GT500 in the Rain - One Take
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Why would someone sell a C7 Corvette to build a GT500? One is a good all-arounder, a bang-for-buck king. The other is a straight-line brawler, with an interior simpler than blank paper. Let's find out.
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First thing that came to mind when I read the title "Oh they're going to play with death". 🤷🏿♂️
All these Chevy boys mad as fuck for no reason 😆
6 minutes in and still not driving...
It's hard to find the balance between providing enough information to everyone, and enough driving.
GT 500 ALL DAY. VICERAL EXPERIENCE RAW HORSEPOWER
Matt knock knock you there Matt just make car videos
Yeah...I agree.
Cars like this make newer models for me irrelevant. I will forgo all the niceties as great as they are to be able to own one of these. Also this is an attainable car. Great build!!!!
Dude buys a car that he thinks looks ugly, lol 😂 I think the 05-09 body style is the best looking one since the late 60s. It has that true retro look and feel that was lost for 2010+.
I love it too! In a weird way I respect him for buying a car he likes driving, despite disliking the looks. Talk about judging a book by the writing inside it. ZK
Totally agree.
Very true 850 900hp is crazy fast but difficult to put all the power down on the street.If I roll race on the street I have to go easy with the right foot but what a blast.
MAN I LOVE THIS BODY STYLE AND I LOVE MY GT500 AND MY 2 SUPER SNAKES AND EVEN MY 07 SHELBY GT WITH THE SHELBY RAZOR RIMS LOL MY SHELBY GT IS ONLY 325HP BUT EVEN ONLY WITH THAT KIND OF POWER LOL YOU CAN USE ALL THE POWER ALL THE TIME BUT IF I TRIED THE SAME IN MY SUPER SNAKES LOL I WOULD GET KILLED LOL
Not fast stock.....? I'm sorry when was 500hp ever slow?
The owner seems like the kind of guy who throws money at cars but can't drive well
tn18977 why do you assume that he doesn’t know how to drive?
tn18977 isn't that all of California?
@@tn18977 if you watched the whole video he says he auto cross the car and only owned live axle cars. So he knows how to drive.
I mean only because the new mustang gt is faster and gets like 5 more mpg lol
I am the luckiest guy. I got a GT500 back in 2012. I got the 2009 Blue with the white racing stripes. Still a thrill to drive. was going to sell it but change my mind each time i get behind the wheel.
This guy did the right mods great job man great car!!!!!
I’m a bigger fan of the S550 chassis but that GT500 is really growing on me. I hope you do a One Take on a Viper ACR. Great video as always Zack
The chassis in the S550 is definitely better (as with almost all cars, the newer version tends to be more rigid), but you can do a lot with these "older" ones, for a fraction of the price. ZK
@@TheSmokingTire I love to see what my super snakes can do against any American car on the road.
@@TheSmokingTire A stock 07 09 GT500 is still a 12 second car but a few mods they become very fast lol I know I have a 08 GT500 with a ton of mods and a 07 super snake and a 10 super snake.
@@TheSmokingTire MY 08 is 850hp and it is nuts
This car is hilarious !!! Gt500 in the rain? Death wish !!! I love it.
Robert looks pissed off like a cop
Seems like a military man to me.
He drives a mustang
@@joshc9846 Military immediately jumped out to me as well.
By far my favorite mustang as far as looks go
I love the 05-09 mustang body style the most out of all pony cars
I thought this was a particularly good episode, even though the rain put a damper on the driving. The discussion was full of wisdom, if you were paying attention. "It's about fun". Exactly. To expand on that, it's about fun, not numbers. The guys in the $5000 Miatas are having as much or more driving fun as anybody out there. The question of who has the fastest car by these very small margins is almost totally meaningless. A lap time advantage of a few seconds has almost zero real value, unless you are racing for money. Plus, perfect cars are boring to drive. A live-axle Mustang must be mastered. You have to know its moves and its quirks. As a hobby and a project, the fact that the handling of one of those cars can be improved dramatically with some pretty basic mods, is also fun and rewarding as a project over time. Just saying.
