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Originally Posted by monstertodd
Mike your modulaire wheels make me drool.......  |
Haha, would you like a set!? I'll sell you a pair cheap (relatively).
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Originally Posted by SILVER BULLITT
whats up mike ? yah i agree my first car was a camaro as well and ive owned 5 including this one  I too am a chevy guy all the way and I am pretty impressed the power they are making out of the 5.0 but that also leads me to believe the mustang might not come too detuned  as our camaros were big time detuned so we didnt come close to the corvette numbers because we all know that would kill the vettes sales if you could spend half the money and have a car that is making close to the same power  either way F mustangs  |
I agree that the 5.0 is probably close to it's power threshold (from the factory at least, obviously aftermarket will make it even more powerful). I just can't knock good engineering as much as I don't like the Mustang!! I just like the engine to be honest.
One thing that has always bothered me is the BS numbers the magazines throw out for the Mustang. Perfect example from a couple years ago:
One year the Mustang had 300 hp (2007 or 2008, don't remember). 0-60 was 5.2 seconds claimed by the magazine.
The next year the Mustang had the upgraded Bullitt intake and made 315 hp (this was right around the time that the Camaro was coming out and being tested). 0-60 was now 4.9 seconds claimed by the magazine.
It didn't weigh any less than the previous year or anything. Both those times were with a 5 speed manual. Forget gearing because even if it did change it wasn't aggressive enough to cause a 0.3 second drop in 0-60 times!!
Now this new one, which weighs more than the previous year has a claimed 0-60 time of 4.3 seconds! At least they made significant power and transmission upgrades since the previous year but 4.3 still seems pretty outrageous. I don't believe a word the magazines say anymore, it all comes down to what they do at the track. I can't wait to run across a new 5.0 though
