2002 mustang

[99Pony3.8]

Tireburner is right. A V-8 with similar HP numbers will always smoke a smaller engine unless there is something wrong with it. I said it first in this thread and I will say it again. Having more cylinders and a higher displacement counts in a big way. HP alone does not tell you anything.

Plus, there is one other thing you are missing. Just becuase GTs have higher rear axle ratios doesn't mean their gear ratio overall is higher. Both auto and manual tranny's in GTs are different than the tranny's used in the 3.8's. The tranny's in a 3.8 have a different gear ratio than the tranny's in a GT, hence the need for a different rear axle ratio. So the final drive ratio is different between the 2 and the rear gears are tuned to the specific tranny and engine combo in the car. Rear gears are only 1 part of the equation. You have to take the whole drive train into account, not just 1 component to determine the final drive ratio at the rear wheels.

One more thing - who would trust a guy who is so ignorant they even admit "I aint good at english or proper stuff anyways". Obviously, he doesn't know s^!t about cars either.

Hey look, I know how to use commas, periods, and caps.