Test drove a 5.0 Today

Red370 · 11-10-2010, 07:59 PM

a few guys that I know around here that race a bit seem to think that getting some sticky rubber and lowering the car should help significantly w/ wheel hop. But yeah, that guy pulling 11's on stockers, must be one hell of a driver.

m4a1mustang · 11-10-2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370

a few guys that I know around here that race a bit seem to think that getting some sticky rubber and lowering the car should help significantly w/ wheel hop. But yeah, that guy pulling 11's on stockers, must be one hell of a driver.

Yeah, that's what I've been told by many of the pros. Lowering the car alone will almost eliminate it completely.

But yeah, good driving, no wheel hop, and some nice power gains with that CAI, tune, and X-pipe = one bangin' run!

Nitex · 11-11-2010, 12:15 PM

Oh man, Ive had a thoughts of test driving an 11gt after work today.... I better not lol. Well maybe just to see how different it is from my old '00 gt haha..

m4a1mustang · 11-11-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

Oh man, Ive had a thoughts of test driving an 11gt after work today.... I better not lol. Well maybe just to see how different it is from my old '00 gt haha..

Make sure you drive a Brembo car and put it in sport mode. With your foot on the brake, tap the traction control button twice quickly.

This gives you better throttle response, tighter steering, and more aggressive traction control and stability control settings.

Nitex · 11-11-2010, 12:31 PM

ahhh nice! I'm sure the sales guy will be happy to see i already know how to disengage the safety assists

m4a1mustang · 11-11-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

ahhh nice! I'm sure the sales guy will be happy to see i already know how to disengage the safety assists

Vegitto-kun · 11-16-2010, 02:11 PM

Still havent seen a 5.0 but I did see something muuuch better, this second hand dealership run by immigrants next to the place I always get my lunch and my breakfast got hold of the last model Dodge viper, in those typical viper colors, 8.4 liter V10

I came when I heard it.

I want it

so badly

I am going to offer a trade in and see what they say

ImportConvert · 12-07-2010, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Yeah, that's what I've been told by many of the pros. Lowering the car alone will almost eliminate it completely.

But yeah, good driving, no wheel hop, and some nice power gains with that CAI, tune, and X-pipe = one bangin' run!

Lowering the car hurts weight-transfer. What is happening is pinion-angle is being changed and THAT is what is stopping the hop. Just adjust the pinion angle and leave ride-height alone if the drag-strip is the venue of choice.

I had a friend with a cammed LS2 GTO. It hooked okay until he lowered it a bit. No other changes made, and it wouldn't hook for beans after that on anything but DR's.

chewonyou · 12-08-2010, 07:46 AM

2011 Mustang wins KBB Best Resale Value Award

2011 Best Resale Value Awards: Category Winners - Kelley Blue Book

2011 Mustang 5.0 wins Ward's 10 Best Engines Award

Wards announces 10 best engines — Autoblog

11-10-2010, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	a few guys that I know around here that race a bit seem to think that getting some sticky rubber and lowering the car should help significantly w/ wheel hop. But yeah, that guy pulling 11's on stockers, must be one hell of a driver. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

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Nitex Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 848 Drives: '13 GTI Stage 2 UNI Rep Power: 17	Oh man, Ive had a thoughts of test driving an 11gt after work today.... I better not lol. Well maybe just to see how different it is from my old '00 gt haha.. __________________ 2013 Drivers ED GTI \| Stage 2 Unitronic

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Nitex Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 848 Drives: '13 GTI Stage 2 UNI Rep Power: 17	ahhh nice! I'm sure the sales guy will be happy to see i already know how to disengage the safety assists __________________ 2013 Drivers ED GTI \| Stage 2 Unitronic

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