Buschur Racing's new 5 liter Mustang
Oct 28, 2010, 05:08 PM
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Good luck on the build. Ford seems to continue to go in the right direction with the Mustang. I love my new car even though I lost performance trading in the Z06. The biggest trouble I see with the GT500 is traction. Extra power can be found stupidly cheap but putting that power to the ground is another story. From what I've heard/read, the 5.0 doesn't seem to have as many traction issues even after adding power. Take a look at VMP tuning's 5.0 automatic. They're already into the mid 10's with minimal modifications.
http://www.fordgt500.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7676
http://www.fordgt500.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7676
Oct 28, 2010, 10:18 PM
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I am really looking forward to this. Being older, my X was my first adventure away from V8 power. I like it, but my heart still belongs to muscle cars (still have 2).
I think you are right on with your thoughts regarding the V6 and the GT500. Why bother to bring a V6 up to V8 levels? (if you bought cheap, you aren't looking to dump money in) Most won't want to mod a nearly 50k+ car that also lends more to being a future collectible and comes pretty stout to begin with. So the GT platform is a good place to be.
I think you are right on with your thoughts regarding the V6 and the GT500. Why bother to bring a V6 up to V8 levels? (if you bought cheap, you aren't looking to dump money in) Most won't want to mod a nearly 50k+ car that also lends more to being a future collectible and comes pretty stout to begin with. So the GT platform is a good place to be.
Oct 29, 2010, 10:45 AM
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Unreal!
We were finally able to put enough miles on the car to get the full tank of dealer installed 87 octane out of it. Ran it down to just under a 1/4 tank and filled it with Shell 93. We loaded the car back on the dyno and here's what the results were, solid line is 87 octane and dotted line is mostly 93 octane:
A gain of 30 ft lbs of torque and 26 whp and not in just one area but across basically the entire curve.
Don't put 87 octane in your 5 liter, it doesn't like it!
Off to the track tonight to try and get some base numbers so we can start the build.
We were finally able to put enough miles on the car to get the full tank of dealer installed 87 octane out of it. Ran it down to just under a 1/4 tank and filled it with Shell 93. We loaded the car back on the dyno and here's what the results were, solid line is 87 octane and dotted line is mostly 93 octane:
A gain of 30 ft lbs of torque and 26 whp and not in just one area but across basically the entire curve.
Don't put 87 octane in your 5 liter, it doesn't like it!
Off to the track tonight to try and get some base numbers so we can start the build.
Oct 29, 2010, 01:18 PM
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Greaaat, my buddy is an avid mustang lover always tryin to 1-up the evo.. Now he has buschur on his side as well... He's going to rub this in lol
P.S. it is a badass car tho.
P.S. it is a badass car tho.
