Why My Saleen is better than A Shelby GT500 with Mustang Crashes - Flying Wheels

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024

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  • @josevilla8536
    @josevilla8536 3 года назад +48

    a beautiful car not in love with the doors.

  • @jeffmorse5599
    @jeffmorse5599 3 года назад +53

    Buy some regular hinges for those doors. Mustangs are a good midlife crisis car for a lot of 40 somethings, just sold mine last week but my age groups not buying lambo doored american muscle.

  • @forrestswims9443
    @forrestswims9443 3 года назад +16

    Honestly, this is hard to say because I also love butterfly doors, but like anything, there is a time and place. I would remove them. Someone specifically looking for a Saleen most likely wants however it came from Saleen.

  • @jamesrhodes6462
    @jamesrhodes6462 3 года назад +32

    Lose those doors.
    They look ridiculous.

    • @cemsengul16
      @cemsengul16 3 года назад

      Definitely. Even Lamborghini doesn't use those kinds of doors anymore.

  • @Don_Izzo
    @Don_Izzo 3 года назад +22

    Get rid of those doors, sell the scissor door hinges on eBay. I did a quick ebay search and saw some going for $1000.

  • @iamsuprmn1
    @iamsuprmn1 3 года назад +13

    Love the car especially the color. The doors though, are gonna limit your buyer pool.

  • @OrangeBoss-ww8eb
    @OrangeBoss-ww8eb 3 года назад +14

    I have mustangs since age 15 now I am old guess my whole life has been mid life crisis LOL, I love all mustangs

  • @MrTimdtoolman1
    @MrTimdtoolman1 3 года назад +10

    Get rid of the crappy butterfly doors Brother. Unless your a teenager they are not cool they are just hard to use.

  • @thomasstanfield1891
    @thomasstanfield1891 3 года назад +12

    good vid. I'm a Saleen owner.
    btw... 'Saleen' ... pronounced like 'gasoline'

  • @kahrhoshe
    @kahrhoshe Год назад

    I literally came across this channel just because i just bought a 2022 Saleen Mustang, number 25 but cant find online how many were made in 2022. I drove it home today and fell in LOVE with her. Now i need to get a ceramic coating and ill be set , and clean out the garage lol

  • @familyguygarage8546
    @familyguygarage8546 3 года назад +11

    Gotta loose the doors for sure. If I see lambo doors I assume it's automatically had the hell beat out of it.

  • @alanzolotoff6014
    @alanzolotoff6014 3 года назад +10

    Sweet Saleen but the doors suck, put it back to stock or spray WD-40 on them 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

  • @MichaelReeves412
    @MichaelReeves412 2 года назад +1

    I watched this video a few months back.
    I’m now the owner of a 2007 Saleen S281SC 🔥

  • @tubetube56
    @tubetube56 3 года назад +5

    Saline..is a solution of salt in water...your mustang is a Saleen. How does a car dealer pronounce car names wrong. Imagine if i wanted to buy a mustang "Shell-buy"

  • @chriscollins327
    @chriscollins327 3 года назад +2

    I just worked on a 2015 mustang with the lambo door hinges. If you don't open them up right they will hit the fender. Also the wiring harness was basically the door check strap and couple wires were cracked. You can't get out of them with any kind of speed. There worth around 1500 new if not more. Also there is a Allen screw to adjust the height of the door as it closes which came out of adjustment and chipped the paint at the latch opening. I'd put the original back on if they didnt drill through the body since some have different mounting points than stock. Love the channel!

  • @mylanmiller9656
    @mylanmiller9656 3 года назад +1

    The biggest reason people have problems with Crashing the Mustang is they have a Fly by Wire Throttle. They get the job done but if you lose traction and try to peddle the throttle there is a delay between when you take your foot off the peddle to when the Throttle body reacts! This may be ok in a Car with 80 hp but when you have 400 hp the car will crash before the Throttle releases!

  • @bowzee1502
    @bowzee1502 3 года назад +1

    I sold this car in August cause it would not inspect .. crazy it ended up in your hands

  • @ggilroy4554
    @ggilroy4554 3 года назад +10

    Love the car, lose the lambo doors..

