I raced a mint condition 87 5.0 stang and got my *** beat. If I would have had better tires I might of had him. I have $40 tires and they left a mean patch of butter on the tarmack; about 40 feet +. Anyways, after I shifted into 2nd he pulled pretty hard to about 2 car lengths and I couldn't recover. Anyways, I think i got the mod bug now 'cause I NEED to beat him the next time! Good race but he hooked up far better than my FWFD Max.

-King-

 

With a 14.6 that you ran on your stock max, I'd like to see the slip, you should've been closer to him, if he was stock. His car runs 14.8 stock, 6.8s 0-60, 225hp/300tq, 3270lbs...

 

thats pretty pathetic for that much power and such big engine!

 

I thought the old 5.0's were slow, I remember reading a bunch of threads saying how Maximas womped on them. I thought only the cobra ones were fast

 

he might not be stock.. although if you burnt out that long it might have cost you.. try launching at a lower rpm and holding it well.. say 2500.
what did you launch at?

 

burning rubber for 40 feet is slowing you down a lot. get some tires with better traction and try launching differently.

 

not really... the 87 isnt as powerful as you think. They respond very well to modification primarily because the stock equipment suuuucks. getting new headers and a less restrictive intake would make him a force to be reckoned with.

 

You can't tell who has thier 5.0 stock anymore, i have gottin pi$$ed on by the crapyest looking ones, but i have killed afew that were probubly stock. The guy probubly had some modds.

 

yes but with 225hp and 300 torque ( thats hella torque), u should be expecting 0-60 around 6 seconds, not 6.8 !

 

14.6 stock...slip?
40 feet of rubber?

 

yes well... the trannys arent wonderful either, and old age would decrease that power

 

ive raced my friends 89 5.0, his mods are full exh, and a tranny kit( its an auto, to make it shift harder). My mods jwt int, autotragic... and he doesnt even pull on me... i bet if i had a 5spd i could probably pull on him a little

 

here you go cause I have a damn reason to lie to you about a car I don't care about...

 

I think he was talking about the max.

 

My bad. I asked for the slip in my first post too. Sorry CULLEN...

 

yea a 5.0 sh!tted on me at the track a few months ago. It ran high 14's and i ran a miserable 15.7....