10 gt500 vs 04 cobra vs 11+ GT vs BOSS

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7/16/13, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cpotts13

I mean the top of my list is terminator and gt500 due to the stock blower and power potential with just bolt ons. Probably the two bast bang for your buck vehicles.

I want an all around good vehicle. For track street and drag.

Track street and drag. That's tough to get out of just one mustang. Best for that situation would be the Boss with a blower IMO. Slicks for the dragstrip. Shelby will require a good bit of suspension work to enjoy a road course like you would in a Boss. Terminator can be used for road and drags but won't be to its full potential if set up for both. Trust me I should know. Mine is closer to a road course set up but the engine set up is better for drags. So it's not great at either but fun as all hell to drive.

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7/16/13, 01:24 PM

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Moving to 'Which is Better' section, but will leave a link for today . . .

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7/16/13, 01:35 PM

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I just need to test drive each..

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7/17/13, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CCTking

The Conra and Boss are two different animals all together. The cobra is smaller, lighter

3665 lbs for the Terminator and 3632 lbs for the Boss so its a wash.

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Originally Posted by PaxtonShelby

The Boss has a forged bottom end as well.

Forged pistons but powdered metal rods although the rods are said by Ford to be among the strongest if not strongest rods they've ever produced.

Anyways,

The Cobra probably offers the best bang for the buck by dint of being used if you can find an example that hasn't been beat on and has been reasonably taken care of. The motor and trans are the best part followed by the IRS if your looking for the pinnacle of factory SN95/New Edge handling and performance.

If you place a priority on handling and less on power, the Boss offers more since the S-197 is based on a more modern chassis (live axle aside) and the car probably has the best bandwidth performance wise of any S-197 - its in the sweet spot for the minimal amount of mods to get the best handling and acceleration out of this generation. Unfortunately cost is an issue as I see them go between 38-40k in my parts for a used example.

If your looking for a blend of these attributes (Terminator and Boss), a GT500 isn't a bad choice - bullet proof drivetrain and more modern chassis, it wont handle like the Boss and it requires more power than the Cobra (easy enough with the GT500 since it has 49 extra cubes and better flowing heads with a bigger blower) to get down the quarter since its a heavier car but it would come in under the Boss pricewise unless your looking into something newer than a 2010 model with the 2011 cars being around the same as the Boss.