berryracer

Someone please explain to meh how does this work...

If a Mustang 2010 GT has 315 BHP and does 0-60 in 4.9 seconds....

how come the new Mustang 2013 V6 Convertible (my car) does the 0-60 in 6.4 seconds?

10 bhp more on the GT will cause all this much improvement?

I feel my 2013 V6 is a turtle ....the slownness happens at the initial stage when I push down the throttle....after the 40 MPH....its goes fast but before that it's very slow

aaquib1992

That is not the engine's fault, and is not related to your horsepower rating. It has to do with the fact that your factory gearing ratio is very high to preserve fuel economy. I'm guessing you have the stock 2.73 gears? That and the fact that the 3.7 makes a little less torque (and I think at higher RPM) than the 4.6L, will lead you to feeling that initial "turtle" slowness off the line.

You need aggressive gearing that will put you in your powerband faster, I would suggest you ask in the 3.7 tech section and see what your options are for gear upgrades and start researching places in Dubai that can do the work for you (unless you have a vast array of tools, and lots of experience doing gear swaps I would not recommend you try this mod yourself).

berryracer

I understand, thanks for the informative post. Guess all this will have to wait until the warranty is over then

don't get me wrong, it is fast. I've raced and smoked V8 Toyota Land Cruisers here in Dubai. It's just the initial start up which is horrible.

when you press the gas pedal to the metal, you don't get that sudden burst of speed, instead, it seems like the car is taking a huuuuge breathe..and then starts to speed like crazy...but until it starts...you would have lost 2 seconds already from that 0-60 timing

07BLACKGT

Yep aaquib is exactly right. Sounds like you have 2.73 gears. 2.73 + automatic + convertible are the contributing factors. New 3.73 or 4.10 gears, intake, and tune will do WONDERS.

Nuke

The bigger factor of what was already mentioned is the torque but the others also do factor in. Don't be a wuss by waiting for the warranty to expire to make the car be what you want it to be.

Matt's 95 Stang

Also you are not driving a old school throttle by wire car, everything is cotrled by electronics. When you hit the gas it takes a sec for the computer to tell the TB to open and move. That fact was the biggest difference to me from my 95.

Matthew

FrostByte

Just put in FORD gears, they have their own warranty and if its done right you have no worries any way.

berryracer

is it easy to change the gear ratios? how is it done? via an ECU tune or what?

2009 Eleanor

A v6 does not produce the torque a v8 does
Also gears would help significantly...and if you invest in gears, "don't fear the gear" and get a steep set of gears like 4.30's (what I have)!

2009 Eleanor

No, it is not at all done by a tune. The rearend of your car will be somewhat taken apart for a gear swap. This is something a shop will have to do and it will cost anywhere from 300-500 just for install.
They should also do bearings while they have the rearend apart.