Mustang vs. Me

[f_399]

Mustang 1 generation down from the current production model I dont know what year the ones with either vertical or horizontal break lights.

Redw/ White racing stripes and White rims

First- I did not know if it was a race... he jumped it when lights turned greeen and i stepped on it caught up to him to about midway through 2nd gear his fron bumper on my rear door then I slow down and so does he... few seconds later he speed past me then slows down to wait for the light to turn yellow

Second- I kinda knew it was on so i just sat there waiting for the green(gf told me to stop it already but hello?? couldnt resist)

Light turns green...3.1... not much spin hehe so it was an alright launch... i was a ahead all the way, I was reving high on 2nd gear (few rpms below redline) and thought i would let go of the gas a bit just to let it into third and punch it again( didnt want too much stress on the engine - probably a .5 sec lag doing the whole proccess) i was in third for about 3 seconds then we let off.

His fron bumper was on my rear bumper.

I dont have too much confidence having the 3.1 but was there something wrong with his car? I would think he would have won by just a little. Definitely a V6 I had no doubt.

I lost to a mustang just like that (not rice though plain white) 80mph-105mph-limiter .

[conley3.1]

You're talking about the 94-99 Mustang. Probably an auto V6 model. 150 horsepower 3.8. :fruity:

[conley3.1]

Good kill by the way.

[jeremy]

I am going to be in total agreement with conley on this one....

[digitaloutsider]

Yep. I've taken down like 3 three of those now. They're not impressive at all.

[SigEpCutlass]

haha...i'm just wating for one of those to come along 8)

[god910]

My buddy used to have one (we called it the pus-tang, or more affectionately known as the poon-tang) He swapped GT wheels onto it. It would only peel out in reverse. :lol: Seriously, in drive it would just go, no squeel, no nothing. I waxed his ass a few times w/ my 3.1.

[93CutlassSupreme]

you guys better watch out, i got my ass flamed a while back for speaking my mind about mustangs

i guess when someone doesn't like them it's wrong

[BIGBULS]

It's not that it's wrong...............it's just that a well driven 5 speed 94-98 WILL beat a 3.1 MFI OR 3100 SFI W-Body.

The only one's you can pick on are autos and manuals driven by Baboons.



And don't even start on 99+ 3.8's.............they ARE pretty fast.



Oh..........I HATE Mustangs.........they are the enemy :wink:

[loominaz34]

Are they a match for the LQ1 powered W's?

[BIGBULS]

Are they a match for the LQ1 powered W's?

An LQ1 should have no real problems with a 94-98 V6 Stang, and will probably be able to beat a 99+ auto...............any 99+ manual with somebody reasonably skilled at the helm will get you out of the hole and *slowly* walk away from there. It's close enough that it's certainly a drivers race though.............you may be able to beat one, but the CAR is a little faster.

[jeremy]

:withstupid:

[mfewtrail]

It's not that it's wrong...............it's just that a well driven 5 speed 94-98 WILL beat a 3.1 MFI OR 3100 SFI W-Body.

The only one's you can pick on are autos and manuals driven by Baboons.



And don't even start on 99+ 3.8's.............they ARE pretty fast.



Oh..........I HATE Mustangs.........they are the enemy :wink:

All the 99+ 3.8's I've seen are still slow as shit. I absolutely killed a 99+ 5spd one in my 89 Volvo 740 a while back. I bet the guy was embarrased as hell.

[BIGBULS]

All the 99+ 3.8's I've seen are still slow as shit. I absolutely killed a 99+ 5spd one in my 89 Volvo 740 a while back. I bet the guy was embarrased as hell.

Hmmm.....slow as shit huh?

Look at this webpage: http://www.geocities.com/jmaxnakron/Melissa_V6_Mustang

And tell me how it is that he got 15.3XX BONE stock (OK....a K&N...he has 1.3 extra hp :P ) with a crappy for a RWD car 60ft time? And I know of plenty other 99+ 3.8L 5 speeds that are just as fast.

Hell............my only encounter (with a 99+) was an auto (driving my old SE-R), and from 40-70mph he only dropped back around 1 car length.............and 40mph is a BAD spot to catch those autos at (bottom of 2nd gear).

[mfewtrail]

All the 99+ 3.8's I've seen are still slow as shit. I absolutely killed a 99+ 5spd one in my 89 Volvo 740 a while back. I bet the guy was embarrased as hell.

Hmmm.....slow as shit huh?

Look at this webpage: http://www.geocities.com/jmaxnakron/Melissa_V6_Mustang

And tell me how it is that he got 15.3XX BONE stock (OK....a K&N...he has 1.3 extra hp :P ) with a crappy for a RWD car 60ft time? And I know of plenty other 99+ 3.8L 5 speeds that are just as fast.

Hell............my only encounter (with a 99+) was an auto (driving my old SE-R), and from 40-70mph he only dropped back around 1 car length.............and 40mph is a BAD spot to catch those autos at (bottom of 2nd gear).

Well, the ones I've personally seen run the 1/4(even w/ decent drivers) are slow around here, I've seen a low 16 out of one at best and it had aftermarket exhaust and probably some more things...track is @ 1100ft above sea level..but doesn't make THAT much of a difference. Anyways, my Volvo 740 is the turbo/intercooled sedan, I have an intake and boost controller as mods....the 740 will stay within a length of my TGP(ran 14.7 in it at the time I raced the 740, I was running ~100octane in the Volvo then) in a 0-100mph race.

