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Stang GT against a VIII?

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Posted by: mackmt1

My woman was drivin' my '94 Mark VIII, and said some guy pulled up in a mustang and wanted to race. My question is how do Mark VIII's, stock, handle against stang GT's?

Posted by: 98CobraStarLSC

what year? the GTs in the mid ninetys werent all that fast but the new ones have 300 hp. the body style before that have 260 hp i beleive and the bodystyle before that had around 215hp i beleive.

Posted by: vr4

depends on the year.

Posted by: mackmt1

From what she showed me, my guess is about '96. Is there an engine difference of the 4.6 for the 2 cars? and how much diff in the body weights in the 2 cars performance?

Posted by: vr4

96/97 are low-mid 15 second cars in stock form. dont worry.

Posted by: mackmt1

VR4,
You say dont worry as if the lincoln will stomp the stang GT. do you know what kind of times are typical of a '94, M VIII?

Posted by: mlschultz

Here is a video of me racing my nephew's 5 speed 98 GT vert. He did some mods to it, but not in the traction department

The Mark vs BS3

Posted by: mackmt1

Nice run. I looked at the pictures you posted, and I see abig difference compared to my M VIII. Especially engine and exhaust. did you make mods?

Posted by: Moes8

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackmt1

From what she showed me, my guess is about '96. Is there an engine difference of the 4.6 for the 2 cars? and how much diff in the body weights in the 2 cars performance?

2 different engines

the gt has a 2 valve per cylinder 4.6 v8 iron engine
and the mark viii has a 4 valve per cylinder 4.6 v8 aluminum engine.

96 gt has 215 hp and weighs about 3400 lbs

94 mark viii has 280 hp and weighs about 3750 lbs

bone stock race for both cars,the mark should win by a little every time,thats with stick in the gt,if the gt is auto ,not even close

Posted by: mlschultz

Thanks. My Mark is way far away from being stock anymore. I thought you would like to see what a standard shift GT does with street tires. Not much of anything in first gear but spin...

IIRC, that GT has 373's, King Cobra clutch, PI heads, headers, etc., and does much better when it hooks at the track.

Posted by: vr4

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackmt1

VR4,
You say dont worry as if the lincoln will stomp the stang GT. do you know what kind of times are typical of a '94, M VIII?

a typical good condition mark will run about 14.7

Posted by: ILLS

NPI Mustang GT (1996-1998) w/ M5 trans vs Mark VIII is close enough to be a drivers race. If the GT driver can shift then they will probably edge ahead of the average stocker Mark. It should be a pretty good race.

PI Mustang GT (1999-2004) Will take the average stock Mark no problem with equal drivers. It will not be a a race measured in bus lengths but the GT will usually have a decided victory stock for stock.

Posted by: warlockpain

the stock 96-98 gt is pretty slow.
the 99 up is pretty quick.
pre 95 is usually not stock and the 93 and earlier stangs are light!

had no problem smoking a 96-8 with my mark and i know it at least had exhaust mods. guy jumped at me,i blew his doors off then slowed down.when he caught back up,the look on his face was priceless !