Archive for April, 2007
You may have to take this news story at face value because it’s from a forum post on LS1.com and then reposted over at Stangnet. Supposedly a forum member on ls1 lives a few houses down from a guy who had in his possesion a Shelby GT-H for about a six-month period of time. All the time thinking the guy really owned the Shelby GT-H the ls1 forum member didn’t think to much about it as GT-H’s were auctioned off to dealers across the country. The story then takes a comical turn as he sees his neighbor getting arrested and thrown into the back of a police car along with the Shelby GT-H being towed away. He then precedes to talk to the cops and get the full story about how his neighbor rented the Shelby GT-H and failed to return it to Hertz thus making it a stolen vehicle. What I can’t believe is this went on for a six-month period of time before the Police or Hertz caught on or figured out what happend to the car. I am not sure who is dumber the guy who stole the Shelby GT-H, the Police or Hertz.
Another Shelby GT500 limited edition is on the way and this has to be the ultimate Mustang or as I like say it’s Kong. Ford and Shelby Autos are teaming up once again to produce a limited number of Shelby GT500 “Super Snake” Mustangs with horsepower numbers in the 600-725 range. The “Super Snake” package will be available on 2007 and 2008 GT500 Mustangs with the basic package pumping out 600 horsepower with the addition of the newly developed Ford Racing Supercharger upgrade kit.
The basic “Super Snake” package will be warranted by Ford and will also include 3.73 gears, Ford Racing exhaust system, Ford Racing handling pack, Shelby designed Alcoa 20″ wheels, short throw shifter, Baer 6 piston brakes, carbon composite hood, Super Snake Badging and a few other cosmetic enhancements.
If you are wondering what the 725 horsepower Super Snake package will include then your guess is as good as mine because Ford nor Shelby Autos has released any of that information but they have said they will not warranty it. Continue reading ‘Shelby GT500 “Super Snake” With 600 HP On The Way’
Some photos have surfaced of the 2007 Saleen H281 Heritage Edition Mustang set to hit the open market real soon. Little is known at this point but we do know the H281 Heritage Edition will just be your basic Saleen S281 Mustang with horsepower being bumped from the stock 300 to 330. To make the additional 30 horsepower a Saleen “Powerflash” performance calibration will be done along with adding power pulleys and a peformance air filter. Other features include special Heritage leather seating, badging and exterior styling graphics. Saleen plans to produce 100 of these H281 limited edition Mustangs in all the normal colors and MSRP will be $42,028. More photos after the jump.
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More high quality photos have surfaced of the 2007 Saleen S281 Heritage Edition Mustang.
Continue reading ‘2007 Saleen H281 Heritage Edition Mustang Coming’
I know what you are thinking and your probably asking yourself why does a V6 Mustang need a performance clutch. Well because these days you can take a stock V6 Mustang right off the dealer lot and add some bolt-ons, a supercharger or turbo to make as much if not more reliable horsepower and torque then your basic GT for thousands less. It’s a scary thought for most GT owners but it’s the plain simple truth that there are V6 Mustangs running around that could give some GT owners a run for their money.
To give V6 Mustang owners some piece of mind who have high torque, high horsepower applications Centerforce is introducing a new Dual Friction clutch assembly for 2005-07 Ford Mustangs with the 4.0L V6 engine. Continue reading ‘New Dual Friction Centerforce Clutch For V6 Mustangs’
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) the Ford Mustang ranks in a tie for the eleventh spot on their list of the Most deadliest vehicles on the road with 150 deaths per million vehicles. The list was gathered from vehicles on the road between 2002 and 2005 and all the vehicles range in year from 2001-2004.
I would not read to much into this list because it does not show driving habits, age, price of the car, how many units were made or any crash tests for said model. I would definately not let these lists sway you into purchasing one car or another just because of how many fatalities per million. Nobody knows what contributing factors caused each specific accident or what type of person was driving each vehicle.
Just to give you an example, the vehicles on the highest vehicle death list are relatively inexpensive sporty models that are probably driven by younger less experienced drivers. The vehicles on the lowest vehicle deaths per million list and the models are basically just the opposite of the other list with those being typically higher priced and larger vehicles for older more financially secure family minded people. I bet if you switched drivers from the less expensive sporty models to that of the higher priced luxury models and vice versa the fatality numbers would probably decrease because you are putting less experienced drivers in safer larger vehicles while putting older defensive drivers in the sporty models. I feel like I have just confused myself and probably you as well with that explanation but I hope my point was understood.
Check out the lists after the jump and make your own conclusions. Continue reading ‘Is The Ford Mustang A Deadly Car? Stats Say Yes’
Are you looking for another Mustang to add to your collection or just want something to wipe with a diaper on the weekends, if your answer is yes to either check out this rare unmolested White 1989 Saleen SSC #169 Mustang with less then 6K miles up for bid on Ebay. This 1989 SSC Mustang is pretty rare in that only 161 of these type of Saleen Mustangs were produced for that year with a total production of 895 Mustangs made into Saleens. 1989 marked the first year Saleen added the option of purchasing the car with a supercharger. The SSC was one of the most anticipated cars of the year with it adorning many magazine covers. All 1989 Saleen SSC Mustangs were made in White with White 5-star wheels and gray trim.
The car is located in sunny Scottsdale, AZ and has a buy it now price of $31,995. Check out the auction here.
If you feel the 500 horsepower on a stock GT500 is not enough then check out this new supercharger upgrade from Ford Racing who is introducing a TVS (Twin Vortices Series) 2.3L M140 Roots-type supercharger specifically for the already potent Shelby GT500. The supercharger will come in a kit that includes a new cold air intake system and a Ford Racing hand held programmer. The upgrade will add an additional 120 horsepower and 90 lb. ft. of torque for low price of $5,600.00.
The kit is available for purchase over at RoushPerformance.com.
They have arrived like an early Christmas present for Mustang fanatics around the country, the 2008 Ford Mustang and Shelby GT500 order guides began popping up on Mustang forums via Ford employees last week. The order guides typically come out this time every year just as the order banks open up for the 2008 models. Yes you read that right, the order banks as some like to call them are open and you can actually go down to your dealer and place an order for a 2008 Mustang even though the 2007 models are still in production. Below I will go through whats new for the 2008 model year.
The 2008 Ford Mustang is a carry over from the previous year with a few option additions and changes that I will breakdown. For the exterior paint three new colors are added and three are going away, Silver Clearcoat Metallic (YN) is replacing Satin Silver, Dark Candy Apple Red Clearcoat Metallic (JV) is replacing Redfire and Vapor Clearcoat Metallic (ZY) is replacing Tungsten. Major options added for 2008 include Ambient interior lighting (95M), HID headlamps (51H) and V6 Mustang Coupes will have the option of 18″ Premium Polished Forged Wheels. A new V6 Safety & Security Package will be offered that includes Anti-Lock Brakes, Traction Control, Active Anti-Theft System and a wheel locking kit. In the safety department side airbags are now standard on all 2008 model Mustangs. Continue reading ‘2008 Mustang & Shelby GT500 Order Guides Released’
A well put together video from WebRides about the 2008 Shelby GT500KR with Jamal Hameedi, the Chief Nameplate Engineer at Ford SVT giving us an inside look on the newest high performance Mustang to hit the market. The Shelby GT500KR Mustang made it’s debut at the New York Auto show earlier in the month and will be out in the Spring of ‘08 with a 540 horsepower engine. I could not get the video embedded so you will have to follow the link to the video to view it.
