Might wanna borrow an SRT-6 because he's going to put about 3-4 cars on you!

 

any race??

 

Hmmmm... With mods on a crossfire unless its forced air induction (supercharger, turbo or nitrous) it can only do close to low or mid 14's in a 1/4 mile with intake, ECU upgrade, exhaust installed. Stock it does 14.9 secs in 1/4mi. An SRT-6 would put up a better fight. Mustang GT can easily do 13's or real low 14. Those tenths of a sec make huge difference. Same with STI, EVO, SRT4, they do 13's easily and their stock. But best of luck to you. I think crossfire has better chances with V6 Mustangs and RSX and other comparable power cars. Its like picking a fight with your own size. Anyways good luck with the race and hope to hear your result.

 

A crossfire can do low 14's with those mods with a downhill track and a 50 mph tail wind.
Your are right about the other cars. People have gotten their bone stock 05' gt down to 13.2 @ 105ish, Sti's have hit 12.9's stock with the evo's being right behind them at low 13's. And a handful of people have gotten there srt-4 to hit 13.5's @ 103.xx stock. I only ran a 14.1 @ 99, but WOT shifting is not for me and track prep was terrible.

You need a SRT-6 to hang/beat an 05' GT. And watch out for the gt, if he has a few bolt on's. Because I would bet most of the srt-6 guys won't touch mods.

 

I had a best of 13.8 in my STOCK '03 SRT-4. It was at Muncie Dragway, commonly considered downhill. My little brother has already busted into 12s with my old car at IRP (DRs, Exhaust, S2, Eibachs).

I have yet to take my Xfire to the track but I am not expecting a miracle. I would be happy with anything less than 15. It would be a different story if you raced on a road course, the strip is not where the SRT shines.

Just wait till I find an AMG blower and my warranty runs out...

 

I just bought stage 2, psi-fi solid motor mounts. Just ordered the 70 percent reduction throw Maddog shifter. Also, ordering a full 3 inch TBE no cat, MSD Coil Pack and wires, denso iridium plugs, and an EBC. Then its dasmopars map clamp time. 300whp...here I come.

 

I think it is possible to see 300whp with just S2 and exhaust (w/ race gas). My lil' bro hasn't put any 100 octane in yet but he is really considering it. I told him to just give it a shot but he is afraid that he doesn't have enough mods to keep up with the race gas. Next is a FMIC then an Intake. He should be able to see very low 12s on race gas and those mods. The best part is that he can dial the boost down and still get 25+ mpg. Now THAT is a daily driver!

 

Well I was on the Merrit parkway today and saw a new Stang GT coming up real fast in my rear view mirror. He definitely had the power on me and pulled away by two car lengths but couldn't pull away any more. He definitely was at a disadvantage in the twisty bits as he was braking, I kept on accelerating. We were at 140 mph when I went by him by a car length. When I got to about 146 he started to really fall back as I could see his car really wallowing in the tight turns of the merrit. Meanwhile the Crossfire was really well behaved even with the stock suspension. Can't wait to get my Eibachs.

But from a standing start the Mustang is gonna spank a non SRT Crossfire. But on the highway its alot more even.

edit: I'd also like to add that with maybe the chip, and an exhaust and intake you will definitely be able to keep up with him on highway speeds. If you can somehow get 235 HP out for the Crossfire it is a quick car because with just 215 hp it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

 

That's because you raced the 210 HP V-6, stang not the gt.

 

sorry bud, i won't validate his story, but a V6 stang against a crossfire top end, would be a f'ing joke.

 

"That's because you raced the 210 HP V-6, stang not the gt."

Debbie Downer strikes again.

 

did you see foglamps in the center grill area in your mirror and any gt badges?

 

I don't think a V6 stang is going to do 130 mph. I drove a stang GT with two people in it and I wouldn't feel safe over 100mph in that piece of Cr*p.

Might be made just for the dragstrip, (hence solid axle)...to beat up on Neons!!!

 

this was definitely a GT, when he dumped it about 5 cars back I could hear the V8 LOL. Like I said he pulled a couple of car lengths away once he got up to where I was but I was already on it and was able to keep it there. But once we got to 130 mph he started to slow down as the Merrit Parkway has some really great sweeping curves and I could see he was not confident in his cars turning ability. I just kept accelerating all the way to what my speedo said was about 144 mph. He was just a speck in my mirror because he just didn't want to chance it I guess.

Also, it was definitely a GT not a V6. It had GT badging, the 18 inch chrome mustang wheels and had a V8 roar, so yeah, it was a GT. Definitely not a car for twisty bits if you want my honest opinion.

