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As i said.. The driver must have sucked. I had a 1998 mustang gt that was damn near stock. Had 4.10s and went 13.6 in the quarter. Havent came across any 3.8 camaros that would stand anywhere near that.
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You want to check the Centerforce dual friction clutch for the 3800. It is tuff to beat for the price it has a stock feel and 90% more holding power.
Best upgrade for the 96 is a set of headers. Those stock manifold are junk. The headers also sound nice
A 3800 5 speed can run Low 15 seconds stock.
These are stock times for a Mustang
1991 Ford Mustang GT 15.6
1993 Ford Mustang GT (auto) 16.1
1996 Ford Mustang Cobra 14.0
Anything over 94 you will have a tuff time out running. I still find it amazing Mustangs won the pony war. In 93 the Z28 has almost 2 full seconds on the Mustang GT.
Best upgrade for the 96 is a set of headers. Those stock manifold are junk. The headers also sound nice
A 3800 5 speed can run Low 15 seconds stock.
These are stock times for a Mustang
1991 Ford Mustang GT 15.6
1993 Ford Mustang GT (auto) 16.1
1996 Ford Mustang Cobra 14.0
Anything over 94 you will have a tuff time out running. I still find it amazing Mustangs won the pony war. In 93 the Z28 has almost 2 full seconds on the Mustang GT.
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Thanks Gorn, I will look into both, are the pacesetters a good idea or should I save up the 700ish and do FFF's longtubes? I will be getting the centerforce you mentioned, it is a very good deal.
On a side note, the mustang base always tends to be cheaper and more appealing to the mass market(a higher percent of females seem to drive mustangs than F-bodies), I'd wager that 70% or more of mustangs are 6's and more like 60% or less I'd wager of the F-bodies are 6's, no doubt the Camaro/TA is the best bang for the buck, but Ford knows how to sell their pony car better hence the sad and disappointing stop of our cars being made for those few years. Also the mustang has base, GT, Rousch(stage 1/2/3), Cobra, and the Shelby versions. The Camaro has a lot fewer options.
On a side note, the mustang base always tends to be cheaper and more appealing to the mass market(a higher percent of females seem to drive mustangs than F-bodies), I'd wager that 70% or more of mustangs are 6's and more like 60% or less I'd wager of the F-bodies are 6's, no doubt the Camaro/TA is the best bang for the buck, but Ford knows how to sell their pony car better hence the sad and disappointing stop of our cars being made for those few years. Also the mustang has base, GT, Rousch(stage 1/2/3), Cobra, and the Shelby versions. The Camaro has a lot fewer options.
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The 3.8 @ 193 HP and the GT 4.6 @ 260 HP
I am no Mustang fan boy but we got to get the facts right. Also note the GT was 50 HP behind the Z28 in 02. You can not blame GM engineers for the fall of the Camaro this one land right are the stylist/marketing guys. I know everyone "likes" the later design 4th gen but that fact is GM could not make the 97s fast enough and they could not give the 02's away.
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