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08-06-2002, 09:12 PM

I definitely agree with Blue. In '99 GT's and Cobra's got big hp gaines, 260 hp for GT and 320 hp for Cobra. With equal drivers the '99+ cars are going to beat the pre-99 cars.

Now about the 8th of a mile race. Torque is going to play a much bigger roll in the 8th of a mile race than a quarter mile race, where hp is going to really play a difference once the cars start to wind out in 3rd and 4rth gears. All late model Mustangs, say from '89 all the way to '02 had about the same torque rating, all about 300 ft-lbs (5.0's and 4.6's, 2v's and 4v's). The pre-'99's had about 300 ft-lb (Cobra and GT's) and the post '99's the same deal, GT's with 300 and Cobra's maxed at I think 317 for the '99's.

I can give you my own experiences. One of the first times to the track (1/8th) in my pure stock '00 (260 hp) GT I raced an '89 GT (225 hp, basically stock) and I got beat. My car was practically brand new with about 5k miles on it and the guy I raced had about 120k on his 5.0, and he just barely beat me. This was my first time drag racing at a track and spun my wheels through most of 1st and second. However, I had a much higher end speed, even though his ET was faster. I can't remember the details, but he beat me by like .02 seconds, but I was going about 6-7 mph faster. End speed is a good judge of hp, not ET or who won the race.

08-06-2002, 09:12 PM	#9
apenn Guest Posts: n/a	I definitely agree with Blue. In '99 GT's and Cobra's got big hp gaines, 260 hp for GT and 320 hp for Cobra. With equal drivers the '99+ cars are going to beat the pre-99 cars. Now about the 8th of a mile race. Torque is going to play a much bigger roll in the 8th of a mile race than a quarter mile race, where hp is going to really play a difference once the cars start to wind out in 3rd and 4rth gears. All late model Mustangs, say from '89 all the way to '02 had about the same torque rating, all about 300 ft-lbs (5.0's and 4.6's, 2v's and 4v's). The pre-'99's had about 300 ft-lb (Cobra and GT's) and the post '99's the same deal, GT's with 300 and Cobra's maxed at I think 317 for the '99's. I can give you my own experiences. One of the first times to the track (1/8th) in my pure stock '00 (260 hp) GT I raced an '89 GT (225 hp, basically stock) and I got beat. My car was practically brand new with about 5k miles on it and the guy I raced had about 120k on his 5.0, and he just barely beat me. This was my first time drag racing at a track and spun my wheels through most of 1st and second. However, I had a much higher end speed, even though his ET was faster. I can't remember the details, but he beat me by like .02 seconds, but I was going about 6-7 mph faster. End speed is a good judge of hp, not ET or who won the race.