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[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

but we're all forgetting fords new secret weapon the new GT-40. that will tear apart any corvette any day. that car is going to rip.

but we still don't know if they are gonna produce it.. I never heard of any FINAL plans that they were actually going through w/ it.

 

[TheOol 10+ year member]

Originally posted by DiamondAudioFan

 

but we still don't know if they are gonna produce it.. I never heard of any FINAL plans that they were actually going through w/ it.

Actually, Ford has finalized plans to produce the GT40. Take a look at it:

http://www.motortrend.com/gt40/gt40_f.html

 

[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

Nice, I haven't read a motor trend, or a Car and Driver for a month or so...

I've only been reading Sport Compact Car, and Super Street.

Maybe it's time to get a subscription to C&D, or maybe even a Ford magazine.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

Yes the GT-40 will be produced, and yes it will be cutting lots of import neck...

 

[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

Nah, a Lambo is a import.. and that will take a GT-40..

and, if the Import is higly tuned, the GT-40 should, no wait, will get spanked.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

My guess will be the GT-40 will be one of Fords most highly tunable cars...Lambos are not very tunable...

 

[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

yeah, maybe, but last time i read an article on it, i heard that it was producing 500 HP, all aluminum heads and crap.. not much else you are gonna be able to do to it, other than lowering the compression, and upping the boost.

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

Has anyone heard anything about the New GTO's.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

Originally posted by DiamondAudioFan yeah, maybe, but last time i read an article on it, i heard that it was producing 500 HP, all aluminum heads and crap.. not much else you are gonna be able to do to it, other than lowering the compression, and upping the boost.

Super Charger, camshaft...blah, blah, blah...It will be putting out over 1000 easy with about 5-7k in mods...

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

Originally posted by dbhittin Has anyone heard anything about the New GTO's.

They are not supposed to be anything like the OG GTOs...that is a bad thing...

 

[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

gettin 1000 HP with only 7k dollars is not that ez. A smaller pulley on the supercharger would increase the boost. and thats a 200 dollar upgrade. cams for that engine will be like 500, and only give you 25-30 HP.. i don't think that it would be that easy to get 1000 hp out of it for only 7 grand.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

Someone will make a supercharger that will double the hp...for around 3500.

 

[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

lol. a supercharger for a friggin Integra is 3500 dollars.

and to make a car have 1000 HP, you will have to balance, blueprint, and re-do abs. everything in the engine, because when there is that much Power going through your crank, that much boost going through the valves (springs would have to be upgraded 500-600 dollars. maybe 1000 dollars for titanium), porting and polishing, heads, ect.. that will ad up to another 40 k dollars.. in MY opnion.

I can't remember if the engine in the GT-40 is the 351, or the 290somethin.. let me know what size the engine is, and i'll estimate the HP levels... in my opinion.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

Originally posted by DiamondAudioFan lol. a supercharger for a friggin Integra is 3500 dollars.

 

and to make a car have 1000 HP, you will have to balance, blueprint, and re-do abs. everything in the engine, because when there is that much Power going through your crank, that much boost going through the valves (springs would have to be upgraded 500-600 dollars. maybe 1000 dollars for titanium), porting and polishing, heads, ect.. that will ad up to another 40 k dollars.. in MY opnion.

 

I can't remember if the engine in the GT-40 is the 351, or the 290somethin.. let me know what size the engine is, and i'll estimate the HP levels... in my opinion.

A good Mustang Supercharger is less than 2750...

Saleen will make one...I guarantee...As for balancing...not always That engine will be made for abuse...crank and all. Ford is serious on this one...

 

[DiamondAudioFan 10+ year member]

As for balancing...not always That engine will be made for abuse...crank and all. Ford is serious on this one...

I know that ford is serious about this one.. but 1000 HP is a whole fudgeload of HP. and it requires very very precice manufacturing. Ford cannot afford to do that to each individual part of the engine.

And as for the Saleen supercharger, that's gonna run you a penny. I'm pretty sure that it already has Jackson's top-of-the line screw supercharger, it would have to be spinning like no tomorrow to produce 1000 HP w/o nitrous, and i don't think that any supercharger under 6k will be be able to produce 20-30 lbs of boost.