GT350 1/4 mile

[nastang87xx]

Get out of here with all that non-sense. We just care about peak numbers and acceleration times from a dig. I gotta get out of the hot pits with the quickness

Pfft! Grow a pair and rip a 7000RPM clutch dump! And then grow another clutch on your clutch tree and hope for the best on the next one.

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[Hack]

Ford seems to have changed the ring gear slightly in the 2015 Mustang, I haven't seen anything higher than a 3.73 available in aftermarket gears. Not sure what they made unique about them. The GT350 has a slighter taller first gear than the normal 6 speed so it is at a disadvantage in that respect. I doubt there is any road course that I will hit top speed so a little gearing change would be nice.

But this way you won't have to shift as much!! ;) Hopefully we will see some other ratios available soon.

Why is everyone getting so bent out of shape about 0 - 60? The 1LT had that in a bag before it even started.
The Camaro torque curve is definitely a street brawler. Nothing wrong with that. The GT350 is clearly road racing focused. Nothing wrong with that either.

I don't think most of us are bent out of shape, but at least this gives us something to talk about. I'm getting pretty tired of this endless waiting.

 

[nastang87xx]

I don't think most of us are bent out of shape, but at least this gives us something to talk about.

That's fair.

When I first saw the dyno graph, I always had a feeling that 0 - 60 was going to be nothing horrible but nothing spectacular either. There is very little torque down low. But I think the trade off will be euphoric. I can tell when my Coyote motor starts to choke a little bit after 6000 RPM even tuned. Doesn't look like I'll have that problem this time around.

I definitely will be very interested to see how tuners can smoothen out that torque curve though. That hiccup at 3000 - 3500 is a little awkward.

 

[SILVER GT]

Auto week has the new SS manual @ 12.7 1/4 mile.

Autoweek always sucks...Road & Track just released a 12.5 and I think Hot Rod got a 12.4 like Motor Trend who also got a 12.4. Either way you look at, those times are great, especially on run flats.

As for the GT350, with that trap speed, I expect better ET's to come. The R has pretty sticky tires though, so who knows what's up.

 

[Nataphen]

Not as quick as I predicted, but the trap speeds tell the real story here. Anything from any kind of a roll, and the 350 is going to march right away from the SS at a pretty rapid pace.

 

[SILVER GT]

Not as quick as I predicted, but the trap speeds tell the real story here. Anything from any kind of a roll, and the 350 is going to march right away from the SS at a pretty rapid pace.

Why is the GT350 being compared to the SS, the base price is like $13,000 lower? The GT should be compared, not the GT350...

I guess it holds well for the SS being that it's performance is so close to GT350 levels for less cash, but still.

 

[5.0 435]

Motortrend article. " does the 350R make more power then the 350 ? The boss ran a 12.3 1/4 with MT. Something doesn't add up with these numbers. The article was short and more concerned on power difference. Not your typical test for 1/4 mile , stopping and g force testing. This was like a quick look @ two cars on a dyno .
This article is not a performance test by MT. It's a brief tidbit or snack @ best bring on full performance test.

 

[likeaboss]

Ford didn't want to release performance numbers and let the mags do it themselves...well this is what they get. Shame on Ford.

 

[5.0 435]

I'll just wait another month for all the other mags to come out. Hell it's been almost 8 months since all this news has been coming bit by bit
If it's faster then a Z/28 and my boss that's all I care about.

 

[likeaboss]

Yeah a bunch car writers "not drivers " coming up with their own ideas on testing. Let's see which one has more power ....Ford says they are the same engine tune in both cars. Take them to a track you idiots. Can't understand why Ford hasn't come out with their own numbers.

Yup, this is exactly why manufactures release performance numbers. If I was Ford's marketing arm and Ford Performance I'd be really concerned. All the good press and driving impressions can be wiped away with some bad numbers from the mags. That's why it's extremely important as a manufacturer to set a baseline with reasonably obtained performance numbers. By letting the mags dictate performance stats Ford has put themselves in a really bad spot.

 

[Trackaholic]

Not sure what you are so worried about. GM released performance numbers for the Camaro, but no mag has achieved them yet. Doesn't matter what GM said in the end, because everyone still looks to the test data from independent testing.

IMO the lack of "numbers" from Ford isn't an issue.

-T

 

[Nataphen]

R is .2 and 2MPH faster than the Z28, non R is .1 slower with same MPH. I don't see the issue. That's the class that the 350 is competing with, so slower in a straight line from a dig, faster around a road course. I'm not worried. I'm sure that improving the launch will show some better times.

 

[5.0 435]

Not sure what you are so worried about. GM released performance numbers for the Camaro, but no mag has achieved them yet. Doesn't matter what GM said in the end, because everyone still looks to the test data from independent testing.

IMO the lack of "numbers" from Ford isn't an issue.

-T[/QU
What are the numbers from GM ?

 

[Nataphen]

12.3 SS auto
12.5 SS manual

Magazines have reached and beaten these, just not all the magazines.

 

[stanglife]

We have two threads going about basically the same thing.

ET calc puts a 3900lb car w/475 at @11.80

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