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Old 07-06-07, 02:37 PM
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Default Roush Mustang...So nice.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/339391...ustang_shelby/

first time I see a mustang able to handle like that.
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The Shelby GT500 is 5.4L not a 4.6
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Cool video I like the guy from TOP GEAR
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too bad it dosent show the rest of the episode...
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Originally Posted by Lux
The Shelby GT500 is 5.4L not a 4.6
didn't Jeremy say something along the line of "shelby upped the displacement and also added a blower"
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Originally Posted by lighthalo
too bad it dosent show the rest of the episode...
here's the same video in its entirety. http://youtube.com/watch?v=-R6SClLdW4A

im not going to reveal what jeremy clarkson had as the european challenger but it just seemed so unfair.
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My coworker has one the same exact color.
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lmao... "It's 35% stiffer and to be honest, so am I..." haha nice!
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
didn't Jeremy say something along the line of "shelby upped the displacement and also added a blower"

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson: " What Shelby do is fit the standard 4.6 Liter V8 with the supercharger, only it is bigger then Roushes..."
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i just checked the saleen website, and it is the 4.6 litre.
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
didn't Jeremy say something along the line of "shelby upped the displacement and also added a blower"
yea and they didnt do anything to the suspension and brakes while adding 300+ lbs to the car at the same time. Rousch actually upgraded the brakes and suspension
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