drove 4.6 01 GT not impressed

[Blue01GT]

I have a 01 GT 5spd and i race often at the LA county raceway. its at 2900ft. I have raced plenty of stangs there, including a 1995 Cobra 5spd with mass air, cat back exhaust, and a throttle body. I was stock, and i smoked him! he ran a 14.90 and i ran a 14.45 And to top it off, he said that 14.9 was one of his better times! Ive also seen many other stangs up against eachother, and as far as stock goes, the 99ups are consistently faster. Of course theres lots of souped up, blown, ported, roll caged, squeezing beasts running 11, 10, 9, etc... but as far as "mostly stock" stangs go, the 99 ups are the fastest ive seen at the drag strip. period. and these are all serious enthusiasts who know their stangs and how to drag.


I also once raced an 89 fastback 5.0 up laurel canyon from sunset blvd. We were swerving and screaming up and down the canyon insanely! i think he was stock and i know i was. Each time we got our noses lined up, i would pull on him. He was solo, and i had my girl with me. He may have been auto, but his 5.0 seemed more like a 5-point-slow. I always kept him behind me...the 99ups are just faster.

I drove a WRX 5spd and the "feel" of the car feels faster than the GT, but at the track i get better times than a WRX. feeling is different than true speed. the 4.6 is just better...and isnt ford coming out with a modular block that is bored out to 5 liters? the mods are just more modern.