Dad has the wrong options. A Lo Po stock BB in a family car with an auto is a dog. A 'homoolgation run ' 62 Belair or Biscayne trim with a 409HP/ 409 and a 4 speed with posi is pretty dang strong.
Guy in 5.0 Mustang challenged me this morning to a race
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Love that shade of blue!I filled up my wife’s 2020 Mustang GT at Shell this morning around 7:30 AM and was going out for a drive on a 4 lane country road.
A guy in a yellow 2017 Mustang GT (435 horsepower Gen 2 Coyote 5.0 engine) pulls up beside me at a red light and revs his engine 3 times obviously wanting to race. I’m in my wife‘s 2020 Mustang GT stock/ no mods (460 horsepower Gen 3 Coyote 5.0 engine). I accept his challenge. The guy is around 30 years old, I don’t know if his 5.0 is modified or if his transmission is auto or manual. I didnt lower the passenger window to talk to him. I’m in the left lane and he’s in the right lane, no passenger in either car.
I put it in ‘Track Mode‘ , my left foot on the brake and I bring RPMs up to 1500 with my right foot waiting for the green light.
This country road is empty and it’s around 70 degrees, perfect conditions.LOL
The light turns GREEN
- I let off the brake , I’m about 50% on the gas pedal and my tires are spinning just a little and then hook.
- As soon as the Michelin Pilot Sport tires hook I go 100% WOT, I think a full tank of 93 octane help add weight above the tires.
- The 10R80 auto transmission shifts soooo lighting fast from 1st gear up to 7th gear and at around 135 MPH I’m about 5-6 car lengths ahead of him. I’m wondering if the gap would have been bigger if I had selected Drag Mode.
Not trying to break the law…… just having some fun with fellow Mustang driver.
The 2020 PP1 Mustang (photo) with auto trans runs high 11’s completely stock. Not bad for a car under $45K
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If I were going to buy a new pony car, it would be the Mustang, just because it's better looking than the Camaro.
But I would look for an opportunity to swap in a Godzilla.
No. Just no. I had a '75 Vega 4-speed. 106 mph was it. Held my foot on the floor for 10 minutes. 106 was absolutely the terminal velocity.
My '75 Cosworth Vega with short track cams and twin Webers easily exceeded 120 mph...
Could have been after a header, exhaust, foam air cleaner and carb re-jet to uncork it a bit. It was 45 years ago, but know it was well over 106 mph indicated.
That could do it.
I always have fun recounting my misadventures with the 1975 Vega go-to-college car.
Had to go find an old photo taken with a Kodak 110 camera, such clarity ...
Frosty cold Idaho morning back in around 1977. This was my 2nd car and was actually reliable and fun to drive. It was the 4-banger "sports car" back in those days.Nice car I’ve been wanting to drive one of the 10 speed autos , they sound awesome shifting.
Didn't those come from the factory already rusting? I remember those cars being covered in rust after just a year old...same with the Blazers of that era...Had to go find an old photo taken with a Kodak 110 camera, such clarity ...
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Yes the same as Hostess donuts come stale from the bakery......it's an art form of some kind.
Smoky
Mine never had any rust, but they really didn't salt the roads much then ... you had to know how to drive in the snow, lol. That Vega actually went well in the snow with proper winter tires. I had that Vega many years and never had any real problems with it. I hear all the horror stories of Vegas, but I either must have taken good care of it, and/or got a good one. Only thing I recall happening was it tried to over-heat once when I was in Lewiston, ID when it was like 110 deg F there. It had a very small radiator that couldn't cool well enough in that kind of air temperature if the car wasn't moving. I did install a much better radiator fan which helped, but still not good enough for blistering 110 F.
I don't ever get that in my 13 GT500...not that I would bite anyways.
did he look like this?
The new movie comes out in a few days or weeks.It had a 21 speed transmission like on the Need For Speed movies
Beautiful Mustang GT 5.0 ! Love the color. Well worth premium fuel I think or at least midgrade as it's a mix of 87 & 93 so you get lots the extra additives in the 93. I always use midgrade in my Gen2 Ecoboost powered '21 Bronco Sport & '20 Ranger XLT FX4.I filled up my wife’s 2020 Mustang GT at Shell this morning around 7:30 AM and was going out for a drive on a 4 lane country road.
A guy in a yellow 2017 Mustang GT (435 horsepower Gen 2 Coyote 5.0 engine) pulls up beside me at a red light and revs his engine 3 times obviously wanting to race. I’m in my wife‘s 2020 Mustang GT stock/ no mods (460 horsepower Gen 3 Coyote 5.0 engine). I accept his challenge. The guy is around 30 years old, I don’t know if his 5.0 is modified or if his transmission is auto or manual. I didnt lower the passenger window to talk to him. I’m in the left lane and he’s in the right lane, no passenger in either car.
I put it in ‘Track Mode‘ , my left foot on the brake and I bring RPMs up to 1500 with my right foot waiting for the green light.
This country road is empty and it’s around 70 degrees, perfect conditions.
The light turns GREEN
- I let off the brake , I’m about 50% on the gas pedal and my tires are spinning just a little and then hook.
- As soon as the Michelin Pilot Sport tires hook I go 100% WOT, I think a full tank of 93 octane help add weight above the tires.
- The 10R80 auto transmission shifts soooo lighting fast from 1st gear up to 7th gear and at around 135 MPH I’m about 5-6 car lengths ahead of him. I’m wondering if the gap would have been bigger if I had selected Drag Mode.
Not trying to break the law…… just having some fun with fellow Mustang driver.
The 2020 PP1 Mustang (photo) with auto trans runs high 11’s completely stock. Not bad for a car under $45K
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It sure is friggin gorgeous tho! Love Mustangs . Cannot beat em for the price pt. Not by long shot.
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Edith that's who. Dingbats are feminine, no?
Sounds like the average Mustang driver
This thread is why my mechanic friend said he'd only consider a V6 Mustang if he was shopping for a used one (back when they made them with a 6).
"...5.0..."
yes, but what do they do to them so they hold road in the twisties?
460# v 580# for godzilla
yes, but what do they do to them so they hold road in the twisties?
460# v 580# for godzilla
