Shelby F-150 Super Snake Hangs Tough with a 2013 GT500 Mustang

Ford F-150 with 750 horsepower is a pretty even match for the 662-horsepower GT500 Mustang.

While Ford Motor Company has offered a high performance version of the current F-150 pickup with the V8, the aftermarket is packed with go-fast options for the 5.0-liter “Coyote” engine. For those who want an all-inclusive package that modifies the inside, outside and drivetrain, the Shelby Super Snake is one of the toughest trucks on the market, delivering a whopping 750 horsepower.

In the video above from the Baltic Motor Sport YouTube channel, a 2018 Ford F-150 equipped with the Shelby Super Snake package is racing against a 2013 Shelby GT500 Mustang at the 2018 American Beauty Car Show at the Kiltsi airfield in Estonia, and the results are pretty impressive.

F-150 Vs Mustang

We don’t have any details on the specific vehicles in the footage above, but we know plenty about both of these Ford performance machines in their “stock” form, with that “stock” for the pickup including the Shelby Super Snake post-title package.

The 2013 Shelby GT500 came from the factory with 662 horsepower and 631 lb-ft of torque, making it the most powerful Mustang to date. Of course, when the 2020 GT500 arrives later this year with 760 horsepower, it will take that title, but when this race was filmed last year, the Mustang shown was effectively one of the quickest stock Ford vehicles ever.

As for the F-150, it is equipped with the Shelby Super Snake package, lifting the output of the 5.0-liter V8 to a chilling 750 horsepower with help from a Whipple supercharger. This package also includes some unique body parts, custom wheels and some interior upgrades, but the big story with this F-150 is the 750-horsepower engine output.

Based strictly on horsepower, the F-150 has a significant advantage, but the truck obviously weighs far more and is less aerodynamic. At the same time, the truck has an automatic transmission and the Mustang has a manual, making the launch a bit trickier for the supercharged pony car.

The Duel

When the green lights drop, the F-150 gets out to a better start, jumping out to a lead of about a half a car-length. As the two pass the cameraman in the crowd, the truck appears to still be pulling away, but as they get near the cone at the far end of the track, we can see that the GT500 closes the gap and appears to get to the stripe first. It is tough to tell, as the race is incredible close, but it does look as though the pony car gets the win.

At the end of the video, the elapsed times are displayed in the top-left corner, with the GT500 running a 13.5 while the F-150 ran a 14.0. Both of those numbers seem very slow for quarter mile times, but putting those times aside, the supercharged pickup does a great job of giving the supercharged Mustang a hard run down the quarter mile.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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