I'll agree with you there, looking straight on from the front, the Stang just looks beastly, like its flexing and wants to smash your face, but I love the sleek lines of the Z, it just looks sporty and sexy. Definitely got more stares on the road than the Stang but I wouldnt trade this beast for anything, well, maybe a GT-R or a GT350 or a Boss, or a 2013 GT500, ok you get the picture.

Yeah, the Mustang's definitely faster in the straights. The only way a Z is winning with just bolt-ons is probably a combination of driver error and lack of traction in the Mustang (at least that's what I assume).

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You're going to need FI on the Z. I think even some of the lower whp FI kits on the Z (some of the GTM SC kits) wouldn't be able to pull a bolt-on 5.0, but the TT or Stillen SC guys should be able to do it up top, but I think it would be a fairly close race at least initially.

With my mods I can pull on a C6 Coupe which is a pretty fast car in stock form. Stock I could walk a C5, which my Z could just about hold even with.

Or a Starbucks pit stop. :icon17:

But you're right... traction is very limited for us from a dig. The non Brembo cars have 245 width Pirelli all-seasons that they can roast all the way through 4th gear. The Brembo cars like mine run a Pirelli PZero summer but it's only 255 wide all around. We've got more power than the Z but less contact patch, so a run from a dig is really going to depend on if the driver can hook up.

A co-worker of mine with a new STI tried to get cheeky with me on an off ramp the other day, we had a spirited run up to 80 (which is the speed limit mind you), he drove away upset:tup:

You know how I race. It's why I'm undefeated against Bugattis. :roflpuke2:

I can pull a C6 vette and barely lost to a modded one.
Any boosted 370z will keep up with a basic bolt on 5.0, but once you get into what is a 'bolt on' anything is game.

btw, what are the C6's putting down typically at the wheels?

Sorry, I meant - The performance of the Mustang, the looks of the Z, and a duffle bag with 30k in it.

this is crap! So i have to spend in the neighborhood of $10,000 to toy with 5.0's

I really like the new mustang, and the 5.0 engine is amazing, but lets be realistic here... TT Z's are making 500whp/400tq and weigh 300lbs less than a mustang, "walk on it slowly in the top end" is kind of an understatement. And yes, full bolt ons and a tune a Z can hang with a STOCK 5.0 gt.

Let me tell you what I pull thinking about your car.

neato!!!

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No, a bolt on 370z can keep up with a bone stock 5.0 but then you get into the argument of why not do the same mods to the 5.0 and it is a slippery slope from there.
At the end of the day, each car has its merits with pluses & minuses.

I had full bolt ons on the Z (no tune though), and there isn't a chance in hell it hangs with the Stang.