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Old 04-29-2011, 06:41 AM
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Old 04-29-2011, 06:41 AM
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I have a 08 Mustang GT as a patrol car and it's a dog down low, and the auto kills it. My 1996 cammed Z28 would KILL it! It also doesn't help that it weighs 4120 lbs with me in it! Sure beats a Crown Vic though!
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Yeah i've beat every stock or bolt-on 3v i've raced with my car, they're **** slow. hell I beat a 2v with my moms Grand Prix GT haha
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Originally Posted by LT1559
LOL nope, i bought the car with the shifter in it...and what're u doing in FL?? And who'd u know out here in the racing scene?
I used to be stationed out in Lemoore when I was in the Navy. I mostly only knew other people from the base. I left there back in 06, used to go to the crop duster runway races on the outskirts of Lemoore/Hanford, I never went to the Visalia or Fresno stuff.
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Originally Posted by camar0corey
I used to be stationed out in Lemoore when I was in the Navy. I mostly only knew other people from the base. I left there back in 06, used to go to the crop duster runway races on the outskirts of Lemoore/Hanford, I never went to the Visalia or Fresno stuff.
Yeah I've seen pictures and heard of it before lol From what i saw it looked like a damn drag strip out there
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I don't know if people still run on them or not, it was at least safer than the streets though. Cops saw it that way too, they rarely showed up and when they did they would just tell us to go home, things may have or probably have changed since then.

Seems no matter where I live the track is at least two hours away. I never made it out to Bakersfield. I've been a good boy since moving to FL and just deal with the two hour drive to the track and typically only getting 5 or 6 runs in. Maybe I just need to move closer to one so I can go more often.
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Originally Posted by camar0corey
I don't know if people still run on them or not, it was at least safer than the streets though. Cops saw it that way too, they rarely showed up and when they did they would just tell us to go home, things may have or probably have changed since then.

Seems no matter where I live the track is at least two hours away. I never made it out to Bakersfield. I've been a good boy since moving to FL and just deal with the two hour drive to the track and typically only getting 5 or 6 runs in. Maybe I just need to move closer to one so I can go more often.
LOL yeah for sure, i love that bakersfield is 2 hrs away, and cmi is 3....gotta love fresno for being in the middle of everything and the backyard of yosemite...

and for those curious of the "cropduster runways" that we're talking about heres a link...

https://ls1tech.com/forums/western-m...id-inside.html
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isnt the 05 GT, good for 12.6's @ 110ish??
Old 04-29-2011, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by slomarao
isnt the 05 GT, good for 12.6's @ 110ish??
Stock? Not even close. Mid-high 13's.
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Originally Posted by 1Bad93Z
Stock? Not even close. Mid-high 13's.
I think this is even over-rating them...not saying that some of the cars aren't capable of running that with a great driver/hard manual launch, but it just seems most times they pull slower times than mid 13's.
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Glad to say I murdered a pair of them today at the strip. One definitely had loud exhaust and some upgrades.
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Originally Posted by MasterTomos
I think this is even over-rating them...not saying that some of the cars aren't capable of running that with a great driver/hard manual launch, but it just seems most times they pull slower times than mid 13's.
I had a 5speed 08 GT, fairly stock...SLP Loudmouth, homemade intake and a programer. 13.4 was the best I could do with it. It was also pretty base, no sunroof 17" rims, no stick on vents/scoops/or louvers. Wasn't a bad car...but its the last Ford my wife will talk me into owning
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You guys are funny. I have had a large array of mustangs and camaros of all gens. My wifes 07 mustang gt vert auto with 20's has a cold air intake, corsa exhaust and 91 octane tune and runs 13.6's all day on 275 nitto 555's. Have had a huge array of LT1 camaros with bunch of different mods. My last was a 96 Z28 with intake, slp Y pipe, magnaflow exhaust, 3.73 gears and a tune with an auto and it ran consistent 13.7's on 275 street tires. Comparing all your full bolt-on and H/C setups to a stock 3v isnt exactly the same thing. I love the LT1, thats why i'm installing one into my 68 camaro, but saying the 3v is slow is funny since its on par with all the LT1 cars i've had. Stay safe and watch out for cops....
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The newer blown 5.4's are quick.

