90 GT vs. 03 V6

90 · Dec 13, 2006

omg true story... it was the sunnyest day ever and i had the stang out... well i doze off at my g/f house and when i wake up it was dumping rain! when i was tryen to get home i had to do 10mph in a 45 just to keep it streight.. felt like i was ice!

85ragtop · Dec 13, 2006

90mustang_GT5.0 said:
omg true story... it was the sunnyest day ever and i had the stang out... well i doze off at my g/f house and when i wake up it was dumping rain! when i was tryen to get home i had to do 10mph in a 45 just to keep it streight.. felt like i was ice!

Yea mine is FWD and it would get side ways on turns.

90 · Dec 13, 2006

you ever do a reverse donut?

85ragtop · Dec 13, 2006

90mustang_GT5.0 said:
you ever do a reverse donut?

Haven’t tried one.

90 · Dec 13, 2006

Good times!

Strype · Dec 13, 2006

Get street slicks and you'll leave him by carlengths.

90 · Dec 13, 2006

show me where it says slicks on a street tire ?

NKau · Dec 13, 2006

90mustang_GT5.0 said:
show me where it says slicks on a street tire ?

I feel your pain.........a DRAG RADIAL is not the same as a STREET SLICK, or whatever mythical/mystical/fictional tire these guys keep referring to.

Strype · Dec 13, 2006

90 · Dec 13, 2006

lol.... its a street slick in my own world... **floats away**

MrStang123 · Dec 13, 2006

90mustang_GT5.0 said:
launch at 4-5k

I like snapping drive shafts in half lol.

25thmustang · Dec 13, 2006

WOW...

To start off, what gears do you have? I didnt see a mention of anything other than stock, so I assume 2.73s or 3.08s. With street tires and stock gears launching off idle might not be the best bet. Bring the car up to 2500 RPM and slip the clutch. Coming out off idle might work if the car doesnt bog down, but stock gears and nearly no mods, it most likely will bog (unless you are truly racing on sand, in that case your going to spin). As far as shifting, if your new to it, just make sure you get the car cleanly into gear, at about 5200-5400 on the stock tach. Its wise to get an aftermarket one, but some people do have luk running the car until they feel it start to nose over. I prefer a shift light myself, but everyones different.

For the guy racing new GTs and winning, you seem to have a good deal more mods than the poster, and from what I remember you mention roll races, which are a lot different. An 03 V6 with good driving, and those few mods is a low 15 second car, which isnt far off a stock 5.0. Factor in some things and the race doesnt sound too off. Get better at driving the 5.0 and you have a good chanceof taking him by more cars.

As far as street slicks go, there are tons of tires out there, Drag Radials, ET Streets (what I assume you mean by street slicks) and straight up slicks. Within these tires there are many different companys that make good and bad versions of each. Just list what brand tire you have, and it will dispell all myths. I personally used to run 26x10.5 ET Streets at the track, then went to 26x9 Hoosier Slicks. Now I have some 17" 26x11.5 ET Streets for track use. My Street tires were 245/45/17 Falkens!

90 · Dec 13, 2006

25thmustang said:
. Now I have some 17" 26x11.5 ET Streets for track use. My Street tires were 245/45/17 Falkens!

im running 17's too, but MT(micky thompson) Streets.. i need to get 4 new tires this summer and wanted to stay with ET: Streets (slicks)... i like the MT's but what do you recommend and if not MT what tire and what price ?.. MTs are about 183 a peice.. how much were your falkens?

FastDriver · Dec 13, 2006

The V6 is strong for what it is, but a 5.0 it is not. The hp difference may not be as much as most assume, but then again the V6 is also in a heavier car than the average 5.0 GT or especially LX.

It isn't really worth arguing about as I don't have a stock 5.0, and I never will again. I've run the race myself too many times for it to be worth an argument. I also got a considerably better time on my stock 5.0LX on my Gtech pro than I did on my buddies V6 (14.1 vs. 14.8 respectively - the G-tech was a little over one tenth of a second fast at the dragstrip).

Chris

stykthyn · Dec 13, 2006

you should invest in the good driver mod. it's worth a bunch out in the streets

90 · Dec 13, 2006

rickd93_lx · Dec 13, 2006

i dont belive slicks or drag raduials would help with any bodys launch in the sand a dirt tire would probably work better , or not racing on dirt roads one of the two.

Snikt89GT · Dec 13, 2006

The 90 GT weights less, has more HP and a lot more torque. Should be no problem?

88-5.0mustang · Dec 13, 2006

yeah i believe a 5.0 makes a far amount more torque but regardless, for where to shift.. if ur car is stock like u say it is it probally stops making power right around 5000rpm so if u shift about 500rpm past that depending on gears in ur car u should land nicely back in ur power band and pull nice threw the next gear

25thmustang · Dec 13, 2006

Im not sure I would go 500 RPM above peak power, but maybe a few hundred!

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