A tale of three cars...

[86IROC]

I drove three different cars today, all manual transmissions. My conclusion, I love my slushboxes.

1st was a 1995 Mustang GT: heads/cam/intake, full bolt ons, Tremec TKO, 3.73's, full suspension. Consistent 12.70's @ 107-108 MPH.

2nd a 2008 Shelby GT500: CAI, tune. Has been 11.76 @ 120+ on the best pass.

3rd a 2005 GTO: heads/cam, bolt ons, Textrailia dual disc clutch, 3.91 gears, suspension work. 11.80's @ 116+.

Honestly, I enjoyed driving the Shelby the best. The 95' has a very heavy clutch that irked me by the time I got out of the neighborhood. The clutch in the GTO is too finicky, it's either in or out. No happy medium what so ever, and the Hurst shifter is a sloppy POS.

At 16, if it didn't have a manual transmission - it sucked. Now, driving a manual is too much like work. The Shelby is very smooth and easy to drive though. It was definately the most tolerable of the three.

[Jaysz28]

LOL

You do realize that the shelby is also the least modded in that list..... it should drive better

-jason

[92TAWS6]

It may take some work but damn can it be a lot of fun. If I had the funds I would have six speed in the barge.

[86IROC]

LOL

You do realize that the shelby is also the least modded in that list..... it should drive better

-jason

It comes factory with a dual disc clutch, and it's 10 times easier to drive in stop and go vs. the GTO. The GTO is very tame despite being a heads and cam car. There's something about the A-pillar and seat height in the GTO. I hit my head most of the time getting in and out of it. That was a major pet peeve of mine yesterday.

The only negative thing I can say about that Shelby is that there seemed to be a lot of tire noise. Other than that, the car is smooth, and the power is linear. I would buy one without hesitation.

[Chvywolf]

How was the breaking on the Shelby? I remember your friend at the drag strip saying he didn't like the way the factory brakes were on his car, though that may have been at the Auto-X event.

[86IROC]

It has factory Brembo brakes, seemed more than adequate to me. I didn't drive the car like a jackass, but I did run it north of 120 once and quickly bring it back down to the speed limit w/o any drama. Justin said the car is so heavy that it doesn't do well for auto-X events. The sheer weight of the car trying to haul itself down from those speeds really chews up the tires and brakes. I believe any heavy car would fall victim to the same fate - the laws of physics.

[92TAWS6]

Wouldn't you have to wreck the car to check its "breaking" ?

:)

[Chvywolf]

Wouldn't you have to wreck the car to check its "breaking" ?

:)

Fixed it.