Brett, it would likely all depend on the driving and nature of the race.
I've embarrassed 2 crotch rocket bikes with this car, one was late off the line and could not catch me, the other agreed to a rolling start and letting me jump first (he was very cocky that he would annihilate me) and he could not catch me (race was to 120 MPH) either. (He had a yellow Ducatte).
Another local guy has 2 Vetts, a newer one that if very fast stock, and an older one that is running a 383 small block. He told me either one would beat me, so I gave him a ride, after which he said: "I feel sorry for anyone who races you".
That said, I've had a faster (straight line) Mustang in the past.
Just had to give you a little ragging with your anti Ford engine post!
No one is ever the fastest in all conditions, but regardless of if it is this Mustang, or past ones like my 427 powered 70 Boss or my 68 390 GT, no one who knew how my cars ran ever made fun of my engines.
I've never been real concerned with winning, at least since I was around 16
, and it was a good thing my Pontiac was up for the task, only lost one to a Cadillac powered Nova that rolled off the start. I didn't race him again, and he didn't get too many races after that, not because he was fast, but because he was rude.
There were usually two types of guys racing, one thought that they could be the fastest, the other thought it was good fun to see what they could do with their car/skills. The last one typically won more races, not because he came out in front, but because he was learning.
We had two guys who ran nines at the track that were commonly on scene at the local hangouts when I was around, they both put many bikes to shame. One was a Nova running 400hp or 600hp(it was a while ago lol) nos on a 350, the other was a 2wd bronco 2(? the very short one), he ran a 460 that was obviously very strong. Both vehicles did well because they put the power to the street, there were always more powerful ones, but spinning your tires doesn't usually win races.
The guy who built my last motor had an eagle talon, it ran high 9s, but out of the hole it was the fastest car I've ridden in. He had a good time messing with bikes and guys at lights, but much like many of the guys with fast rides he didn't hang with the crowd at the lot. My last motor was a small block 400 punched .030, 400 crank, 5.7" rods(with lots of extra work done on them), custom pistons for that application, and a mild cam. It was built to put out 400-450 and specced to handle 600 as I want to put a little nos kit on it. I built it to be a daily drive that would run on pump fuel and it did a great job. Nothing too peaky but rather massive torque, unfortunately I was unable to finish the suspension/rear mods to my 72 chevelle ss wanna be clone. I needed caah and sold the car off and held onto the engine, ended up installing it in a 79 Malibu, it was a fun sleeper, and while the gearing was way high, it sure was fun on the e-way.
I ended up loosing the garage I had been set up in for yrs and sold the Malibu to a friend and the engine to another, he installed the motor in his 79 blazer for the dunes, it was a beast.
I enjoy running the heck out of cars, but my bikes smoked any car I ever had and they were barely over stock or stock, with the exception of one that was very built.
That wasn't an anti Ford post, but rather one of mixing pieces together to make a tank. But I'll be the first guy to dog on a ford to upset a Ford owner
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Don't have any pictures of the mustangs I've owned, so this will have to do.
Next up I'll curse stihls, and post pics of them
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. When I'm looking for cars I search, no rust, rust free, out west, down south, sometimes I find them that way, other times it's just searching like mad.
