370z vs. 2003 mustang svt cobra

blue660r01

Not one of these again

bmarcinczyk14

oh im sorry i forgot, not allowed to ask questions on this forum, thats a big no no.

blue660r01

Not saying you cant ask questions. Just SLIGHT research and it will be pretty obvious.

TARDCORE

this a probably a stupid question as I don't like mustangs so I have not really done any research on them (I just know not to try and race one as I will get smoked) but the new GT500 is the replacement of Shebly's cobra versions from years previous? I saw a grey one yesterday for the first time in san diego at Oggis pizza and the owner got mad at me for taking pics of with my phone lol. its looks pretty cool in person

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blue660r01

I believe so. By the way, my roomate owns a 12sec 05 stang. He taught me not to worry about running a Mustang and said most sound faster than they really are. This is of course, NOT referring to a Cobra, etc. The regular GT isnt an issue depending on what it has. V6 isnt even a question.

In the end, most people dont realize the Z isnt bred to be a 1/4 mile beast like a big V8. We are a maxed out V6 while the Mustang is an "underpowered" V8. By underpowered I mean they arent maxed out of the factory and are actually seeing less power than they are capable of stock. Simple mods like bolt ons will have MUCH more response to the cars unlike ours. However, throw me on a road course against one and it will be a massacre. Sports cars IMO are a balanced car, not built for one thing.

m4a1mustang

Mustang Vs. Z... they are really two different classes of cars so you really can't compare them.

Though it is interesting how similar the 3.7L V6 feels to the Mustang GT's 4.6L V8. They are very similar in power delivery and the 4.6L isn't a particularly torquey V8 at low RPMs, so it needs to be kept wound up. Aside from the Z revving higher the two engines feel eerily similar!

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BanningZ

Cobra

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MightyBobo

Dont forget this one

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bmarcinczyk14

when i was test driving that cobra whenever you'd put it in 1st gear from a stop you'd hear a clunk noise in the back, sound like it was comming from the diff. the salesman said that was normal, was it? also, when you nail it from low speeds, the engine would literally cut on and off the power, it was kinda annoying, was that normal? im thinking it might be a traction control or something?

m4a1mustang

The clunk is normal.

The engine cutoff -- you didn't turn off TC.

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Pointman

Driven several, Terminator, The Beast, whatever, its a real deal monster. Driven one with 700rwhp scared the **** out of me. Love the 03-04, but what can I say, Mustangs are like Aholes everyone has one (no offense). There are less than 10,000 370Z's currently in the US. You might not like us, but your girlfriend does.

ZKindaGuy

ftw!!

m4a1mustang

The real problem is you never know what you're up against.

It's like any modded car, really. When you have exhaust on the car it's going to SOUND fast, regardless of whether it actually is or not.

Some GT's will sound really mean but end up only having mufflers. Others might have a **** ton of other stuff to back up the sound, so you never know.

My Mustang... you'd never guess that it pulled 1.9 second 60's all day long on stock tires and could rip just about anything out of the hole. It looked stock and my Magnaflows with o/r X-pipe had a very tame idle.

You'll know when you run 'em if they are stout or not. Usually when you see the front wheels lift off the ground on the launch you kind of get the idea that you're f***ed.

This one is a classic:

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blue660r01

Exactly my point with the exhaust. The Stangs are just insanely loud with the exhaust so people immediately think they are going to rape them.

You got pics of your stang? My roomate has basically full bolt ons and pulleys, FR500 wheels, 285 rear I believe. Just got DRs. Last dyno was I believe 311whp. The H pipe sounds ******* INSANE on these cars!

m4a1mustang

Oh yeah, the V6's are absolute weak sauce. They are just there for the bottom line.

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