What would it take a 96-98 mustang gt to beat a stock 93-97 Z-28?

96_4.6 · 04-11-2003, 09:57 PM

Its kind of depressing sometimes when i think about it, someone like me who will never see enough money for a s\c or head swap so i was wondering what and how many mods do you think it would take for the 96-98 or 94-98 for that matter mustang gt to take out a stock 93-97 Z-28? (98 and up has 305 horses stock) thanks

Dark_5.0 · 04-15-2003, 11:31 AM

A 94-95 stang should spank an LT1 with just a few bolt ons. A 96-97 GT will need gears exhaust and bolt ons.

When I was running a 15.0 @90mph I beat an 01' cobra at the track cause he couldnt drive to save his life

LT1's are turds its the LS1's you have to worry about.

Fox Body · 04-15-2003, 07:52 PM

96_4.6, is your car an auto or manual?

If manual, I'd say everything that Dark already stated, gears and full exhaust + good driving technique (probably most important).

tireburner163 · 04-15-2003, 08:04 PM

spray = one dead LS-1

96_4.6 · 04-15-2003, 10:07 PM

yea mines an auto

tireburner163 · 04-18-2003, 12:27 AM

spray, gas, squeze, juice, NITROUS!!!!

Reddogg7885 · 04-18-2003, 02:44 AM

N.O.S. BABY, Cheapest hp there is!!

maui296 · 04-18-2003, 04:06 PM

Along with what you have, install a performance chip, and a good driver.

DAN-MAN · 04-19-2003, 04:48 PM

Now, Juice and the gears.

If you can wait then save up for a supercharger.

96_4.6 · 04-19-2003, 05:18 PM

Yea I'm about to juice the gears, I go and look at either 3:73 or 4:10, hardest choice for me to make cause I dont go to the strip and lots of people say 4:10's for my year gt is for the strip and 3:73 is a good daily driver but i dont know. I will never see a S\C so little mods are good for me, i'm 20 with too much **** so no s\c or head swap here

Reddogg7885 · 04-20-2003, 01:14 AM

3:73 gears will be best for you if ur not hittin the track regularly. 4:10's and you lose some (maybe not too much for you!!)drivabilty as a daily driver. Have you done anything with the heads or intake? Cause you can ream an A$* Ho*^ (better exhaust) but if you dont feed it more (better induction) your not taking full advantage. Simple port n' polish, port match, may give you a decent start for not alot of loot.

96_4.6 · 04-20-2003, 07:43 PM

Yea good point, all my mods are below in my sig, port and polish would run how much, hmmm good idea, i should check out GT2 for playstation for some mod ideas, lol i love that game the prices were so huge for anything you did but what a great game cause it had my car in it!!!!

Reddogg7885 · 04-21-2003, 06:36 PM

Not too much. I know a guy named wayne that runs a place called HeadWinds in dearborn, one of the cars he built heads for was featured in Hot Rod...A beautiful blue stang. He's reasonable but the inconvience is the wait. Good luck!

LayanRubr · 04-21-2003, 07:35 PM

If you go juice, loook for a used Nitrous Express wet kit. The 150 hp shot will really make a improvment

I have a few buddys who have picked the whole set up for around $350 bucks on the classifieds.

lowthreeohz · 04-23-2003, 05:31 PM

I never lost to a 4.6 GT in my Lt1 camaro. (it was an auto too!

) If you wanna be pulling the mid 90s fbodies, it'll take AT LEAST Gears, intake, exhaust, !badass driver mod, and a lucky day, or some nitrous.

What are stock 4.6 times? 1/8 and 1/4? Lt1s are supposed to run mid to upper 13's in stock form, and thats still plenty to beat on a modular engine. Im pretty sure the Tq curves are a lot different too, the lt1 reaching its max hp and tq sooner and at lower RPMs than the mod. engine.

RBatson · 04-25-2003, 05:34 AM

Maybe you can find a good set of used 99+ heads, that's what I'd do.

04-11-2003, 09:57 PM	#1
96_4.6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 417	What would it take a 96-98 mustang gt to beat a stock 93-97 Z-28? Its kind of depressing sometimes when i think about it, someone like me who will never see enough money for a s\c or head swap so i was wondering what and how many mods do you think it would take for the 96-98 or 94-98 for that matter mustang gt to take out a stock 93-97 Z-28? (98 and up has 305 horses stock) thanks __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, AODE -Trickflow Upper Plenum -BBK 70mm Throttlebody -02 PI Lower Intake -March Pulleys -BBK H-Pipe -2 Chamber Flowmaster mufflers -3000 RPM Stall -JLT CAI with special K&N -MSD Supercondutor wires -180 stat -FRPP 4:10's *FOR SALE C&L TRUE FLOW INLET PIPE WITH K&N* My Stang

04-15-2003, 11:31 AM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	A 94-95 stang should spank an LT1 with just a few bolt ons. A 96-97 GT will need gears exhaust and bolt ons. When I was running a 15.0 @90mph I beat an 01' cobra at the track cause he couldnt drive to save his life LT1's are turds its the LS1's you have to worry about. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

