Yes, yes. The LS-1 is a monster. They are unbeatable from a roll. Well, my sorry 87GT has 3 LS1's under it's belt. Well 2 real races, 1 chase.
Again, it would seem to be a case of the mystical "fast" GM. From the reports, most of the track savy have come back with put the LS1's in the high 13 zone with an average driver. Some are even into the low 14 zone until they figure out how to launch them.
Mr 5.0 has posted about a bone stock 87LX that he watched his friend beat to a 13.8 at a local drag strip. Great drivers exist, but let's come back to reality. As much as we all want to believe we're that good, chances are we're nowhere near that. The LS1 community reminds me a lot of the ricer community in the way they post the performance of the cars. The very fastest performance humanly possible, stock (meaning minor bolt ons and tuneing to them). When times are given here in Mustangland, it's average performance with a good driver. I don't tell people their Fox 5.0 is a 14 flat or high 13 second car stock. That's simply because there is a 99.9% chance they'll never be able to drive it to the limits well enough to get that time. So when the general rule is applied to the Mustang's performance, and the GM guys come along talking about low 13's high 12's stock on paper it looks impossible for a Mustang to beat one.
As far as needing 300rwhp to run high 12's in a Mustang LOL!!!! Where have you been? In a fox 250hp can put you into the 12's. 300rwhp can easily put a Mustang into the low/mid 12's. You're talking about 360hp at the crank. My car has the capability to run mid 13's and trap 102. I know it does, just not with this gearing, and I'm making maybe 215rwhp. The SN95's require about 15-20 more rwhp than a Fox does to do the same, but you can't compare a Mustang to an F body hp to hp because the Mustang has a 200-400lb weight advantage.
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1987 GT 5spd.
D&D Performance "Z" spec T-5
Dynomax 2.5" Super Turbo system
BBK 2 1/2" H-pipe with cats
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