drove a mustang, hate my camaro now

[Deki]

Originally Posted by Vaipulu

Deki, you and I are going to have to disagree, if you don't feel a difference between 373 and 355 gears, we will be arguing all day. Since when is a 13 second car and a 12 second car a drivers race? Even with a minor increase of 10 hp, and steeper gears any driver should feel a difference. C&D is unbiased, I'll go with what they say not a chevy magazine that says the ss is faster. C&d say the mustang is faster, I believe them.

I got the 3.73s in my 5.0. I've driven a 3.55 and a 3.31 geared 5.0 as well. I've also driven a 2013 Track Pack (3.73s standard on that), and I've driven my buddies 2012 3.73 BBP 5.0 as well. All feel the same stock to me. Feel about as fast as an SS stock for stock. Different mags get different results. Fastest stock times are pretty close for both cars. The SS is a 12 second car as much as a GT is a 12 second car. Look at the fast lists for stock cars on most of their respectable forums, they are about the same. By the way, fastest stock 5.0s had the 3.31 gears.

[Can't_C_Me]

Did someone call?!

[Vaipulu]

I went to the dealership and drove your year mustang. I choose the Camaro, I own the SS went to the dealer and tried the new 5.0, I choose the mustang. Fastest stock 5.0s running running 331? Since when does 331's get you down the track faster than 373 gears? Ford must be jacked up, should of been 331 in in the TRACK pack. We've been doing it all wrong! Why the drag racers are going 4.10 is beyond me they should of went with 331. The more you talk the less I think you know. I've been to numerous tracks and have seen what both the 5.0 and SS are putting down, the 5.0 puts down better times.

[Vaipulu]

Oh I forgot you go by how a car feels, I go by track times, silly me

[jrc1122]

I don't care which is faster. If I bought my car only for speed, I would have spent much less and bought an old LS1 and beefed it up for MUCH less.

I bought my car for the exterior, the interior, the performance, the comfort, and the fact that I have grown a liking to Ford vehicles more so than GM. And I am sure the exact same answer could come from the Camaro folks. Many of those items I listed are subjective.
Country Music? Rock music? Punk? Pop? Classic? Who am I to tell someone else that their preference is wrong.

[Nessal]

Originally Posted by Vaipulu

Deki, you and I are going to have to disagree, if you don't feel a difference between 373 and 355 gears, we will be arguing all day. Since when is a 13 second car and a 12 second car a drivers race? Even with a minor increase of 10 hp, and steeper gears any driver should feel a difference. C&D is unbiased, I'll go with what they say not a chevy magazine that says the ss is faster. C&d say the mustang is faster, I believe them.

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA

[Deki]

Originally Posted by Vaipulu

I went to the dealership and drove your year mustang. I choose the Camaro, I own the SS went to the dealer and tried the new 5.0, I choose the mustang. Fastest stock 5.0s running running 331? Since when does 331's get you down the track faster than 373 gears? Ford must be jacked up, should of been 331 in in the TRACK pack. We've been doing it all wrong! Why the drag racers are going 4.10 is beyond me they should of went with 331. The more you talk the less I think you know. I've been to numerous tracks and have seen what both the 5.0 and SS are putting down, the 5.0 puts down better times.

Originally Posted by Vaipulu

Oh I forgot you go by how a car feels, I go by track times, silly me

Ok smart guy, go look at the fastest stock times and then come back and be a smart ass about the gearing. (I'll make this easy for you, just go here http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...ack-times.html and look at PureStock's fastest run, and take a guess which gears he was running) Being able to put the power down and get a good 60 foot is a bitch on stock 255 series Pirellis on a 3.73 car, and even worse with the non BBP 18" 235 all seasons. Stick to your knowledge about Camaros, and if you got any questions about Mustangs, ask away and I'll educate you.

By the way, here is my 12.52 run in my GT with just a FRPP tune and GT500 mufflers on street tires.


Don't have a scanner to scan the slip but here are the details:
1.9 60'
5.51 330'
8.22 1/8ET
90.11 1/8 MPH
10.51 1000 ET
101.03 1000 MPH
12.52 1/4 ET
114.71 1/4MPH

So much for me going by the feel of the car and you going by the track times, so yes, silly you. Or you can just keep thinking that magazine racing is the best thing out there and stick with that.

[jrc1122]

Nice Run Deki!

[Deki]

Thanks man. 3.73s really make it a pain to get any traction 1st and 2nd gear

[Vaipulu]

Link you posted, where's the gears their using? 373s hard to gain traction, yes, impossible? No. It takes a driver to plant, not saying anyone here can't. Show me where a stock SS runs 12's like a stock 5.0 can. People done it, sure. Two identical average drivers are going to hit better times in a mustang. It's clear 5.0 runs faster, and you can feel the difference as well as see it at the track

[Vaipulu]

Isn't it clear with threads here tittled "How do I beat a 5.0?"

[brandonrr]

this thread has been taken a bit off course by the V8 guys, just like so many other threads, but since it's still mustang VS camaro, it's not all bad

[2012 IngotSilver 5.0]

Originally Posted by Vaipulu

It feels faster because it is, I like my 2012 Camaro ss, but i love this 2013 mustang. Car and driver got 13.2 out of the SS, 2013 gt 12.6... That's why it feels faster, it would be different if the 13 Camaro brought more than an LCD screen to the strip this year. Take one out for a test drive, major difference especially between the 2011 and 13 mustang 5.0

C&D got 13.0@111mph from a 10 Camaro SS, 13.2@109 from an 11 GT:
http://media.caranddriver.com/files/...-twin-bill.pdf

Haven't seen any tests of a 13 GT ...