A fair race?
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 463
From: Texas
A fair race?
How would our cars hold up against a Mini Cooper S?
I looked up the #'s and as far as i can tell it seems like it would be a really close race, maby a little in the Mustangs favor due to torque.
Mustang Mini
Weight-3300 Weight-2668
Hp- 210 Hp-172
Torque- 240 Torque-180
Hp/pound- .064 Hp/pound-.064
Tq/pound- .073 Tq/pound-.067
I looked up the #'s and as far as i can tell it seems like it would be a really close race, maby a little in the Mustangs favor due to torque.
Mustang Mini
Weight-3300 Weight-2668
Hp- 210 Hp-172
Torque- 240 Torque-180
Hp/pound- .064 Hp/pound-.064
Tq/pound- .073 Tq/pound-.067
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 707
From: Land of Lincoln
RE: A fair race?
That will be REALLY close. They are indeed fast little cas...magazine tests of bone stock give them 15.3's. If the guy has the Cooper S Works edition...they are turning low 14's...so you will lose with style.
This will be all driver.
With a CAI and tune you will win...no doubt...unless he has the works.
This will be all driver.
With a CAI and tune you will win...no doubt...unless he has the works.
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,227
From: tennessee
RE: A fair race?
ORIGINAL: kpaulhus
Mini's are quick little ****s. It would be a great race though. I just beat a mildly modded Honda fit at the track friday night in a best of 3 race.
Mini's are quick little ****s. It would be a great race though. I just beat a mildly modded Honda fit at the track friday night in a best of 3 race.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 551
From: Florida
RE: A fair race?
The Mini Cooper is quick, but it will not beat a Mustang power for power. What I mean by that is...well, check this out.
There is a guy in my neighborhood who has a Special Edition 2008 Saleen Supercharged and a Mini Cooper S Supercharged (or turbo?) aftermarket. And I have a friend who has a Mini Cooper that was turbocharged from the factory.
I raced both and won both with my X-Charger. The supercharged Mini Cooper really gave me the most run for my money, but I still won.
Stock vs stock or SC vs SC...I think the mustang wins. And from my personal experience, it has.
There is a guy in my neighborhood who has a Special Edition 2008 Saleen Supercharged and a Mini Cooper S Supercharged (or turbo?) aftermarket. And I have a friend who has a Mini Cooper that was turbocharged from the factory.
I raced both and won both with my X-Charger. The supercharged Mini Cooper really gave me the most run for my money, but I still won.
Stock vs stock or SC vs SC...I think the mustang wins. And from my personal experience, it has.
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,079
From: Big Sky Country
RE: A fair race?
ORIGINAL: Maverickaf17
The Mini Cooper is quick, but it will not beat a Mustang power for power. What I mean by that is...well, check this out.
There is a guy in my neighborhood who has a Special Edition 2008 Saleen Supercharged and a Mini Cooper S Supercharged (or turbo?) aftermarket. And I have a friend who has a Mini Cooper that was turbocharged from the factory.
I raced both and won both with my X-Charger. The supercharged Mini Cooper really gave me the most run for my money, but I still won.
Stock vs stock or SC vs SC...I think the mustang wins. And from my personal experience, it has.
The Mini Cooper is quick, but it will not beat a Mustang power for power. What I mean by that is...well, check this out.
There is a guy in my neighborhood who has a Special Edition 2008 Saleen Supercharged and a Mini Cooper S Supercharged (or turbo?) aftermarket. And I have a friend who has a Mini Cooper that was turbocharged from the factory.
I raced both and won both with my X-Charger. The supercharged Mini Cooper really gave me the most run for my money, but I still won.
Stock vs stock or SC vs SC...I think the mustang wins. And from my personal experience, it has.
And the mini cooper is turbo'd.
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RE: A fair race?
actually i think he was talking about racing the turbo and sc mini...the part about the saleen is probably just to say the guy who owns the mini knows his way around stangs too.
at least that's how i read it.
either way to compare minis and stangs is like comparing a football player and gymnast...both strong and good at what they do, but do it in a different way.
at least that's how i read it.
either way to compare minis and stangs is like comparing a football player and gymnast...both strong and good at what they do, but do it in a different way.