Al 95 Z28

86 Mustang, blown 393 Windsor, C4, Aluminum 9" Ford. 10.30's I'd add it to my garage but you guys would not love me
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Originally Posted by 88silvergt
saying the 3v is slow is funny since its on par with all the LT1 cars i've had. Stay safe and watch out for cops....
Best I ever did bone stock was a 14.0, while a friend of mine with an 06 GT 5spd did 13.8 stock.

So you've definitely got a good point. Only thing that cracks me up is that GM hadn't built the LT1 in 8 years, while the '05 GT was basically a brand new engine.

Ford pretty much advertised a 300hp Mustang as a force to be reckoned with.
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Few years ago they had a celebrity race here in Tucson. Had a bunch of prepped Mustang convertibles, all automatic 4.6's. They were driven by local radio show hosts and the fire chief and so on. Had a drawing and had some of the local racers drive them too. None, not one got out of the 15's. The cars were supplied and prepped by Jim Click Ford and naturally all the drag racers were calling them turds.

BTW: Our local Corvette club has races here as weekend events. How any Corvette could run as slow as they do is beyond me. Drives me nuts.

Al in Tucson 3075 feet at the track and a tad hot too.
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ha its funny well on sunday i was cruzing (5ofmay) lol dont know l i pull up to a i guess 96-98 want to be a roush...wen he saw me pull he step on the gas well as a mustang hatter we wen for it he pull 1,2 half a car wen my 96 ss hit 3 i was pullin up to him....as that happen another pony got on my line n i had to brake. wen i pull to the light again he said and i quote"i won bro u lost" i said didnt u see the other car he said no u lost i said siad ok u diid if u say so...
i told him lets go again he said yeah once he got on the light he didnt want to go he was talking trash lol....like i always say mustangs drivers are ******....

well as my bro said we would never know..the results....

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^^What in the fawk?

Originally Posted by slomarao
isnt the 05 GT, good for 12.6's @ 110ish??
Either you're nuts, or you're confused with the 2011 GT. 12.6 is a crazy fast time even for the '11, but it can do it.

http://forums.musclemustangfastfords...-gt/index.html

Pros run 13.5+, regular dudes run about 13.8-14.0

I will say my GF's Saleen 3V feels pretty fast.

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I had an LT1 with at least bolton-ons pull up next to me on the highway a month ago. It was pretty damn ugly from 70-130 . I even gave him the hit and let him get out ~1.5 cars. I guess with the 2otl he figured I would be an easy kill. I would have felt feel bad but he kept egging me on so I finally gave in.
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
I had an LT1 with at least bolton-ons pull up next to me on the highway a month ago. It was pretty damn ugly from 70-130 . I even gave him the hit and let him get out ~1.5 cars. I guess with the 2otl he figured I would be an easy kill. I would have felt feel bad but he kept egging me on so I finally gave in.
Lol.

I took a 2010 model with longtubes/full exhaust and intake, might have been tuned.
From a dig he stood no chance, would have liked to get a roll to see how they really compare...
Only roll I've had with a Mustang was a 05-09 GT with exhaust and a highschooler at 20mph, for some silly reason I was already in 2nd (probably my old bald *** 275's)
He got out on me pretty good but I seemed to slow/stop his pull at top of 2nd, didn't go into 3rd.

I have a buddy with a boosted 2v GT, a very mild setup at 400rwhp, said he ran like mid 8's 1/8th mile with bolt-ons, he seems fairly knowledgeable so it probably wasn't just intake/exhaust.

I run 8.8X-9.0X with weak *** 2.2-2.3 60's since it does nothing but spin first and half of 2nd with 315 Sumitomo's and original clutch...sounds like his car would have been a good race though...


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