Why are mustangs so slow?
07-23-2012, 02:54 PM
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Why are mustangs so slow? I've been looking at fox bodies on and off for a couple years now. There's some sort of phenomena that when I look at one no matter what kind of mods it has it's slow as ****. I've looked at several with aftermarket heads, intake manifold, cam, exhaust etc and they're no faster than a stock 5.0 
or if they are just barelly, like high 13/low 14 second cars.
To cap this all off I looked at an 05 GT with a saleen supercharger last night, it was literally no faster than my bolt-on LS1
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or if they are just barelly, like high 13/low 14 second cars. To cap this all off I looked at an 05 GT with a saleen supercharger last night, it was literally no faster than my bolt-on LS1
. /rant
07-24-2012, 01:18 AM
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there are alot of fast 302 5.0s out there. they have to be built right. i cant tell you how many built foxes i have bought that the timming was so far off im surprised it ran, but had $5000 worth of parts. just like any other car. but easiest way to make a 10 second mustang is but a cammed 6.0 setup. maybe alittle n20
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07-24-2012, 06:36 AM
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I had the opposite observation, I have a neighbor who has one in the high 12's with very little money in it. The aftermarket is really cheap/vast from what I hear. (for the 302)
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07-27-2012, 12:01 AM
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07-27-2012, 12:36 AM
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I never said newer stuff or properly built mustangs are slow but that's not the context of this thread. The central theme is, why is every modded mustang for sale at a reasonable price a slow turd it seems?
I did actually look at a 2 valve with a supercharger than ran pretty strong last night, so I finally found one, out of like 10 that runs like it should.
I did actually look at a 2 valve with a supercharger than ran pretty strong last night, so I finally found one, out of like 10 that runs like it should.
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07-27-2012, 08:31 PM
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allot of mustang tough guys cant drive... then again it could be in the tunes as well...
in my neck of the woods and foxbody with a b cam/gt40 heads and intake will run mid twelves all day... if the person can drive
in my neck of the woods and foxbody with a b cam/gt40 heads and intake will run mid twelves all day... if the person can drive
07-30-2012, 03:56 PM
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Ive heard of at least two people who ordered theirs at msrp over at svtp. However they had some sort of twist to it, i forgot what it was. Im sure some places will have them for less than 90k though.
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I never said newer stuff or properly built mustangs are slow but that's not the context of this thread. The central theme is, why is every modded mustang for sale at a reasonable price a slow turd it seems?
I did actually look at a 2 valve with a supercharger than ran pretty strong last night, so I finally found one, out of like 10 that runs like it should.
I did actually look at a 2 valve with a supercharger than ran pretty strong last night, so I finally found one, out of like 10 that runs like it should.
