RedCandy5.0

In the right hands your right but the average driver will be running mid to high 14's all day. I have seen stock GT owners only mustering up mid 14's at the track.

97GT03SVT

The same can be said for a 87-93 5.0. To be honest my '87 bone stock was only a mid 14 sec car. Though it was still a little faster than my '97 it is still a far cry from a 14.00 or 13.7-9 time

I think the bottom line is that the new V6s are more than just cars with show and no go.

Dr Evil

I expect the 11 v-6 to run right with the outgoing GT. Same HP, less weight. Lol at any of the old 5.0s running with the new six.

By the way, the only 5.0 weighing 3050 lbs was the notch.

Let's see:

80'/90s 5.0 3200/190 rwhp stock = 16.8 lbs/HP

2011 V6 3400lbs/250 rwhp = 13.6 lbs/HP

It's just math

Five Oh Brian

You are totally forgetting that it's torque that wins drag races, not hp. Old 5.0's were 300 lb ft, while the new 3.7 makes 280 lb ft. The new 3.7 weighs several hundred more pounds than a 5.0 from the 87-93 generation. So, let's review: old 5.0 has more torque and weighs less than new 3.7. It's just math.

eci

True, but important to remember the old 5.0's when stock were out of steam at 5,000 RPM. The area under the curve is very important. The 5.0 does not have a flat torque curve. The heads were awful. I'd wager the new V6 has more average torque than the old 5.0. Stock for stock.

mustangGT90210

I see a drag race playing out this way:

Old 5.0 launches hard, gets probably a car on the 3.7, shifts into second, and the 3.7 is already gaining back, eventually completing the 1/4 in a quicker time, which I'd estimate to be a few tenths minimum. Horsepower plays a big part after the initial launch.

RedCandy5.0

Who cares it still sounds like s***. Let the V6 hang with me, i have a better looking a** end and my car sounds like it has *****.

mustangGT90210

Agreed. The V6 can be faster, but the sound can never back it up. Take my truck for example, straight 6, true duals, rumbles at idle and sounds really good, but it doesn't have that "it factor" or whatever of the 302 and 351 powered trucks exhausts. It sounds like a 6, but I really don't care, I love it all the same