ws6 vs 05 stang

[syr74]

Originally Posted by silentscreams85

i took a ride in my friends 05 stang, it was the v6, he didnt let me drive but, it felt pretty quick...but i expected a lil bit more...ehh

If he really wanted to go fast stock and bought a V-6 he bought the wrong car. However, the base pony is about as fast or faster than anything else in it's price range except for the SRT4 Dodge.

[3kgt8]

do you guys really think a 05 mustang gt could get as low as a 13 flat stock??????? if im correct they come with 300hp and a little more torque don't know all the specs for sure. that sounds too low for me. how much does it weigh??

[street_racer_00]

Originally Posted by syr74

If he really wanted to go fast stock and bought a V-6 he bought the wrong car. However, the base pony is about as fast or faster than anything else in it's price range except for the SRT4 Dodge.

Enough about the SRT-4 already.

[dampachi]

It was an automatic that I encountered so 'he doesn't know how to drive' is out the window unless of course it was a 12 year old kid who stole his dads car..and I seriously doubt the 05 GTs running 13 flats stock. That's LS1 territory. And theres no way a mustang is going to beat an LS1...especially not stock.

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by dampachi

And theres no way a mustang is going to beat an LS1...especially not stock.

A Cobra is a Mustang, right?? Because those run 12's stock.


The new 2005 Mustang GT's are said to run roughly mid 13's. With some dipping in the lower 13's.

Either way, I am not scared of them.

[syr74]

Originally Posted by 3kgt8

do you guys really think a 05 mustang gt could get as low as a 13 flat stock??????? if im correct they come with 300hp and a little more torque don't know all the specs for sure. that sounds too low for me. how much does it weigh??

A few quick tidbits for you. The new 05 GT makes almost exactly the same hp and a few lb-ft more peak tq with a much flatter torque-curve than the 04 mach-1 did. (This is real-world hp from dyno runs, rating skew these numbers a bit) Gearing, both in the manual-tranny and rear end is identical, with the only difference being a little better shift mechanism in the 05 GT. 9The auto GT does have a 5-speed whereas the Mach-1 only had 4-gears) The 05 GT weighs roughly 50lbs more than an 04 Mach-1.

The cars require two very different driving styles due to the mach-1's lack of torque relative to the GT. However, power and weight are very similar, with the GT having a slight power advantage and a very slight weight disadvantage.

Mach-1's have run as fast as a 13.2 second e.t.'s in the hands of new-car magazines (it took them over a year to figure out how to drive it) and private owners have seen just north of 13 flat bone stock. The 05 GT has, thus far, run a best time of 13.5 in a new car rag and a best yet 13.35 in the hands of a private owner. Keep in mind that these cars have yet to be broken in, and people are still learning how to drive them as well.

Also keep in mind that when the Mach-1's were "as new" as the 05 GT is to us now they were typically running much slower than that 13.2, and slower than GT's are right now. It took about a year for people to figure out how to drive the rev happy Mach, but they eventually ran within a whisker of 13 flat when broken in and driven well. It takes a while to figure out how a car wants to be driven, and breaking it in helps a bit too.

[Tru Mach1Racer]

The last statments about Mustang GT and Mach 1's are a hundred percent true. What do you if i might ask.

[dampachi]

mr luous..one word...sarcasm

[CamaroSSBoy346]

I see you're from PA. I was gonna say I talk to a female who owns a black Formula WS6, i think it's well into the 10's, with an S/C, Nitrous etc. Yea, I've seen some 05 Mustangs in my Thunderbird (Both V6's), but havent seen any in my Camaro, such a shame...

[Tru Mach1Racer]

There is not a chance for a 2005 Mustang GT to win a race against any LS-1 WS6 in good running condition. Is't just not enough car. Ford and GM are all F%#$d up. New cars suck!!

GTO= Great power / to heavy and not enough looks!

05' GT= All looks / to heavy and not enough power!