  • @Adam_S281
    @Adam_S281 3 года назад +4

    I own a 02 sc281! Love them and I really like yours 👍🏼
    FYI it’s suh-leen

  • @TheRandomizedvids
    @TheRandomizedvids 3 года назад

    Love that car!
    If I am being honest though
    my favorite part of the video is the smile on your grandfathers face when you showed him the gift you left him.

  • @KimKim_in_Cali
    @KimKim_in_Cali Год назад

    Some of Barricades scenes were shot in the next black from where I use to work. That scene where he racing down the street is in Pasadena, right below Colorado Street.

  • @epicraptorman
    @epicraptorman 3 года назад +1

    Give the buyer the option for you to put the original hinges back on. Or charge extra for the factory hinges

  • @James-qq2vq
    @James-qq2vq 2 года назад +1

    He's correct it's not the car it's the lack of ability of the people behind the wheel. Know your limits.....

  • @ronsmith7739
    @ronsmith7739 3 года назад +1

    From personal experience as an amateur drag racer, we have too much front end weight. Most if not all muscle cars with the front weight at about 52 to 58% on the front end, not good. Most sports cars have the weight towards the rear of the car, either 50-50 or 52 plus percent toward the rear of the car. The car is much better handling towards the rear of the car.

  • @nanueinmanu1754
    @nanueinmanu1754 3 года назад +1

    Hi I just discovered your Channel and been binge watching it. Really nice videos!
    But maybe let the audio go on on for example these (4:30 4:35 4:39 4:53) parts. It helps with the flow alot!
    Greetings from Austria

  • @greggeuss7831
    @greggeuss7831 2 года назад +1

    Nice car. I had my choice of a Roush, Saleen and Shelby and chose the Shelby.

    • @midnight347
      @midnight347 2 года назад

      Very wise decision. People don't even realize how vastly superior the driveline is lol.

    • @danielbernhardt3535
      @danielbernhardt3535 2 года назад

      What Craig doesn’t mention is that banks don’t consider Roush or Saleen mustangs for loans. When selling there are limited buyers. Means a lot.

  • @jimg7823
    @jimg7823 3 года назад +2

    Yeah well that tells me the tensioner can't handle the power the question is how many other parts aren't up to take it either.

  • @jeffmac3071
    @jeffmac3071 3 года назад +1

    Nice Craig. Good luck with it. Well deserved. More vids with the saleen.

  • @andrewmcdonald6513
    @andrewmcdonald6513 3 года назад +2

    Awesome car but the doors are a bit clumsy - go back to the original door hinges

  • @michaeldeloach838
    @michaeldeloach838 3 года назад

    PSA...its pronounced suh-leen not say-leen. This is not a contact lens cleaner product lol. Great car, but those doors, eww. Great channel too dude. Been learning a lot. Thanks for creating it

  • @michaelstacy1
    @michaelstacy1 3 года назад +1

    I’ve driven both. Purchased a Shelby.

  • @KyeandHalotheGSDs
    @KyeandHalotheGSDs 3 года назад +2

    Butterfly doors are played out as much as the term “played out” is played out. I’m sure the person buying the car would think what else did the previous owner do to the car if they put those doors on it. It’s limiting a limited market. Nice car otherwise though and interesting videos. About your R8, better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Since I’m using old terms

  • @2MasterBuilder2
    @2MasterBuilder2 3 года назад +1

    With the doors it's a supercharged Mustang GT with a body kit
    Without the doors it's a Saleen

  • @garneauweld1100
    @garneauweld1100 Год назад

    I remember seeing this car when it was first available. Is that paint original? As a 2008, built in Troy, is that an extreme considering the seats?

  • @stevenmarchand8146
    @stevenmarchand8146 3 года назад +2

    Only thing I think is better about them is the flat plane crank! And the sound they make is fantastic. But I love all mustangs lol

    • @muskokamike127
      @muskokamike127 3 года назад +1

      To be honest, a flat plane crank doesn't belong in a muscle car. Yes, they sound great, in a Ford GT or in the C8 but not in a pony car. Just like lambo doors don't belong on a mustang. Specially ones that don't work properly! lol

    • @stevenmarchand8146
      @stevenmarchand8146 3 года назад +1

      @@muskokamike127 just evolution! Just like a mustang should never have had an electric version, But here we are lol

    • @muskokamike127
      @muskokamike127 3 года назад +2

      @@stevenmarchand8146 Mustang doesn't have an electric version though.
      Just because they called that SUV a mustang doesn't make it a mustang.
      I can call a turd a diamond but it's still a turd.

