On 26 Jan 2005 13:30:23 GMT, Joe > wrote:

>Wound Up > wrote in
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>> Joe wrote:
>>> RichA > wrote in
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>>>>On 25 Jan 2005 03:05:07 GMT, Joe > wrote:
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>>>>>RichA > wrote in
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>>>>>>Simple; Release a new Cobra using the 427 small block
>>>>>>they developed recently.
>>>>>>-Rich
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>>>>>Would that be competition for the base C6 or the Z06?
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>>>>What is the base C6 going to be? The current 400hp model?
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>>> Yes - it's the 400/400 6.0 liter LS2.
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>>>>They should ignore it and concentrate on making a Vette killer
>>>>at a lower price point. Handling might be a problem.
>>>>-Rich
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>>> 180's right IMO - At this point, Ford can't possibly come up with
>>> anything to seriously compete with the Corvette.
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>> What about using the '03 390/390 Roots-blown 32v 4.6 DOHC in a
>> dropped, tightened up new Mustang with a T56 and an active stability
>> control system? It wouldn't have to out outrun it on the top end; I
>> mean, 8th grade stat geeks might bicker, but what it if could run
>> the Vette on a strip and a road course, be cheaper, and more
>> user-friendly too boot? I think Ford has a few options outside the
>> exotic GT to compete with the Vette for less with the Mustang
>> platform. "They have the technology"...
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>...but not the will or the incentive.
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>> And the PR, Mustangs outrunning Vettes again...
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>Now that's an interesting sidebar. What years did Mustangs outrun
>Corvettes? I don't know, I'm asking.

I beat most same year Vettes in my 1988 LX 5.0.
-Rich