Me Vs 05 Mustang GT

coming home from cedar point sunday night (i got sunbruned to a crisp), im almost home driving on a street that alot of people like to cruise. I pull up to a stop light and see the oh so familiar head lights of a 05 GT coming up fast. He gets next to me at the light and its a kid i sometimes bullshit with about cars. Hes been in my car and knows what it is, so as soon as the light turns green he guns it, well he got a bit of a jump on me and i squealed way to long. Anyways i get next to him doing 40MPH, i say lets go on 3 honks. I start honking, i can hear his v8 starting to purr and he gets ready for the 3rd honk. 3rd honk we both take off exact same point, to my suprise im right with him dead even. And then to even more of my shock i start gaining on him, i inch and inch just abit, till im at his front bumper, then oops 80MPH comes and so does my 3rd gear. . .he walked me after that. So technically it was a lose, but i was still very pleased with how my little 4 banger inched on a 300HP V8 mustang GT. I think he was alittle mad that i kept up, because after that he just kept going. I was doing 60MPH in a 45 MPH trying to catch up, and i wasnt gaining on him, he would not slow down, even ran a solid yellow that i stopped at.

So im kinda happy, i know if i had a manual i might have held my ground a little better after 80MPH. Still fun times, ive wanted to run a 05 GT since they came out, i finally got my chance.

Hooraahh!

:)

good race, i like those new gt's. Do you know what kinda times your cavy is runnin, cause i think the new gt's are around late 13's, mid with a good driver.

Nice!, thoese V8s have great torque, but are retardly
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Jayson, I thought you were still in the 14s...definantly not the outcome I expected either, but that is street racing for ya...congrats on the initial outcome.

Makes me wanna demolish.......I mean run one. :icon16:


Nice race! Gotta love hanging with cars you think will beat you.

im surprised you said he blew you away on top end... those things aerodynamics arent exactly cutting edge

Nice!, thoese V8s have great torque, but are retardly
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Ironic that retardly isn't even a word. :lol2:

good race, i like those new gt's. Do you know what kinda times your cavy is runnin, cause i think the new gt's are around late 13's, mid with a good driver.


Not really, people are having a hard time getting them to break into the 13's at all, best i've seen one run is a 14.1 or somethin like that. Good loss Jay.

It will always depend on alot of things what a car will run, but they are definately well documented running mid to high 13's. I have seen them run low 14s too though.

I think i just depends on geographic location. Cause there have been many cases where a stock GT ran mid 13's.

beautiful death...

Nice run dude.

So how's that auto tranny holding up to your power adder? I bet those bands and clutches are screaming for mercy by now. Maybe your next big upgrade could be a manual???

holds up just fine, the 4t40e transmission in my car is just about bullet proof, the only thing i need to worry about is the pump, its a little small.

Also The new GT mustangs running in the 13's yes i know its possible, but the one i saw running at the track was hitting 15.0. I think its really all about driver. A good driver can get a stock SRT4 into the high 13's. But most drivers manage a mid 14.

At 15 that driver had to have sucked big time.

yeah 15s is a pretty bad time for the new GT's...great death tho, Id love to race a new mustang...its definately also on my list of cars to get once i graduate

nice run man. gotta defend the gt alittle the reason ur susprised with it is ford errr bunch of douches and when the car shifts it closes the throttle blade to prevent powershifts and doesnt roll into full thottle for alittle after the shift is completed to prevent damage there is some other stuff but i dont wanna go into it and say something wrong bc i hanvt read the article in like 3 months but i know with a chip u can get back 25 hp bc of the things ford did to keep it from getting "hurt" good run though man really also with the chip mm&ff (muscle mustangs and fast fords) got it to run 13.1 something more 13.3 but i am postive it was low 13 's and with 4.56 gears new shocks radials and mufflers chip it ran 12.5!!!!! u got my respect even more jayson for running with one though gj man

4.56 gears :lol:

yeah i think that was what was in it pretty sure yeah alittle low??? ;)

what is your elevation? that changes a lot about times you should expect.


as for that article on the 05 gaining performance, its in the april 05 issue of MM&FF. the chip you're referring to is an SCT tune to get rid of the "drive-by-wire" thing that limits accelleration until higher rpms. the article was about 6 things to get the mustang in the 12s. they were the SCT tune, Magnaflow mufflers w/JDM tips, steeda underdrive pulleys, QA1 rear shocks, FRPP 4.30 gears, and MT E/T street tires. they were 6 things that cost under $2500 total to get it a best run of 12.45 at 107.92

they were 6 things that cost under $2500 total to get it a best run of 12.45 at 107.92
Not all that impressive really. I mean, 108 MPH? Needs more power.
Not ripping the performance at all. It isn't bad. But it is 2005, and in 1999 people could buy an LS1 F-Body and run 12.45 for whatever they could get the rear-end and tires for. Maybe $2000 if you looked hard enough. Then you could use that other $500 for a couple breather mods, and be a touch quicker.
Hell, mine should be able to run 12.5 or so at 113 or so. Only $3K into mine.

