Picked this up on Monday. Had to travel a few hundred miles to get a nearly $7k off list deal.
This is a base-base GT. 18" wheels and the smaller brakes, plain cloth interior. e.g. the lightest, which these days is like 3750lbs. My bought new '89 LX 5.0 Hatch was around 3200.
Last fun car was '16 Challenger Scat Pack. This time I wanted the much more developed aftermarket support that the Mustang has. This car is a high 11s in the 1/4 bone stock. Tuning, headers, exhaust, etc can take you fairly easy into the low 11s. Running E85 is very popular and the '18+ 5.0 Coyote motors have a dual fuel system has plenty of headroom for it. If you do most of the bolt-ons and do enough to get a substantial drag race launch, your in the 10s.
I'm intending to be a bit more balanced. Full exhaust, tune, Steeda suspension bits that will benefit both handling and straight line traction. The IRS, while great for handling, has issues with hard launches. The aftermarket can improve it markedly.
I'm going to stay with 18" wheels and am going with wheels/tires that are both wider and save approx. 35 total pounds of rotating weight.
I loved the Challenger's street brawler and legacy authentic looks and super factory exhaust note.
I think the Mustang has more purely aesthitcally pleasing lines, especially the fastback quarter view. They've departed from the historical throwback looks for the better, I think. The exhaust note is a bit too tame; base car has non-active exhaust.
This is a base-base GT. 18" wheels and the smaller brakes, plain cloth interior. e.g. the lightest, which these days is like 3750lbs. My bought new '89 LX 5.0 Hatch was around 3200.
Last fun car was '16 Challenger Scat Pack. This time I wanted the much more developed aftermarket support that the Mustang has. This car is a high 11s in the 1/4 bone stock. Tuning, headers, exhaust, etc can take you fairly easy into the low 11s. Running E85 is very popular and the '18+ 5.0 Coyote motors have a dual fuel system has plenty of headroom for it. If you do most of the bolt-ons and do enough to get a substantial drag race launch, your in the 10s.
I'm intending to be a bit more balanced. Full exhaust, tune, Steeda suspension bits that will benefit both handling and straight line traction. The IRS, while great for handling, has issues with hard launches. The aftermarket can improve it markedly.
I'm going to stay with 18" wheels and am going with wheels/tires that are both wider and save approx. 35 total pounds of rotating weight.
I loved the Challenger's street brawler and legacy authentic looks and super factory exhaust note.
I think the Mustang has more purely aesthitcally pleasing lines, especially the fastback quarter view. They've departed from the historical throwback looks for the better, I think. The exhaust note is a bit too tame; base car has non-active exhaust.
