What cars can we beat with the 2 liter?
#31
02-15-2008 | 10:17 AM
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RE: What cars can we beat with the 2 liter?
ORIGINAL: sstlaure
05 V6 Mustang 0-60 is 6.9 sec, 0.79g on skidpad (5.2 seconds for the Base V8, 0.87g on skidpad)
2.3L Mazda3 is 7.4 seconds & pulls 0.86 on the skidpad.
If you caught the V6 guy asleep at the light, you'd take him.
Even with a Speed3 and corners, I don't think you'd take a new Mustang GT...here's a video of a stock Mustang GT vs a Lotus Exige S around the Top Gear track and the Mustang did surprisingly well. (Had they put the GT500 in the same test I don't think the Lotus would have won....but I don't think they wanted the Yankee car to beat the Brit.)
http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/05...sMustangGT.htm
05 V6 Mustang 0-60 is 6.9 sec, 0.79g on skidpad (5.2 seconds for the Base V8, 0.87g on skidpad)
2.3L Mazda3 is 7.4 seconds & pulls 0.86 on the skidpad.
If you caught the V6 guy asleep at the light, you'd take him.
Even with a Speed3 and corners, I don't think you'd take a new Mustang GT...here's a video of a stock Mustang GT vs a Lotus Exige S around the Top Gear track and the Mustang did surprisingly well. (Had they put the GT500 in the same test I don't think the Lotus would have won....but I don't think they wanted the Yankee car to beat the Brit.)
http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/05...sMustangGT.htm
Oh, and you're right about the Lotus vs. the Mustang GT, except for the fact that the GT500 would still lose - if I remember correctly, it still has the same live rear axle set up as the ordinary Mustang, and it's only 500BHP, not WHP. From what I've read from dynos, only about 455 gets to the wheels.
But if it was the Roush Mustang (which would only be fair, since that's in the Exige's price range!), there would be question - the Roush version is everything a Mustang SHOULD be.
#36
02-15-2008 | 08:50 PM
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RE: What cars can we beat with the 2 liter?
lots of Q's....17's w/ 225/45 falken tires, tein S-tech's, custom intake w/k&n filter and some exterior and interiormods... not very much like i said "minor" its not all about the car in auto-x its more about the driver ask anyone who does it regularly
"drag racing is for fast cars Auto X is for fast drivers"
most of my street wins are on curvy highways as i live in the mountains and there is no such thing as a strait road here
"drag racing is for fast cars Auto X is for fast drivers"
most of my street wins are on curvy highways as i live in the mountains and there is no such thing as a strait road here
#38
02-19-2008 | 07:17 AM
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RE: What cars can we beat with the 2 liter?
ORIGINAL: VB
I was thinking the same things, sst - a V6 'Stang isn't quite a beast, but any decent driver wouldn't lose to a 3 off the line.
Oh, and you're right about the Lotus vs. the Mustang GT, except for the fact that the GT500 would still lose - if I remember correctly, it still has the same live rear axle set up as the ordinary Mustang, and it's only 500BHP, not WHP. From what I've read from dynos, only about 455 gets to the wheels.
But if it was the Roush Mustang (which would only be fair, since that's in the Exige's price range!), there would be question - the Roush version is everything a Mustang SHOULD be.
I was thinking the same things, sst - a V6 'Stang isn't quite a beast, but any decent driver wouldn't lose to a 3 off the line.
Oh, and you're right about the Lotus vs. the Mustang GT, except for the fact that the GT500 would still lose - if I remember correctly, it still has the same live rear axle set up as the ordinary Mustang, and it's only 500BHP, not WHP. From what I've read from dynos, only about 455 gets to the wheels.
But if it was the Roush Mustang (which would only be fair, since that's in the Exige's price range!), there would be question - the Roush version is everything a Mustang SHOULD be.
http://www.topgear.com/content/tgonb...times/thestig/
1.21.9 Ford GT
1.22.4 Corvette Z06
1.22.9 Ferrari F430
1.25.1 Lotus Exige S
1.26.8 Corvette
1.26.9 Lotus Exige
1.28.0 Roush Mustang
1.30.0 GT500
1.31.8 BMW M3, Nissan 350Z, Mazda RX8
1.32.2 Mazda6 MPS (Mazdaspeed6)
#40
10-01-2009 | 09:29 AM
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I don't do too much off the line here but more so in highway and cornering. Off the line I didn't have it hammered but I would have gotten beat badly by a Lancer that was debadged. I was on the highway a few weeks back dealing with a Mustang. It was screaming in and out of traffic as I was cruising along. I pulled away from it easily. I didn't pay much attention to what model mainly because they were ticking me off. I often cruise around people on corners here. Soooo much fun on corners. I agree, it's nice to have fun and still get 30 mpg.