Fast 05 mustangs?
06-03-2005, 01:52 AM
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Fast 05 mustangs? Whats up with the little 4.6l mustangs these days? I just picked up the new MM&FF at the store tonight and they had an 05 GT with x-pipe, muffler, cold air kit and drag radials runnin 12.2 @ 112mph. I didn't think they were this fast. 
So what, I need heads/cam and all the bolt ons so my LS1 can compete with a stock 4.6l?
So what, I need heads/cam and all the bolt ons so my LS1 can compete with a stock 4.6l? 
06-03-2005, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Redneck Z
Whats up with the little 4.6l mustangs these days? I just picked up the new MM&FF at the store tonight and they had an 05 GT with x-pipe, muffler, cold air kit and drag radials runnin 12.2 @ 112mph. I didn't think they were this fast. So what, I need heads/cam and all the bolt ons so my LS1 can compete with a stock 4.6l?
So what, I need heads/cam and all the bolt ons so my LS1 can compete with a stock 4.6l?
06-03-2005, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CamaroCain
I think i have seen the one you are talking about, they took quite a bit of weight out of it, put it on drag wheels and also put drag race brakes and alot of suspension under it. So it is not your typical cheap bolt-on's.
06-03-2005, 01:46 PM
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QUOTE: My friend smoked an 05' GT in his Honda Prelude the other day.
Ha Ha, lol. You guys are making me feel better. I didn't hear about them removing alot of weight though, that would make a difference. They said they ran it with drag radials, and that with slicks they were hoping for 11's.
Ha Ha, lol. You guys are making me feel better. I didn't hear about them removing alot of weight though, that would make a difference. They said they ran it with drag radials, and that with slicks they were hoping for 11's.
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Originally Posted by CamaroCain
I think i have seen the one you are talking about, they took quite a bit of weight out of it, put it on drag wheels and also put drag race brakes and alot of suspension under it. So it is not your typical cheap bolt-on's.
The 3V motors run a little better than the old SOHC 2V junk piles. That was one of the worst decisions ever made in the history of automotive engines.
06-04-2005, 09:38 AM
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the car that ran 12.2 had 400 lbs taken out of it.
my 05 has run a best of 13.47 @ 102 with just suspension mods and tuning. I know it will do LOW 13's once i figure out how to launch it with this damn RAM clutch. it's very on/off. not good for street tires
my 05 has run a best of 13.47 @ 102 with just suspension mods and tuning. I know it will do LOW 13's once i figure out how to launch it with this damn RAM clutch. it's very on/off. not good for street tires
06-04-2005, 01:14 PM
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QUOTE: the car that ran 12.2 had 400 lbs taken out of it.
400 lbs...so that would put the car at 12.6 without the weight reduction. That is fast for a 4.6 with hardly any mods and drag radials. How could they have run it 1.2 seconds quicker than you and at 10 more mph? I'm sure you aren't a bad driver.
400 lbs...so that would put the car at 12.6 without the weight reduction. That is fast for a 4.6 with hardly any mods and drag radials. How could they have run it 1.2 seconds quicker than you and at 10 more mph? I'm sure you aren't a bad driver.
06-04-2005, 09:27 PM
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I saw Rick Andersen shifting a 05 with just 17" dr's last fall, after t'giving. 13.4@100mph trying to hold out 3rd gear.
I bet with gears and some boltons 12.9's are pretty easy.
That 12.2 had the same kind of boltons and weight reduction that our 11.5 guys go... We blow those away weight for weight.
I bet with gears and some boltons 12.9's are pretty easy.
That 12.2 had the same kind of boltons and weight reduction that our 11.5 guys go... We blow those away weight for weight.
06-04-2005, 09:53 PM
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I saw Rick Andersen shifting a 05 with just 17" dr's last fall, after t'giving. 13.4@100mph trying to hold out 3rd gear.
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06-04-2005, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by white_ta
My friend smoked an 05' GT in his Honda Prelude the other day.
06-05-2005, 12:03 AM
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I just cut out an 05' mustang "body in white", for a firewall back tube chassis.
I removed nearly 450lbs of metal. Those things are heavy! 4 of us could not pick it up to put it on the table.
Some of the subframe was 5 layers thick!
The front SubFrame goes all the way back to the rear. It does not connect but It would probably be a waste of money for those guys to buy subframe connecters LOL.
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I removed nearly 450lbs of metal. Those things are heavy! 4 of us could not pick it up to put it on the table.
Some of the subframe was 5 layers thick!
The front SubFrame goes all the way back to the rear. It does not connect but It would probably be a waste of money for those guys to buy subframe connecters LOL.
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06-05-2005, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Redneck Z
QUOTE: the car that ran 12.2 had 400 lbs taken out of it.
400 lbs...so that would put the car at 12.6 without the weight reduction. That is fast for a 4.6 with hardly any mods and drag radials. How could they have run it 1.2 seconds quicker than you and at 10 more mph? I'm sure you aren't a bad driver.
400 lbs...so that would put the car at 12.6 without the weight reduction. That is fast for a 4.6 with hardly any mods and drag radials. How could they have run it 1.2 seconds quicker than you and at 10 more mph? I'm sure you aren't a bad driver.
I'm a pretty good driver IMO 
06-06-2005, 11:57 AM
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A few 05 bodies are in the 9's already but not necessarily 3v cars. Robin Lawrence campaigns a red 05 in Real Street (or Pure Street), and Sutton Performance has a blown one that is going 10.doh's.