My Mustang - Need HELP!

Robbi · 06-25-2001, 01:38 PM

Hope you can help me to settle a dispute I am having with my boyfriend! I've looked all over the Internet and can't really find the information I am looking for.

I own a '95 Mustang GT (5.0) and my boyfriend says the new 4.6 GT Mustangs are faster. Is this true? Which car has more horsepower? And what size engine does each one have? Can anyone help? Thanks!

Smokedawg · 06-25-2001, 01:44 PM

I think it would depend on what year the 4.6 liter would be. The reason that the 95 GT's are slower is because they are so damn heavier than the previous 5.0's but the will handle better than the older fox's. I believe that the 96-98 series mustangs were lacking quite a bit of power, so it would be a tough call on those years. If your 95 is stock and the other mustang is a 99-01 series, you will most likely be in some trouble. Hope this helps!

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347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, Cobra Transmission, Extrude Ported and Polished Upper and ported Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Holley AFPR, March Underdrive Pulleys, Perma-Cool Fan, 3-Core Radiator, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 73mm Vortech MAF, 70mm TB, FlowMaster Exhaust w/BBK Offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors, AC del, rear seat del.

89 Cobra LX · 06-25-2001, 02:28 PM

The new 4.6 GTs are much faster. I've been in a couple of them and they haul a$$.

Oh yeah, they also make 260 HP from the factory. You're 95 GT makes 225 HP from the factory.

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Eric - 89 Mustang LX coupe

302 - Cobra Intake - GT40p heads - TFS stage 1 cam - FRPP 1.6 roller rockers - Naturally Aspirated

3.73 gears - KYB shocks and struts - Eibach springs - HPM Mega-bite Jr lower control arms - HPM upper control arms

dashapht · 06-25-2001, 03:24 PM

stock 5.0s will beat 4.6s from 1996-1998..usually, unless the 5.0 is an automatic and the 4.6 is a manual, then it might be abot even. Starting 1999 and up, different heads and intake design upped the power level signifigantly, and they will beat most bone stock 5.0s. However, it wouldn't take many bolt-ons to make the 5.0 be equal to or faster than the new 4.6, considering the 5.0 is a 5 speed.

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93 Coupe, long tubes, pro chamber, flowmasters, 3.73, auburn, alum driveshft, subframes, tri-ax, pulley, 73mm MAF, cobra Rs.

dashapht · 06-25-2001, 03:27 PM

Oops, forgot to answer your other question. the 5.0 liter is 302 cubic inches, and the 4.6 liter is 281 cubic inches. most 5.0s are 225hp, and 96-98 4.6s are like 215hp, where 99 and up are 260, save for the 4.6 cobra. Cobras have 305 to 320hp, depending on year.

dinomite · 06-25-2001, 05:12 PM

The 94-95s are a little slower than the 87-93, cause they are 200 lbs heavier. The 87-93 were rated at 225 horsepower and 300ft/lbs, and the 94-95 215/300, although it was the same engine. The 96-98 mustangs were rated at 225hp, but it was out of the 4.6l engine, so there was less torque, and the hp came much higher in the rev range so they were even slower. THe 99+ mustangs are rated at 260/300 and are a little faster than an 87-93 5 liter.

BrentK7 · 06-25-2001, 10:57 PM

I feel a race comming on.

Hey look, 10 posts.

06-25-2001, 01:38 PM	#1
Robbi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, Texas, USA Posts: 1	My Mustang - Need HELP! Hope you can help me to settle a dispute I am having with my boyfriend! I've looked all over the Internet and can't really find the information I am looking for. I own a '95 Mustang GT (5.0) and my boyfriend says the new 4.6 GT Mustangs are faster. Is this true? Which car has more horsepower? And what size engine does each one have? Can anyone help? Thanks!

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06-25-2001, 01:44 PM	#2
Smokedawg Tires Fear Me... Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 867	I think it would depend on what year the 4.6 liter would be. The reason that the 95 GT's are slower is because they are so damn heavier than the previous 5.0's but the will handle better than the older fox's. I believe that the 96-98 series mustangs were lacking quite a bit of power, so it would be a tough call on those years. If your 95 is stock and the other mustang is a 99-01 series, you will most likely be in some trouble. Hope this helps! ------------------ 347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, Cobra Transmission, Extrude Ported and Polished Upper and ported Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Holley AFPR, March Underdrive Pulleys, Perma-Cool Fan, 3-Core Radiator, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 73mm Vortech MAF, 70mm TB, FlowMaster Exhaust w/BBK Offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors, AC del, rear seat del.

06-25-2001, 02:28 PM	#3
89 Cobra LX Don Corlione Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Omaha NE USA Posts: 491	The new 4.6 GTs are much faster. I've been in a couple of them and they haul a$$. Oh yeah, they also make 260 HP from the factory. You're 95 GT makes 225 HP from the factory. ------------------ Eric - 89 Mustang LX coupe 302 - Cobra Intake - GT40p heads - TFS stage 1 cam - FRPP 1.6 roller rockers - Naturally Aspirated 3.73 gears - KYB shocks and struts - Eibach springs - HPM Mega-bite Jr lower control arms - HPM upper control arms

06-25-2001, 03:24 PM	#4
dashapht Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: nashville, tn Posts: 72	stock 5.0s will beat 4.6s from 1996-1998..usually, unless the 5.0 is an automatic and the 4.6 is a manual, then it might be abot even. Starting 1999 and up, different heads and intake design upped the power level signifigantly, and they will beat most bone stock 5.0s. However, it wouldn't take many bolt-ons to make the 5.0 be equal to or faster than the new 4.6, considering the 5.0 is a 5 speed. ------------------ 93 Coupe, long tubes, pro chamber, flowmasters, 3.73, auburn, alum driveshft, subframes, tri-ax, pulley, 73mm MAF, cobra Rs.

06-25-2001, 03:27 PM	#5
dashapht Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: nashville, tn Posts: 72	Oops, forgot to answer your other question. the 5.0 liter is 302 cubic inches, and the 4.6 liter is 281 cubic inches. most 5.0s are 225hp, and 96-98 4.6s are like 215hp, where 99 and up are 260, save for the 4.6 cobra. Cobras have 305 to 320hp, depending on year.

06-25-2001, 05:12 PM	#6
dinomite The Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,262	The 94-95s are a little slower than the 87-93, cause they are 200 lbs heavier. The 87-93 were rated at 225 horsepower and 300ft/lbs, and the 94-95 215/300, although it was the same engine. The 96-98 mustangs were rated at 225hp, but it was out of the 4.6l engine, so there was less torque, and the hp came much higher in the rev range so they were even slower. THe 99+ mustangs are rated at 260/300 and are a little faster than an 87-93 5 liter.

06-25-2001, 10:57 PM	#7
BrentK7 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA Posts: 16	I feel a race comming on. Hey look, 10 posts.