01_TransAm_Man

I went over the my Grandfather's house last Sunday. Two weeks ago he just had his '05 GT arrive at the local dealership, he ordered in Dec. of '04. Anyway, he let me take it out by myself. It was impressive performance wise being an automatic. It had a nice powerband, like the LS1's, but lacking the extra horses. I personally think my '01 Trans Am would take it. Has anyone had any racing experiences versus a stock '05 GT?

greatskiiiier

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i think they are suppose to run 13.9 from the factory, only one way to find out

Gloveperson

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power-band is similar except the LS1 has much better top-end and more HP over-all and less weight [somehow, it weighs more than an F-body.....]

Detroitmuscle

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I ran one with a catback and pulled about a car and a half on him from a 10mph roll up to 85 or so.

KCamaro

I've slaughtered every 05 i've come across, before and after my header install. Havnt come across anything but minor bolt-on 05s though. There are a couple of procharged ones around here but i havnt tracked them down yet.

Venkman

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They must have tried to make it heavier than a f-body. Seriously.

BriancWS6

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LOL, that is far from my 12.99 lid/filter times. I think it's funny how Ford STILL hasn't built a car with a NA engine that can beat the 1997 GM technology but I like it

A Str8 Up G

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I spanked them ***** daily before I came to Iraq. But then again, my car ain't exactly stock either.............

skywalkrNCSU

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unit213

Mach 1

...and Ford doesn't NEED to considering Mustangs buried the f-bodies in sales. That's what it's all about.

greatskiiiier

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ive read about some that go low 13's, but thats like the LS1's that go 12's from the factory, yet motor trend has the convertable at 13.8, if i had to say, they are a good race against a stock 1998 Z28

EDIT: they dont care if they can go faster then chevy, (thats what saleen's for) they just want to make as much money as possible, and considering they got GM to discontinue the f-body with sales, they are doing a good job

EDIT: wow, i was just lookin at motor trend going back to my home page and i saw the 2005 Saleen S281 Mustang, so i figured what the heck, it only pulls a 13.5 1/4 with a price tag of 40K, sorry for being a dick unit, you were right, saleen is suppose to be fast, not as much as sales, wow

A Str8 Up G

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Which one? In 04 the Mach 1 was putting out 305hp/320ftlbs and weighed about 3460-3470... I could be wrong though, I'm kinda rusty on my Stangs But he's right about sales, Ford (still) kicks GM's *** in sales across the board, whether we have the fastest car or not

x phantom x

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Haha ... okay, you guys be content with the slower cars that are everywhere (stangs) ... I'll be happy with my now rare, faster car.



P.S. Saleen S-281 is a GT with a body kit, no faster. The Saleen only gets fast with the SUPERCHARGED version. The Mach 1 is slightly slower or equal to an LS1, definately not faster. 05 GT is slower then the Mach from the 2-3 I have seen. Therefore, Ford has most certainly not produced a faster N/A car ... especially now that the 400hp N/A Vette/GTO's are out (For about the same price as the slow Saleens as well).

ZEEMAN

I cant wait to see the test number on the 07 shelby GT500 Cobra. I love my T/A but that car is gonna be sick. The nostalgia is cool and the kickin your *** factor is pretty high also

A Str8 Up G

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Oops, my bad.... the Mach 1 CAN beat 1997 technology... I was thinking about LS1's for some reason The LT's had 285hp/320ftlbs and were about the same weight I think. My mistake

RahuL

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The 97 Vettes were/are LS1s

Vendetta

Nobody has quoted GM or Ford factory numbers since 1991. It should be obvious by now that every F-Body since 1993 has been underrated. The Mach 1s are vastly underrated also. We don't need any magazine readers here, unless you have experience with the cars, kindly exit the thread.

98SuperSport

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The Mach 1 does not outperform the LS1 stock for stock. And when a Mustang gets beat by an f-body, he pulles over and says "Oh I don't care that I lost because Ford had higher mustang sales that GM's f-bodies..."?? The only people who care about that are the employees, owners, and stockholders of each company, so I don't know why that's what it's all about to unit.

KCamaro

Personally if i had the money i'd drive a ford. The DOHC 5.4 litre with a factory twin screw variety, but its still a ford. I'm a fast car enthusiast, not a gm/ford guy. Although i am anxiously awaiting what chevy releases in the near future.

UnZFeat'd

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i beat a 05 GT with my 98 Z28 M6 by about a car an a half. I had my Ttops down.... but he had 20s on. He had exhaust, and i had my whisper lid. Other than that we were both stock. Good race, but its still a little slower IMO.