    • @stevenmarchand8146
      @stevenmarchand8146 3 года назад +1

      Haha 😄 its the unfortunate truth

  • @kittymande
    @kittymande 3 года назад +2

    traction control is on ,and the wheels spun ???? something is wrong with traction control...

    • @Raptoraz727
      @Raptoraz727 3 года назад

      The problem with the traction control is the design. Back then, Ford used the rear brakes to try and limit wheel spin as traction control. But it only worked on the standard GT's. Any of the supercharged models were able to easily over power the rear brakes.

  • @arturoorozco366
    @arturoorozco366 2 года назад

    That's an awesome car bro with the butterfly doors and all. Great find and it's good that you bought it.

  • @dljunior2852
    @dljunior2852 3 года назад

    I like many other Saleen owners feel we have a special car and it is because all the reasons you stated in your video. It so true about the drivers of all Mustang, they are powerful and you must know your car. Didn't read all the comments but I'm sure Shelby owners beg the differ. Nevertheless go back to the original doors, the car is already special. Thanks for a good video.

  • @connormatthew4733
    @connormatthew4733 3 года назад +5

    They are truly hideous, go back to the original hinge.

  • @Motorsportsgeek
    @Motorsportsgeek Год назад

    The terminator era didn't have as many mustangs crashing since those were IRS

    • @3644Darrell
      @3644Darrell Год назад

      There was one in the video that crashed.

  • @joshboss5962
    @joshboss5962 3 года назад +1

    Love that car! If I didn't have already have a toy. I would be interested. But brother the doors gotta go. That car is already cool. Your misses is right the doors are silly.

  • @russianoleg
    @russianoleg 3 года назад

    I daily drive 05 Mustang GT 5spd manual. And i Love it. Its stock and its a blast to drive. Hasnt hit the crowd yet, but did put it to the curb once😂
    -Put back stock hinges.

  • @seminolekilla
    @seminolekilla 3 года назад

    That black and yellow mustang was not cool. Lol. The Saleen however is gorgeous

  • @dannyjamz23
    @dannyjamz23 3 года назад

    What auction did you buy this from ? Super cool !

  • @timexironman1
    @timexironman1 3 года назад +2

    I’m not convinced she was impressed.

  • @cjpilla1202
    @cjpilla1202 2 года назад

    I have a base gt for those years and I just don’t give it full throttle when turning right. Especially when it rains I really don’t give it a lot. But not full throttle I can make the tires spin slightly and have fun

  • @hpcarlos2255
    @hpcarlos2255 3 года назад +1

    Love most Saleen’s butt never was the biggest fan of the Center Exhaust ….. i know many Muscle car enthusiasts do ( i don’t hate it ) butt i Prefer the dual exhaust @ the Corners 🍷

  • @cemsengul16
    @cemsengul16 3 года назад +4

    But a Saleen has a lame SOHC 3 valve engine with a supercharger on it. The GT500 of the time was futuristic because it had a DOHC 32 Valve engine.

    • @midnight347
      @midnight347 2 года назад

      Saleen looks great but performance wise it's not even close. Hp isn't that far apart stock but the Shelby has a much higher ceiling and a way better trans. It's really not close it's in a different realm

  • @americanosbadassius9292
    @americanosbadassius9292 Год назад

    I haven't read all the comments here, but hopefully you've figured out that Steve pronounces his last name Suh-leen, NOT Say-leen.
    There are two kinds of Shelby Mustangs -
    Those built by Ford and those built by Shelby American. Think of those built by Ford as Factory designed SVT/ Ford racing/Ford Performance products and those built by Shelby American as tuner/modified Mustangs.

