Miata Mailing List: January 1998, Message #6
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From: 	Dan Scolnick <dans@interport.net>

Subject: Re: (LMC) 5.0 Mustangs

Date: 	Thu, 1 Jan 1998 01:52:54 +0000



a twisty road

/^\dans





On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, Kory Hamzeh wrote:



> At 06:01 PM 12/31/97 -0800, pete davio wrote:

> >Kory Hamzeh wrote:

> >> 

> >> Are the 5.0 Mustangs that I hear so much about on this list actually

> >> the stock 4.6 liter with 225 HP, and 290 lbs of torque? A friend

> >> of mine just bought one and I was not very impressed. What is the

> >> 0 to 60 mph time suppose to be?

> >> Kory

> >

> >No,  the 5.0's everyone is talking about is the older car, produced

> >until 93.  a (relative) screamer then, now an overweight pig that needs

> >a 305 hp hi-tech motor (a la Cobra) to make the same time slips my old

> >87 did.  (granted, it was 400 pounds lighter, and had a 'few' tricks,

> >but no more than 250 hp at the crank.)

> >

> >pete

> >

> 

> Ok, so what does it take for a Miata to whop that pony car?

> 

> Kory

> 

> 

>