1996/7 V6 Mustang Question
 

Hey Mustang guys. A buddy of mine has either a 1996 or 97 V6 Mustang with a standard. What are these capable of running in the quarter mile stock? I saw that article in HRM - so I know they got potential... but this one is stock. I think our race will come down to the driver, but I wanna have an idea before we head up to the drags.

Any info would be greatly appreciated guys,
Niko

They are not too fast. What do you drive? If it is a Neon you are in BIG trouble. I had my sisters 94 V6 and A decked out neon pulled up next to me at a light. The other lanes light turned red so he gunned it and took off about a sec later our light turned green but he was already through the intersection. So I let the pony have it and caught him ten feet past the intercention and blew by him. Mad him feel bad that he had a HUGE headstart and it took me Less than two secs to get a whole car ahead of him. A year later I bought one and Mine will kill my sisters. So good luck.

What do you mean by not too fast? My Neon will be doing 14's this season - I think I can hold my own but I wasn't sure. I bet you raced an automatic Neon - which mine is at the moment. The 5 speed Neons are much faster (at least 1.5 seconds) - which is why I'm swapping trannies this season. As far as "all decked out" goes - I think that Neon dude wasted some money :cool: .

Take it easy,
Niko

If you are running 14s you are well faster than the Mustang. What else you have on that car? I do not know much about neons excepted I beat that one and caused another on to flip about 6 times. (not really but I am getting charged for it and will have to pay for the bad driver female to get a new one. Well good luck racing.

Mods right now: cold air intake (Iceman) and a glasspack (Thrush) and some track day weight redux. That's good for 16.8 with my automatic. This season I will have the 5 speed, crane #14 cam, underdrive pulley, cam gear, and drag radials most likely.

Take it easy,
Niko

Niko , the 96-98 v6's came with only 150hp, and they weigh 3200lbs. They're not fast stock, but if you run a 16.8, you'll probably lose. It'll be close though. Now, when you're in the high 14's you would have no trouble with even the highly modified 94-98 v6's.
The brand new stang v6's have 193hp stock, so they're a different story. Watch out for them. Good luck in your race, let us know what happens.