Road and Track on Mustangs
03-13-2005, 05:24 AM
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Sad thing is that all the modified Mustangs were heavier than the next. I believe the most powerful one was 3700 lbs.
This is a trend that's not encouraging with Ford. ie don't expect the Cobra to do anything about curb weight.
This is why the Corvette will always be better than a Mustang (unless it's just a 1/4 mile car). Top dog Corvette weighs less than base while top dog Mustang weighs more.
This is a trend that's not encouraging with Ford. ie don't expect the Cobra to do anything about curb weight.
This is why the Corvette will always be better than a Mustang (unless it's just a 1/4 mile car). Top dog Corvette weighs less than base while top dog Mustang weighs more.
03-13-2005, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by shaundesjardins,Mar 13 2005, 01:27 PM
Ford has abysmal quality. period. Just look at the statistics.
There are just a lot of Fords on the road so itwould seem "statistically" you would hear about more ford mustang failures then say S2000 ones.
03-13-2005, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SVT_Chia,Mar 13 2005, 01:48 AM
My dad's 1995 F-150 stood up to 9 years of day in/day out construction site abuse and 225K miles before the engine finally went. He put a new one in and got an E-350 for work as well. My 38K miles SVT Focus is holding up just fine. 
03-13-2005, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by rai,Mar 13 2005, 09:24 AM
This is why the Corvette will always be better than a Mustang (unless it's just a 1/4 mile car). Top dog Corvette weighs less than base while top dog Mustang weighs more.
03-13-2005, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Legal Bill,Mar 12 2005, 09:10 PM
The article also pointed out that the Mustang 4.6 8 responds well to bolt on mods.
Where have you been for 10 years?
03-13-2005, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Christople,Mar 13 2005, 07:36 AM
I believe that the Corvette is made of Fiberglass, surely that accounts for weight saving compared to metal. Of course this comparison could be applied to any car compared to the Corvette.
Well at least GM pays attention to weight. The Z06 has bigger engine, bigger wheels tires and brakes and larger oil cooling capacity. All these factors add weight and will be said by Ford as the reason why a SVT mustang is heavier than a GT but dispite the weight adding features of the Z06 it actually weighs at least 100 lbs less than a base C6.
03-13-2005, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by brockLT1,Mar 13 2005, 10:22 AM
How about a big ass 4 Cam Motor with a blower strapped onto compared to a lightweigh all aluminum pushrod V8. That has a little to do with it right there.
everybody has excuses. It's easy to add HP but it's hast to subtract weight.
03-13-2005, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by steve c,Mar 13 2005, 02:11 AM
It saddens me when I read ignorant spew like yours, but it does not surprise me given the board we are on.
-Chris
03-13-2005, 10:09 AM
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[QUOTE=nalVle,Mar 13 2005, 10:57 AM] .however, the lower class fords like the escort do live up to the infamous "bad build quality" that everyone talks about.