Hey Rev,
Right now, nope, I'm not sure of anything with this little car. Car and Driver Magazine (2/7/05) had that stat. So, I am sure there is room for error. Mustang Enthusiast (a virgin mag compared to MM&FF) took the 05 GT to a Dyno at Alternative Auto and on the Dyno it came in 264/276 @ rear...so factoring in a moderate drivetrain loss of 15% at the tires would put the base HP of 300 at about 255 @RW...We will have to see more Dyno specs but it appears the original HP figure may be a little sand-bagged and be running a little more around base 325HP/350LBTQ. The driveshaft is no longer a single unit. Instead it has a CV joint in the middle of the two shaft pieces... The engine in the 05 combines the lovely V-8 displacement with a variable cam timing (darn imports sneaking in there..
)... It gives the engine an overall flatter power curve, allowing the engine to alter cam timing to help make it a little more efficient at higher rpm levels. In this current modulated world, who the heck knows.... It is as much about the vehicle and engine engineering as the computer modulation and set-up. I'm not going to try to compare the two. All I know is I have a truck engine (the 05 V-6 has been borrowed from the Explorer/Ranger platform) tossed into this nice light little Thunderbird/Lincoln LS chassis and with the 5 speed Automatic it is great...
Item to note: hmmmm... from what I have read and seen peeking underneath the new GT, it may be a challenge for the straight 1/4 mile track times to keep up with the Fox Body and SN95 though. The rear module on the GT has 3 control arms and a single panhard bar with the coil springs located on the rear housing rather than on the control arms. Trying to modify this to maximize @ launch is going to be tricky....
Enough happy nerd talk for me... My little man (7 years old now) wants a little time on the laptop. It's nice to hear from you Rev.....Keep in touch...
BTW.... Any opinion on the muffler my friend?
Jennifer
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