This right here... Idk how many times myself or a friend has been in a tuned shitbox and ran down WAY more expensive even new cars driven by people with more money then driving skill. Buying a fast car dosent make youna fast driver. Plus its my opinion anyway that if you can drive an old school live axle straight gear with some power (to weight) and handle it then you should be able to drive about anything. Before all the computer controls it was the driver doing it ALL
About 12 years ago in HS, girl I dated had a sister, her husband had a few cars. A 240sx, AE86, and a 91 Miatia with a tdo5h 16g turbo on the stock 1.6 with some head work. Car made about 300hp but as light as it would effin fly. I know on a slightly curvy road it passed and put lenghts on a friends LS1 WS6 Trans Am. Not bad for a 175k mile 1.6l that costed about 5gs to build start to finish counting buying the car and everything needed to turbo it. Another friend had an AE86 also, his had a built engine but instead of turbo he ran nitrous. Normally it was a regular car. Turn the nitrous on and a 75 shot to a 4AGE is a LOT lol. Even without the No2 it was the best handling, most fun car ive ever driven. Im pretty decent but not the best driver in the world by far. The way it was set up tho even I could drift it on dry pavement like I knew what I was doing LOL
@@willspicer3190 correct and I very much miss those days. Long live the h pattern 3 pedal manual. NOT paddles it's NOT the same thing.
Thanks for watching the review of my GT500 ladies and gentleman.
Here’s some details on the car:
16k Miles.
-CA Legal Gen3 Whipple 2.9 Kit
(675WHP/611WTQ)
-McLeod RXT Clutch Kit
-LFP Dual Fan/Pass Heat Exchanger
-295/40/18 Hankook RS4’s Rear
-275/40/18 Hankook RS4’s Front
-HAWK HPS 5.0 Pads (front)
-13’-14’ GT500 13.78” rear rotor swap (oem pads)
-WhiteLine LCA’s
-WhiteLine LCA Relocation Brackets
-WhiteLine Adjustable Panhard Bar.
-Koni Struts/Shocks
-BMR Linear Rate GT500 Springs
-Camber Bolts
-Stock Exhaust
Insanely fun car to say the least.
R_ToTheTower so what car do you see yourself trading this one for in the near future? lol you will get tired of her, nice build sir
Esreal Develle
I would sell it private party like I did the Vette. (I don’t trade in).
Second, it’s a toss up right now between a few options in my head. Cars that float through my mind are the C8 and new GT500. Hell, I’ve even pondered about a 10r80 6th Gen ZL1 for the right price.
A lot also depends on what Ford says the next generation Raptor will include (currently own an 18’ Raptor).
R_ToTheTower I see, those are great choices but for some odd reason I’m more into the older vehicles, the c8 will be great but I don’t think there would be much that the owner can do to it by their selves, gt500 are great but something about newer cars not having any soul you know? Lol I own few vehicles myself 89 325xi, 85 foxbody coupe, 07 srt8 jeep, 07 tbss and 2 2001 bmw 528i for the wife and I dd and I think my final destination may be a jeep trackhawk lol, but I say that to see this, get what you truly want rather it be slow or old and screw what people think my brother
This was definitely one of my favorite OneTakes of all time. Not even necessarily for the car, although that's cool as well. I think I LOL'ed more times watching this than any other OneTake. So many good quotes in this one. I need to rewatch it and write some of them down.
If you don't mind me asking, what range of fuel economy do you get from a car like this? Obviously a lot less if you are romping on it, but what about cruising around or highway?
eb110americana
Relatively poor MPG.
Spirited driving and commuting I’m averaging 9-10MPG with the Gen3 Whipple 2.9.
Dope car, cool guy and great review
I would LOVE to have a 07-09 GT500, bang for buck hard to beat !
