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Originally Posted by Antonio1988
Ever since the 03-04 Cobra, Ford has seriously underestimated power output of the engines. A very good friend of mine is the head tuner for American Muscle (biggest mustang aftermarket part source in the US) and, well, here are some of the numbers they have gotten from their bone stock cars on a Mustang Dyno, which typically reads lower than a dynojet:
2013 Boss 302
- Advertised: 444 crank hp
- Dyno'd: 405rwhp (given a 15 - 20% drivetrain loss, this would yield 476 - 506 crank hp)
2013 GT500
- Advertised: 662 crank hp
- Dyno'd: 590 (given a 15-20% drivetrain loss, this would yield 694 - 737 crank hp)
These are not fluke stories either, as it seems Ford underestimates all their cars. If they're saying the GT350 is pumping out 520, and they're pulling GT3 laptimes, I'd believe it, because given Ford's track record, 520 is likely to mean close to 600.
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The results will speak for themselves. Unless this car has over 600 hp and stickier compound, I don't see it touching a GT3 and even more so not an RS. Who knows, maybe the 'runs lap times like a GT3' was the 997. We all know in 2010 BMW targeted the GT3 with the M3 GTS and was still slower than a GT3 RS from 1999. Most manufacturers are a good generation or more behind where Porsche is. Only ones who are comparable are Ferrari and now McLaren.
Usually manufacturers make claims like this to create hype. The GT3 is the King of Benchmarks so obviously Ford knows this claim would stir things up. Even if it were running times like a 997 GT3, thats quite an accomplishment given how far ahead the GT3 or any GT is.