370z vs. 2003 mustang svt cobra

blue660r01

Not one of these again

bmarcinczyk14

oh im sorry i forgot, not allowed to ask questions on this forum, thats a big no no.

m4a1mustang

Mustang Vs. Z... they are really two different classes of cars so you really can't compare them.

Though it is interesting how similar the 3.7L V6 feels to the Mustang GT's 4.6L V8. They are very similar in power delivery and the 4.6L isn't a particularly torquey V8 at low RPMs, so it needs to be kept wound up. Aside from the Z revving higher the two engines feel eerily similar!

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blue660r01

Not saying you cant ask questions. Just SLIGHT research and it will be pretty obvious.

TARDCORE

this a probably a stupid question as I don't like mustangs so I have not really done any research on them (I just know not to try and race one as I will get smoked) but the new GT500 is the replacement of Shebly's cobra versions from years previous? I saw a grey one yesterday for the first time in san diego at Oggis pizza and the owner got mad at me for taking pics of with my phone lol. its looks pretty cool in person

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blue660r01

I believe so. By the way, my roomate owns a 12sec 05 stang. He taught me not to worry about running a Mustang and said most sound faster than they really are. This is of course, NOT referring to a Cobra, etc. The regular GT isnt an issue depending on what it has. V6 isnt even a question.

In the end, most people dont realize the Z isnt bred to be a 1/4 mile beast like a big V8. We are a maxed out V6 while the Mustang is an "underpowered" V8. By underpowered I mean they arent maxed out of the factory and are actually seeing less power than they are capable of stock. Simple mods like bolt ons will have MUCH more response to the cars unlike ours. However, throw me on a road course against one and it will be a massacre. Sports cars IMO are a balanced car, not built for one thing.

m4a1mustang

The real problem is you never know what you're up against.

It's like any modded car, really. When you have exhaust on the car it's going to SOUND fast, regardless of whether it actually is or not.

Some GT's will sound really mean but end up only having mufflers. Others might have a **** ton of other stuff to back up the sound, so you never know.

My Mustang... you'd never guess that it pulled 1.9 second 60's all day long on stock tires and could rip just about anything out of the hole. It looked stock and my Magnaflows with o/r X-pipe had a very tame idle.

You'll know when you run 'em if they are stout or not. Usually when you see the front wheels lift off the ground on the launch you kind of get the idea that you're f***ed.

This one is a classic:

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m4a1mustang

Oh yeah, the V6's are absolute weak sauce. They are just there for the bottom line.

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blue660r01

Exactly my point with the exhaust. The Stangs are just insanely loud with the exhaust so people immediately think they are going to rape them.

You got pics of your stang? My roomate has basically full bolt ons and pulleys, FR500 wheels, 285 rear I believe. Just got DRs. Last dyno was I believe 311whp. The H pipe sounds ******* INSANE on these cars!

blue660r01

haha yeah they are. At the track I ran a bolt on V8 (02 style) and took him easy. I forget most of it but last I remember at 70mph I was pulling hard on him with his nose at my rear wheel.

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Two different monsters here. This is said best from what I read (very limited btw). These cars are meant for 2 different purposes and they both do it quite well.

blue660r01

Word. Like people said the Cobra isnt called a Terminator for nothing. I am actually HIGHLY considering it to be my next ride....

m4a1mustang

All I've got is this video .

As I said in another thread I owned my Mustang a few hard drives ago and lost a lot of the pics. I'll have to dig through and see if I can find any saved.

Anyways, with nothing but a 4.10 gear I ran a 13.5 at only 101 with a 1.997 60'. Very low MPH for that ET, so you can see where all the time came from. I couldn't beat an LS1 in a 1/4 drag but I had a pretty good shot edging them out in the 1/8th. It was always interesting making a pass against a big power car that ran say a 13.4 @ 107. I'd rip out of the hole and then they'd eat me up past the 1000'.

With later mods I probably got the car down to the 13.1 @ 104 territory but never got it back to the 1/4.

Just comparing it to the Z, my Mustang was much quicker 0-60 and the Z is a lot faster on top end. The 99-04 Mustangs lacked the power to be real top-end monsters without boost. The 05+ are a different story, though. They are a lot more able to lay down the high traps along with the low ETs.

And when the 400+bhp 5.0 liter variation of the current 4.6 rolls around... hello!

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smurfblu13

Easy and semi cheap to make it a straight line MONSTER. I agree, I absolutely, love the terminators. Especially mystichrome cobras, but I digress.

If you want street performance aka the fun with torque and for 1/4 mile this car honestly is hard to beat. You want to take a car to a track for some twistys, then the Z will be the best. 2 different realms, both cars are above average comparatively with other stock cars.