I absolutely love mine ✌
Unless you like handling
a few maximum motorsports suspension components it would handle just fine, as good as a solid rear car can anyway lol @@lollol-xp4mc
@@lollol-xp4mc they aren't bad at handling. Simple upgrades can make a world of difference. Just shocks and nice springs with some wider sticker tires all around on some light wheels and those things alone would do wonderful in the handling department. Have you ever drove one and owned it and modified it yourself or you just repeating what everyone on the internet says? 2012 boss 302 out handled the m3 of the day stock vs stock on the road course. It's an s197 chassis solid axle manual trans mustang. There is no reason you can't make an 07-09 gt500 handle pretty damn close to or better than what a stock boss does with simple handling mods. It's little heavier in the front and that absolutely matters but people highly exaggerate how much difference that makes on a street/track car. I'm not talking about a full out race car just a fast good handling street car that you can track. There is no reason why an 07-09 gt500 can't do very well in the twisties with a few minor tweaks. He just said in this video he did good in autocross with this car for what it was. You can clearly see its handling good. It's easier just to repeat the same bs everyone online says.
@@harpz902 exactly people act like it isn't the same fucking s197 the boss is look how good it handles. Yes it's heavier in the front but honestly people higher over exaggerate how much difference that actually makes on a street car. Yes it matters but honestly not nearly to the extent people act like it does.
Oh look Christian Bale is back!! LOL. With a different car! He sounds like him too!
Hahaha never put those together but yes, Robert can play Batman.
I love this gen GT500.. I too believe they're the right amount of retro and modern in styling.. these things for sure will be future classics, wish I could own one.
Dude is actually fit and macho enough to look proper in a GT500. Good on you bro.
wait wut
hmmm my Gaydar is going off.
Clickbait... expected car to powerslide into human beings
The video and sound are badly synchronized after the middle of the clip, can you upload a better version ?
Digging the design of the longer commentary in the beginning. Great structure and love the new format! Thanks for all the great content!
I like this guy. Meat and potatoes. My kind of guy.
Irish curse, all potatoes, no meat 😂😂😂
Getting more used to Zack. Nice video!
beautiful GT500. Love the sound.
This guy is cool
Love you Gregg
5 minutes in and a Shelby GT500 still staionary.....
maniackyjr way too much talking
Wheel Well Link Doesn't Work
So true about the c6. Dreams can be disappointing. Torque tube repair means drop the entire drive train. For those of you who don't know what that means, the entire rear of the car has to be dropped. Rear wheels, suspension, chassis, rear diff, transmission, exhaust, and finally the torque tube. This was the first thing that failed for me at less than 50k. If you do not have a shop of your own, or a good friend with a shop this is going to cost thousands. A torque tube basically connect directly to the engine, and then to the transmission in the rear. It's the drive shaft but before the transmission. It's also part of the structure of the car connecting the front to the rear. Many other little things break constantly. With this in mind the benefits of the power and handling of the c6 corvette are never realized on the street. If you were to get anywhere near its limits you would likely be arrested. If you are lucky not to be arrested at some point a crash would be in your future. There just isn't enough room on the roads for that type of driving. At least not in New Jersey. All this said, still love the corvette, but I can think of several less expensive more reliable options one can have a lot of fun driving.
30k in upgrades is “a little bit of change”?
“ if you could snort that sound Charley Sheen would’ve” Hahahaha 😂
GT500 in the rain? Couldn't click fast enough.
It's not simple, it's clean. It's a true modern day interpretation of the classic muscle car concept. Sure, it's got modern components and you can make it better or even turn it into anything you want, but the car was designed to be a straight line dominator that you can drive on the street go to meet and greets.
Zack’s reviews are no different from Matt’s. What’s up with you weirdos.
Get real, you know personality counts with presenters. It's why Clarkson demands a massive salary and sirloin steak.
There is no comparison between Matt and Zack when it comes to connecting with the audience. Zack is a handsome guy, but was never born to do this job. He is not terrible but for sure does not have the gift of presenting.
Matt is kinda annoying and douchy if you ask me. Zack is pleasant and kinda funny, idk why people seem to prefer Matt so much.
RossDaBoss707 exactly, Matt has a very stuck up persona about him. He might be an extremely cool guy but it doesn’t show. Zack is way more relatable and down to earth seeming.
