Don't expect Horsepower to go much farther than today (plus new Lightning info)
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Originally posted by ProudPony
What an INCREDIBLY insightful set of comments.
This concept alone sets the true "car-nut" apart from the brand-loyalist.
I think as we age, we see this more prevalently too.
It takes all kinds to make the system go, ya know?
'Nuf said.
As for Coletti's comments - he's spot on.
They can make 1000hp monsters, but by the time the government and insurance companies get through with you, you won't be able to afford driving it AFTER you buy it - so what's the point?
Personally, I keep harping on the secret to Mustang's success for the past 20 years, and "best HP in class" AIN'T what did it.
I'll hand over the max HP trophy to GM, DCX, or anybody else in a heartbeat, as long as the common Mustang keeps itself easy to mod and customize in the trade. Sure it's nice to have the hp right from the OEM, but that should be the exclusion, not the rule for a ponycar IMO.
And on another aspect, heck, I much more enjoy having people think I drive a plain ol' 225hp 5.0 when they decide to jump on me at a light!
It's MUCH harder to play with folks when they KNOW you are in a 400hp car.
Just my .02 .
What an INCREDIBLY insightful set of comments.
This concept alone sets the true "car-nut" apart from the brand-loyalist.
I think as we age, we see this more prevalently too.
It takes all kinds to make the system go, ya know?
'Nuf said.
As for Coletti's comments - he's spot on.
They can make 1000hp monsters, but by the time the government and insurance companies get through with you, you won't be able to afford driving it AFTER you buy it - so what's the point?
Personally, I keep harping on the secret to Mustang's success for the past 20 years, and "best HP in class" AIN'T what did it.
I'll hand over the max HP trophy to GM, DCX, or anybody else in a heartbeat, as long as the common Mustang keeps itself easy to mod and customize in the trade. Sure it's nice to have the hp right from the OEM, but that should be the exclusion, not the rule for a ponycar IMO.And on another aspect, heck, I much more enjoy having people think I drive a plain ol' 225hp 5.0 when they decide to jump on me at a light!
It's MUCH harder to play with folks when they KNOW you are in a 400hp car. Just my .02 .
This makes no sense. What EXACTLY is easier to mod on a 4.6 OHC stang than the pushrod LS1 Camaro? I keep hearing this all the time, "Ford makes it easy to mod." BS What, do they keep your warranty going or something? Ford's the one voiding warranties left and right in a penny pinching madness gone overboard not GM.
BTW there are 10x as many heads and cam LS1s running around as 4.6 stangs. Modability has nothing to do with why the stang is still around.
It's simply a more usable everyday car than a Camaro. Women love V6 stangs.
And the Mustang has the MOST HP. It's called a 425hp Cobra and it needs every last one to get its fat *** past the quarter mile in front of the vette.
Let's not create myths about stangs not being about HP and performance. What it really was about is people compromising on factory performance for the greater utility of the stang. But that game don't work no more in 2004. Not when you have the GTO, 300C, Magnum and SRT-4, etc. Everyone on the stang boards is drooling over the "reports" of the '05 being WAY underrated. Lemme tell you. The first dyno that shows it really only makes 300hp and is only running high 13s to 14 flat is when the stang fans are going run away in disappointment.
Last edited by hp_nut; Jul 9, 2004 at 04:15 PM.
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