- 2dot4 wrote:
- I was watching some drag racing on tv, and they were running the 2005 Mustang GT. Well remember the post by Tigertc that said the tc runs a 15.56 1/4 mile? The Mustang GT was struggling to keep it around 15.5seconds. The fastest run was 14.59, but every other run was 15.5 - 16 seconds. Pretty f-king terrible for a v8 if you ask me.
What is wrong with Ford? How come Honda can squeeze 240hp from a 4cyl, but Ford is struggling to get 240hp from a v8? Awful! Although, it feels pretty good knowing I could own a mustang GT (again!) lol
what do you guys think?
Ok.... it's the driver, not the car. The new gt's make 300hp, before that it was around 260 for the sohc 4.6L, around 320 for the dohc cobra 4.6L (pre s/c'ed versions), 215 for the pre '99 4.6L (horrible head design), and 215-220 for the old 5.0L OHV from '95-earlier. Yes, I did run a 15.56 1/4, but I ALSO ran a 15.9, 16.1, and 17.00 that night. Mistakes happen, specially with a manual. Ford isn't neccissarily struggling to get the power OUT, it's keeping the smog nazi's from taking it away. V8's create more emission problems, therefore are usually more detuned from factory. But ford has the same problem GM and DaimlerChrysler have....keeping up with foreign engine technology. All their stuff is years behind, but that gap is starting to close. I mean hell.....Dodge and Chevy still use the OHV engines for their main sport cars (corvette and viper). Back to the driver issue. Those that have been to the track realize that you probably aren't gonna get anywhere close to advertised numbers from a magazine about 90% of the time. There's always traction and misshifts to worry about. Hell, i've seen 2003-up Cobra's (proven 12 second car) run 15's and 16's consistantly because of high track temps and driver error. Sometimes you do run better then mag numbers, most of the time slower. My time came because the moon, sun, earth, stars, etc all came aligned at the same moment for me to have perfect conditions. I admit i screwed up a perfect night by not adjusting to the track gripping right away. I would have had maybe another run in that 15.5 mark if I did. But then again i'm just an amateur, same as everyone else that buys these cars. The tC will NOT run 15.5's all day, it is a consistant high 15/low 16 second car, that doesn't mean faster is not possible. I remember going on the highway at about 80mph and coming across a mustang gt that wanted to play. I won! Why? It was a '96-'98 GT, auto, and convertible. What does that mean? Well that year gt got 215 hp....weak, mainly due to a new engine (new 4.6L sohc replaced the old 5.0L ohv) which had a horrible combustion chamber and runner design in the head. Auto explains itslef. And convertible means it's just that more heavier. Add all that together and you probably have one of the slowest gt's stock. Now, do I go brag about beating gt's all day long? Hell no, cause i know I can't and I got lucky one time. Did I probably make him feel like a fool losing to a scion?? HELL YES!
. I don't know if you even been to the track but 1 second is a VERY long distance between two cars and wouldn't be considered almost by anyone in the racing scene. And please don't come back with with something like "why don't you come to PA and I'll show you how we roll" 