@@picklejay7822 "Morning kids!" like bruh im 24 wtf are you calling me a kid for.
It's not that I don't like Zach... it just feels like something's missing without Matt.. But still like all the videos!
Subbed for Matt, not Zack.
I completely agree with Zack this gen Mustang is the best looking! the newer models current and previous are just enemic, they just try to look too european. The Supercharger sounds boss too
Wait what? I have never gotten annoyed or bothered by my exhaust not, and I have done 15 hour trips with my car lol. 03 Cobra with no cats and borla atak's
Hows the Terminator treating you? pretty set on adding that to the garage next
What happens to Matt? And no, I don’t watch the show religiously
Matt is filming only the new cars, new like 2019/2020 models. Mostly.
He’s doing building construction videos now
Exactly. Send this 🤡 back to the circus.
Does 4.3 0-60. “It’s not fun stock” ok pal, you’re tough we get it
This guy talks to much, they sat in the car for 15 minutes just talking unlike matt who will drive while talking after 5 minutes of watching i got bored real easy
Yeah and he's super annoying. Go start your own channel Z-man.
I could never sell my c7, unless it’s for a z06!
“Was never fast”?!
The only other modification I would personally purchase is the BMR Anti Hop Wheel kit, which I did not hear get mentioned. Corvettes can be menacing, but nothing feels like a good ol' supercharged pony car, especially one intentionally overbuilt from the factory. This 5.4l v8 is virtually an iron block version of the 5.4l v8 that debuted in the 05'-06' Ford GT. These motors are bullet proof so long as boost remains at 19psi or below AND a good tune is used. I know these engines with the 2.9l Whipple, as featured on his car, easily push 725+ crank horsepower at a conservative/safe 17psi. These cars are classics, priced right, built to last, & tuner friendly. What more could an enthusiast ask for?
cool car cool dude
Only thing better than a GT500 is a Terminator Cobra 😁
MannyFresh1x here here!
MannyFresh1x this looks better than the Termi and will murder it, sorry!
@@newfie-dean5803 nah terminators look better. And faster is debatable
MannyFresh1x as the previous owner of an 01 Mustang and the owner of an 06 GT the comfort level of the 05+ is far superior. To each their own though. Many people like the 05-09 look the best. I’m one of them. I still like the 99-04 too but I prefer the retro look of the 05-09. Also the fit and finish on the 05+ is better. Oddly enough I don’t care much for the 10-14 except for the Shelby GT500. I don’t like what Ford did with the rear end for 10+. As for the newer ones some that I see I think look pretty good but others not so good. To me they look too squat down in the back.
Not the 2013-2014 GT500's
Wheres matt
At ur mom house
@@mudargamer wich one cause your mom calls me daddy and i call her my lil mommy.me and matt play tag team there so its gotta be that mom.
@@2gripzcruiser omg I cant stop laughing
@@mudargamer No when your mom tells you im special thats not what she means.🐎🍆
Subbed for Matt not Zack
Good video Zack.
I have the same car (‘09). I’ll never sell it!
lol make the videos in sync next time please 12:05 mail truck 🤨
What year is this car?
2015
I remember my first time riding in a Shelby I thought that was the fastest car
Diving officer make your depth 150 smartly.....30 degree up bubble... all ahead flank...now that's a rush.
OOD the decks are awash
The thing with the corvette is that it’s an unreliable, full of plastic, crappy GM product LOL
I def wouldnt call it unreliable
Those cars are easy to drive. Really fun
Or, you could move out of CA and have a car that you can REALLY build.
Or you can build a smog exempt super car like me =)
Never count out the underdog mustang is that underdog car
Why tf does Zach pause his hand after a hand shake.
Traded a c7 for a older mustang
“We die like men” 💀
gt500s are fun
Live rear axle
You still have the syncing problem with the video... The facecam is atleast 3 seconds of the video of the road.
it's off because the front camera skipped forward at 10:46. up to then no problem.
Yeah but it was NEVER a problem with matt's setup Lol.