 

So is a Crossfire only losing by 2 car lengths do a 05 GT. The new 3v's have great top end power. Not as good as the 4v's ie mach 1/ cobra.

Only way it would be even some what feasible would be that the GT had 4.30's and had to shift to overdrive sooner therefore taking it out of its prime power. As I have seen this happen with mach 1's. Once they hit OD the underdog gains back some territory.

BTW: The new 6 cylinder stang, I saw a 5 speed run at the track and it ran a 14.8x@93.xx, talked to the guy it was bone stock. That is as fast as some of the old gt's.

 

You don't have to validate my story. It was an 8 cylinder Mustang GT. I didn't say I beat him, I said that because of the twisty nature of the road he obviously backed off big time. I could see his car really leaning. As far as acceleration of course he is faster. But on the top end going 130-140 mph both of us were pretty much topped out for the road we were on so he couldn't pull away.

That is what I'm saying not that the Xfire is faster than a Stang GT, that would be silly. But an SRT6 would easily smoke that car.

 

you learn to ignore him, bullseye, over time.

he is saying a car with worse aero than the xfire, that weighs 250 lbs. more, has 5 less hp and the same torque rating is just as fast as the crossfire in the qm. he likes to lose 90% of his argument, pick out the 10% he can win, and run with that.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/ford...028/specs.html

 

The srt-6 could have one heck of a time with one from a dig. On the highway the advantage goes to the srt-6. But a few mods on the gt and its back there with it.

 

Reality is greater than you. I am not saying, I am telling. It was at the track. When was the last time you were? Well since you like magazine racing-----

Mustang 6 Cylinder auto - http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=2

Crossfire Roadster 6-speed- http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=2

Crossfire Coupe 6-speed- http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=3

2005 Mustang GT
C/D TEST RESULTS
ACCELERATION Seconds
Zero to 30 mph: 1.9
40 mph: 2.9
50 mph: 4.0
60 mph: 5.2
70 mph: 6.8
80 mph: 8.7
90 mph: 10.6
100 mph: 13.2
110 mph: 16.5
120 mph: 20.1
130 mph: 26.1
Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.9
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph:10.2
50-70 mph: 9.5
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.8 sec @ 102 mph

Crossfire 6-speed coupe
C/D TEST RESULTS

ACCELERATION (Seconds)

Zero to 30 mph: 2.1
40 mph: 3.5
50 mph: 4.7
60 mph: 6.5
70 mph: 8.2
80 mph: 10.2
90 mph: 13.1
100 mph: 16.1
110 mph: 19.8
120 mph: 25.5
130 mph: 32.2
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.9
Top-gear acceleration, 30–50 mph: 10.2
50–70 mph: 9.5
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.8 sec @ 96 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 151 mph

Top speed (governor limited): 149 mph

srt-6
C/D TEST RESULTS

ACCELERATION, Seconds
Zero to 30 mph: 1.9
40 mph: 2.8
50 mph: 3.9
60 mph: 5.1
70 mph: 6.5
80 mph: 8.3
90 mph: 10.3
100 mph: 12.4
110 mph: 15.1
120 mph: 19.0
130 mph: 23.4
140 mph: 29.0
150 mph: 37.6
Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.5
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph: 2.9
50-70 mph: 3.3
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.5 sec @ 107 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 154 mph

 

Yeah, no doubt, the Mustangs with a few mods are sickly fast. My friend has 3 of them.

Anyway, the Stangers still handle like crap from what I can see. My 91 S2 Cabrio is down about 100 HP to my friends 98 Stang GT and in the back roads of Trumbull, I'm all over his as*. He can't shake a car with 208 HP because its a straight line sled.

Hey if you like power that's great, no one is saying the Crossfire is a straight line car. I bought my Xfire because its one of the most unique cars I've ever seen, has features out of the as*, and for $24,000 out the door with taxes, I was one happy MO FO.

All you guys comparing the Xfire to Z's and Stangs and car with obviously larger more powerful engines, just don't get why I bought my Xfire. I could have easily bought any GT car I wanted, including a Boxster S. I bought the Xfire because its unique, offers a great value, and when I drove it I fell in love with it. Can't explain it any better than that.

I see 20 G35 coupes a day, Z's are ugly as heck, and the new Mustang is even uglier. I don't care how much horsepower they have, I don't run with the lemmings.

Anyway, if you want to see why I picked the Xfire go here http://community.webshots.com/user/...rlordofillusion

I like unique cars.