  • @silvershelbygt5006
    @silvershelbygt5006 2 года назад +1

    Number 1: lose those stupid a$$ door hinges.
    Number 2: I really like Saleens, but there's no way it's a better than my 2014 GT500. I've owned mustangs my entire life and never crashed one. My Shelby has 835hp and is a head turner with my super snake hood and rims with an APR Racing front splitter.

    • @midnight347
      @midnight347 2 года назад

      The Shelby has a superior driveline. That goes for 07 on up. The Saleen is a mustang gt driveline with a blower. Far as handling and braking and looks they're great but their potential don't compare to a Shelby.

  • @myspinup8782
    @myspinup8782 3 года назад

    A limited slip differential and traction control is essential for powerful cars !

  • @luckduck5031
    @luckduck5031 3 года назад +1

    Butterfly doors are rice

  • @marksiegel374
    @marksiegel374 3 года назад +1

    Well Shelby is in a class by itself,Saleen does build a great car.

  • @duffgordon9005
    @duffgordon9005 2 года назад

    Dude- THe Saleen sounds like a rice rocket!! The 07/08 Shelby GT is THE BEST SOUNDING car in my 55 years of "Listening" . In my lane? SOUND IS about half , literally HALF the pleasure.

  • @MiguelGomez-rs4kv
    @MiguelGomez-rs4kv 3 года назад

    Love the car but needs original doors. Thanks for sharing

  • @pfernandes8982
    @pfernandes8982 3 года назад +2

    nothing too do with power bad drivers

    • @sategllib2191
      @sategllib2191 3 года назад

      Yeah, every one of them could've been prevented if they just knew when to let off the gas

  • @Raptoraz727
    @Raptoraz727 3 года назад +2

    While the Saleen may be more aestestically pleasing over the Shelby, the Shelby is far superior mechanically. 5.4 vs 4.6. 6 speed versus 5 speed. And the 5.4 used forged internals vs the 4.6 weak bottom end.

    • @midnight347
      @midnight347 2 года назад

      The gt500 stomps any Saleen into the ground easily. Only the extreme model can come close and it's still a 4.6 2v vs a 5.4 4v and the Trans is far superior to that gt with a pretty dress on aka Saleen. Don't get me wrong I like Saleen I think they look great but performance wise they don't compare to a Shelby and potential wise it's not even close. The terminator and Shelby both destroy Saleen. You can actually get both of those as Saleen also aka terminator or Shelby with the Saleen treatment vs the usual gt that gets Saleen treatment like most are but they're super rare.

    • @markprice2225
      @markprice2225 2 года назад

      S351 Saleen - 5.7 Windsor with heads cobra intake vortech blower and oh yeah 495rwhp(rated on 500hp for insurance, really 550-600hp)and u can get 1000hp with a better(2022) turbo or procharge

    • @midnight347
      @midnight347 2 года назад

      @@markprice2225 I was specifically talking about during the same era as the gt500. I'm aware of the s351 it is badass too it goes in the same category as the extreme having a totally different (and better) driveline unlike normal saleens

    • @markprice2225
      @markprice2225 2 года назад

      @@midnight347 I was in Vegas for a car museum and I saw a 2019 mustang gt that went straight to Shelby from the factory and for 150k it was transformed into the Shelby 1000. It was the greatest car I've ever seen! I love my 87-93 GT foxbody mustangs and the 1993 Cobra & Cobra R's!!

    • @Json.-
      @Json.- 2 года назад

      That’s a fact and the same thing I say, Saleen nor Roush can compare to the great Shelby, it’s not even close

  • @maddisease
    @maddisease 3 года назад +2

    get rid of the lambo doors. kills the car

  • @duffgordon9005
    @duffgordon9005 2 года назад

    WARNING === SERIOUSLY= I LEARNED THE HARD WAY- TIRES GET OLD- LOSE THEIR STICKINESS - I WENT from the 'slow lane ' (a 4 laner) lost it , went 3 lanes over facing the other way. ASt that point mt=y Good years were eleven years old.

  • @nanueinmanu1754
    @nanueinmanu1754 3 года назад

    The second black one was incredible lucky

  • @stephenlane2826
    @stephenlane2826 3 года назад

    Dont like the doors at all. I really liked the Saleen product tho. It looked great I thought. I bet the warrantee was a pain in the butt. The Shelby does the whole warrantee as a ford. I wonder how it works here. I know the Roush can be a problem sometimes.

