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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Shelby or Saleen?
Old Jan 3, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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the new GT500 is f'kin awesome!!!

however, so is the new saleen, as of right now i would have to say shelby takes the cake, but the previous generation would be hands down SALEEN!
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:50 AM
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ford focus mustang GTR or nothing thats not two or 3 cars thats just one car
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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I vote shelby only based upon him being around a lot longer when it comes to customizing mustangs and fords in general.
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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What about Roush? I think they make the hottest looking mustang out there. One of my friends has a stage 2 Roush, white with blue stripes, that thing is crazy good looking
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 07:30 AM
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i vote Shelby. But Saleen comes close in 2nd.
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roush ftw!
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 08:14 AM
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Is Roush not sold in the US?
I seen the Top Gear comparison but I never heard of them.
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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tough one but I would go with the shelby
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by maximthegreat
roush ftw!
qft
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Roush. Saleen is overly cosmetic and Shelby costs $20,000 just for a name.
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My opinion Saleen, i'd take S281 Extreme over the shelby GT500.
Old Jun 5, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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a junkyard
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Roush just because of the sick butt exhuast sound on all of their cars. Every roush I have ever heard sounded insane!!!
Old Jun 5, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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They're small, but I'd vote HP Performance. They have a twin turbo kit for the last-gen Cobra that puts down 740 rwhp on pump gas, a single for the new ones and are working on a twin turbo for this gen. Still not cheap, ~10k, but much more fun.

http://www.turbochargedpower.com/
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last models i'd have to say Cobra if you know what parts to throw on there because Saleen is just cosmetics like someone stated before. as for these latest models..hmm i used to work at a Ford dealer and seeing them over and over i would have to say Cobra hands down, Roush is nice but the stage 2 is still weaker than the Cobra but over all it's still nice looking. Saleen is just too much cosmetics here and there for the 1st stage, 2nd stage i don't remember what it had but 3rd was off the hook in power wise yet the interior isn't my taste when the Cobra's is the same as the GT just restitched seats with the name Cobra on them...all 3 cars are expensive and none of them have special financing. oh BTW then there is the Bullet with it's nice green paint but powerwise it's just a few bolt-ons but the price is still like the GT then the Foose edition is NICE, for looks i'd take that overall.
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lol correct me if im wrong but I remember an episode of top gear where they said the gt500 had basically the same suspension work as the normal gt, and the handling on it sucked. however the roush editioin,although it had less power, handled better due to actual suspension upgrades etc. also the saleen s281 extreme is a beast
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^yeah that's the Saleen model, well the Shelby GT 500 has Ford lowering springs, don't remember if it's front or just rear sway bar, and a front strut bar. the Roush i don't remember because they rarely had one where i used to work. but the Foose Edition handled nice than the Shelby.
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Roush. Saleen is overly cosmetic and Shelby costs $20,000 just for a name.
+1 i don't particularly like mustangs, but if i had to chose. it would be a Roush
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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i vote Shelby




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