@@altern8tive Zack needs to go.
8:45 what mod makes that noise from the engine bay?
Supercharger
The stock blower makes a loud sound especially pullied this guy has a Whipple on his. It's clearly supercharged and that is the supercharger noise.
"entry-ish level handling components"
*precedes to name a bunch of suspension and handling upgrades*
entry level? don't know about that
They are though
Non-entry level components would be more like a $9k set of coilovers. It seems like a lot of stuff but it isn't anything crazy.
Til ya go watts link and torque arm setup, all that other stuff is super simple in terms of suspension geometry really.
@@Trickybear211 For a mustang it's more like this: non entry level = aftermarket IRS rear suspension.
@@aiGeis people dont irs swap these usually tho they go with the watts link works pretty much as good as an irs
WHERES MATT FERRARRRAAAAAA
I agree. This is unwatchable.
He doesn't look enthused to be there. Honestly.
Christopher Ballenger-Brooks
Roads were pretty wet. I was bummed out knowing he wouldn’t be able to push the car, to say the least.
@@R_Tower I was a little bummed as well, that car seems equipped to handle and conditions wouldn't allow that car to even come close to its limits...
30 thousand dollars is cheap.
For what it is yeah
Yea for a really badass looking and sounding and handling mustang with a reliable Cali friendly 675 rwhp yea 30k is pretty fn cheap for that. Could smoke a hellcat and destroy it in the twisties for half the price. So yea it is pretty cheap for what it is.
Zack, do You have any videos with Diesels?
Why.
@@truantray bc some of them are very fast. Thats why.
Why not?
WAIT, WHOS YOU
That actual owner of the show...Matt is HIS apprentice
Breaking axles and warping the torque tube on a c7? Sorry bro, but you don't know what you're doing, especially if you're pulling off breaking those with just some bolt-ons.
You’re Not Much Into Racing Cars.
You Just Made That Painfully Obvious.
Nice Content By The Way.. lol
Take Care Kid, Keep Researching.
I track my c7 30+ days a year and can confirm that it breaks all the time. Gotta love that new car warranty =)
@@R_Tower Capitalizing every word in sentence looks pretty dumb, I have never seen an adult or anyone who spends time offline typing in such a manner. Nice try though, and please explain the warped torque tube at the least, the axles are somewhat understandable since he mentioned autocross (which isn't real racing btw, in no ways similar to road courses).
Protip: Don't call people "kid" when you type like a child.
Oh and, just checked your channel, didn't realize I was speaking directly to the clown himself. You broke your axles and torque tube what, drag racing? lol, learn how to pre-load your clutch pal, and once again: Drag racing /=/ autocross /=/ road course.
aiGeis stop talking. You're just embarrassing yourself.
Debating between this or a 18+ 5.0
To make 600-700+ whp on a 18+5.0 you are looking at around 30k in mods so if you are going for power I would get the gt500 and if you want a lot of comfort, better build quality, and still a fast car than get the 18+
@@therealmvp7669 to get 700+whp on a gen 3 5.0 all you need is boost. About 10k not 30k. Even with fuel pumps, fuel lines, injectors, a tune, you’re not hitting over 13k
@@5oh_goon an early gt500 can get there cheaper than that. I picked up a gen3r for 3499 on black Friday. Then you just need intake exhaust tuning etc. You can do it well under 10k if you shop smart. And if you're into manuals the manual in the gt500 is far superior to any version of the mt82 the d4 included. Put a few minor bolt ons on either car the gt500 smokes the 5.0. It would destroy a manual one I beat a 10r80 car by 5+ cars it had similar mods to my 07 gt500. It had intake exhaust 93 Lund tune my gt500 had intake, pulley, exhaust, throttle body, 410s and tune. Even if the 19 wound have been on e I'd have still beat it and if it was manual vs manual it would be alot worse. Most gt500 owners can't drive for shit. Whenever they can drive you see what they're actually capable of. They're very fast with simple tweaks. Very good bang for the buck. They sound better and have way more torque even if the 5.0 has a tvs is still won't have the torque a tvs gt500 would.
