For some reason my sig decided not to show up with mods.... Hopefully it will this time.

 

Why would you want to keep your engine cover on? At a 1/4 mile track most people raise their hoods to allow their vehicles to cool off. The engine cover would help to trap heat in, raising air intake temperatures (albeit only slightly).

What aftermarket plenum allows you to get MAXIMUM performance and keep your stock cover on?

 

Regarding the power-to-weight ratios, you shouldn't take those so seriously...they are simply for reference to measure the difference in power of both vehicles to give a general idea on how each will perform versus another. Of course it does not factor in everything and nothing is stated as fact, but the point that was made was that it will be a close one between an '04 GT and '03 G Coupe stock for stock. Again, it's a simple generalization to eliminate other factors just to gain some reference. That's why they are estimates/approximations...gotta keep it simple ya know? There are just too many darn factors involved...making it complicated will just create another debate and make this thread longer than necessary. Have to remember that the original question is '04 Mustang and '03 G Coupe...gotta keep it within scope of the question.

 

oops, sorry man, I read '05 GT for some reason. You should have no prob beating an '04.

Oh, and what a deal your buddy got!! $9,000 off because its a "leftover"...amazing.

 

My main reason for liking the Crawford is the fact that its metal (I believe aluminum? correct me if I'm wrong.) Picked up a little trick years back from watching old S/C'd muscle cars running. They put ice on the top of the manifold... why? To make it and the air coming in colder. Just for fun, I took a zip lock, turned my car on, PACKED It with snow about a week ago to see what would happen. My temp gague in the car said it was heated to operating temp, yet my plenum was so cold you couldnt keep your hand down on it. I dont know how much of a benefit this is NA (compared to a SC'd setup) but theres my personal reason for liking the crawford and never wanting that giant heat soak of an engine cover back in.

 

I must say that the Mustang shifter fell is absolute crap. When i drove one i couldnt even figure out what gear i was in.

 

Not by much.....a car length or 2.....thats funny..

 

Not just the GT! My cousin took his truck in for an oil change and saw a '05 V6 poontang...oops, I meant mustang, marked up $4000! I can't believe people pay these mark ups. Think about those people who are still finishing up paying their highly marked up PT cruisers now .

 

a car length especially 2 at 80MPH is a lot and I don't think that it will be by that much at that point. I do think that in a 1/4 mile, if the other guy is a good driver, the Mustang will be pulling slightly and many different factors will determine by how much and whether or not he will be playing catch up at that point. The issue here is gearing. The TC in the G will give you a big enough torque spike under load that you should have a slight advantage off the line partially because he has less margin for error. 3rd gear- particularly early in 3rd gear is where the AT G will have trouble with the Mustang- evening out as you rev up.

 

How much did your brother pay for his 04 Stang? I hope he got at least $5k off sticker, as the depreciation is probably that much already.

It's totally a driver's race and how well you launch. Now if you set up a mapped out road course and timed each other, you'd probably squeak by a little faster because the G handles better.

 

P Diddy --- He got a pretty sweet deal, I think. It was stickered at just about 27K and he ended up getting it for 18K. I'm not a fan of mustangs,(gotta respect the cobra, though) but these days you cant even by a piece of sh*t Hyandai for that price.

 

this made me bust out laughing.....I dont know why poontang sounded so funny reading it. lol...good shtuff.

 

2 carlenghts would probably be around two tenths of a second around 100mph....where do you get 80mph, if these cars trapped 80mph we would be talking 16 second cars here....

ClokWork- how is that funny, what do you think a 04 GT 5spd will run? what do you think a 03 G35 5AT will run?

Try and find the best 5AT for a G35 slip and I will find a GT 5spd slip and I bet I could find one that is about 3-5 tenths faster than the 5At G....

 

ChazM, I was piggybacking off of your own thread... WTF? No one is stupid enough to think that these cars trap at 80.

As far as the best time slip for a 5AT G vs the best for a GT Mustang- I agree but from what I've seen it goes likewise for a 6MT

 

There should be a better time slip for a stock 6mt than a 5AT right???? NOw that I think about it, it doesn't seem like many G35's go to the drag strip much at all...