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Originally Posted by Matt.A
The Shelby is cheaper because I won't be tempted to cut up the fenders and widen them, or build a new more powerful engine, or simply get carried away modifying things to try to run toward the top of the heap.
Replacing axle bearings and normal things is no biggie. I think the Mustang, overall is simply just a little more reliable from my experience running it while waiting almost a year for the Camaro's engine to be built.
If I throw a set of good tires on it and it is almost as fast as the Camaro, all bets are off and I won't be able to help myself trying to make it faster.
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You know I was just yanking' your chain --- but I do actually agree with you on it being less costly to run. When you're trying to do "work" on a beautiful show car (as the Camaro is!) everything takes longer to do... with having to protect stuff etc. I think the guys at McGee Motorsports can rip the motor out of the Mustang in very short order ---- and it's funny because they were telling me how much "care" they have to take because it's "so nice". HA!! Well yeah - it is far nicer than "just a race car" but it's still just a race car.
I have no idea why you've had so much trouble with the LS motors.... But you've certainly seem to have had more than your fair share! My motor issues were very minor --- a crack in an intake runner --- and a broken rocker arm... but they're expensive "repairs" non the less. Ordinarily I'd have done the R&R part of this stuff myself - but I really haven't been "home" very much and it would have just taken too long.