Who would win?

[giddyup50]

Sorry guys, I know this is not the Taurus section but I've asked this in there befor and nobody replied.

I have a 97 Taurus 3.0 Duratec DOHC 24V 200hp/200tq. I KNOW, IT'S A TAURUS SHUT UP, NOT FUNNY! Got a kid so it's much easier to get her out with the 4 doors than in a Stang, not to mention the FWD IN THE SNOW! Anyway a friend of mine with an 04 F150 4x4 auto 3.73 gears 5.4 extended cab wants to race me. Ofcourse my (cough, clear throat) T..T...Taurus is stock and he has a chip or reprogramed computer.

Yes, it's a Taurus but it has 200hp/200tq. I think it's pretty quick, but then again I have'nt had my 5.0 for 6 years now so even a Focus would be quick to me.

I went to DRAGTIMES.COM and for a 97 Taurus it said 1/4mile was 16.1 but I think that's for the base enginge 3.0 Vulcan engine with 160hp. I can't find a stock 1/4mile time for the 3.0 Duratec DOHC engine. The time I could find for the truck is 15.5. Like I said I think the 16.1 is for the 160hp 3.0 Taurus.

What do you guys think? Who would win? I know it sounds like an exciting race, a Taurus against a F150, lol.

QUITE LAUGHING, I CAN'T GET ANOTHER 5.0 UNTIL WE SELL OUR HOUSE NEXT YEAR. THANKS!

[neatofrito1618]

my guess would be the F.150, its probaly a drivers race though

[BlackGT2000]

Well I for one have owned the 97 taurus with the vulcan in it and it wasn't fast, although the one race it was in against my friends 94 del sol it won haha, my grandparents own the 99 taurus with the duratec. The duratec powered taurus is considerably more powerful than mine was. I would say that you could beat the truck.

[giddyup50]

Originally Posted by BlackGT2000

Well I for one have owned the 97 taurus with the vulcan in it and it wasn't fast, although the one race it was in against my friends 94 del sol it won haha, my grandparents own the 99 taurus with the duratec. The duratec powered taurus is considerably more powerful than mine was. I would say that you could beat the truck.

Yeah, the Duratec is alot different from the Vulcan 160hp VS. 200hp. The Vulcan 3.0 can't even bark the tires while the Duratec spins them pretty good and holds you back in the seat pretty good for a V6.

I WOULD LOVE TO RACE A V6 MUSTANG OR A GRAND PRIX GT 3.8 (not the GTP supercharged 3.8 240hp). Or a V6 Camaro/Firebird. But anytime I try to do something with anybody they don't do anything. They probably figure it's a waste of time to race a non-SHO Taurus. Or they think I must have something else underhood, and they'd be embarassed to be beat by a Taurus. Especially with my kids Whinnie the Pooh sun shade in the window. That does add 30hp ya know.

[Joshta]

Yeah, you should take em. The Car and Driver times for those trucks are really bad (not 15.5) if i remember right. That's a 300 horse motor and those gears are factory. I wouldn't think there would be any trouble in this race.

[giddyup50]

I know he has the power advantage but his truck also has the disadvantage of so much weight.

[AbsoluteGTR]

Man, I have the feeling that the f150 would just slaughter you. My mother drives a 03 expedition 5.4L 4wd, same engine as the f150 and the f150 is lighter too....and the expo will get up and go, and it is massive.

Dont race a truck, they haul alot of ass.

[giddyup50]

I don't know man. Yeah that engine pushes around 300hp but that truck weighs about 5,000 pounds. While the Taurus has 200hp, FWD (quick off the line), and weighs about 3300 pounds.

I think it would be a good match up.

[Simioh]

let us know how it goes when you get to race him!

[brokenantimatter]

Tauri are my area of expertise ^_^

With about a $150 dollar investment your Duratech can push 230hp.

But a chipped F150? It will push 140mph.

Your car should be running 14s in 1/4 mile with proper use of overdrive.
A 1997 Duratech will not acclerate beyond 117mph without a modified PCM.

You could beat any stock automatic sohc v6 mustang but your not going to come close to the gran prix, they can kill a v8 sho.

[giddyup50]

Originally Posted by brokenantimatter

Tauri are my area of expertise ^_^

With about a $150 dollar investment your Duratech can push 230hp.

But a chipped F150? It will push 140mph.

Your car should be running 14s in 1/4 mile with proper use of overdrive.
A 1997 Duratech will not acclerate beyond 117mph without a modified PCM.

You could beat any stock automatic sohc v6 mustang but your not going to come close to the gran prix, they can kill a v8 sho.

Even a 3.8 Grand Prix NON GTP (NO SUPERCHARGER). GTP=240hp, GT=200hp.

What is the $150 ivestment for 230hp?????????.....Chip??

[AltecZX2]

there is no way a 160hp taurus is runing 16.1 its more in the 17's or 18's

that 16.1 had to have been for a Duratec, then you also have to know how he shifter the automatic (yes you can shift an auto) an incase he was lying aobut being stock.

[giddyup50]

I don't know man. I've never taken my 97 Duratec to the track but, I'm sure it's faster than 16.1. Have you ever driven a Duratec Taurus? It ALMOST feels like it's ALMOST as fast as my 89 5.0 auto when it was bone stock. Relax, I said ALMOST feels, I didn't say it was. The Duratec pulls pretty good.

My wife has had a 96 and our current 03 Taurus with the 160hp 3.0. NO, they're not the fastest things out there but, I'm sure they're not 17-18sec. cars. The 03 actually has alittle more off the line compared to the 96, that's because FOrd changed the intake on that engine. I saw a 77 T-Bird 302 run a 17sec. 1/4. Big boat, underpowered, probably about 150-160hp.

If anyone can help me find the 1/4mile time for a Taurus with 3.0 Duratec DOHC engine I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!! THANK YOU!!

Oh yeah, I do know how to shift an auto. but, common man...it's a Taurus. They had enough problems with tranny's without racing them. It's not like the auto. in the 5.0 I had, sure their AOD's were weak also but, they were alot better than the Taurus tranny!

[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.

[neatofrito1618]

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.

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