04-15-2003, 07:52 PM	#3
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	96_4.6, is your car an auto or manual? If manual, I'd say everything that Dark already stated, gears and full exhaust + good driving technique (probably most important). __________________ 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia notchback '79 Video @ Idle Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl 'glass hood, C4 w/ Transgo shift kit, Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake; Fluidyne Al radiator, Flexalite 175 electric fan, 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, FRPP Al driveshaft; S&W 6-point cage; 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s; Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 275/50/15 Nitto NT 555R Drag Radials; 14 x 4” K&N X-stream air filter. '92 GT (5-speed) Small In Car Video Stock 5.0L, 2-chamber Flowmasters, MAC CAI, Tri-Ax, Al pedals... "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

04-15-2003, 08:04 PM	#4
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	spray = one dead LS-1 __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

04-15-2003, 10:07 PM	#5
96_4.6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 417	yea mines an auto __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, AODE -Trickflow Upper Plenum -BBK 70mm Throttlebody -02 PI Lower Intake -March Pulleys -BBK H-Pipe -2 Chamber Flowmaster mufflers -3000 RPM Stall -JLT CAI with special K&N -MSD Supercondutor wires -180 stat -FRPP 4:10's *FOR SALE C&L TRUE FLOW INLET PIPE WITH K&N* My Stang

04-18-2003, 12:27 AM	#6
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	spray, gas, squeze, juice, NITROUS!!!! __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

04-18-2003, 02:44 AM	#7
Reddogg7885 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Motor City Posts: 15	Give ur baby a bottle!! N.O.S. BABY, Cheapest hp there is!!

04-18-2003, 04:06 PM	#8
maui296 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 16	96-98 beat 93-97 z-28 Along with what you have, install a performance chip, and a good driver.

04-19-2003, 04:48 PM	#9
DAN-MAN Confederate Cowboy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 546	Now, Juice and the gears. If you can wait then save up for a supercharger. __________________ DAN-MAN RHC MEMBER #25

04-19-2003, 05:18 PM	#10
96_4.6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 417	Yea I'm about to juice the gears, I go and look at either 3:73 or 4:10, hardest choice for me to make cause I dont go to the strip and lots of people say 4:10's for my year gt is for the strip and 3:73 is a good daily driver but i dont know. I will never see a S\C so little mods are good for me, i'm 20 with too much ** so no s\c or head swap here __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, AODE -Trickflow Upper Plenum -BBK 70mm Throttlebody -02 PI Lower Intake -March Pulleys -BBK H-Pipe -2 Chamber Flowmaster mufflers -3000 RPM Stall -JLT CAI with special K&N -MSD Supercondutor wires -180 stat -FRPP 4:10's FOR SALE C&L TRUE FLOW INLET PIPE WITH K&N** My Stang

04-20-2003, 01:14 AM	#11
Reddogg7885 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Motor City Posts: 15	3:73 gears will be best for you if ur not hittin the track regularly. 4:10's and you lose some (maybe not too much for you!!)drivabilty as a daily driver. Have you done anything with the heads or intake? Cause you can ream an A$* Ho*^ (better exhaust) but if you dont feed it more (better induction) your not taking full advantage. Simple port n' polish, port match, may give you a decent start for not alot of loot.

04-20-2003, 07:43 PM	#12
96_4.6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 417	Yea good point, all my mods are below in my sig, port and polish would run how much, hmmm good idea, i should check out GT2 for playstation for some mod ideas, lol i love that game the prices were so huge for anything you did but what a great game cause it had my car in it!!!! __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, AODE -Trickflow Upper Plenum -BBK 70mm Throttlebody -02 PI Lower Intake -March Pulleys -BBK H-Pipe -2 Chamber Flowmaster mufflers -3000 RPM Stall -JLT CAI with special K&N -MSD Supercondutor wires -180 stat -FRPP 4:10's *FOR SALE C&L TRUE FLOW INLET PIPE WITH K&N* My Stang

04-21-2003, 06:36 PM	#13
Reddogg7885 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Motor City Posts: 15	Not too much. I know a guy named wayne that runs a place called HeadWinds in dearborn, one of the cars he built heads for was featured in Hot Rod...A beautiful blue stang. He's reasonable but the inconvience is the wait. Good luck! __________________ God bless our troops

04-21-2003, 07:35 PM	#14
LayanRubr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Aggieland, Texas Posts: 297	If you go juice, loook for a used Nitrous Express wet kit. The 150 hp shot will really make a improvment I have a few buddys who have picked the whole set up for around $350 bucks on the classifieds. __________________ 87 Mustang 5.0 (308) Notchback - The Blue Baron Rice Hater's Club member #20

04-23-2003, 05:31 PM	#15
lowthreeohz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: dee eff dub Posts: 1	LT1's are turds? I never lost to a 4.6 GT in my Lt1 camaro. (it was an auto too! ) If you wanna be pulling the mid 90s fbodies, it'll take AT LEAST Gears, intake, exhaust, !badass driver mod, and a lucky day, or some nitrous. What are stock 4.6 times? 1/8 and 1/4? Lt1s are supposed to run mid to upper 13's in stock form, and thats still plenty to beat on a modular engine. Im pretty sure the Tq curves are a lot different too, the lt1 reaching its max hp and tq sooner and at lower RPMs than the mod. engine.

04-25-2003, 05:34 AM	#16
RBatson Registered Member Join Date: May 1997 Posts: 3,028	Maybe you can find a good set of used 99+ heads, that's what I'd do.

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