Japan8

It's a pen that gets nukes dropped on your ***... you know.

Anyway... rx8wannahave got the point of this thread...

The 8 is one sexy car. Even with that bolt-on performance and potential skidpad... there is just something about the 8 that appeals to me.

Core

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4.5 sec 0 - 60? is that a mistake? for that much HP it has to be faster than that.

Japan8

500hp is crank and don't forget... the Mustang is a heavy car. A magazine test would probably still get better numbers though...

r0tor

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To get an FR500 you need to have a racing licence and sign-up for the Ford Motorsports Racing program... they are "available at dealerships" but only to real racers

Core

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anyone can get licensed at their local raceway. but a 500 hp (crank or not) car definately should do better than 4.5 sec 0 - 60. unless they have really crappy tires and a bad driver combo.

fr500 btw was a concept that was never released.the rims they make for the 99 - 04 mustang are real nice though.

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/musta...-08-06-11.html

and only 180$/rim .. compared to the expensive prices of rims we have to buy.

Japan8

I think Core is probably right. The Ford Racing site doesn't mention this car as being available yet as a complete car, nor is the supercharger listed on the Ford Racing site (so you could build it yourself).

Remember there are (now) 3 cars...

FR500 - "street racer" car shown at recent SEMA

FR500C - "boy racer" that has been winning races. Comes with the 5.0L "Cammer" engine. 420hp NA. NOT street legal.

FR500GT - "man racer" that has been added to the race lineup.

I dunno... this may not be a "production car", but it may end up as an unadvertised, "street race package" that you can get at the dealerships. Who knows... but if the price is right...

hogcar

I think it is/was a B-29. A pen did end it though.

Japan8

True...

r0tor

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The FR500C is absolutely available... like i said, only to qualified individuals though

http://www.fordracingparts.com/announcements/news15.asp

Japan8

^ uh, no one is talking about the FR500C. We are talking about the FR500. They are two different cars. The FR500C we know is available for registered, licensed racers.... at $125,000. The FR500 is a STREET CAR and hasn't been officially announced as available... although the vast majority of the parts are already available.