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Originally Posted by Sax1031
and yet on average the Boss pulled more lateral gs than the zl1 did.
The ZL1 out powered the Boss.
The test should have been 2012 GT500 vs ZL1 either way.
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The GT500 does better than the Boss for lateral Gs (weird but true). From my limited track experience, I think it's clear that the Boss lost because of the brakes, which is strange because the Boss has a brake cooling kit. Then again, so does the ZL1.
In the Grand Am, the FR Mustang that won is basically a stripped down Boss - same brake calipers, same cooling, but using different brake pads and different brake fluid. Apparently pads and fluids are the only things that is needed to make a Boss competition ready. In other words, it doesn't need stronger calipers or stronger rear brakes to be fixed.
The ZL1 on the other hand, comes with stronger calipers out of the box, but presumably it doesn't have race-ready pads or Dot4 brake fluid either. Maybe the stronger calipers are enough to give this mammoth the braking edge over the Boss?
I think it's very clear that there is no chance that the ZL1 will beat the 2013 GT500; the ZL1 is out-gunned power-wise and is matched in handling (with the 2013 GT500 electronic dampers); UNLESS Ford has not improved the 2013 GT500 brakes. I have not read anything yet that indicates anything has been done about the GT500 brakes, but my money is on the brakes being the deciding factor.
In other words, people are out to lunch if they think that the ZL1's Magnetic Ride Suspension is the deciding factor on the track. They won't make a lick of difference on a track against a car with track-tuned suspension settings. No, in this race, it's all about the brakes.