SteelTownStang

This was brought up on a separate thread: 1992 Dodge Stealth RT Twin turbo(300 hp & 307 tq) vs. 05-07 Mustang GT(300 hp & 320 tq). 0-60 for both around 4.9-5.1. Weight about the same. I've owne(d) both and would say the Mustang, due to the slight turbo lag of the Stealth, but it would be close. The Stealth, same at the 3000GT, was an awesome car and still looks good today. What do you think?

mudshuvel319

I never driven either the Stealth or 3000GT, but I always thought the 3000GT was a neat looking car. It had a semi-super car look to it, and it was pretty fast too. I liked the look of the 3000 more than the Stealth, but I havent seen the two side-by-side, so I have to reserve judment until I do. The only drawbacks to the cars are the high price and a lot of weight. $30,000 in 1992 is a ton of money.

ScottyBoy302

The stealth is 4000lbs. Dont stangs only weigh about 3400?

And a drawback of the stealth (that goes with the high price) is all the high-tech crap in it. A 24v TT 6, AWD, and im sure some pretty old and expensive on board computers. Better pray nothing goes or youre lookin at a big repair bill.

0-60 might be close because of the Stealths AWD, but in the quarter the stang should eat it for lunch.

Vermillion06

I agree, I think they were too expensive for the market, which I think is what killed the Supra too.

blkstang06

Bingo...

randy_tho

Hello, I've been reading this board for some time because I've been considering a GT as a future purchase.

I've had a Stealth RT nonturbo for about 5 years.

It's an interesting comparison since you have a larger NA against a small v6 with a sophisticated head design for it's time and even today really. Things to remember regarding the TT is that 91-93 had less power than the 94-99 cars. The reason is soley because of a factory increase to the turbo boost gaing something like 20-30 hp/tq. They also respond pretty well to mods. Maybe not as much as the mustang though. People have achieved good power with minimal cost from a straight exhaust, downpipe, manual boost controller, intake, and a good clutch to take advantage of the AWD. The article at the top shows a slower 1/4 than what it can do. I've seen people run mid 13s stock.

It's only been over the past couple of years that the tuners have achieved impressive 1/4 times. I think it has to do with they finally started upgrading the turbo housings. I've kind of lost touch with the goings on in the stealth world though. There is a very small aftermarket and a lot of things have been done custom and fabricated from platform dedicated shops.

Here is a nice link. Keeping in mind this is about as good as it gets from what I know. http://www.3sx.com/racing/default.asp
Notice the tricked out FWD at the bottom.

This guy has been in the forefront of the platform for some time.
http://www.dynamicracing.com/customer/home.php

It's a neat platform but there's nothing special about any car that would make it outperform something with a biger engine given all else being equal.

One person mentioned turbo lag. Well the stock turbos have virtually no lag from being smaller and using two instead of a single. The dyno sheets on these cars look pretty cool. They will peek tq around 2500 RPM and hold till redline.

And yes these cars found their way out along with the supra, 300ZX, and RX7 because of their costs. I believe it being due to the exchange rate of the yen. The car I have retailed around 25-26 thousand in 92.

I just found my way into this part of the forum (been reading the 05+ threads for a while) and thought I'd contribute. Oh and here is a picture of my car.

CircuitBreaker

Id have to agree on both. Guy I work with has 99 3000 SL, its cool looking an all but I think he paid over 30K for it without turbos..ouch.

randy_tho

Yeah It's been only about three years ago the 99 VR4s were high twenties/ low thirties. The thing is these things were very limited production. Only 287 99 VR4s made.

SilverBossGT

Correct me if am looking at this the wrong way. Do the performance specs not say 0-60 is 6.0 sec? It is a full second slower in stock form than a stock Mustang GT.

Rebel73

My buddy has a Stealth, which he bought in '96, cash down, thanks to an inheritance. It was a great-looking car then and it still is, and pretty fast, even by todays standards. However, it's pretty porky at almost 3900lbs. The interior is quite plush with all the goodies.

From a dig, it would smoke a GT thanks to its AWD, but once the GT caught traction, I think it would be over.

SteelTownStang

Yeah, you're right. I didn't realize that until now. See, I know the Stang would win. Although, If memory serves me correctly, It seemed faster than 0-6 in 6.0 seconds

Rebel73

yah, I recall reading like a 5.9 or something like that.

Again, it's all that weight!