V6 performance?

[Grimace427]

You get better launches with traction control off. Also, 2K is pretty low -- in my 2011 I always got the best launches at around 4K with torque braking.

4,000rpm with an auto? Not with a stock converter, right?

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[zackmd1]

4,000rpm with an auto? Not with a stock converter, right?

Not a chance. Anything above 2k broke the tires loose. I agree with the traction control though. Will try again once it stops raining here...

 

[Unclenard]

1/4 mile shouldn't be much different than 2011-2014 V6's. My best is a 12.64 @ 108.85mph. I'm very close to being maxxed out naturally aspirated.

 

[zackmd1]

Tried again....

Tried again guys.... Twice
2k launch, traction control OFF, transmission in sport mode. 6.1 sec... Same numbers as last time.

Run 2:
2k launch, traction control OFF, transmission in DRIVE (I believe someone on here asked me to do this). 6.3 sec...

Like I said I think this is about all I am gonna get out of it on 87. For reference these times seem about right. I'm .2-.3 sec slower then MJ's manual ecoboost.

 

[Spartan]

Well don't forget Zack you aren't running a PP, you don't have 3.55 gears and you aren't running summer tires. Also do you have a spare tire in the trunk?

From the EB PP Auto run:

Yes, we wished for a manual, but the auto was the only option available, and it acquitted itself nicely in our testing. With stability control off and the car in Track mode, a launch involved holding both pedals, waiting for boost to surge, and releasing the brake. It's an amusing process, and produced a best 0-60 mph time of 5.6 seconds and a quarter-mile pass of 14.1 seconds at 97.8 mph. The upsized braking hardware and P Zero tires produced a best 60-0 mph stop of 106 feet, with the other three stops hovering in the 107-foot range. Those acceleration results beat the GTI by 0.1 second, but fall short of the potential speed from a WRX launched as if you've stolen it.

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[zackmd1]

Well don't forget Zack you aren't running a PP, you don't have 3.55 gears and you aren't running summer tires. Also do you have a spare tire in the trunk?

From the EB PP Auto run:

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I actually do not have a spare tire in the trunk at the moment. I do think though that my time is pretty damn good for a stock 3.15 V6 automatic. With a CAI and a tune I bet it could very well get to that 5.6 sec run.

 

[Spartan]

I actually do not have a spare tire in the trunk at the moment. I do think though that my time is pretty damn good for a stock 3.15 V6 automatic. With a CAI and a tune I bet it could very well get to that 5.6 sec run.

Yah I think it's pretty good also. Will only go up with that Tune and CAI and if you get summers, then even more.

 

[KingVaroon]

Thanks for the test runs Zack.

I'm a little confused though. I thought the GT manual was the only mustang that came with launch mode?

Thanks for all your efforts brother!

EDIT: NVM.. just spoke to a friend that works at a dealership and found out all the models come with launch control standard.

 

[zackmd1]

Thanks for the test runs Zack.

I'm a little confused though. I thought the GT manual was the only mustang that came with launch mode?

Thanks for all your efforts brother!

No problem! As far as launch control, I am not using the computer (not an option) but rather holding the brake down while bringing the engine up to the RPM I want and then just releasing the brake.

 

[KingVaroon]

I'm curious to see dyno results for the V6 and how they match up with the EB
Anybody know of any dyno results available for the V6?

 

[Josh_101]

I'm curious to see dyno results for the V6 and how they match up with the EB
Anybody know of any dyno results available for the V6?

In the pre-2015 Mustangs, they dyno'd in the 250-260whp range. May be a little bit less in the new s550's as the IRS suspension systems sap away more power than the solid rear axles.

Would like to see these cars hit the dyno's soon so we can see what the overall difference will be.

 

[KingVaroon]

In the pre-2015 Mustangs, they dyno'd in the 250-260whp range. May be a little bit less in the new s550's as the IRS suspension systems sap away more power than the solid rear axles.

Would like to see these cars hit the dyno's soon so we can see what the overall difference will be.

I was thinking the same thing, however, after seeing the Dyno results for the GT coming in at ~410HP, there might be a chance transmission losses are lower this year.

If the V6 last year is faster than the V6 this year, that would be a shame.

 

[BmacIL]

I posted my thoughts on the EB vs. V6 in Zack's thread in the general forums after driving both today.

 

[SaudiMustang]

[ame] . Just found this on youtube . The sound is very nice.

 

[zackmd1]

Just beat my 0-60 time by a tenth of a second. I shifted with the paddles at 6000rpm instead of letting the automatic shift at 6800 where it is just wasting time as the engine is done before 6800... Max power seems or "feels" like it peaks at ~6200rpm so shifting closer to this should produce a better 0-60. Much more experimenting to do!

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