Simi Stang

Hey guys-
I'm usually over in the Windsor Power forum, but thought I'd post this in the Mod. forum. Hope you guys can help me. The other day I raced what I originally thought was a '96-'98 GT. Supposively the only upgrade he had was exhaust, but you know how that goes. We went up to around 80mph and I beat him by about 3 car lengths, maybe a little more. I didn't get the best start because my drag radials are pretty bald, but once I hooked up I pulled him pretty easily, especially once I was in 3rd gear. My opponent was pretty impressive up until about 40mph, which got me to thinking...was that a '99-'02 stang?! Because the '96-'98s are pretty darn slow in close to stock form. What through me off was that he had a hood with the factory Ford raised scoop, like some of the new GTs & Cobras come with. I didn't get a good look at the whole car. I pretty much just saw the front of it, during the race...and I wasn't able to get a good look at the headlights. I wish I did, because that would have helped me figure out what year of stang I was racing. Sorry this is so long, but is it possible for a '96-'98 Mustang GT to have a factory Ford hood with a scoop like many of the '99-'02s have? It didn't look like an aftermarket hood, but is there an aftermarket hood that comes with a scoop for the '96-'98s that may have fooled me? Let me know what you guys think. Because beating a '99-'02 GT w/ exhaust is a little more impressive then beating a '96-'98 GT w/ exhaust.

Thanks guys-