03 Mach 1 Faster Than A 04 Vett

[neatofrito1618]

they could run with the 04 gto. not the 05 but if ford made a mach 1 in 05 it would of been able to run with the 05 gto's.

[MrPbody]

Perhaps, IF they made one... The '06 Cobra may have a chance against the LS2 version. I doubt, even with a blower, it will run with the LS7 version... I guess we'll see. One thing's for sure, it won't get one in the corners!
I STILL like the last generation of Mustangs better. The Bullit was a VERY nice car to drive. The Cobra had more miles (therefore more rattles and creaks), but was still a nice car.

[M3FordBoy]

^I think the '07 Cobra vs. a LS7 Vette I say the vette wins but a little programing of the Cobra with somehting like superchips tuner you could be pushing 500+hp. One think you have to remember is the Cobra is pretty much detuned Ford GT motor. The heads are alittle different.

[MrPbody]

But what happens when you apply the same technology to the 'vette or GTO? And the blower? Pushrods ain't dead yet!

[M3FordBoy]

^I got nothing against pushrods I own one my self. But what I'm saying is could spend $700 on a programer and through in a new pully for the blower and get the '07 Cobra motor easy up to 500+hp on top of that the car will cost less than the vette and may cost less than the GTO. And you could program a GTO and vette and get more power also but the blower will cost ya another $5,000 easilly. I'm not a big fan of the GTO it had a bad platform to start with but it's getting better but no competitor for the Cobra.

[97MUSTANGGT]

Well i have a friend with a 04 cobra who was smoked by a z06 vette. Oh yeah and u guys cant forget about the 07 cammaro thats if it comes out.

[neatofrito1618]

the 07 camaro isent that fast. the 05 mustang gt is just as fast or faster then the 07 maro. and the 07 cobra is a lot faster then the z06 and the 04 cobra.

[MrPbody]

That's funny. There IS NO '07 Camaro. At least not officially. Any projections on performance are strictly speculation.
What is "bad" about the GTO platform (aside from it being made in Australia)? Every road test I've seen and each car I've driven will turn better, ride better, accellerate a TON better, and in general, far more comfortable than the Mustangs I've driven.
Same can be said of '07 "Cobra" as '07 Camaro. Not there, yet... The '06 models haven't even been released yet.

[M3FordBoy]

^No I'm looking at Autoweek and the put them head to head and the Mustang out handles the GTO in the skid pad and slalom and by 2.5mph in the slalom witch was only a 490ft one. I'm talking about the '05 Mustang GT here and it is isn't that much slower than the GTO. And I'm sure the GTO does ride nicer it chassis was originaly desigend with the rough roads of Australia in mind and the steering is also said to be unresponsive and would have to over anticipate the turns. And when they got in the Mustang they would over anticipate the turns like in the GTO but the mustang is so much more responsive they would spin out. And the last thing when they tested the Mustang it only had the 235/55 tires on 17" wheels not the wider lower profile tire.

[M3FordBoy]

The Cobra is a little different situation than the Comaro though they have at least made known the next step for the Cobra the Camaro is unoffical like you said. My uncle who work in the Mustang plant said they have made a little over 30 Cobras already and they changed somewhat form the original pictures. Oh and the '06 models have been relested in the past week or so.

[97MUSTANGGT]

Yeah well i rather have a mustang than a gto you get more girls while driving a mustang if u know what i mean. and the mustangs do look better.

[MrPbody]

As a long-married guy, getting girls is a low priority...
I don't know which comparison you read, but every one I've read places the Mustang ahead of GTO ONLY in the "style" category. GTO outperforms it on every measure, and gets the same gas mileage. If their skidpad says Mustang is better, fine. But realize, nobody races on skidpads. GTO is tearing them up on the road courses and the "drifting" races. They show themselves very well at local drag strips, too. Last time I was at Richmond Dragway (a couple of weeks ago), Pontiac outnumbered Ford by a few cars. That included three late GTOs. Fox bodies are falling out of favor, as Ford struggles to keep up with the BIG power engines. As much a I like the Lima engine family, the BBC and Pontiac stuff is putting it out of reach for all but the mega-buck "mounitain motors".
My nephew LOVES his Buillitt. My brother LOVES his '99 Cobra. Neither of them would put money on their own cars against a stock GTO. Are the later Mustangs THAT MUCH QUICKER? I doubt it. For a real-world test, go find a GTO and RACE it. Quoting magazines is passe...

[neatofrito1618]

the 05 mustangs is a lot faster then the 04 mustangs

[M3FordBoy]

Yes the later Mustangs are much faster like a '04 or '03 Cobra would tear a GTO to peices. If both are good drivers. The '03/'04 Cobras have 70 more supercharged Hp than a '99 Cobra 320hp. I would expect a GTO to win at a drag strip against a '05 Mustang GT but not a '04 Cobra no way. If you call drifting racing you must be joking thats all about who looks the best and can loose traction the easiest that is not racing. There aren't alot of GTOs around here to race and I rearly see them.

[neatofrito1618]

i still think the 05 mustang gt would beat a 04 gto. and the 04 mach 1(witch started this thread) would destroy a 04 or 05 gto.