  • @ipkr-pf5rk
    @ipkr-pf5rk 3 года назад +1

    Awesome car I live near the Saleen factory

  • @sategllib2191
    @sategllib2191 3 года назад

    I hate watching those crashes. I don't understand how those people don't know when to let out of the throttle 😑

  • @chrismemphis8062
    @chrismemphis8062 3 года назад +1

    Did the tension pulley say 'saleen' on it?

  • @kittymande
    @kittymande 3 года назад +2

    it's funny as your wife shares no love of your doors or go fast cars. Her face shows her true feelings... At least i know if i ever buy a car from you it will be abused a bit before i get it.. Now sell it and buy something else :) I would say take doors off ,however ,already has too many miles and mods to be collector car... now just a daily driver

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif 3 года назад

    you can't have too much power but need awd. i like saleen tho. hate the doors too.

  • @kingbrutusxxvi
    @kingbrutusxxvi 3 года назад

    Not to be nitpicky, but it's funny how many Mustang fans, and Saleen owners, still don't say the name of the company correctly. It's not pronounced "SAY-leen" it's pronounced "suh-LEEN". The first part pronounced like "duh" and then heavy on the "LEEN". ;-) I was guilty of it myself until I ordered one ('94 S351) and the guy at the dealership corrected me. Either way, they're great cars and I'd love to get another.

  • @coramprat
    @coramprat 3 года назад +3

    Suh-leen...please. :D

  • @slickrick2
    @slickrick2 2 года назад

    This dudes off his rocker

  • @Bob-hi2xh
    @Bob-hi2xh 3 года назад +5

    *I LOVE THE DOORS* 😍😍

    • @frankie072
      @frankie072 3 года назад +1

      LOL with the name mr potato 🥔 head it dont surprise me

    • @Bob-hi2xh
      @Bob-hi2xh 3 года назад +2

      @@frankie072 I also like Hawaiian pizza and Nickelback

    • @frankie072
      @frankie072 3 года назад +1

      @@Bob-hi2xh LOL

  • @mr_angry1482
    @mr_angry1482 3 года назад +1

    Lose the doors or maybe let the buyer decide

  • @danielcamacho1913
    @danielcamacho1913 3 года назад

    Where do you get the pronunciation “say-leen”? Steve Saleen is not an IV fluid. Anybody with internet can find a video of him and hear how to say his name.

  • @scottwood33139
    @scottwood33139 3 года назад

    If a car makes u smile when u start it, that's a good car :)

  • @ripvanrevs
    @ripvanrevs 3 года назад +1

    My 80 Trans Am with a 454 has a speedometer that goes to 90 mph but my 2019 Hyundai Kona has a speedometer that goes to 160!!

    • @ratj4715
      @ratj4715 3 года назад +1

      Some cars in the 80s were lucky if they could go that fast. But I would still take it over your Hyundai. Talk to a guy at my work that has Hyundai and it been in the shop for almost 4 months now and they are clueless to what’s wrong with it. And a lot of shops won’t even work on them. And by the way this is a Hyundai dealership. And his warranty isn’t covering shit and it under 10 years old and around 70 thousand miles but they keep charging him and it still isn’t fix he got over 2 thousand in it now. The last time he pick it up after 3 months the very next day it did the same things again now it been back at the dealership for like 2 more weeks. He wanted to bring it elsewhere but no one wanted to work on it. They told him that there Mechanics are not train to work on them. So he been without his car getting close to 4 months now. They are completely clueless what wrong with his car. I don’t know why he hasn’t gotten a lawyer by now. And the resale value on them suck also

    • @midnight347
      @midnight347 2 года назад

      @@ratj4715 what the car register has nothing to do with how fast it can go. Even 80s muscle can go well over 100 mph easily even bone stock. Cars just didn't register much mph then now everything on the road registeds 180 mph or some shit half of em can't even do what they register.

  • @ratj4715
    @ratj4715 3 года назад +1

    I hate them doors I thought you couldn’t go back to the normal ones after this was done but maybe it only certain cars that you can’t. But if you could I know I would I wouldn’t buy it like this.

