I pulled along side a Mustang GT yesterday. Looked like a '96-'98. We are at about 40mph when he gives a lil "beep-beep" on his horn. So I look over. He grins and goes "beep----beep----beep" and we are off. We stay right along side of each other till about 90 where I start to pull away slowly. At 105 I shut it down and he also slowed down and pulled in behind me. I am totally stock. Is this supposed to happen???

 

Well you being totally stock it is a little surprising at those speeds however the 96-98 GT's are some of the slowest V8 stangs around and can be good competition for a CLS w/ mods.

 

I swear either the GT driver was horrible, or I have an abnormally fast stock CL-S. Lets hope its the latter

 

i run my buddies 96 gt, all i gots is an icebox and i always walk away from him. he swears he is doing something wrong, but it seems like all 4.6's aren't that fast.

 

I have a friend with a '94 or '95 GT. Those have the 5.0. He has an intake and flowmasters. Also he removed the cats. I've never run him before. Might have to try when he gets home from school.

 

the only stangs that yyou have any competion with are the late model one's with 260hp

 

The '94-'95 have 260 hp. I don't know about the '96-'98's. I'm pretty sure the late model '99- have more than 260 stock.

But i'm telling you I stayed right with this guy from 40-90ish where I started to gain on him and he was still pulling hard.

 

I thought the '94-'95's were 5.0's and had something like 210hp. I could very easily be wrong.

 

The new gt's have 320 horses, I think you may have a problem with them also.

 

The 86-'93 5.0-standards had 205hp stock. In 94-'95 they had 215hp stock. The 96-'98's GT's have/had 215hp stock. From '99 till today the GT's have 260hp stock.

 

So we have no competition with the 96-98's ?

 

The 98s were rated at 225...everything else is spot on.

Assuming both cars are stock, a race between a 94-98 GT and a CLS is dead even in my book. For the 1/4 all are high 14 second cars.

99+ GTs and 96-98 Cobras have a definite edge over a CLS though.

Pre 94 (foxbody) stangs aren't really worth arguing over as there are so few that are either (a) stock or (b) running up to original power if still truly stock.

 

I kind of disagree. I think an 94-95 GT will walk a Stock CLS, the 96-98 will lose bad to a CLS, and the 99+ will walk a Stock Auto CLS silly. I used to kill my buddies stock 96 GT(stick) in my 95 GT Auto Vert, and there is no way in hell my Vert was anywhere close to a 14sec car. Stock 96-98 Stangs were mid 15sec cars at best.

BTW nice run.

 

If the CL-S auto is as quick as my 2K2 Max SE (if not, slightly quicker), then it shouldnt have any problems with a 94-95 GT. I lost to one @ ET by 1/10 second and his GT was modded versus my stock Maxima. Come to think of it, the 94-95 GT (stock) would have its hands full against a CL-P.

If we were talking 99+ GT or 96+ Cobra, then it would be a completely different story.

Peace.

 

LOL 94-95 Stang having its hand full with a CLP??? I don't think so Tim. Maybe a 96-98 4.6s, but not a 94-95 5.0, even the heavy SN95 5.0s were high 14 sec cars when well driven.

A stock well driven CLS would most likely lose to a 94-95 GT Stang, but it would be close enough to call a drivers race.

I hope your Max is a stick, because there is no way an auto Maxima should even be close to a 94-95 Stang. I know the manual tranny cars were very quick, but the autos were dogs in comparison.

 

Dude!! Fresh from the dealership (after having my MAF sensor replaced) @ the light 1/2 block from the dealership, I had a runin with a 99+ GT (5speed judging from the body lanquage) after he revved on me. I beat him by a 1/2 car length on a half mile distance (to the next light). And I'm positive the 99+ GT is quicker than the 94-95 GT.

And yes. My Max is a 4sp auto (sig posted w/ best 1/4 time - Stock).

Peace.

 

Wow, you ran that time with the auto? I'm impressed. I know the sticks are supposed to run that quick, but I didn't think the autos did. I've ran an auto once, and it wasn't even funny. He ran a 15.9 to my 14.9(2700ft elevation). That would probably put him at around 15.4 at sea level.

As for your run with the 99+. Not to belittle your victory, but the guy probably could not drive. The 99+ GT should run no slower than 14.5, with most in the low 14s. Then again, on the street, anything can and will happen.

 

he will rip u in half never mess with 5.0's

 

I was waiting for Pull_T to show up.


Never mess with 5.0's after their modded. Stock they can be fair game, modded you don't know what the hell your lining up against.

