own "junk"....I'm assuming it's an auto...The stock drive shaft won't last nor will the converter...Both can be pretty expensive on their own and that's just parts, not labor. The stickies are helping a lot....Don't for get about the oil pump gears...They snap all the time at 600 hp...Timing cover and oil pan comes off for that...Labor is nice on that too.

And if you are spraying enough nos to put you over 600hp at the wheels then the engine may run 10's all day but not too many days...You can skimp on parts and brag about the results but it's just not impressive to look at a budget build.

I've ran 11.80 @ 131 mph on 20" street tires....You can say that the car will live long but they usually don't before they end up in the garage.
 
Why would I say otherwise. I don't care if it blows up tomorrow. It's not my car. Sorry I hurt your feelings that a new car can go tens without spending megabucks on it.
As for me I've got a lightning that runs 10s so I know all about having to spend on going fast. But I'm also a guy that usually buys used parts and tries to save that way. I'm not about throwing money at something to try and out do somebody else. I went down that road 20 years ago when I was street racing a lot. Now I just like to mess around and have fun. I'll let you high rollers spend the money to go fast and try to impress somebody.
 
Oh, you thought I was broke. I get it now. Lol. No, I try not to waste money on cars. As stated earlier I've been down that road already. Ex. I got my blower for my truck used for half what it would have costed new but I had to drop about $2500 for new aerospace front and rear brakes. Didn't mind cause I have the $ but if I can find good used parts that I need I'll buy them. Doesn't bother me at all. I'll let somebody else take the loss.
 
SAYGBYE said:
Oh, you thought I was broke. I get it now. Lol. No, I try not to waste money on cars. As stated earlier I've been down that road already. Ex. I got my blower for my truck used for half what it would have costed new but I had to drop about $2500 for new aerospace front and rear brakes. Didn't mind cause I have the $ but if I can find good used parts that I need I'll buy them. Doesn't bother me at all. I'll let somebody else take the loss.
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This is why I'm always a cycle behind, doesn't matter whether its mods, consumer electronics, etc. Patience has allowed me to get everything I want while keeping lots more money in the bank. Just too bad I didn't learn that when I started working at 12 years old. The only reason I drive new Fords instead of used is because MrsFoMoCoSHO's sales guys let us know when there's multiple incentives and rebates we can stack on D plan with 0% financing.
 
FoMoCoSHO said:
SAYGBYE said:
Oh, you thought I was broke. I get it now. Lol. No, I try not to waste money on cars. As stated earlier I've been down that road already. Ex. I got my blower for my truck used for half what it would have costed new but I had to drop about $2500 for new aerospace front and rear brakes. Didn't mind cause I have the $ but if I can find good used parts that I need I'll buy them. Doesn't bother me at all. I'll let somebody else take the loss.
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This is why I'm always a cycle behind, doesn't matter whether its mods, consumer electronics, etc. Patience has allowed me to get everything I want while keeping lots more money in the bank. Just too bad I didn't learn that when I started working at 12 years old. The only reason I drive new Fords instead of used is because MrsFoMoCoSHO's sales guys let us know when there's multiple incentives and rebates we can stack on D plan with 0% financing.
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Its nice to have money cause some of us are trying to make a Dollar out of 15 cents,lol.  Z
 
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