you cant be serious lol, your gonna sit there and say ford is better than chevy right now? the v6 camaro is supposed make as much power from the factory as the mustang gt! LMFAO. if being pigheaded and brand specific for no reason makes me an "ls1 lover" then i guess you got me...
Again mistaking power for quality. What good does it do them to make 300hp with a V6 when all the do is take up space in the dealership lot?
i love mustangs, camaros, t/a's, vettes, they are all sweet. the mustang, all-but a few examples, the almighty 03-04 cobra and maybe the mach, has been a disappointment since 1993, they got heavier and their engines got smaller. chevy has gotten only better from the LT1 on. in order to compete and win my, along with many other board members respect, ford needs to lighten the mustang, and offer a naturally aspirated power-plant that the average guy can build in his own garage and not have to rely on custom tuners and billion dollar superchargers. something the chevy guys have had for a long time. if you cant see it, then you sir, are a "mustang retard" just as the guy leaning against his IROC who scoffs at my pos foxbody driving by is a "IROCTARD"
So because the engines got smaller, the car is a disappointment? The PI headed 4.6L 2V Mustang is a good half second quicker than it predecessor 5.0L in stock trim....all while being several hundred pounds heavier. It also handles, brakes and rides better than the Fox body as well. The S197 cars are both quicker and heavier still, with the same 4.6L displacement and 3-valve heads and they also handle and brake better than their predecessor.
How is that disappointing?
Some of you guys are too hung up on power and not recognizing the over all advancements made to the car itself. You "can't see the forest through the tree's", so to speak.
If you want to get particular about it.....the Camaro/Trans Am had a displacement advantage for 30-years and never made more than 320hp. If you wanted any more power than that from the factory you had to buy a Corvette or wait for the LS6 in a different vehicle. I would be more disapointed in that kind of track record if I were a bowtie guy?
I will agree that Ford needs to put the Mustang on a diet, but I would hardly call it a make or brake point for the car. The comment about having to install a billing dollar supercharger is kind of silly too. Blowers can be had fairly reasonably and are really easy to instal on the Mod Motors....and even then they're only for guys wishing to run quicker than 12's.
LS1 guys are tearing into the engine for a cam change or adding nitrous to run quicker than 12's, so I really don't see how they're any more labor conscious?
As far as power adders go....because of the excellent volumetric efficiency of the head and intake design, Mod motors respond really well to all forms of forced induction. Why would late model mustang guys spend a pile of money on N/A mods that aren't as effective just because that's what the Brand "X" guys are doing? Just the same as the LS1's high compression engine responds better to intake and nitrous mods by comparison.
You go with what works best for your particular platform. I really don't see what difference it makes how you get there, as long as you do?