 

Okay, here's a quick rundown:
87-93 GT 5 speed - mid 14's
87-93 GT Auto - High14's/ Low 15's
94/95 GT 5 speed - High 14's
94/95 GT Auto - Mid 15's
96/98 GT 5 speed - Low 15's
96/98 GT Auto - Mid/High 15's
99+ GT 5 speed - Low 14's
99+ GT Auto - Mid 14's

Now, of course some run slower and some run faster, but these are what I have witnessed at the trakc as the average for a decent driver. If it's a convertible subtract about 2-3 tenths from those times.

Here's a breakdown of the hp/tq for each yr:

87-92 5.0L - 225hp/300tq
93 GT 5.0L - 205hp/275tq
94/95 GT - 215hp/285tq
96/97GT - 215hp/285tq
98GT - 225hp/290tq
99+ GT - 260hp/302tq


It's hard to know what a Mustang will run, because it could be a bone stock mid 15 sec car, or a modded 12 sec ride. You won't know till you race usually.

I went from 14.9 @ 92mph with only timing & air filter in my 94 GT to low 14's @ 98mph with only exhaust, gears, and drag radials. There is so much stuff available to make them fast for cheap it's not even funny.

 

No argument here!! I could hear the guy crunching his gears with each shift trying to: a) not get beat by an import family sedan and b) not get embarrassed in front of his girl (riding shotgun). In this instance, he failed @ both.

But your point is well taken; I know a well driven 99+ GT (5sp or auto) could take my Maxima.

Peace

 

...and that's the thing about muscle cars in general. Around my area, very few GTs/Bullits/Mach1s/Cobras are stock. I got into a run with a modded GT one Sunday morning and he tore past me from behind me from a stoplight. (of course, I was driving my Quest minivan @ the time)

As we were both going to Blockbuster Video, I struck up a conversation with him where he told me that he ran a best time of 12.85et on street tires. He indicated that he changed the intake and gears only. (obviously, it seems that he would have torn past me whether I was in my minivan or Maxima )

Peace.

 

was his girl a chubby...that could have been his problem...



for a 94 stang problem could just be that its getting a little old. I had a 94 gt before my cls, and it definitely slowed down over the years. they just don't run the same with 140k miles on them...

 

My co-worker has a stock 02 GT convertable. He's dieing to race me. He says his car seems slow though compared to other stock Mustangs.

 

rip him in half

 

Doesn;t really jive.

No way he ran a 12.8 on street tires with just gears and intake unless you consider a blower or a nitrous solenoid "intake" mods...

 

Easier said than done. I raced an 99+ GT Vert Auto(he was stock and not a very good driver), and I was surprised how quick he ran. I think he ran a 15.0 to my 14.8. That was at 2700ft so take about a half a second off. So 14.5 is not to shabby if you ask me.

 

I don't know a thing about modifying Stangs; I just nodded my head and said "really!" but was thinking "whatever".

I'm MUCH more familiar with Honda and Nissan mods.

 

More like mid/high 13s with those mods....

 

96-98 gt's are dogs, if it was perfectly drivin manual it will be a good race but other than that they are toast

 

The verts have that extra weight so i'd give him a go if i were you.

 

u always use that smiley

 

Its a good one.

 

all my mustang friends say the 4.6Ls are the slow generation of motors.

 

i think most mustang owners know that the 94-95 are the slowest mustangs made(87-present).

 

n/m

 

96-98 GT's are at least 3-5 tenths slower in the 1/4 mile than 94/95 5.0 GT's :P

 

drawing from memory, weren't the 94-95 Cobras rated at 240hp?!?

 

What dealership you go to. Lemme know when your next scheduled maintenance is and we'll meet up - jk

Sweet 1/4 mile times in your sig.

The guy with the stang was telling you some serious horse crap. I don't think I could hit 12.8 with Dr's and as you can see from my sig, I have about every bolt on possible.

EDIT- the 94-95's were 240. They are only a few tenths off a 96-98 in the 1/4. I test drove a 95 before my 97 and couldn't feel any difference. But the 5.0's are sooo much easier and cheaper to mod.

 

Those times are typical for 02/03 Autos bud, they are just as quick as TLS/CLS autos, you must be thinking about older Maximas 00/01 with the 3.0 engine. Just like the CLS manual and Max manual 02-04 the 1/4 times of the autos in alot of cases are very close to their manual counterparts bu the manual trap higher of course. I have an 03 auto max and 03 350Z the Max ran a 14.66@94.01mph and the 350 a 14.10@97.87mph the same day both totally stock.