New Car Owner w/ questions

Superfly · 07-06-2001, 12:16 AM

Well I traded in my 1990 Olds Cutlass and bought a 2000GT. I dont know jack about cars. So I've been pouring over this board for hours.
1. Top mph for stock stang?
2. K&N-estimated HP gain?
3. 87 or 92 octane?
This car is a slight improvement over my last car, which I didn't give a rats *** about. I am in love with this one. Thanx for this board and any help.

97snakedriver · 07-06-2001, 12:52 AM

1. If you have the 17" wheels with the Z rated tires then there is no top speed limiter, and I would guess a 2000 GT would top out somewhere around 150 or high 140s with a long enough (ie LONG) run up.

2. There's the great running debate about rather or not to remove the intake snorkle. But with just a K&N drop in filter I would not expect any significant gain. A hp? Not enough to notice. Although it is nice to not have to replace the filter.

3. What's the manual say? Mid-grade? As long as its stock there isn't any advantage to running higher then the recomended octane. If you were to get a Steeda timing adjuster then there would be a significant advantage to running with a higher octane.

97snakedriver · 07-06-2001, 12:54 AM

Oh, and Congrats on the new purchase. Mustangs are a hell of a lot of fun, aren't they?

blue00gt · 07-06-2001, 12:06 PM

1. 135-140mph (depending on what you read)
2. 1-3hp
3. 87

07-06-2001, 12:16 AM	#1
Superfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 2	New Car Owner w/ questions Well I traded in my 1990 Olds Cutlass and bought a 2000GT. I dont know jack about cars. So I've been pouring over this board for hours. 1. Top mph for stock stang? 2. K&N-estimated HP gain? 3. 87 or 92 octane? This car is a slight improvement over my last car, which I didn't give a rats *** about. I am in love with this one. Thanx for this board and any help.

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07-06-2001, 12:52 AM	#2
97snakedriver Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,526	1. If you have the 17" wheels with the Z rated tires then there is no top speed limiter, and I would guess a 2000 GT would top out somewhere around 150 or high 140s with a long enough (ie LONG) run up. 2. There's the great running debate about rather or not to remove the intake snorkle. But with just a K&N drop in filter I would not expect any significant gain. A hp? Not enough to notice. Although it is nice to not have to replace the filter. 3. What's the manual say? Mid-grade? As long as its stock there isn't any advantage to running higher then the recomended octane. If you were to get a Steeda timing adjuster then there would be a significant advantage to running with a higher octane.

07-06-2001, 12:54 AM	#3
97snakedriver Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,526	Oh, and Congrats on the new purchase. Mustangs are a hell of a lot of fun, aren't they?

07-06-2001, 12:06 PM	#4
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	1. 135-140mph (depending on what you read) 2. 1-3hp 3. 87