Curious? How slow are Mustangs?
06-17-2001 | 09:58 AM
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Curious? How slow are Mustangs?
The reason I ask is last night, my son and I were headed home from K-Mart. I was in the far right lane and needed to get in the left. I was side-by-side with a 88-89 LX 5.0L. Light changed, and I got on it to try and get into the left lane. I didn't make it the first try cause the guy thought I was just draggin' with him. We got up to the next light and this time I HAD to get over. Light changed and I floored it. I took him by a full car length is just over an 1/8 mile, and got over no problem. I could hear that his was an auto and it wasn't even spinning the tires as much as my car was. Plus you could hear it reving it's little valves like hell.
Here's the best part though!!!! I was in my wife's car. A 1995 Monte Carlo LS. It's got the 160 horse 3100 V6. I thought for sure he would've blown me away. The only thing I've done to the Monte is a K&N replacement filter, and an $18 turbo flow muffler from Farm & Fleet
. I've seen other Stangs like that run low 15's to high 14's at the track. This guy must have needed a tune-up or something.
About a week ago, I had the same episode with a Porshe Boxster. He took me by a car length in about a 1/4 mile. I knew those cars weren't made to be tire burners, but the guy just bought it. He still had the orange tag in the front window. I must have hurt his feelings. I mean he just spent about $60K on a car and a 95 Monte kept up with him. That's gotta hurt.
I always felt like the Monte was a little quicker than my Camaro, but now I gotta take it to the track just to find out. Anybody run a 95-97 Monte w/3100 V6 at the track or on a G-Tech or something? Just curious.
Edit: Just had to add my best times at the track w/Camaro. 16.99et. with a binding throttle cable, and before these mods below.
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92 RS w/t-tops 305 TBI Auto.
170K miles and don't burn a drop o'oil
-K&N Truck filter #1500 w, open ele.
air cleaner
-Dynomax 2 1/2" cat-back
-B&M TransPak
-Jet Stage2 Chip
-180* T-Stat w/ 185* Fan Switch
-JVC CD--Alpine speakers & 4ch. amp
Rockford 2ch. to 2 MTX 12" subs
[This message has been edited by AJ_92RS (edited June 17, 2001).]
Here's the best part though!!!! I was in my wife's car. A 1995 Monte Carlo LS. It's got the 160 horse 3100 V6. I thought for sure he would've blown me away. The only thing I've done to the Monte is a K&N replacement filter, and an $18 turbo flow muffler from Farm & Fleet
. I've seen other Stangs like that run low 15's to high 14's at the track. This guy must have needed a tune-up or something.About a week ago, I had the same episode with a Porshe Boxster. He took me by a car length in about a 1/4 mile. I knew those cars weren't made to be tire burners, but the guy just bought it. He still had the orange tag in the front window. I must have hurt his feelings. I mean he just spent about $60K on a car and a 95 Monte kept up with him. That's gotta hurt.
I always felt like the Monte was a little quicker than my Camaro, but now I gotta take it to the track just to find out. Anybody run a 95-97 Monte w/3100 V6 at the track or on a G-Tech or something? Just curious.
Edit: Just had to add my best times at the track w/Camaro. 16.99et. with a binding throttle cable, and before these mods below.
------------------
92 RS w/t-tops 305 TBI Auto.
170K miles and don't burn a drop o'oil
-K&N Truck filter #1500 w, open ele.
air cleaner
-Dynomax 2 1/2" cat-back
-B&M TransPak
-Jet Stage2 Chip
-180* T-Stat w/ 185* Fan Switch
-JVC CD--Alpine speakers & 4ch. amp
Rockford 2ch. to 2 MTX 12" subs
[This message has been edited by AJ_92RS (edited June 17, 2001).]
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