Mustang 5.0 is back

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Dave

dodge daytona shelby z. stock for stock they were right next to each other in the quarter (15.3/15.4). dodge had better brakes (1.00 g of force in 1987!), could likely best the stang on the skidpad and would be far cheaper to up the power on in the short run. commence crying about how its wrong wheel drive

My buddy had a Daytona Shelby Z, and it was quick, but not as fast as the mustang(it did handle far better though, and I would put it against pretty much anything from that era for handling). Mustangs were anywhere from the low 15s to high 13s stock, with the majority ending up in the mid 14s(even the heavier GT models).
It was definitely not refined though.

As for upping the power, in the 80s turbos were still black magic. NA V8s could be tuned by anyone, turbo magic did not start really catching on until the 2000s when engine management systems started getting cheaper and more popular.