[stevek]

i am looking at buying a 1996 covert gt the owners says it has 4:10 gears billet flywheel t-5(from 97) bbk h-pipe flo tech converters imco mufflers and pipe all 2"(i think he mis typed) king cobra clutch b&m ripper short throw. trans what built using ford racing internals professional tune up using bosch platimum plugs and ford racing wires. he says it is stock engine(285hp) which from what i have seen is wrong stock hp is 215 tq is 285. he claims with the little mods the car should be low 12's on pump gas and street tires and with race fuel and slicks mid 11"s. is there anyway this is true? maybe i am wrong but if he is right that means aprrox 185rwhp is getting a 3300+lbs car moving pretty good. just dont seem possible. they have not put it at the track yet. he is going by what the mechanic that did all the work and other combo's on other stangs to get his numbers. is this possible? thank you

[mrbigjeep]

he doesn't know what he is talking about. if its the stock engine in a 96 then its a non pi 4.6 and you would be lucky just to see 13's

[NMR-2vGT]

Not even close to possible with whats listed

[stevek]

here is his ad and emails i got from him

eBay Motors: Ford : Mustang (item 250313203176 end time Oct-29-08 13:31:36 PDT)

Hi Stevek: With the t-5 transmission; 1st,2nd, and third gears are actually taller gears than the t-45 trans found in all GT's. 4th and 5th gears are slightly shorter, maintaining better final drive ratios for highway and top speed driving. additionally the 4.10:1 gears in the rear end are significantly taller than stock (3.62:1 in our case) these gears allow the car to launch and reach top speed(acceleration) MUCH faster than stock.
Ask any racer, proper gearing is the most important factor in reaching the quickes acceleration times weather your drag racing or road course racing. In addition; the exhaust, being free flow, adds between 15 and 20 flywheel horsepower, unlike the highly restrictive system that ford installs on these cars. As I stated in the listing, this car has not been to the track but I do anticipate 1/4 mile times in the high 11 to low 12 sec times on street tires and regular fuel. with a proper set of slicks and racing fuel I would expect to see low 11's or possibly even high 10's. Try to get that out of a stock convertible GT.....lol not gonna happen ever.


hey Steve,
sorry 'bout the slow response. I hav'nt done any mods to the engine other than getting it up to par. the engine is running stock horsepower (285) but with the gearing mods the car moves into the 11-12 sec bracket. as horsepower is important for 1/4 mile times, gearing is also (I'm sure you already know this). 400 hp would easily get you into the 12's with stock gearing, correct gearing will get you even lower times with stock hp. If I was able to keep the car, the engine mods would be next. upping the hp to 350-400 would put this car into the 10's without trouble. If you look at other cars around the net you will see similar results to what I'm stating. Unfortunately, all of this is hypothetical, as the car has never been run......not even test and tune. All the specs that I've said are vague and opinion based, but I base them on reliable data from racers I know, data available on line and my own experiences with other cars. I do understand your concern COMPLETELY and hope I'm answering your questions to your satisfaction. Please ask anything you can think of......I'll be here

[03SonicBoom]

Slicks and racing gas takes a second off??

[RALVAREZ26]

12's w/ that set-up? you're looking more at mid-14's!

[Drtbkercr5]

Originally Posted by RALVAREZ26 12's w/ that set-up? you're looking more at mid-14's!

He would be lucky to hit mid 14's

[NMR-2vGT]

That guy is retarded

[stevek]

i did not think it was possible to run times he was claiming it should do. been about 8 years since i been in a stang so i wanted to check just in case my memory was slipping. thanks to all of you

[XTCNAGT]

I'm baffled by the info in his emails...so he's saying that he could get high 10's with race fuel and slicks...

and then says again in the other email, that if he did engine mods, and got it up to 350-400hp, he could be in 10s. I would think that if that's the case, people would say screw dumping all that money into the motor, buy some slicks and start running race fuel.

[Diabeetus]

Someone needs to hit that guy with stick.