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10-27-2006, 08:07 AM
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Saleen Teams with GM?
From a Car Crazy Interview
carcrazy.com assistant editor John Breaux caught up with Saleen at the 2006 Cruisin the Coast Auto Show in Biloxi Mississippi.
Car Crazy: Are you going to bump up the horsepower on your Saleen Mustang cars when Ford adds horsepower in 2009?
Steve Saleen: Yes we are, I just talked to Alan Mulally (Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive) about the 2009 facelift year and what kind of added power the GT and Cobra will get.
CC: What kind of added power did he talk about for the 09 model year?
Saleen: Nothing extreme, it's only a facelift year, but enough to make my current engine upgrades obsolete. They're aiming for 350 horsepower out of the V8 in the GT, and they're only adding about ten or fifteen horsepower to the GT500.
CC: Can you give us an idea of what you'll do to for your Saleen models?
Saleen: We don't know yet exactly, but we've had many meetings on what we want. We're aiming to get around 385 horsepower out of the S281 3 Valve with around 390 lb-ft of torque. The S281 Supercharged model will get 500 horses even with around 460 lb-ft of torque, and expect about a fifteen horsepower increase on the (S281) Extreme Mustang over the 2007 model (that's 565 horsepower and 535 lb-ft of torque).
CC: That's a big power increase on all cars, are the prices going to change?
Saleen: Not counting inflation, the prices should stay the same.
CC: Are the rumors of you teaming up with GM true or false?
Saleen: My team just worked with GM last month on the Transformers movie. We had such a good relationship with them that we are infact going to team up with them on future projects?
CC: What future projects?
Saleen: Well the Camaro project is one of them, I've watched from a distance while they've been putting the production model together. I think it would be foolish on our part if we didn't get a part of that action (Steve laughs).
CC: So are you going to do your own versions of the new Camaro?
Saleen: It's not legally official right now, but that's what we're hoping for.
CC: What kind of upgrades will you make, have you seen the engine GM is using in the Camaro?
Saleen: I hope I don't get in trouble with GM for saying this, but they're using a 6.2 liter 450 horsepower engine for the premium V8 in the 2009 Camaro and the base Corvette. The base V8 will probably be a detuned version of the same 6.2. So we'll just upgrade the 6.2 liter V8 to Saleen level specifications. We're going to upgrade the 6.2 liter V8 if we're given the legal chance by GM. Our base model should have around 485 horsepower, and expect our Extreme Supercharged Camaro to have over 600 horsepower.
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10-27-2006, 08:13 AM
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ooo extreme supercharged camaro sounds kinda sexy
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10-27-2006, 08:49 AM
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450hp 6.2L Camaro.....sounds like fun 
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10-27-2006, 08:59 AM
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the hero in the new Transformers movie is the concept camaro...
guess who the bad guy is? 
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10-27-2006, 10:09 AM
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this is huge... a saleen camaro? thats fuggin sweet!
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10-27-2006, 10:48 AM
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old news, this was on FTV6 like a week ago
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10-27-2006, 10:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
old news, this was on FTV6 like a week ago
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Post this stuff up when you see it. Some of us aren't missing 2 cylinders so we don't frequent those boards. 
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10-27-2006, 10:53 AM
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funny how the missing two cylinders crowd was a week quicker to this then 
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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10-27-2006, 10:59 AM
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See how much more excited over V8 talk they are then us? 
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10-27-2006, 11:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
funny how the missing two cylinders crowd was a week quicker to this then |
at least they are quicker to something.
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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10-27-2006, 11:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevelle 454
the hero in the new Transformers movie is the concept camaro...
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bumblebee starts as a rustbucket 2nd gen and is restored to a 5th gen SALEEN... that transformers leak MONTHS ago was the first hint
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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10-27-2006, 11:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
bumblebee starts as a rustbucket 2nd gen and is restored to a 5th gen SALEEN... that transformers leak MONTHS ago was the first hint
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just sayin..
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10-27-2006, 11:15 AM
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FTV6 member always have V8 envy...
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10-27-2006, 01:05 PM
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some, not all... there are those who laugh at the v8s who get all pissed when a v6 beats them... hey! two are on this board too!
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
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10-27-2006, 01:28 PM
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10-27-2006, 01:45 PM
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Quote:
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this is huge... a saleen camaro? thats fuggin sweet!
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10-27-2006, 02:29 PM
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450 hp, that's awesome. I guess GM isn't planning on doing anything with SLP this time around.
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10-27-2006, 07:11 PM
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didnt that division of SLP go outa buisiness once the camaro was cut in 02? im pretty sure they just make perfromance parts now
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10-27-2006, 07:40 PM
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that makes sense since they wouldnt have anything to do for 6 years
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10-27-2006, 10:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maroman88
didnt that division of SLP go outa buisiness once the camaro was cut in 02? im pretty sure they just make perfromance parts now
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yea AFAIK
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that makes sense since they wouldnt have anything to do for 6 years
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... or they could pick up on other models... or other brands... or they could go out of business becasue SLP = ripoff
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
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