Was kinda wondering...guy i was gonna buy the 91 Z28 off of already sold the car... Not a whole lot of good stick shift Camaros running around down here, at least not at a decent price...am I correct that, stock for stock, a GT 5-speed, being a fuel injected model, will beat a Camaro? Just looking for best bang-for-the-buck. Won't be able to mod on it for quite awhile..

 

As much as it pains me to say it, I think the stangs are probably a couple tenths faster than a 5.7 Z28. I'd guess a 5-speed stang is a low-mid 14 second car and a 5.7 Z's a mid-high 14 second car both being totally stock. Pretty close though.

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It really depends on the driver, but all things being ideal, I agree with the above statement.

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1989 Mustang LX 5.0 Coupe
13.34@106.7 - needs more gear and converter

1992 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible
14.23 @ 95.something - 100% bone stock motor - it's been a while since I've ran this one

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If you want the best bang for your buck go with a 5 speed stang. It is the quicker car and inmy opinion a much more fun car to drive. Not that I don't love my camaro but there's something special about rowing through the gears in a stang.



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Correct me if I'm wrong Nic, (preparing to insert foot in mouth), but isn't it an LX5.0/5spd as fast .... faster than same year 5.7 and a GT5.0/5spd as fast as a Z285.0/5sp (L98 cam not peanut).

I could be way off, but up here that is the case, not a GT in sight that could do half of what a 5.7 or LX could.


Yes ?? No ???

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1989 Trans Am GTA

 

I really don't like to pin x time on any car since there's an infinite number of variables to work with, but here goes:

Dunno...I couldn't tell you a damned thing about what a 3rd gen. F-body runs since there's so many different motors and induction packages on top of different transmissions. I'm still learning about all that, so bear with me.

I go to a couple Fun Ford Weekend events each year, and spend most of my friday nights at the track and the general rule of thumb for a stock 5.0 w/T5 that I've seen is that some will run low 14's, most run mid to high 14's, and there's a lot that can't even get into the 15's b/c of poor driving. With the AOD's, I've seen some get into the high 14's, most seem to be in the low 15's, and some again are in the high 15's. As for the difference in the coupe's and GT's...the weight difference isn't so much that a good driver in a GT couldn't make it up against an average driver in a coupe.

 

Another thing to account for in the mustangs is the year. In 87, and 88 they had Speed Density which seemed to be faster in stock form than the later Mass Air equipped cars (89-up). But the speed density wouldn't take well to mods, so the mass air is better on modded cars.