10-01-2014, 12:10 PM | #1 |
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January 2015 update - My V6 beat a 4.6L Mustang
UPDATE.
He finished the Coyote engine swap, we met up on his families property and went for a rematch. Arm drop, I got a hole shot launch on him and kept a fender on him for about 60-70 feet. I'm pretty sure I had a fender due to wheel spin on his part, cause suddenly he was flying past me in a glorious cloud of exhaust noise and fumes. He properly trounced me by the time the 1/8 mile rolled past. Before the flamers come out, yes it happened. 1/8 mile, private road, I got him on a hole shot off the line and kept a fender on him the whole time. Pretty sure he should have won. I see him around from time to time and I'm also pretty sure he hurt his engine street racing, it didn't sound right.
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10-01-2014, 12:27 PM | #3 |
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What year?
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10-01-2014, 01:00 PM | #5 |
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If you got the jump, it isn't suprising. His main advantage over your 6 is his low end torque. He his car is capable of pulling you off the line, but once the RPMs are up you should be fairly even. A better driver in the 6 will take the advantage away at the light.
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10-01-2014, 01:15 PM | #6 | |
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FWIW, he was cool about it. Just came by my office and told me he thinks he's got a wiped lobe on the cam. He also had a CEL come on on his way home from the race. I was honestly pretty surprised by it. I figured I could keep up with him, which I did, I just happened to be 3 feet in front of him doing it. I won't race him again though. He's already got a Coyote engine waiting to go in.
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10-01-2014, 03:36 PM | #7 |
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Not a huge surprise to me.
I've always said that the GT should walk away initially in a drag and down low, but once the speeds climb the V6 should be hanging....but unfortunately by then the GT has pulled ahead. From a roll it should be closer. But in your case if you got the jump on him out of the gate then I can see it being a good race. Of course, if his car wasn't running right that kind of throws it all out the window.
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10-01-2014, 04:12 PM | #8 |
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I'm taking the Win, dirty or not.
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10-01-2014, 04:15 PM | #9 |
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4.6L doesn't surprise me, 5.0L I'd be amazed at what a terrible driver they must have been.
Hell my 2000 Focus 2.0L DOHC beat a 2004 3.8L by a few feet |
10-01-2014, 05:26 PM | #10 |
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O/p why are you surprised lol? My money would go on a stock V6 camaro any day against a stock 4.6 lol. Nice kill btw
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Mariojoe, I'd take that bet more often than not.
We aren't talking the fairy 2v 4.6 from 96-98, or the slightly improved one from 99-04. A competent driver in an 05-10 3v 4.6 should easily handle a stock v6 camaro in any configuration of the two. Obviously driver error plays a part, but from a dig it's the mustangs race to lose every time.
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You're talking about a car that is roughly half a second quicker down the quarter... That's another 5 full cars from a dead stop.
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Earliest rendition off the newer 4.6..
Convertible so it's the heaviest Probably an automatic so running 3:31s... Driver admitted to engine problems Doesn't sound like a win to me. Let me guess if you raced a bugatti that had no tires and couldn't even move you would consider it a win.../fail bro. |
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It don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.
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