Ok so this guy with an 88 mustang with supposedly stock 5.0 with a cam says he can tear up my mustang in a race. we both have sticks, and i got a 2000 gt conv. CAI and catback. i should take him right? he says his is totally stock except for an high volume oil pump and a comp cam. He totally refuses to believe my 4.6 can beat his 5.0.

 

He doesn't have gears or exhaust or nothin? It would be almost impossible to believe that someone would have a 5.0 w/ internal work (oil pump) and top end work (cam) and not have exhaust, heads, intake, gear, etc......

If he's bone stock(aside from oil pump and cam) then it'll be a close race. I wouldn't say you have it in the bag

 

i dunno man just race him, he might be hiding something, i had a guy tell me that all mustangs are slow except for 5.0's because stock they are the fastest mustangs produced....? you think he is rated at 225 hp at the flywheel,- 10% loss =202.5 rwhp ( i know 10% is very generous) then add a cam maybe 30rwhp= stock gt..... i'd say as long as you guys are manuals and can drive it will be a close race

 

The guy is not telling you everything...............at least if he's smart he's not. No one tells what they have. And if they guy doesn't have something, he/she usually makes up some mod that they know they don't have.

 

If that is all he has you should tear him up, but he is probably lying to you.

 

Should be very very close. I wouldn't put any money on it.

 

should be in the S&S section

 

let me say this one of my friends with a 90 gt with just exhaust work pit 234 hp to the wheels. it is a quick little car when he power shifts it. he actually pulled out on a friends ls1 car. and it is an auto camaro so he did not miss any shifts.

 

i dont think he is that stupid to do only a cam, with nosupporting mods.I think he is bsing you and if so

 

Fox's were high 15 second, low 16 second cars stock. New Edges are low-mid 14 second cars stock. He would need enough mods to make up for the more than 1 1/2 second advantage you have right off the bat. Unless you are a horrible driver, this should be a cake walk!

I gave a fox vert with full exhaust, intake, tune etc a huge headstart (probably a good 4-5 car headstart), and still blew past him like he was standing still!