  • @DavidJSmith-hl6kb
    @DavidJSmith-hl6kb 2 года назад +2

    JUST SO YOU KNOW BESIDES THE LAMBO DOORS THIS PARTICULAR HOOD ON THIS 2008 SALEEN MUSTANG IS A SHELBY GT500 HOOD!...I AM JUST SAYING!...GOD BLESS AMERICA! 😇

    • @3644Darrell
      @3644Darrell Год назад

      It's not a Shelby hood. Shelby hoods are not interchangeable with other moded Mustangs

  • @kirkhilles523
    @kirkhilles523 3 года назад

    The problem is this. The doors are nowhere close to how real Lamborghini doors work and your wife demonstrated that perfectly. Lamborghini doors, don't need to be opened and THEN raised, they do it as a single motion and that's why they are cool. The same with Gullwing doors and Falcon doors. The only value these provide is when the car is parked and showing off. Easy decision. These detract from the value of the car, so put the original hinges and see what you can get on eBay for them and if it's not enough, offer it as a free upgrade to the buyer if they wanted. Most will NOT want them, however.

  • @stonemichaels1774
    @stonemichaels1774 2 года назад +1

    Lose the doors!

  • @ChrisandI101
    @ChrisandI101 3 года назад +1

    Loose em Craig! Customers generally don't like them.

  • @LiosWorld1
    @LiosWorld1 3 года назад +1

    Papa AL is awesome make a video about him

  • @airborneranger-ret
    @airborneranger-ret 3 года назад +1

    Not sure about the butterfly doors. What's up with your boat?

    • @FlyingWheels
      @FlyingWheels  3 года назад

      sitting at my shop about to get the engine ripped out

  • @NewEdgeDesigns
    @NewEdgeDesigns 3 года назад

    Change those doors back if u want what that car is really worth...It shows what type of person owned it and how smart they obviously weren’t...

  • @andrewazzariti
    @andrewazzariti 3 года назад +1

    Get rid of the stupid doors

  • @jcfoster5535
    @jcfoster5535 3 года назад

    I must be the only one that loves the doors lol. Prolly cause I’m 17 tho

  • @willyhwang1059
    @willyhwang1059 Год назад

    got to agree with her.

  • @beepeefromabove1592
    @beepeefromabove1592 3 года назад

    Bad drivers always have an excuse.

  • @chalachin4452
    @chalachin4452 3 года назад +1

    What did you pay?

  • @Vetteman372
    @Vetteman372 3 года назад +1

    GET RID OF DOORS IF YOU KEEP IT

  • @mikevenson7818
    @mikevenson7818 3 года назад

    How do you figure out the trade in value a roush mustang ot saleen?

  • @ripvanrevs
    @ripvanrevs 3 года назад +1

    A better designed door would open both ways.

  • @ThaSilentOne420
    @ThaSilentOne420 3 года назад

    goes and buys same pulley that broke on him vs spending 200$ for a set of real pullies

  • @dsssy
    @dsssy 3 года назад

    Lose the doors. It’s unSaleen like, not original. It’s like dropping a Shelby or tinting the windows. Takes away from the value as well. My 2 cents.

  • @minimeee04
    @minimeee04 3 года назад +1

    Hate the Doors.

  • @ttran5083
    @ttran5083 3 года назад

    Didn’t you make a video how you would never buy a Saleen Mustang🤔🤔

  • @frankbier1690
    @frankbier1690 3 года назад +2

    Doors are awkward and stupid

  • @TraveladvRajanSRai
    @TraveladvRajanSRai 2 года назад

    The 5.2 block is superior but for the price

  • @HolySpiritMessenger
    @HolySpiritMessenger 2 года назад

    Hey Brother, just wanted to let you know, it's pronounced Sah-lean. Out of the respect of the brand, I feel it's important to say it correctly. Nice video and information. Thanks!

  • @altondixon4837
    @altondixon4837 3 года назад

    put original hinges on

  • @NEKORID
    @NEKORID 3 года назад

    Great video deserves more views

  • @JerzeyBoy
    @JerzeyBoy 3 года назад

    First off... Get rid of those GOD DAMNED LAMBO DOORS!
    And it would be more functional.