the guy who helped me w/ my s/c-er has a 98 GT auto with a catless H pipe and flowmasters. my brother thinks he could take him w/ his 98 maxima 5spd w/ a catted Y pipe. i tell my brother that he doesnt have a chance b/c he has nothing over him. and he tells me that he has better gearing and is a 5spd. o yeah and he thinks that he gained 20 FWHP w/ a catted Y pipe

my guess is that my bro will get smoked

wut do u guys think?

 

Those two cars are evenly matched. If it was a 99+ GT the Maxima would be toast. But the 98 was before they bumped both the HP and TQ figures with the redesigned intake. It's a drivers race. I'm not sure if the times below are auto or manual so....

Stock 98 GT runs 14.8-15.1 1/4 mile
Stock 98 Maxima 15.0-15.3 1/4 mile

Whomever gets the traction off the line and doesn't miss a shift is the winner.

 

1998 Nissan Maxima
Power: 142 kW , 190 HP @ 5,600 rpm; 205 ft lb , 278 Nm @ 4,000 rpm

1998 Ford Mustang GT
4.6L V-8 225 hp GT

I have my money on the GT.......your buddy better win

 

98 maxiumas have 190hp
98 mustang have 225hp

98 maximas have 205tq
98 mustang have 286tq!!!!

more hp more tq i dont think my brother has a chance

 

let them race and the looser buys the beer.

 

yeah maybe i could get a free drink out of promoting this race [sm=icon_cheers.gif] LOL

 

make sure I get one too, I gave you the idea......

 

you're forgetting the weight difference.

Maxima - 3001 lbs
Mustang GT - 3234 lbs

The advantage in specs the mustang has is partially lost by this.

 

This is true, I would agree its going to come down to the driver.

 

derf, do not kill a good moment since I am going to get a free beer. I understand that the stang is a little on the heavy side but I still have confidence on the stang over the maxima.