2014 Mustang GT 500hp?
02-19-2010, 12:03 PM
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with 6 out of the top 10 NHRA funny cars being Mustangs, i would say it is a very established drag racer. but i do watch more drag racing than any road racing.
but i have seen some mustangs hold their own in some road racing that i have seen, so they can be corner carvers if they're built as such.
as for the 2014 engine i would rather see an aluminator upgrade option on the 5.0 engine with forged internals and boost friendly compression, rather than a higher hp / high compression bigger block that has weak internals. but thats just me.
but i have seen some mustangs hold their own in some road racing that i have seen, so they can be corner carvers if they're built as such.
as for the 2014 engine i would rather see an aluminator upgrade option on the 5.0 engine with forged internals and boost friendly compression, rather than a higher hp / high compression bigger block that has weak internals. but thats just me.
02-19-2010, 12:38 PM
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Funny Cars?? Come on! Those have about as much to do with Mustangs as a NASCAR Camry has to do with a real Camry; absolutely nothing other than a vaguely similar body shell and some decals. They call them "Funny Cars" for a reason. They're basically short wheelbase Top Fuel dragsters with a different body.
02-19-2010, 02:10 PM
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funny cars is drag racing.
it was merely an example of the abundance of mustangs in drag racing.
it wasn't meant to be a comparison between that and our daily driven mustangs, anyone with common sense can see that.
it shows how much ford puts into the importance of drag racing and mustangs.
it was merely an example of the abundance of mustangs in drag racing.
it wasn't meant to be a comparison between that and our daily driven mustangs, anyone with common sense can see that.
it shows how much ford puts into the importance of drag racing and mustangs.
02-19-2010, 03:30 PM
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One of the top Drift Cars in the world right now is a 2010 Mustang GT.....
you have to have some pretty high excellent suspension to handle that.
Most peoples say that the "live axle" is better than the IRS in drag because it can handle higher HP #s...
you have to have some pretty high excellent suspension to handle that.
Most peoples say that the "live axle" is better than the IRS in drag because it can handle higher HP #s...
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02-19-2010, 08:55 PM
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Wow that is great! My son drives in 3 years, so I can give him my '05, buy a '14 then take him down to Atco and whip the s**t out of him! FUN, FUN, FUN! That is the only way I'll be able to beat him by then...he's hitting those weights pretty hard!
02-20-2010, 09:39 AM
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It's not a night and day difference under most circumstances. If you regularly travel on rough roads, the difference can be significant. But for most people, the desire for IRS is mainly just so they can "feel good" about it and say they have a "modern" suspension setup. As the S197 has been proving since inception, in a race on a track, having an IRS has virtually zero advantage. It's negligible at best. And the same can be said of SRA vs. IRS at the dragstrip. Take the ZR1, for example. Isn't it in the high 10s/low 11s on street tires and stock suspension (IRS) setup? Or the heavy CTS-V that runs 12s all day long. So a properly engineered IRS can run every bit as good as a SRA at the dragstrip.
02-23-2010, 03:24 PM
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Just in case you guys forgot or didnt know, the Ford Mustang GT took first place in the Grand Am beating porsche and BMW and that was with the LIVE AXLE.
http://www.grand-am.com/teams/team.c...ies=k&tid=1797
The clip above is from the first race of this year 2010. BMW took this race 1 and 2 though. Those new V8 bmws are no joke and this year the camaro is running as well as the new challenger, just like the old tran am series.
http://www.grand-am.com/teams/team.c...ies=k&tid=1797
The clip above is from the first race of this year 2010. BMW took this race 1 and 2 though. Those new V8 bmws are no joke and this year the camaro is running as well as the new challenger, just like the old tran am series.