Thanks Montez, someone else already enlightened me. I thought there was a big diff in performance between the auto and stick, it was my uneducated guess.

What Mustang owners are you thinking of? They are the slowest of the 5.0s from 87 up, but they are quite a bit quicker than the 96-98 GTs. I Heck the other night, I almost beat a 96 Cobra at the track, lost by 2 tenths and I had my worst 60' ever(2.4). Oh well, I'll get him next time(oh, his wasn't great at 2.3X either LOL, but I know I can do better).

 

il beat em

 

I love Mustangs; they taste like chicken.

However, every now and then I run into one that leaves me goin'

 

Thanks (re: 1/4 mile time); my Max was on a tear that day. Incidently, that was the day my MAF sensor went bad and I had to "limp" the car to the dealership (Acme Nissan).

Anyway, the guy I spoke with has a 99+ GT and I'm guessing his baseline 1/4 mile was already very low 14s. But I don't know the HP gains of a good intake and "gears" on a 99+ GT. (I havent been into domestics since college in the late 1980s and it's very rare when I actually pickup a performance mag that features Stangs.)

Though I'm an import enthusiast, I never doubt the ease with which Mustangs (and GM F-body cars) gain HP with simple mods. Like JTKZ stated, "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." And with import cars, 12seconds = forced induction.

Peace.

 

A 99+ GT 5 speed say with 4.10's, exhaust, all the bolt ons and slicks could maybe touch 12's, but not on average. I would say most full bolt-on + gear 99+ 5 speeds run about 102-103mph, which is probably good for low 13's on slicks.

 

i ran 99+gt manual a few times down 8 mile, i posted the story, the guy said he had All the bolt ons and 3.73 gears, he didnt really pull away from me, i got him off the line once up to like 50 but traffic came up and we slowed down, i know he'd own me from a roll but i think w/ those gears and mods its very hard to launch on stock tires , i think thats why i took him offf the line

a mustang is like a box of choclates, you never know what your gonna get

 

I'd agree with that.

 

........w/ those gears and mods its very hard to launch on stock tires.... Yeah it is. Last night I came out of a toll booth and brought the car up to about 4500rpms in 2nd and matted it. I got very sideways, to the point where I had to get off the gas.

I agree with darrinb and PullT. but you'd need to be one hell of a driver to to get the 12's. I haven't seen the ET yet on a full bolt on 99+ w/o some major suspension mods but I have seen 104 mph, so the power is there.

 

I've seen a 2000 GT with the following reach 12s but he is the best driver i know and also rowed it to 13.6 bone stock:

3.73s
Nitto 275/40 DRs
TriAx Shifter
o/r H
Flowmaster CatBack
Pulleys


another caveat....these were done at Houston Raceway Park, one of the fastest tracks in the country and in exceptionally outstanding weather on a well prepped track. Both days were in the -2000 DA range...early Feb, 40 degrees, 31 pressure, low humidity

 

i disagree pull. i've run many a stangs (i'm talkin 87-98) and haven't lost one yet. and most had at least exhaust work done. ofcourse i'm not claiming any wins against any highly modded ones, haven't had a chance to run one yet.

 

the mustang craze faded out about 9 years ago around here. back then every other car on the road was a 5.slow and i was smokin'em in my camaro..lol

 

You got plenty of mods though, right?

 

yeah, i was pushing 575whp w/o my juice. but then again, back then alot of the stangs were heavily modded too

 

96-98 are like giant oversized turtles. Stock that is.... means a '99-03 would smoke you out good.

 

'03 GT -- 260hp/302ft-lb torque
'03 Mach1 - 302HP/320ft-lb (not exactly sure on this number)

'03 Cobra -- 390HP/390ft-lb torque
(highly underrated by Ford)

 

He means just gear and intake minus passenger seat, rear seat, sound deadening, power steering, a/c, radio, spare tire and jack, ET Streets, center console, and interior trim... maybe THAT would run a 12.8. =)

 

jtkz is the only one who know what hes talking about

 

damn right it is