5.0 Mustang VS KLZE'd MX6

**BShark** · 10-23-08, 13:40

So I have a Eunos KLZE with 65mm bored throttle body, headers, cai, hi-flow cat, 2.5" Magnaflow catback & afpr. Lowered too, but that shouldn't matter much.

This middle-aged guy in a 5.0L Foxbody Mustang pulled up in the merging lane next to me, I figured, what the hell, if he's gonna give it a go, I'll give him a run.

Oh, and it was a 3 lane open road this morning and I made sure it was clear, so calm ur 'no street racing' comments.

Off the line, didn't mash it all the way, b/c wasn't sure if he wanted to race, but when I noticed he was line to line with me, pushed it quickly to 6800rpm. Shifted to second, ran it all the way to 6800rpm, he's still dead even with me.

As soon as I shifted to third, it was like all the torque in his car just suddenly decide to break loose just at that moment and he just zoomed right past me like nothing.

No idea if he had mods, but his license plate was 2RDLINE.

Even if he was stock, I just looked up the specs, and I don't think I did too bad considering the numbers:

1) ohv V8 5.0: 205-225 HP 275-300 lb/ft

OR

2) ohv V8 5.0 245 HP 320 lb/ft

**BShark** · 10-23-08, 18:06

No thoughts?

**XR2B6T** · 10-23-08, 22:06

Could you hear his car at all? If it was a 5 Speed 5.0/5.0 HO they can be quick when driven right, and can make power easier than a KLZE. Mustang Turbo SVO`s are fast too and can also make power easily.

I like hearing about races

you gotta make sum vids next time.

**my m** · 10-23-08, 22:12

i`m sure he had mods on it .

**redbond1** · 10-23-08, 22:22

yah he must have had mods because they are a somewhat heavier car, all fox body FI 5.0L stangs were 225 hp stock, I used to be into fox bodies til I realized that EVERYONE seems to have one lol anyways if driven right I would say they should be fairly even if he was stock but he must have had some mods, my buddy has a 89 5.0 with aftermarket intake, cams, exhaust fully built block with forged internals and higher compression pistons and its ported and polished that thing is MEAN when its in neutral and you rev it up it will bury the tach and keep reving higher and sounds amazing too!

**BShark** · 10-24-08, 12:02

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Originally Posted by XR2B6T

Could you hear his car at all? If it was a 5 Speed 5.0/5.0 HO they can be quick when driven right, and can make power easier than a KLZE. Mustang Turbo SVO`s are fast too and can also make power easily.

I like hearing about races

you gotta make sum vids next time.

Good to know that I'm not underpowered , I was just really suprised it was some old guy who actually decided to punch it with me

It's hard to hear other cars over my exhaust

**MadBad** · 10-24-08, 23:25

bshark have u taken ur car to a dragstrip ? what does it run in the 1/4?

ive seen those fox body stangs with boltons run 12- 13's

**my m** · 10-25-08, 0:01

i`ve been around fox bodys pretty much half of my life . i`ve seen them some what modded . to extreme modded . so not all stangs with bolt on runs 12 - 13s

**swamper edition** · 10-25-08, 5:30

i use to work with a guy that had a 5.0 notch back and a 3rd gear pull we sat next to each other. and ive got a fairly stock klze tho its pretty sad when your keeping up with a 302ci with a 152ci half the size

93fourslapper · 10-25-08, 13:01

early fox body stangs aren't much heavier at all. my 82 is about 2800 lbs with full interior

**BShark** · 10-25-08, 15:32

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Originally Posted by MadBad

bshark have u taken ur car to a dragstrip ? what does it run in the 1/4?

ive seen those fox body stangs with boltons run 12- 13's

No, I've never taken my car to the strip. If that's ^ true, I'm not surprised that he beat me the way he did.

What typically are the times on bolt-on KLZE? Low 14s?

**ls six** · 10-25-08, 17:22

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Originally Posted by redbond1

yah he must have had mods because they are a somewhat heavier car, all fox body FI 5.0L stangs were 225 hp stock,

Only the HO's were 225. Other FI 5.0's were as low as 190. And the cobra made more than 225 but i dont remember how much just now.

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Originally Posted by swamper edition

its pretty sad when your keeping up with a 302ci with a 152ci half the size

Thats not entirely fair. The 5 oh's are a different type of motor entirely Like the KL compared to a honda it's not designed for peak out put but for a broad power band. A mid ninties Civis Si makes about the same CHP from a 1.6L as the KL's 2.5 and can run with a stock MX-6 but not many people would trade our torque for the Hondas HP per liter selling point. And several bone stoce pre FI 302's will destroy most modern sport compacts.

**MadBad** · 10-26-08, 8:14

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Originally Posted by BShark

No, I've never taken my car to the strip. If that's ^ true, I'm not surprised that he beat me the way he did.

What typically are the times on bolt-on KLZE? Low 14s?

at TMP in cayuga ive seen a v6 probe run high 15's and a KLZE mx6 run low 15's . neither could break a 14.

**2old2zoomzoom** · 10-27-08, 3:53

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Originally Posted by MadBad

at TMP in cayuga ive seen a v6 probe run high 15's and a KLZE mx6 run low 15's . neither could break a 14.

That's sad. Was it an auto, stock ZE or both? I have a ZE with mods and have run even with a stock Lightning which is a 13.6-13.9 truck.

**Alex** · 10-27-08, 19:17

I've Beaten many-a 5.0 from all walks of life when I had my ze. This guy must have had some "tuner modifications" under his bonnet. Good go none-the-less!