@@midnight347 the 5.4 in gt500s top out around 700hp to most people tho due to the rods. 5.0s, try 1200+.
I would think the taller rear tires would actually prevent the car from seeing wheel spin a bit since they are going around less rotations for the given speed than the fronts?
Good point.
Possibly for TC the difference in rotating speed is more important than which axle is spinning faster. Maybe its so stupid that it counts only the difference.
Maybe this causes the car to think it is under steering (when the front end loses grip)
I remember that Corvette review!
Swap to a larger calipers would help for tracking your mustang. The brembo calipers are good but the weight of the GT 500 can over work them.
Good pads good fluid and stainless lines along with some weight reduction and lightweight wheels do wonders for their braking.
I want Matt Sarah
Personality counts with presenters. It's why Clarkson demands a massive salary and sirloin steak.
Going from a C7 to this year model GT500 is like moving out if a mansion and into a trailer.
@RAM exactly
Loud exhaust will annoy you neighbours......, and that can be counter productive.
Shouldve let the owner drive the car. Guy driving is kinda annoying. He knows nothing.
Its going to annoy you but it will annoy the public first 😂 tell tht to my best friend who just went Catless on his 2014 GT 😂 oh agree with everyone when i saw the title. Death wish?! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nice to see you enjoying it Zack cause i would to!
Daniel Plasencia 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did the emoji store have a sale?
Eddie G yeah apparently type one get 17 free
You should put "Matt" and "Zack" in the title, so I know which videos I should ignore.
Matt does modern production cars, Zack does older modified cars. You should be able to tell the difference from the title and/or thumbnail. Also Matt is kind of a douche, Zack is funny and seems a lot more down to earth.
Pretty sad that you haven't figured out by now that Matt is only doing press cars, I immediately can tell just by the vehicle name in the title who I'll be watching. Kick rocks, dummy.
Your skateboarding videos get less than 2k views. You’re an expert on being “ignored”, Jerry. Keep up the good work😂
@@marktolsma8816 I couldn't care less about views, moron. Even with that said, how many videos do you have?
Exactly
No Matt Farah = no upvote
Sack still hasn’t gotten any less cringey I see.
Hahaaa! So true.
"I built this car for autocross and road course." I can't roll my eyes hard enough. Why would you sell a c7 and buy a mustang if this is the cars use? Any autocross and tight technical tracks like Laguna Seca I betcha he would have been faster in the c7. Assuming both cars had the same tires... in the correct size 🤣
Theplatinumog
The amount of nannies the C7 has masks some of the shortcomings of shitty drivers.
Been there, done that, I was over the M7 C7 breaking something every 4th-5th track day.
The GT500 is a handful and with a little bit of money in the right places it’ll surprise the most experienced of drivers at how compliant and predictable it is in turns.
The GT500 will quickly let you know if you’re not as good of a driver as you think you are, unlike in the C7.
In addition to that, no one bats an eye at a run of the mil C7.
I have more fun in the GT500 with what I’ve done to it than I ever did even in my 470WHP 3,200lb C7 and in the end that’s what it’s all about, FUN.
@@R_Tower I would love to see it. I am a performance driving instructor. If you ever find yourself at Sonoma raceway, Thunderhill, or Laguna Seca, be sure to give me a heads up.
I guess I kinda agree with what your saying... but compared to my fast car your mustang and my c7 are both slow on a road course.
My Noble m400 makes 460 to the wheels and weighs 2300lbs. No a.b.s. or stability control of any kind... and believe me, my Noble turns more heads than your "run of the mill" mustang.
@@R_Tower Neither would be my choice for a "road course and autocross" car.
I would be genuinely suprised if it was faster in autocross than a c7
@@R_Tower What nannies are you referring to? I run in PTM race (even with clients in the car) and can't feel much, if any help coming in.
@@theplatinumog3283 a gt500 ain't a run of the mill mustang clown. Being a driving instructor doesn't give you more common sense you're clearly lacking there.
My mans got two different nostril sizes