Who would win?

[brokenantimatter]

I was digging around in my shop guide and found this funny:
2004 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT is on par with the average Ferrari.....just a little bit of fun information.

[brokenantimatter]

Originally Posted by neatofrito1618

a 2000 v6 mustang auto should run low 16's with a average driver

The mechanics guide is rated with a 180lb dummy and a computer simulating the average person's movements.
sooooooooooooo..........................the average weight person with an average driving ability would run the quarter mile in 16.6 seconds.

[AltecZX2]

a 96 SHO is NOT doing low 15's...more mid 15's trust me im around tauri all teh time my freind has a 97 SHO and my dad has a 99 Duratec, I had a 91 3.8.

the only ways you are gtting low 16's from is if you take out the spare, all un-needed items, and get a great track/launch and your a skinny dude.

[brokenantimatter]

Trust me I collect Tauri :-p, Also the 1996 SHO ran faster than the 97-99 SHO's due to its different PCM programming.

[neatofrito1618]

Originally Posted by brokenantimatter

The mechanics guide is rated with a 180lb dummy and a computer simulating the average person's movements.
sooooooooooooo..........................the average weight person with an average driving ability would run the quarter mile in 16.6 seconds.

a 180 lbs. person should only add like .15 to the 1/4 mile

[BlackGT2000]

You are only arguing a couple tenths anyway, besides this thread does not concern mustangs anyway.

[AltecZX2]

Originally Posted by brokenantimatter

Trust me I collect Tauri :-p, Also the 1996 SHO ran faster than the 97-99 SHO's due to its different PCM programming.

what is it w. ford fucking over pcm's?

98 zx2...15.6 good driver
03 zx2...16.2 good driver


the only change...03 is made to run richer and has SHIT for timing.

[~manuel~]

Originally Posted by neatofrito1618

a 2000 v6 mustang auto should run low 16's with a average driver

that must be an experimental mustang with a SOHC v6 since ive never seen a 2000 with that engine.

[brokenantimatter]

It is an overhead I was reading out of the book.

It surprises me that even a baselevel mustang would have such an inferior engine.

[giddyup50]

Originally Posted by ~manuel~

that must be an experimental mustang with a SOHC v6 since ive never seen a 2000 with that engine.

I think he means the pushrod 3.8, ya know cause it has one cam. Sometimes people will say SOHC, which actually is a two cam engine (one single cam over each head) just like the 4.6 in the Mustang GT compared to the DOHC 4.6 in the Cobra which has two cams over each head.

[giddyup50]

Originally Posted by brokenantimatter

Stock Times: (All Automatics)
1996 Ford Taurus SHO
0-60mph:6.1
1/4 mile:15.2
1997 Ford Taurus Duratech
0-60mph:7.8
1/4 mile:15.9
1997 Ford Taurus Vulcan
0-60mph:10.0
1/4 mile:17.5
2000 Ford Mustang V6 SOHC
0-60mph:8.7
1/4 mile:16.6
2004 Ford F150 5.4
0-60mph:8.3
1/4 mile:15.8
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
0-60mph:6.6
1/4 mile:14.9
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE
0-60mph:8.8
1/4 mile:16.8

Those should help you :-p

For a $150 you can build yourself a vastly superior intake via a dyi intake(+22-26hp) and get a K&N Cone Air filter(+3-8hp).
v8sho.com and taurus car club of america's websites should be able to help you.

AWESOME!! Where did you find this info? THANKS!!

[giddyup50]

Originally Posted by BlackGT2000

You are only arguing a couple tenths anyway, besides this thread does not concern mustangs anyway.

Sorry, as I said when I started this thread, I didn't get ANY feedback from the Taurus message board. And look at how much info we have recieved in here, two pages! On a Taurus! And it seems that most people in here had something to say about this issue, including you. And I thank you and everyone else for their help on this!!

I knew this car was quicker than what most of my friends were saying. High 15 for a NON-SHO Taurus, not bad. I think I'll do some weight saving stuff this weekend........Anyone know where I can find a lightweight(racing) kids car seat for a 4 year old.....and a helmet to.....and maybe 4 point harness also?

[BlackGT2000]

I wasn't really saying that to you, I was trying to get your thread back on track because it somehow got hijacked by yahoos arguing about V6 mustangs when its not relevant to your post at all.

[brokenantimatter]

Originally Posted by giddyup50

AWESOME!! Where did you find this info? THANKS!!

All the info except the F150 came out of my technician books and it came out of either the March 03 or April 04 Motor Trend Magazine.

Originally Posted by giddyup50

Anyone know where I can find a lightweight(racing) kids car seat for a 4 year old.....and a helmet to.....and maybe 4 point harness also?

Harley Davidson makes the helment for kids and fisher price makes fiber glass car seats.....

[Joshta]

The overhead in the v6 is overhead valves (OHV). Not important, it was just bothering me. And the OHC's are not inferior in any way.