Shelby GT800R... The New Engine

99SaleenSpeedster

99SaleenSpeedster

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Most of you probably remember the "GT800R" project. When the car was built, we planned on making 800 crank HP, hence the name. The customer wanted to push the limits and the car made 815 RWHP. We told him that at that level, it wasn't a question of if it would break, rather when it would break. Well, it broke... and it broke good.

The Car.....

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The Carnage from the Old Engine.....

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The Engine.....

Specs:

  • Livernois Motorsports Built 5.4L Aluminum Longblock
  • GT Supercar Aluminum Block
  • ARP Pro-Series Studs
  • Carrillo H-Beam Rods
  • Custom Diamond Pistons Engineered by Livernois, Manufactured by Diamond
  • Livernois Motorsports CNC 4-Valve GT Supercar Cylinder Heads
  • Ford GT Supercar Camshafts
  • Canton Oil Pan
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Maiden Voyage Video - Build, Dyno, Street.... (Stock Engine)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x1_SQKjQyw&fmt=18"]Click Here[/ame]

The carnage Video.... KABOOM! (Still the Stock Engine)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTdG8Q66lSE&fmt=18"]Click Here[/ame]

Regards,

Rick LeBlanc
Livernois Motorsports
 
Looks like Production Exhaust Springs....Can't see the Intake Springs, Production ones are Light Blue.....

Also looks to be Production Valves....




1bad Lad said:
i see red springs in the new 4v heads. what specs did mike and dave come up with???
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GT1000R has a nice ring to it for sure.. Nice videos as always, this thing sounds very angry! Who got busted?
 
orangejuiced86 said:
Nice!! was it just a street car or did it break at the strip?
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He broke it at the track, but ut's a street car that will be also be raced. The customer wants to set the 6-speed record in a Shelby with the stock clutch and trans. He has the 6-speed record in his Vette, which runs 8's.

cjmatt said:
when can we see what the new motor does?
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We just finished it and got it running Wednesday night and took it to the other building for an open house. It will be in our Autorama display as well, but should be back on the dyno within the next few weeks.

1bad Lad said:
i see red springs in the new 4v heads. what specs did mike and dave come up with???
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Saso is correct, production springs.

AutoRoc said:
GT1000R has a nice ring to it for sure.. Nice videos as always, this thing sounds very angry! Who got busted?
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That was the first time the customer drove it. They were nice enough to let him go with a warning since he was visiting from out of state.. lol

-Rick
 
99SaleenSpeedster said:
He broke it at the track, but ut's a street car that will be also be raced. The customer wants to set the 6-speed record in a Shelby with the stock clutch and trans. He has the 6-speed record in his Vette, which runs 8's.

-Rick
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Thing sounds sick! I should have watched the vids before I asked, lol my bad!
 
That thing looks and sounds wicked! The end of the first vid with the Cops song is great. lol Glad to hear they let him off easy. :D
 
That car looks great and performs even better. The GT500 nose is mean as hell, especially on a car that sits like that one :cool:
 
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