I don't see what all the fuss is about. have never seen one break out of the 14's. I have two buddies with them and while they are decent performers for their time-period, I've seen Turbo Dodges hand them their ass. My little Shelby will run right with my friends' GN. He'll usually get me by a nose because I have to shift while he doesn't. Big heavy boats that are still underpowered.
To me, they'll always be the cars my teachers drove in Grade School/High School. Granny's Grocery Getters.
Your STOCK Shelby, can run with a STOCK grand national?
Grand National - 3400 lb
1982 4.1l NA V6 - 125 hp - 27.2 lb/hp
1982 3.8l Turbo V6 - 175 hp - 19.4 lb/hp
1983 3.8l Turbo V6 - 190 hp - 17.9 lb/hp
1984 3.8l Turbo V6 - 200 hp - 17.0 lb/hp
1986-87 3.8l Turbo Intercooled V6 - 235 hp - 14.5 lb/hp
GNX - 3400 lb
1987 3.8l Turbo Intercooled V6 - 276 hp - 12.3 lb/hp
GLHS - 2295 lb
1986 (Omni) 2.2l Turbo Intecooled I4 - 175 hp - 13.1 lb/hp
1987 (Charger) 2.2l Turbo Intecooled I4 - 175 hp - 13.1 lb/hp
Daytona ShelbyZ - 2690 lb
1987-88 2.2l Turbo Intecooled I4 - 175 hp - 15.4 lb/hp
So yes, it's believable that a stock Shelby Dodge would be faster than a Grand National. Based on these numbers it's surprising there isn't more of a following for turbo Dodges.
