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Originally Posted by dwydendorf
Here is one for all of you people complaining about the new cars. There is a production car that could be just as competetive. The 2007 Shelby Mustang has a vin number, is rated at 500 horsepower (compared to the 2008 Cobra Jets 498) has the same engine as the 2008 Cobra Jet and was available to the general public. You would have to build it the same as a traditional stocker by putting in your own rolll cage, fuel system, 9 inch Ford rear and race transmission but the basic combination is there. It is not as easy to build a clone because I hear the Shelby American will only sell you the body pieces by providing a vin number, but it could be raced because its in the classification guide. For those who think the factory race cars are not like any production car, you are wrong.
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True. It is in the guide without a soft factor and is a manual only car which may be why no one is racing one.
Edited to add: They are not the same two motors. Close, but different heads, the 2008 has larger valves, larger throttle body, very slight difference in compression, larger blower (I think), different camshafts, 2.00 rocker ratio on the '08 vs. 1.81 on the '07.