2005 Shelby Cobra GT500FR

2005 Shelby Cobra GT500FR

2005 Shelby Cobra GT500FR

Made for both the daily commute and the race track, the GT500FR ‘Road and Track’ is a SEMA show car meant to promote Shelby and the GT500.

The Road and Track car is street-legal, modified with a Ford Racing Performance Parts power pack that boosts horsepower to approximately 600. There are also a Ford Racing handling pack (lower stance, larger anti-roll bars, new strut tower brace and new dampers), performance friction brakes and three-piece Fikse race wheels.

Other features include a rolls cage, FR cooling pack, FR Valve covers, 4-piece Fiske Wheels a shirt throw shifter and performance gauges.

In Detail

submitted byRichard Owen
engineAluminum Mod V8
positionFront Longitudinal
aspirationScrew-Type Supercharger w/Air-to-water Intercooler
valvetrainDOHC 4 Valves per Cyl
fuel feedElectronic, Returnless & Sequential Ignition
displacement5409 cc / 330.1 in³
bore90.17 mm / 3.55 in
stroke105.92 mm / 4.17 in
power447.4 kw / 600 bhp
specific output110.93 bhp per litre
body / frameUnit Steel w/Aluminum Hood
driven wheelsRWD
wheel typetThree-Piece Fikse
front brakesNot Available, ABS
f brake sizex 356 mm / x Not Available in
r brake sizemm / in
steeringRack & Pinion w/Power Assist
f suspensionReverse-L MacPherson Struts w/Stabilizer Bar
r suspensionLive Axle w/Stabilizer Bar, Panhard Rod, Coil Springs Tube Shocks
width1877 mm / 73.9 in
height1415 mm / 55.7 in
transmissionT-56 6-speed manual
gear ratios2.98:1, 1.78:1, 1.30:1, 1.00:1, 0.80:1, 0.63:1, :1
final drive3.31:1