12 Boss stock or 12 GT w/ tune/intake auto....1/4mile and on a roll 60-120 mph

 

GT's are fast in the a drag race. Boss fast on a track

 

Boss is fast everywhere

 

Gt would win most likely

 

Drivers race

 

On the street it would depend on how good the driver of the Boss was but even then I think the Auto/GT would win. At the strip the Auto/GT for sure.

 

Every race comes down to the most important mod,...the driver. Everyone with a quick car thinks they'll take another car but when it comes down to it between the boss an the gt,......whoever launches best is going to win.

 

Exactly, So in the 1/4 , a tuned auto gt wins 10 out of 10 guaranteed. The 6r80 tranny is made for the 1/4.

60-120 would be interesting.

 

Moving to 'Which is Better' section, but will leave a link for a couple of days . . . And remember TMS does not advocate or promote street racing.

 

I would say the boss would win around turns but the gt would win at the track

 

Like people have said, it's a drivers race. Hec... I lead a 2013 GT500 about a 1/4 mile before he caught up and surpassed me (on a private track, obviously) while in my stock Boss.

In the great words of Ja-Rule, "It's not how you stand by your car. It's how you race your car. You better learn dat."
-The Fast & The Furious (1st)

 

I'd say the Boss as it already has a "tune" and an "intake" but also adds a raft of additional internal go fast tweaks (ported heads, bigger valves, higher compression, hotter cams, etc.) The auto might make for easier and more consistent acceleration, but not necessarily faster in skilled hands.

Throw in twists and stops: game over GT.

 

For my first post here....

Coming from first hand experience... Depending on the setup of the stock GT.... whether 3.55:1 or 3.73:1 OEM rear .... and the driver being experienced.

The GT will take the Boss in a 1/4 or a long run, from a dig or a roll on the highway or track every time.

And once you setup the suspension properly on the GT. You'll also eat the Boss 302 on a road course.

Proven time and again against my buddy and his Boss 302.


Just Sayin.

 

then how come Boss 302 is bench mark for the current models

 

The Boss 302 is a benchmark because of the tweaked Motor's forged internals...codenamed roadrunner and styling mods. It has lower torque rating at low RPMs and higher HP (slightly) at higher RPMs. And because the suspension mods allow for better handling, less dive and better damping. Which you would get from a track pack equipped GT. But the average GT already has a crank HP rating that is close to the Boss 302 and as we all know that's just a baseline. You could have a GT that puts out slightly more or less than that baseline as well as a Boss 302. So in terms of power both models are basically evenly matched. Its mostly a driver's duel or depending on the situation... it favors the GT since it pulls like crazy across a broader RPM band. The BOSS sweet spot is in the higher RPM band.

 

In terms of refinement and broad capability it was the best factory Mustang to bench against. In short, the Boss hit the sweet spot.