The 2011+ Mustang Thread

[Black5thgen]

Originally Posted by Stew

Please notice he said SS, not 5.0.........

A bolt on SS should be a hell of a lot faster than an 11.9 on a 150 shot. That was the point being made.......

[Stew]

Originally Posted by SGOS252382

You said his 5.0 ran 12.9 with "bolt ons and a tune."

My L99 A6 ran 12.9 "tune only." on a mild weather day. So don't cut your L99 short. The L99s need a good tune.

Second.
I ran 12.16 @ 114 mph (bolt ons only) with 20" drag radials. I should be able to run 11.7s - 11.8s with the addition of my converter.

Bolt ons + 150 shot should definitely be deep in the 10s with a tire that hooks.

As said previously, the 5.0 ran 12.9 stock

Originally Posted by Black5thgen

A bolt on SS should be a hell of a lot faster than an 11.9 on a 150 shot. That was the point being made.......

Please reread the message I quoted, he apparently thought the 5.0 ran the 11.9, I was just correcting that

[Camarowguy]

Originally Posted by DevilsReject97

Considering the GT500 doesn't run that kind of times, and it's a factory supercharged motor, I'd say he's got more than a couple bolt ons...

Adding to that, at some point the power being put down overpowers the tires/suspension and can't launch properly. Was a problem among many the Terminator Mustangs at one point if I recall......

He has a sct tuner, stock but reworked converter and an x pipe with around 7lbs boost and a boost a pump. I think when he went a 10.30 it was around 8 or 9lbs boost. Normally runs 10.50 on lower boost. He has stock gears, and stock airbox too. Yea, I don't hardly believe it either, but I've seen it run that. So there's no doubt it runs it.

[Jekyll-N-Hyde]

I love the Fued between the Camaro and Mustang its like the Hatfields and Mccoys

Originally Posted by WE485

Many 4th gens have done this. welcome to 1998.....just sayin

Yeah a lot of the rear section of the new mustang looks very 4thgen like lol

People wanted smoother and more retro Gm answered. Then there are us HP freaks if you want these cars to deliver like the low weight 4thgens then you got to pump up the hp for sure.

[swiftkart]

Originally Posted by 28.

In actuality the 5.0 has a slight edge at the 1/4 as well. Slight edge anyway and partly due to that SRA suspension..

And 250 to 300 lbs less weight makes a difference also.

[SGOS252382]

Originally Posted by Stew

As said previously, the 5.0 ran 12.9 stock




Please reread the message I quoted, he apparently thought the 5.0 ran the 11.9, I was just correcting that

Gotcha, time for some mods.

I ran a 5.0 one of my last trips to the track. He was pretty stock from what I could tell (catback exhaust at least). He was running right around 13.0 flat, so that sounds about right. I know they've run faster than that, but most the stock ones I see at the track are running around 13.0 flat with a good driver. I've seen them run slower, but that's just bad driving.

[assasinator]

Originally Posted by havocnmayhem2005

You know there is a guy in a new v6 camaro running high 11s with a 150 shot i think....plus i know a ton of guys who with moderate bolt ons in the LS1 4th gen fbody cars ran high to mid 11s all the time...Not saying the new 5.0 isnt pretty bad ass...just saying it has been done with another car before and pretty easy.

and according to your argument, 10's were run with 396's in camaros. so none of it is special. 427 W motors were too. early sixties. pretty easily.

[8cd03gro]

Originally Posted by Jekyll-N-Hyde

Yeah a lot of the rear section of the new mustang looks very 4thgen like lol

WHAT?!

[WhoMadeWho]

Pretty impressive:

[g4dadon]

Nice, what mods? Nevermind, looking at the video now, awesome ride!!! I'm about to start building one within the next week for a customer.

[Wesman]

Originally Posted by steeleshark2

I guess the 3.31 allows them to hook better. Once moving, I found that the 3.73 version keeps up a bit better. Interesting to know though.

Once the car is moving and you are in the powerband, if really makes no difference what gears you have. In fact, shorter gears actually rob more power on the top end, sometimes as much as 20WHP.

The shorter gears just help the car get off the line more quickly and into the engine's powerband.

Horsepower is the only thing that matters. For example, if the car is making 380WHP at its peak, its not going to accelerate any faster with 3.73 gears than it would with 3.31 gears. Acceleration is a function of horsepower, the shorter gears will make the RPM's climb faster, but the speed of the vehicle will rise at the same rate. So you just end up shifting more overall, with no real benefit.

[08-G35s/6MT]

Originally Posted by Wesman

Once the car is moving and you are in the powerband, if really makes no difference what gears you have. In fact, shorter gears actually rob more power on the top end, sometimes as much as 20WHP.

The shorter gears just help the car get off the line more quickly and into the engine's powerband.

Horsepower is the only thing that matters. For example, if the car is making 380WHP at its peak, its not going to accelerate any faster with 3.73 gears than it would with 3.31 gears. Acceleration is a function of horsepower, the shorter gears will make the RPM's climb faster, but the speed of the vehicle will rise at the same rate. So you just end up shifting more overall, with no real benefit.

Well there's fuel efficiency... Other than that what's the point of having an 8 or 9 speed(particularly in the IS-F or SRT8 392) ?

[SGOS252382]

The title of the thread says "Supercharger and Cam only"

Does it have a cam? The Video says "stock engine."

These seem to be the major mods

Supercharger
Bolt ons (intake, exhaust, TB, etc)
Converter - stall speed?
Gears
drag wheel and tire setup (with M.T. E.Ts out back)

[justa25thTA]

I must not have a clear understanding of "stock". I thought it meant as it came from the factory. Guess not.