C63 vs 5.0 Mustang
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C63 vs 5.0 Mustang
So i was at a red light in mexico, a car or two in front of me and an old 5.0 mustang pulls up next to me.. He was really trying to get me to go so I thought why not. For my prides sake, I'm assuming that thing was heavily modded, and did sound like a monster.. My car sounded madd cute next to it. In any case, it took a bit before it started to open up, soon as it did he pulled up next to me and we both gunned it. We werent even for long and then he started pulling on me. Called it a day when we were approaching a red light. He actually laughed when he heard me rev mine alittle, so I didnt feel the need for a thumbs up lol
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So i was at a red light in mexico, a car or two in front of me and an old 5.0 mustang pulls up next to me.. He was really trying to get me to go so I thought why not. For my prides sake, I'm assuming that thing was heavily modded, and did sound like a monster.. My car sounded madd cute next to it. In any case, it took a bit before it started to open up, soon as it did he pulled up next to me and we both gunned it. We werent even for long and then he started pulling on me. Called it a day when we were approaching a red light. He actually laughed when he heard me rev mine alittle, so I didnt feel the need for a thumbs up lol
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Yeah. 
Just to add a few more details, I had a full car, 5 people total, he had at least 1 passenger I think, couldn't see see if anyone was in the back.
I was in sport-manual, ESP on.
I can't say for sure, but I might've still been in 2nd when I gunned it. 
I was too much in the moment, lol.
Just to add a few more details, I had a full car, 5 people total, he had at least 1 passenger I think, couldn't see see if anyone was in the back.
I was in sport-manual, ESP on.
I can't say for sure, but I might've still been in 2nd when I gunned it. I was too much in the moment, lol.
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thats ok. nice run
FTR, the 5.0s (im guessing this was a foxbody too) have been out for a while.....giving people a lot of time to mod them and they are dirt cheap to mod compared to the MBs. my buddy's 5.0 Foxbody is running a 12 flat at 117 or 118......on 91 octane......in Tucson, AZ at 80+ temps at 4000 DA. just to give you an idea.
FTR, the 5.0s (im guessing this was a foxbody too) have been out for a while.....giving people a lot of time to mod them and they are dirt cheap to mod compared to the MBs. my buddy's 5.0 Foxbody is running a 12 flat at 117 or 118......on 91 octane......in Tucson, AZ at 80+ temps at 4000 DA. just to give you an idea.
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Yeah I know, I mean, I thought the C63 was the fastest thing on the planet?
When a car weighs <3k lbs, it doesn't take a lot of HP to go fast. That, and 5.0s are cheap and easy to make TONS of power with.
For < $10k you can get an old fox-body 5.0 and run 10s with it.
It'd still be a POS rustang, but it'd be fast.
When a car weighs <3k lbs, it doesn't take a lot of HP to go fast. That, and 5.0s are cheap and easy to make TONS of power with.
For < $10k you can get an old fox-body 5.0 and run 10s with it.
It'd still be a POS rustang, but it'd be fast.
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I'd say he had me by maybe 2 car lengths by the time we both shut it down (red light). I probably still woulda lost, but just me in the car (I'd say 700+ lbs less) and lets say I did have esp off and dropped it to 1st you think he still would've pulled on me like that?
Note by a car length, I'm going by my front bumper right on their rear bumper = 1, so by 2 I mean 1 car space in between. Not sure if I was using the proper terminology.
Note by a car length, I'm going by my front bumper right on their rear bumper = 1, so by 2 I mean 1 car space in between. Not sure if I was using the proper terminology.
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I'm the last person to call out someone for street racing but doing it with 5 people in the car sounds like JumboLair M5 part 2. That's just dumb.
Second of all, no car that has ever been described as "madd cute" has ever won a race in the history of racing.
Second of all, no car that has ever been described as "madd cute" has ever won a race in the history of racing.
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Yeah.
Just to add a few more details, I had a full car, 5 people total, he had at least 1 passenger I think, couldn't see see if anyone was in the back.
I was in sport-manual, ESP on. I can't say for sure, but I might've still been in 2nd when I gunned it. I was too much in the moment, lol.
Just to add a few more details, I had a full car, 5 people total, he had at least 1 passenger I think, couldn't see see if anyone was in the back.
I was in sport-manual, ESP on.
I can't say for sure, but I might've still been in 2nd when I gunned it. I was too much in the moment, lol.Andy
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What are you doing racing anything with 5 people in the car?
Do you still have the stock Pirelli's on? If so with the ESP off in first gear you would just torched those piece of ***** tires. Those are the first thing I would ditch if your going to play like this on the road. Not to mention if you go ahead with the Kleemann ECU it will only make the situation worse. Next time ESP Sport, trans in sport shift to first gear, mash throttle at green light. 
What are you doing racing anything with 5 people in the car?
Do you still have the stock Pirelli's on? If so with the ESP off in first gear you would just torched those piece of ***** tires. Those are the first thing I would ditch if your going to play like this on the road. Not to mention if you go ahead with the Kleemann ECU it will only make the situation worse. Next time ESP Sport, trans in sport shift to first gear, mash throttle at green light.