EDIT: BTW, the Volvo(auto) has 3.73's and a LSD(Dana PowerLock) from the factory. :D

[TurboSedan]

Anyways, my Volvo 740 is the turbo/intercooled sedan, I have an intake and boost controller as mods....the 740 will stay within a length of my TGP(ran 14.7 in it at the time I raced the 740, I was running ~100octane in the Volvo then) in a 0-100mph race.

hell yeah a Volvo sedan!!! can you give some details on that? what kind of boost controller? sounds like a fun car....

[mfewtrail]

Anyways, my Volvo 740 is the turbo/intercooled sedan, I have an intake and boost controller as mods....the 740 will stay within a length of my TGP(ran 14.7 in it at the time I raced the 740, I was running ~100octane in the Volvo then) in a 0-100mph race.

hell yeah a Volvo sedan!!! can you give some details on that? what kind of boost controller? sounds like a fun car....

It's just a generic "grainger valve" type controller, I played with it until I got it to where I wanted it(14psi...my stock boost cutout switch is disabled..it only allows 13psi).

[TurboSedan]

Anyways, my Volvo 740 is the turbo/intercooled sedan, I have an intake and boost controller as mods....the 740 will stay within a length of my TGP(ran 14.7 in it at the time I raced the 740, I was running ~100octane in the Volvo then) in a 0-100mph race.

hell yeah a Volvo sedan!!! can you give some details on that? what kind of boost controller? sounds like a fun car....

It's just a generic "grainger valve" type controller, I played with it until I got it to where I wanted it(14psi...my stock boost cutout switch is disabled..it only allows 13psi).

i'm using a grainger valve boost controller on my GTS. i don't have a boost gauge yet, but i turned it up in 1/2 turn increments until i hit fuel cut, then turned it 1/2 turn back so i don't hit fuel cut anymore. i'm not sure at the moment what the boost-cut level is on the stock SMEC computer...i'm not really sure even what PSI i'm at right now but i'm taking an 'eductated guess' at 12psi :oops: i really need a gauge.

[excelsior]

realllllyyyy makes a difference on wether the 99+ v6 is a 5 spd or not......i dare say the top end of that engine is worse then a 3100(having driven both----the 3.8 is an auto) and yes i know what the numbers say, but i have seen those cars in action, and without a 5 spd the new 3.8 is comparable to a 3100. But, seeing as how most v6 mustangs are autos, most often it will be a mute point.

[Canada]

So maybe all these V6 Mustangs you guys claim to be beating are driven by idiots...........most around here are driven by frat boys and people of that nature.......not to start a fight here or anything (I wouldn't want to be thrown in jail)......but has that thought ever crossed your minds?

[Heza]

horizontal lights are '94-95 and the vertical ones are '96-98.

i personally LOVE Mustangs. i am also a believer that no Mustang or F-body car has nothing less than a V8 in it.

so...in my reality, you wouldnt have one because a GT wouldve spanked you....regardless, nice win.

[god910]

All the 99+ 3.8's I've seen are still slow as shit. I absolutely killed a 99+ 5spd one in my 89 Volvo 740 a while back. I bet the guy was embarrased as hell.

Hmmm.....slow as shit huh?

Look at this webpage: http://www.geocities.com/jmaxnakron/Melissa_V6_Mustang

And tell me how it is that he got 15.3XX BONE stock (OK....a K&N...he has 1.3 extra hp :P ) with a crappy for a RWD car 60ft time? And I know of plenty other 99+ 3.8L 5 speeds that are just as fast.

Hell............my only encounter (with a 99+) was an auto (driving my old SE-R), and from 40-70mph he only dropped back around 1 car length.............and 40mph is a BAD spot to catch those autos at (bottom of 2nd gear).

Not trying to start shit, but Bigbuls, this is where people have a problem. You just picked ONE car from the hundreds of thousands made. dbtk2's 4 door TGP is faster than my 2 door, and that's stock (him) vs. my chipped/filter car. Anything is possible, you just seem like since you raced one, once, and you have 1 car online to show as an example, that they are ALL that fast. Man, you would have a FIELD-DAY going back and looking at MY posts in this area. Please, go critique them. I'm not being a smartass, but since I can vouch for NOBODY but me on this board, I want to see what you think about my kills so far. Shouldn't have to look to hard, there was I think 7 of them in the last 1200 miles (last July that is. :wink: )

[BIGBULS]

Look...........modern vehicles really don't vary THAT much. So if one or two examples of a certain model run XX.XXX at the dragstrip, other examples of said model are going to be pretty close. Sure.............a bad driver can make a large difference..........especially on manuals and on automatics that have a) traction issues, or b) very peaky powerbands. But even then, it's pretty hard to mess up a run enough to get beaten by a CAR that is 1-2 seconds slower than you..........no matter HOW good of a driver it is.

Once you get down to it, even a half second difference in the 1/4 is pretty telling (4+ car lengths).

As for YOUR car being used as an exapmle of "it's slower than so and so's car".............now we have extra variables thrown in. You have a more than one decade old forced induction car. Do you have a boost leak somehwere perhaps, a cranky tranny (it IS an auto), maybe an IC pipe that is dented or..........whatever. By nature turbo cars ARE going to vary a little more. You see?

Also, just because I only listed ONE webpage and ONE of my own encounters does NOT mean that is ALL the proof/documentation that I posess..........it just happens to be what I use. Seriously..............go look around and see what decent drivers have run with 99+ V6 Stangs.......I've heard of guys cracking 14.9XX at really nicely prepped dragstrips. I just used that 15.3 example because he HAS a webpage, and it's more "average" of a time (again....look at his 60ft's).