It may be 3 years late but its performance is pretty even with the last Fbodys for the most part. I don't think thats a bad thing, I don't hear anyone with a 98+ Fbody complaining about power.

Not all that impressive really. I mean, 108 MPH? Needs more power.
Not ripping the performance at all. It isn't bad. But it is 2005, and in 1999 people could buy an LS1 F-Body and run 12.45 for whatever they could get the rear-end and tires for. Maybe $2000 if you looked hard enough. Then you could use that other $500 for a couple breather mods, and be a touch quicker.
Hell, mine should be able to run 12.5 or so at 113 or so. Only $3K into mine.

I disagree, the ability to run 12.5@108mph IS impressive because of the amount of power it uses. Sure 108 isn't as fast as your car, but it's running the same 1/4 as you are. With 1,000 less invested and 70 less rwhp. Also the article was to show how 'quick' it could do the 1/4 not what it trapped. So....to me, and many others it is impressive. :wink:

I disagree, the ability to run 12.5@108mph IS impressive because of the amount of power it uses. Sure 108 isn't as fast as your car, but it's running the same 1/4 as you are. With 1,000 less invested and 70 less rwhp. Also the article was to show how 'quick' it could do the 1/4 not what it trapped. So....to me, and many others it is impressive. :wink:
Yeah, but here is the thing....
I wasn't really refering to my car. For that $2500, I could have run faster than the GT did with a car from 6-7 years ago.
My car is best suited for roll races right now. I haven't invested much to help her hook yet. If I wanted to just get down the track quickly, I would have modded differently.

Yeah, but here is the thing....
I wasn't really refering to my car. For that $2500, I could have run faster than the GT did with a car from 6-7 years ago.
My car is best suited for roll races right now. I haven't invested much to help her hook yet. If I wanted to just get down the track quickly, I would have modded differently.


aww ok gotcha...what kind of engine mods do you have invested on your motor? 376rwhp is good. How did you get that kind of power?

thank you i just found the aritcle wnad was going to clear it up but u got me coverd ty. did u do the labor ur self or have it done perfessionaly bc if u did it your self you would have to add more money to that considering the 2,500 is part and labor the parts cost pry around 1729 + or - some dollers
sct-375
gears 185
tires-guessing 400 dollers 200 a peice?
underdrive-249
mufflers-160
shocks-pry around 180 a peice that seems to be the average rate of drag shocks so thats

That is true. All the work was done by me. Some of my mods I overpaid for. Not that it really matters.
I do my own work. I just like seeing if I can do it.

Car is cammed, most bolt-ons, and stock tune. Should be close to or over 400 RWHP with a good tune.
NHRA corrected (for altitude)times.....12.8 at 113. Slipping clutch, so there was no launch. 2.4xx 60' time. :lol:

I am not taking anything away from the GT. They are quick, and quick for cheap. I have seen a couple really move.

Good race jayson, I like your car and would like to get my cavi down to the times that your car is at. Usually the v8 guys get pissed of when you keep up with them or beat them.

none of us are pissed off that he keeped up with one. We all respect him bc he kept up with one kinda that oppestite. I have been beat by a few cars that are like being beat by a cavi (turbo civic). Becafe with that v8 guys say this or do that bs bc we dont like being Stereotyped just like you dont like being called a ricer or a little 4 cycl etc.

i don't care what kind of car it is...fast is fast to me.... :iceslolan

same here if its fast its got my respect. i love that pic of the 300zx. almost brought one just like it black
t-top 2+2

thanks bro...that so sweet *tear :biggrin:

yeah the clutch was gone i mean u would out some thottle into it and the clutch would just spin the car would wind up like u were revving it. it was pretty bad. but a sexy ass car and if the clutch was fixed i defintly would have brought it.

Good loss. The new GT's are ok, but i'd definitely take a Mach 1 over them.

im waiting for the GT-500

omg yes that car is going to be amazing
5.4 ltr supercharged 450+ hp soild rear axle its going to be a monster

yeah we'll see how good it is...when when we know the price....if it's more than 55k then forget it...

From what I have been reading the new Cobra is supposed to be about 40000. Its price is still supposed to be comparable to the last cobra.

yup ford says less than 40 gs so i dunno. but i hope it is then it will be another monster afforable car (kinda) and just like the other one get a blower pulley and a new tune and here comes a 100 plus horse.