Official '11 Mustang GT vs 370z Thread

[Red370]

Originally Posted by GZ3

the lines of the Z are very sexy, but the 5.0 has grown on me...it looks so sleek and muscular, but honeslty looks are purely subjective, ive had more people tell me i look better in this car than the Z. And that they like this car better. but again subjective...the one and ONLY thing I miss from the Z at this point is the rarity of it....

I'll agree with you there, looking straight on from the front, the Stang just looks beastly, like its flexing and wants to smash your face, but I love the sleek lines of the Z, it just looks sporty and sexy. Definitely got more stares on the road than the Stang but I wouldnt trade this beast for anything, well, maybe a GT-R or a GT350 or a Boss, or a 2013 GT500, ok you get the picture.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by Red370

A Twin Turbo'd Z will probably walk on it slowly in the top end, but i'm sitting comfortably at 417whp with less than a grand in mods. These things are firmly into the 11's with basic bolt-ons, its crazy how freakishly beast the new 5.0 engine is.

Yeah, the Mustang's definitely faster in the straights. The only way a Z is winning with just bolt-ons is probably a combination of driver error and lack of traction in the Mustang (at least that's what I assume).

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Red370

A Twin Turbo'd Z will probably walk on it slowly in the top end, but i'm sitting comfortably at 417whp with less than a grand in mods. These things are firmly into the 11's with basic bolt-ons, its crazy how freakishly beast the new 5.0 engine is.

You're going to need FI on the Z. I think even some of the lower whp FI kits on the Z (some of the GTM SC kits) wouldn't be able to pull a bolt-on 5.0, but the TT or Stillen SC guys should be able to do it up top, but I think it would be a fairly close race at least initially.

With my mods I can pull on a C6 Coupe which is a pretty fast car in stock form. Stock I could walk a C5, which my Z could just about hold even with.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Yeah, the Mustang's definitely faster in the straights. The only way a Z is winning with just bolt-ons is probably a combination of driver error and lack of traction in the Mustang (at least that's what I assume).

Or a Starbucks pit stop.

But you're right... traction is very limited for us from a dig. The non Brembo cars have 245 width Pirelli all-seasons that they can roast all the way through 4th gear. The Brembo cars like mine run a Pirelli PZero summer but it's only 255 wide all around. We've got more power than the Z but less contact patch, so a run from a dig is really going to depend on if the driver can hook up.

[Red370]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You're going to need FI on the Z. I think even some of the lower whp FI kits on the Z (some of the GTM SC kits) wouldn't be able to pull a bolt-on 5.0, but the TT or Stillen SC guys should be able to do it up top, but I think it would be a fairly close race at least initially.

With my mods I can pull on a C6 Coupe which is a pretty fast car in stock form. Stock I could walk a C5, which my Z could just about hold even with.

A co-worker of mine with a new STI tried to get cheeky with me on an off ramp the other day, we had a spirited run up to 80 (which is the speed limit mind you), he drove away upset

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Or a Starbucks pit stop.

You know how I race. It's why I'm undefeated against Bugattis.

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You're going to need FI on the Z. I think even some of the lower whp FI kits on the Z (some of the GTM SC kits) wouldn't be able to pull a bolt-on 5.0, but the TT or Stillen SC guys should be able to do it up top, but I think it would be a fairly close race at least initially.

With my mods I can pull on a C6 Coupe which is a pretty fast car in stock form. Stock I could walk a C5, which my Z could just about hold even with.

I can pull a C6 vette and barely lost to a modded one.
Any boosted 370z will keep up with a basic bolt on 5.0, but once you get into what is a 'bolt on' anything is game.

[Red370]

btw, what are the C6's putting down typically at the wheels?

[Marcus Ryan]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

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Sorry, I meant - The performance of the Mustang, the looks of the Z, and a duffle bag with 30k in it.

[Econ]

this is crap! So i have to spend in the neighborhood of $10,000 to toy with 5.0's

[esfourteen]

Originally Posted by Red370

A Twin Turbo'd Z will probably walk on it slowly in the top end, but i'm sitting comfortably at 417whp with less than a grand in mods. These things are firmly into the 11's with basic bolt-ons, its crazy how freakishly beast the new 5.0 engine is.

I really like the new mustang, and the 5.0 engine is amazing, but lets be realistic here... TT Z's are making 500whp/400tq and weigh 300lbs less than a mustang, "walk on it slowly in the top end" is kind of an understatement. And yes, full bolt ons and a tune a Z can hang with a STOCK 5.0 gt.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by theDreamer

I can pull a C6 vette and barely lost to a modded one.
Any boosted 370z will keep up with a basic bolt on 5.0, but once you get into what is a 'bolt on' anything is game.

Let me tell you what I pull thinking about your car.

neato!!!

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by Marcus Ryan

Sorry, I meant - The performance of the Mustang, the looks of the Z, and a duffle bag with 30k in it.

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by Econ

this is crap! So i have to spend in the neighborhood of $10,000 to toy on 5.0's

No, a bolt on 370z can keep up with a bone stock 5.0 but then you get into the argument of why not do the same mods to the 5.0 and it is a slippery slope from there.
At the end of the day, each car has its merits with pluses & minuses.

[Marcus Ryan]

Originally Posted by esfourteen

I really like the new mustang, and the 5.0 engine is amazing, but lets be realistic here... TT Z's are making 500whp/400tq and weigh 300lbs less than a mustang, "walk on it slowly in the top end" is kind of an understatement. And yes, full bolt ons and a tune a Z can hang with a STOCK 5.0 gt.

I had full bolt ons on the Z (no tune though), and there isn't a chance in hell it hangs with the Stang.