Mustang GT vs my 10'

[Psycho1122]

First race in a long long time.

I've wondered how much quicker my truck was with the 6-speed and now I know.

Pulled next to a baby blue 2013 Mustang GT with a stick.

At green we go. It's cold this morning. Roughly low 40's. We both spin and slide till top of first gear. When I hit 2nd I lurch past- by top of 2nd and grab third he's 2-3 lengths behind me.

Honestly I expected more from a 400hp+ car

Was fun!

Good Kill. These things are fun and suprise the unexpecting

On the 400 h.p. thing.... these engines are closer to 375 h.p. / 365 t.q. to the wheels. Even though the car is lighter etc. you have to be above 4,000 r.p.m. to realize peak t.q. #s. The pure beauty of the viper engine is the table top swath of torque from 1,500 r.p.m. to redline. Even at 2,500 r.p.m. on average, our engines will produce 150 ft. lb. more t.q. At the 5.0's peak, we still can have 100+ ft.lb's on em'. This thrust helps belie the weight difference between the two. We also carry the t.q. advantage to 5,500 with a 75+ lead. Fun is, at this point we are reaching our peak h.p. sooner, allowing us to shift and drop the r.p.m. down into the meat of the wide t.q. band. Power UNDER peak is the heart of the fun and beuaty of these beasts!
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Sorry, I digressed a bit here.......

Cheers!

 

[ViperPete]

I like your digression!

 

[VIPER-INJECTED]

Awesome kill bro. I have yet to run a 5.0 yet.