Aipaloovik said:My understanding is that they truncate the power in first gear. It's even worse if you try to gun to car to about 4500 rpm in N, then throw it in first gear while WOT. The throttle will cut out, drop to about 1500 rmp and take off normally. It drives me nuts. The car has plenty of power. You can see this by simply gunning it from a dead stop in Reverse. They don't cut off the throttle there.
mustang50v8 said:damn dude...neutral drops are one of the first things you can do to your transmission. the reason the new stang does this is to save the transmisson from people such as yourself who dont know that it is bad and try to do such things. go to any shop and ask them how good for your car neutral drops are if you dont believe me.
84convertablegt said:maybe my experience doesnt quite fit in in this category, but it is related. i have a new 2004 f150 with the new 5.4 3valve v8 which was the first (i think) to use this new computer system similar to new mustangs with the drive by wire. diesels have used it for a while. very similar. even the 5.4l has the same takeoff problems, very sluggish at first, and if you start to slip, your engine will slow down until its under control.... the new v8 mustangs are the same way. i have owned a few v6's mustangs and am a hardcore mustang person, but when i was young, i could not afford the insurance or the car for that matter. there is nothing wrong with a v6 mustang, and i dont understand the "war" that sometimes goes on. It depends on what you want the car for. as long as you didnt buy the car with the intention to hang with a gt then all is fine. my recommendation to anyone considering purchasing a mustang is just to weigh what you want it for, and test drive both. i have not heard nearly as many bad things about the new v6, i can only imagine. it is much more powerful than the sn95 v6 cars and the 5 speed auto is an awesome transmission. i also have a 2002 explorer with the 4.0v6 and 5 speed auto tranny and im impressed with what it can do, even being a heavy suv. and if it makes u feel better, your car could probably beat my 65 in a race, well at least it could out handle it, thats for sure.
kevins05v-6 said:your experience counts very much. Some very good thoughts.
mustang50v8 said:damn dude...neutral drops are one of the first things you can do to your transmission. the reason the new stang does this is to save the transmisson from people such as yourself who dont know that it is bad and try to do such things. go to any shop and ask them how good for your car neutral drops are if you dont believe me.
Philstang said:Most people that I see driving V6 Stangs are not realy Stang enthusiasts...
they just came across a cheap sporty car that just happens to be a stang and don't have the slightest knowledge of them...
the other V6 owners are bent on making their car look like a GT, others try to rice it out...
Basically GT owners are more likely to be true Stang fans...
but hats off to those on here that are rocking the V6...
NJstangpilot said:Aipaloouik,
Have you done any 0 -60 runs before and after the new tune? I was unaware of the 1 – 2 second delay for full power on the V6 model. I do know that the V6 did 0-60 in 6.9 seconds in a Car&Driver road test and I was wondering how much quicker it is without the WOT delay. Let us know if you do (did) any acceleration comparisons between the stock and new tunes. Thanks, in advance.
Philstang said:Most people that I see driving V6 Stangs are not realy Stang enthusiasts...
they just came across a cheap sporty car that just happens to be a stang and don't have the slightest knowledge of them...
the other V6 owners are bent on making their car look like a GT, others try to rice it out...
Basically GT owners are more likely to be true Stang fans...
but hats off to those on here that are rocking the V6...
It's even worse if you try to gun to car to about 4500 rpm in N, then throw it in first gear while WOT. The throttle will cut out, drop to about 1500 rmp and take off normally. It drives me nuts.
Philstang said:Most people that I see driving V6 Stangs are not realy Stang enthusiasts...
they just came across a cheap sporty car that just happens to be a stang and don't have the slightest knowledge of them...
the other V6 owners are bent on making their car look like a GT, others try to rice it out...
Basically GT owners are more likely to be true Stang fans...
but hats off to those on here that are rocking the V6...
I have the desire, don't have the need... not to mention, don't have the money.kevins05v-6 said:... just do not have the need for all that speed and power that the GTs have.
jfrayzier said:I have the desire, don't have the need... not to mention, don't have the money.
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