Mustang Mach 1 vs GT

[kc5zom]

The cobra is of no concern, never could I afford it . I just wanted to know what made a mach a mach.

Seems the engine has:
DOHC
forged crank
higher compression
Independant rear suspension

Is that all right?

My major question is how easily can a GT be made as fast as a mach?

Basically the Mach is just a pre-supercharger Cobra engine (with correct horsepower figures this time, Ford used to say the DOHC 4.6L was capable of 320, if anyone remembers that, a good one made 310 at the crank until they revised the intake). But you can't easily fit an IRS to a GT, and the Mach already has it. A 4.6L SOHC can be made to push well over 300 without too much work, but the 4.6L DOHC is a good tuner engine as well (as evidenced by the 80HP gain with the addition of a S/C).

 

[redwagon02]

Reading about mustangs makes me think of my new-then mustang. '92 Mustang GT. 5.0 POWER!

Me miss boatloads of torque!

 

[tritonheat1]

Reading about mustangs makes me think of my new-then mustang. '92 Mustang GT. 5.0 POWER!

Me miss boatloads of torque!

I don't know what kinda Mustang your referring 2, but i think those hatchback mustang 5.0's are slow. A RSX-S, Talon TSI AWD, prelude SH, MSP, SpecV would beat it. LOL Http://www.car-videos.com/performance/view.asp?id1=237&id2=5

 

[redwagon02]

300 ft. lbs. of torque stock NA is something none of those other cars will ever know.