Originally posted by rocket 5979
I suppose i should just continue building my own SVT. Hehe. What i want to know is why didnt SVT pick up the Explorer like Saleen did?
They toyed with that idea, but said they didn't think there would be enough sales to justify the cost involved. Same thing for the Expedition Lightning that they toyed with also but decided the cost wasn't worth it, plus they were developing the SVT Focus at the time.
There was a kid at my college last year who built an Expedition Lightning using everything from the Lightning. From the engine to the wheels ect., and it was black. Now that was one very fast SUV
, he ran very low 13's to high 12's with only a few bolt ons. Unfortunatley, some dumbass at my school keyed "Poseur" on his hood b/c it wasn't a real lightning, how f'd up was that, never found out who did it either
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I don't think SVT will be dying off however. They are very profitable and sell every single vehicle they make. I think it was a very smart idea to offer the supercharger, a lot of people don't know how awsome the new forged dohc responds to mods, and it's all under warrenty. SVT did what pretty much every drag racer does, add a supercharger, most people would have done that anyway, now they have all this with a warrenty. My buddies 03' Cobra is putting out almost 500rwhp with only bolt ons and he hasn't done everything yet. He's ordering a KenneBell twin-screw that will push him over 650rwhp, and even with all the mods and new charger, the dealership (at least the ones here) are still honoring the warrenty.
The IRS on the Cobra is not a draw back at all, the 03's suffer from very little wheel hop if any. My buddy has at least 50 launches with his mods scince he got the car and not a single thing has gone wrong nor has it needed any warrenty work done. Didn't really have to do with this thread I just threw it in lol.
Nitrous Pete on the Stang forums is dipping into the 9's at 140mph on his 03' Cobra. He has the stock engine with a KenneBell twin-screw a few other mods and only a 50-shot of nitrous and is putting down almost 800rwhp. He's dipping into the high 9's on the stock IRS that has held up to a sh!tload of launches and is his daily driver. I just don't know any car thats capable of this and can still maintain all the comforts that come with it stock.
I think it was a very smart move on SVT's part regarding the charger, theres not another production engine made that can respond to mods like the 03' block does and still maintain full reliabiltiy and drivability of stock even when seriously modded.
Sorry for the long rambling
, I just love SVT's vehicles and what they are capable of (don't really care for the Focus but.....). I'm still thinking if I should find an 03' Cobra over a new truck, because I can't think of another car that can put down that type of power reliably and maintain full comfort on the street.
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Plus the supercharger on the GT40, let the drooling begin, imagine what that car is going to be capable of, thats going to be one sick car, ....if they decide to produce with all the financial problems going on.
Ford needs to redo it's business plan lol, along with pretty much every other car company save for Porsche and BMW who are the most profitable in the car business, although they are basically private companies, the Piech/Porsche family owns Porsche still and Ferdinand Piech is the head of VW. I always find it funny how companies like Ford or others can't crank out enough vehicles to meet demand yet still lose money, boggles me
