Mustang GT death
01-26-2009, 12:33 AM
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Mustang GT death So in mexico this morning, I was cruisin along minding my own business on the freeway about 60 mph (I usually go a bit under if traffic is light), and a newer mustang (2006ish) with a ricer spoiler pulls up next to me. He sounded pretty stock, so I wasn't gonna waste my time, but he started pacing and revving at me, so I decided why not? After checkin my 6, I put her into 2nd gear, slowing to about 50 mph. I gave the honks, and we went. I shut down at around 100, only to find he was about 5 buslengths back. Mustangs are slow... He had to learn the hard way... I have minimal mods consisting of a lid, ported tb, smooth bellow, and chopped exhaust and ram air.
01-26-2009, 01:31 AM
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If it was a late model GT, [ stock] you would have beat him by maybe 2-3 lengths, but buses?
01-26-2009, 02:06 AM
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Trust me, i was suprised as well. But I knew I would win, my old 84 fox mustang beat them with only headers and exhaust... I had driver mod on that guy as well. Also, the modular ford motors really really suffer at the altitude I'm at (5800 above sealevel) pushrod motors do much better.
01-26-2009, 07:09 AM
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Trust me, i was suprised as well. But I knew I would win, my old 84 fox mustang beat them with only headers and exhaust... I had driver mod on that guy as well. Also, the modular ford motors really really suffer at the altitude I'm at (5800 above sealevel) pushrod motors do much better.
What's your logic behind a modular motor reacting to altitude more than the LS motor?
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01-26-2009, 10:31 AM
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84 fox with headers and exhaust beating a S197 all the time?.
I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
01-26-2009, 11:50 AM
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I have several friends with '83-'84 GT's that had C/I/H/E and ported heads in some instants and ran mid to high 14's back in the '80's. Even they would be like
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01-26-2009, 01:33 PM
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RE: 5 buses, I think we can all agree that that was an exhaggeration. Even a Sixxer S197 wouldn't be that far back as stated. 1-2 buses, maybe.
Personally, I don't think that S197 guy went WOT AND it was a sixxer, not a GT.
Personally, I don't think that S197 guy went WOT AND it was a sixxer, not a GT.
01-26-2009, 01:37 PM
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And btw, I hate douchenozzles that go UNDER the speed limit. What reason is there to ever go below the speed limit? If you're on the freeway, that's your choice; stay in the right lane. But on the two-lane roads that we have SO many of around where I live, I think it's socially-irresponsible to go under the speed limit. If there is a line of cars behind you, go the speed limit. If you don't feel confident enough if your driving to go that fast, you probably should be driving. Ok, end 
01-26-2009, 01:47 PM
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And btw, I hate douchenozzles that go UNDER the speed limit. What reason is there to ever go below the speed limit? If you're on the freeway, that's your choice; stay in the right lane. But on the two-lane roads that we have SO many of around where I live, I think it's socially-irresponsible to go under the speed limit. If there is a line of cars behind you, go the speed limit. If you don't feel confident enough if your driving to go that fast, you probably should be driving. Ok, end
01-26-2009, 02:05 PM
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Then it would KILL you to live around here. And yeah, it's fine if you want to go under the speed limit when you're by yourself, but I honestly have no idea why anyone would. The speed limits are already so low anyway, I don't understand why anyone would feel the need to go slower.
01-26-2009, 02:37 PM
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Then it would KILL you to live around here. And yeah, it's fine if you want to go under the speed limit when you're by yourself, but I honestly have no idea why anyone would. The speed limits are already so low anyway, I don't understand why anyone would feel the need to go slower.
Slower?...Enter the tree huggers.
Some speed limits I understand, like 25 in a school, etc. But there are some highways that 55 or 65 is uh, what?...there's some roadways at 45/55 I just dont' get. No blinding side roads, homes, etc. Then again you'd have to see where I live to understand I guess.
01-26-2009, 02:53 PM
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but i totally agree 110%, **** the freeway has huge retaining walls on both sides, the expressway's and freeway's should be a minimum of 65-70 if you ask me. otherwise its just a large city street going 55 i mean come on, even the econo boxes are still low in the RPM range at 65.