gt vs gst

k im throwin down 100 bucks on a race win or lose... what will happen? heres the scenario.... 98 mustang gt STOCK.... 95 eclipse gs-t runnin 15lbs other than that stock... who wins

whoever is a better driver. id say the mustang has the advantage unless he sucks at driving and the eclipse is good

id have to agree with dsm it would depend on the driver but becuase i hate mustangs ima say the gs-t lol

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ORIGINAL: soloRider

id have to agree with dsm it would depend on the driver but becuase i hate mustangs ima say the gs-t lol

you're not alone.....lolz

well teh GT has 190-hp stock, GS-T carries 210...GT is RWD, GS-T is FWD turbo.....it definitely depends on the driver, even FWD cars can get a lil faster off the line than RWD can it really depends on who's driving

well here is the thing the gt only has 190 hp i would say the gs-t because stangs are heavy.

yea thas tru, stangs are heavy, so yea GS-T has a higher chance of winning

ok, first off a mustang gt does not have 190hp stock. i have a 99 mustang not gt and that has 190hp stock i also have a 95 eclipse gsx that one is stock except for port a polish. i have a couple mods on the mustang like dual exhaust and a cold air intake, and them two are pretty equal. i think a stock gt would own the gs-t because a stock gt i believe has 300hp stock may not be exact but it is up there.

no the one that had 300hp is the svt.

also have u turned up the boost on the gsx?

my stock 95 GS held its own against my friends stock 02 mustang. both are manual, i know how to drive, he doesnt. i never got further behind then his side view mirror and every time i shifted id catch right back up to him. i know this isnt a GT vs gst-t but thought maybe it would be interesting.

the gt has around 260hp and 310lbft. it does the qaurter in low 14's and the gst does it in mid to low 15's, you do the math. I really dislike mustangs (the newer ones anyway) due to both the styling and the type of people that drive em. All opinions aside though the eclipse will have a tough time winning the race and anything more than a quarter mile it will lose for sure.

see im going to turn boost up to 14-15 though to race him... (i hate him).. so thats why im wondering.. i know gst is low to mid 15s stock but with 15 lbs i think i should be equal to his hp?

~5hp per psi on the stock turbo, you're 12psi now so you still wont be there. besides, if you have the stock bov turning up the boost wont do anything, itl leak and youll still be at 12psi.

you cant get your exaughst redone before can u lol that might help out a little (better headers and bigger pipping cat back system) my friend got a cat back system installed on his for about 140 i think it was but he had his muffler already

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ORIGINAL: DSMTalonAWD51

the gt has around 260hp and 310lbft. it does the qaurter in low 14's and the gst does it in mid to low 15's, you do the math. I really dislike mustangs (the newer ones anyway) due to both the styling and the type of people that drive em. All opinions aside though the eclipse will have a tough time winning the race and anything more than a quarter mile it will lose for sure.

just a question but where are you getting your times from? becasue the 1998 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT 5.4 14.0 this makes me thing the gt will run slower than low 14's.
http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html

Hey thats a nifty little web site.....thanks!
I'm putting my money on the GST. I raced a few mustang GT's when I had a '96 prelude VTEC with only a header and cold air intake. It was always close but I usually won. I figured I had about 205-210 (maybe more) HP and the prelude is considered a heavy car, around 3800 lbs. GST is about 3600lbs. IN '98 GT's only made 225 HP, not sure on the weight but the V6 models weighed 3800lbs.
All in all from the numbers you would think that the mustang would be a little quicker but its not. The few I've raced havent been but maybe I just got a bunch of idiots who didnt know how to drive them........NAHHHH......mustangs are just slooow

Ok if you want to compair stock cars goto www.kbb.com then click on compair user cars. Any way here are the stats for the 98 mustang gt coupe HP 225 @ 4750 RPM Lb/ft 290 @ 3500 RPM curb weight 3278 lbs.
Now here is a 95 gs-t HP 210 @ 6000 RPM Lb/ft 214 @ 3000 RPM curb weight 2877 lbs. Also be fore you race make sure to remove the spair and only have 1/4 of a tank of gas if you really want remove the passanger seat and the back seat also any sub you may have.

and turn the boost up. lol.

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ORIGINAL: DSMTalonAWD51

the gt has around 260hp and 310lbft. it does the qaurter in low 14's and the gst does it in mid to low 15's,

What he said. Also being FWD the GS-T will have a hell of a time hooking up especially with just street tires and such.
On the highway, the race will be a lillte closer, however the Speed Governor in the 95-99 Turbo FWD's will shut power down
at approx 135-140.

ok i just looked it up, i guess i was wrong, it was the 1999 and newer mustangs that have 260hp/310lbft and run the quarter in 14.1 seconds. the 1998's are slower, so you may have a chance, it will be close. If it was a 1999 gt though you would lose unless he was a terrible driver.

I personally wouldnt race him...

1. You prolly will lose..
2. You could wreck somethin in the process trying to keep up...