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Topic: Raced a 2000 GT
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Stang28965
Journeyman Posts: 72
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-22-2001 04:16 PM
   
My friend just got a Stock 2001 GT (had a k and N in it)and i wanted to see what i could do against it, well i won, I was shocked I did not think i was making that much power....weird....
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 2330
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-22-2001 04:29 PM
That's pretty good stang, the new GTs are pretty quick.  SteveW
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74merc
Gearhead Posts: 586
From: Demopolis AL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-22-2001 04:39 PM
refresh my memory, what is your combo?
nice kill man...
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Stang28965
Journeyman Posts: 72
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-22-2001 05:47 PM
1965 Mustang Coupe
289 Bored .030over
302 Heads
420 or 440 lift Cam i can't remember.
H-Pipe with dynomax mufflers
8 inch rear with 3.55's
4speed trans
Holly 650 4bblMy engine has like 2000 miles on it, My rear has 500 miles or so and my tranny has maybe 50 miles on it. The rear tires are 245/60/14's It might not matter much but I had just filled my tank so i was full and his mustang was almost empty.
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Stang28965
Journeyman Posts: 72
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-22-2001 05:48 PM
opps holly 600 not 650.
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Stang28965
Journeyman Posts: 72
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-22-2001 10:27 PM
I am not doing good tonight, Thats Holley not Holly 
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74merc
Gearhead Posts: 586
From: Demopolis AL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-23-2001 12:47 AM
headers? any idea on the duration of the cam? what year heads?
that's similar to the combo I plan on using...
you had a full tank and he didn't, you beat him?
badass man! 
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JAAZZY
Gearhead Posts: 183
From: Bay Area, CA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-23-2001 01:33 AM
Those new Stangs except for the Cobra are just not that fast. I don't know why but they just don't seem to put the power down.
You though must have a good combo though because you have very mild mods. Get a couple of the Camaros now! ;D
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74merc
Gearhead Posts: 586
From: Demopolis AL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-23-2001 01:56 AM
you sure about that man?
most of my buds at corral.net are running low 14s in anything past a 98.
the 99 Cobras are dogs, there were only a couple of 2000 Cobras, the 2001 GTs are pretty good.
alot of 99-2001 V6s are in the 15s.
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cali289
Journeyman Posts: 8
From: Davis, CA
Registered: May 2001
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posted 06-23-2001 02:25 AM
Well, was the 2001 a badly shifted 5-spd or an auto? I think that might have made the difference. Either way, your 65 must be a fun ride.. congrats on the win. ;-)I have a 2001 GT (5-spd), stock, which has run a 14.1 at 99 MPH... it's a very quick car once it revs over 3K. My '65 (289 .060 over (poor old block), ported heads, RV cam, Holley 650, running through stage-2 C-4) is *much* slower... (never taken it to the strip, but I'd guess a low 15 second time) BUT it *feels* and *sounds* so much meaner that all of my friends swear it must be the fastest thing they've ever ridden in. I mean, it can break the (worn 195/70R14) tires loose in third! ;-) It don't care what it can race, at the end of the day, the GT is still just a car, and the '65 is my eye-catching baby. --Matthew [This message has been edited by cali289 (edited 06-23-2001).]
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Stang28965
Journeyman Posts: 72
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-23-2001 06:28 AM
Off hand I can not remember the cam specs or the year of the heads, I have to dig up my engine sheet, The 2000 was a 5spd, he can shift good and did not seem like he messed up (but could be using wrong shift points?) All i know is I pulled on him, We went for a ride in my mustang and he said it did not feel as fast as his, and after i beat him he thought he had the win easy, Next week i will race him again. Seems everytime i pull my 65 out I have cops going down my road....
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JAAZZY
Gearhead Posts: 183
From: Bay Area, CA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-23-2001 04:42 PM
I guess it's all relative. I expected Ford to at least try and keep up with the competition in performance but they made the better business decision and designed a car that sold well. I still think they could have done both. I would have liked to see the 2000 GTs doing 13.8-14 stock with average drivers and the Cobra around 13.5. Both are around .5 seconds off that time.The 66 I drove as a teenager turned low 14s with mild mods and 3.0 gears. This was with 289 heads. I think I had spent at the time $1100 on the car and about $3000 on the motor. My combo was not much different from Stang28965 except for my auto tranny.
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Originally posted by 74merc:
you sure about that man?
most of my buds at corral.net are running low 14s in anything past a 98.
the 99 Cobras are dogs, there were only a couple of 2000 Cobras, the 2001 GTs are pretty good.
alot of 99-2001 V6s are in the 15s.
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74merc
Gearhead Posts: 586
From: Demopolis AL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-23-2001 06:52 PM
yea, agreed.
general consensus is the GT engine should be base, DOHC as an option, and the 5.4 in the Cobra, but...
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