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Haha, I know. And yes, stock Pzero's.
I didn't plan on getting on him at all, even at the first red where he kept creeping up and revving his engine. I didn't change my mind until the road cleared a little and I saw him next to me still trying to get me to go, but by then it was kinda late to change anything.
I didn't plan on getting on him at all, even at the first red where he kept creeping up and revving his engine. I didn't change my mind until the road cleared a little and I saw him next to me still trying to get me to go, but by then it was kinda late to change anything.
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Yeah.
Just to add a few more details, I had a full car, 5 people total, he had at least 1 passenger I think, couldn't see see if anyone was in the back.
I was in sport-manual, ESP on. I can't say for sure, but I might've still been in 2nd when I gunned it. I was too much in the moment, lol.
Just to add a few more details, I had a full car, 5 people total, he had at least 1 passenger I think, couldn't see see if anyone was in the back.
I was in sport-manual, ESP on.
I can't say for sure, but I might've still been in 2nd when I gunned it. I was too much in the moment, lol.
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And everyone knows that when it comes to 5.ohs, you never and I mean never know what you are up against. It could be some guy with a stock 205hp 5.0 that thinks it's the fastest thing on earth or it could be a 10 second street fighter.
Don't race with people in your car though, unless it's one guy who signed up for it when he jumped in.
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Yeah I know, I mean, I thought the C63 was the fastest thing on the planet?
When a car weighs <3k lbs, it doesn't take a lot of HP to go fast. That, and 5.0s are cheap and easy to make TONS of power with.
For < $10k you can get an old fox-body 5.0 and run 10s with it.
It'd still be a POS rustang, but it'd be fast.
When a car weighs <3k lbs, it doesn't take a lot of HP to go fast. That, and 5.0s are cheap and easy to make TONS of power with.
For < $10k you can get an old fox-body 5.0 and run 10s with it.
It'd still be a POS rustang, but it'd be fast.
It is just as easy for a mustang owner to say, " with all that technology and R&D, my simple pushrod motor beat that dumbass."
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That's right, no real change to the motors between 1986 and 1995, so 23 year old tech right there. I paid $2.500 for my "POS rustang" and with about 6k had a track/ street car that would run with the Beemers and do 11's at the strip. I sold it to a guy in Florida for 10k and he is still putting the smack down on people out there.
Would I rather have the C63? well hell yeah, but I'm just saying.
Would I rather have the C63? well hell yeah, but I'm just saying.
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Hold on there gun slinger. I have owned about 15 mustangs and this is my first E55 AMG and most mustang owners take pride and very good care of theirs cars. I still own a 5.0 GT with 16K miles on it, and those cars are legends in their own right. Give props to the winner when deserved It is just as easy for a mustang owner to say, " with all that technology and R&D, my simple pushrod motor beat that dumbass."
It is just as easy for a mustang owner to say, " with all that technology and R&D, my simple pushrod motor beat that dumbass."And 90% of the fox-bodies I see are in total disarray... mismatching body panels, cracked bumpers, filthy, torn up interiors, etc.
It's possible (and likely) that the people on your Mustang forums took good care of their cars, but it's not the norm. The same goes for any 80's/early 90's muscle car... 5.0, Corvette, Z28/Trans Am, etc. They are iconic, cheap, can be made to go VERY fast, but are still relative POSs outside of the engine bay due to time and negligence. Well-kept examples are the exception, not the norm. I wish that wasn't the case, because as a baby of the 80's, I love them. I'm more of a Chevy guy, but can still respect the 5.0 fox-bodies and the SC'd Cobras for what they are.
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Having 3 extra people in the car is like handing the guy a 60-70 hp advantage at the start. Besides not being too smart, it is risking the lives of a lot of innocent passengers. I don't wanna sound like a butt head as I like a good smackdown when driving in Mexico or at the track but I like to put all the extra weight out by the curb to watch, lol.
If it was a Fox 5.0 then it had to have a ton of mods cause those are not that fast. But with a little elbow grease and some parts can be made to be fast.
I ran thru Mexico one day and a friend in his C55 with a car load of 4 total adults in the car tried to race my little 2.0 liter turbo car which is clearly a slower car but not by much (it normally traps a 14 flat ET at 100-103mph and is really strong on the topend). Due to his extra dead weight, I crawled all over him. The look on his stunned face was priceless to say the least.
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If it was a Fox 5.0 then it had to have a ton of mods cause those are not that fast. But with a little elbow grease and some parts can be made to be fast.
I ran thru Mexico one day and a friend in his C55 with a car load of 4 total adults in the car tried to race my little 2.0 liter turbo car which is clearly a slower car but not by much (it normally traps a 14 flat ET at 100-103mph and is really strong on the topend). Due to his extra dead weight, I crawled all over him. The look on his stunned face was priceless to say the least.
Irish
