drove 4.6 01 GT not impressed

[Unit 5302]

Don't know what your trying to point out, Lizard. I don't think you have a leg to stand on. I raced the 87 vs the 01. The 87 pulled the 01. The 87 will trap 100mph+ The 01 cannot stop a car that traps 100+ from pulling, then reel it back in and pass it before the end of the quarter.

My 1987 Mustang GT Hatchback with 160,000 miles.

flex fan
removed silencer
K&N (dirty)
15k since last tuneup
10* initial timing
Splitfire wires
2.5" BBK cat H pipe
2.5" dynomax catback
2.95:1 T-5z first gear (worse than stock 3.35:1)
2.73:1 rear end ratio

Last I checked, that was pretty stock. No gears, no slicks, no engine modification whatsoever, no N20, no forced induction, no intake, no headers, no electric fan, no underdrives.

I'm sorry your ego is bruised. Sorry my rusty but trusty 15yr old 160,000mi car pulled on my shiny new car that's supposed to be faster. If you want to think happy thoughts, my 01 did win the race once my friend missed 2nd.

Mercury, you're not throwing any fuel on the fire as far as I'm concerned. I'm debating Lizard's disrespectful, uninformed statements regarding NO stock or near stock 5.0 can hang with a 99+GT. Mine did. End of story. Will it happen in general, car to car? Nope. Most 5.0's are mid 14 cars, and a new GT should beat them. A good stock 5.0 will dyno at near 230hp (converted to crank hp). An early Fox is about 200lbs lighter than a 99+. That puts them into an awfully close power to weight ratio when any light mods are made. 225hp is the stock rating. Removing the intake silencer and bumping the timing is worth 10hp+ on a 5.0. Add a set of underdrives, a K&N and you'll be sitting around 245hp+. All the sudden a very lightly modded 5.0 is 200lbs lighter, with only a 15hp or less difference between the two cars, assuming the car isn't a freak.

You can't walk up to a dead guy and tell him he can't die. Then insist to everybody there that since he can't die, he must not be dead.