Mustang vs. RX8
(On the Track) Who would win? Considering no driver errors.
04 RX8 6 speed performance pack- TurboXS exhaust, K & N drop in, AP pulley, Flywheel and upgraded clutch. VS. 98 Mustang GT- Upgraded clutch and Flowmasters. |
What kind of track?
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Scenario #1
As they pull up to the starting line the RX8 gives an easy 5000 rpm rev. The mustang proceeds to empty all of its fluids onto the track and realizes, oh, my mom is calling me. Scenario #2 The mustang arrives, confident, unnerved, bold. As he approaches the starting line he looks over at the RX8 who is still lingering in the locker room warming up. Kill! Kill! :banghead: Kill! Kill! ....possibly more scenarios throughout the day will be posted..... lol |
Totally depends on the driver and the track i would say.
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*98* mustang gt? those're among my favorite mustangs, the sn95's, but i'll be the first to admit how shi**y and crappy they are. on track, as in on a circuit track, the 8 will easily smoke it. even in drag race, w/ at least a little effort, the 8 will pull away
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ya im talking drag track.. I was sure the 8 would win on circuit track. I was just wondering about the 98's cause I read they are one of the slowest mustangs.
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Originally Posted by LainO
(Post 1970267)
ya im talking drag track.. I was sure the 8 would win on circuit track. I was just wondering about the 98's cause I read they are one of the slowest mustangs.
It always sucks to see such a powerful car with such potential get screwed by developers. |
Who cares, the mustang is the ugliest car in the world.
Suck would buy a car that runs fast, but is completely unnoticed. |
Originally Posted by LainO
(Post 1970216)
(On the Track) Who would win? Considering no driver errors.
04 RX8 6 speed performance pack- TurboXS exhaust, K & N drop in, AP pulley, Flywheel and upgraded clutch. VS. 98 Mustang GT- Upgraded clutch and Flowmasters.
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I owned a 96 MGT years back. Granted the 98 has 10hp more than the 96, but they are still basically the same. I remember how it drove...the 8 would definitly stand a chance in a straight line.
Corners? I'm not even going to answer this. |
I had a friend in high school that had a blue mustang in that year bracket, I had an 01 camaro at that time, I remember one day he pulled up next to me as we were leaving school. He rev'd as if to say "wanna race?" and I just laughed at him and said "as if you could eeeeeeven hang".
Apparently he thought he could since he had "exhaust work" done on his car. aka new flowmaster muffler, and my car was completely stock, that he would have a chance...Now he has a New Mustang GT and I have my 8. Needless to say we've both out-grown the whole street racing thing and we both respect eachothers cars (I don't really, I think mustangs are terrible, but don't let him know that ;)) |
Originally Posted by LainO
(Post 1970216)
(On the Track) Who would win? Considering no driver errors.
04 RX8 6 speed performance pack- TurboXS exhaust, K & N drop in, AP pulley, Flywheel and upgraded clutch. VS. 98 Mustang GT- Upgraded clutch and Flowmasters. I like the mustangs, but you have to ease into the pedal because with all that torque, you will spin very easily, losing valuble seconds. I definately wished ford had upgraded the interior, it may have been my choice after the 8. |
Late '90's Mustangs had that "chick car" look, never liked them and no amount of horsepower could compensate.
On that little track in my brain, the RX-8 wins against all comers, every time. And looks better, too. |
it would be a good race on the drag strip but the rx8 ftw in any track!
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I bet my 72 Mustang 302 can beat it.
Who cares? |
as always, civic win
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try it and find out.. and let us know ;p
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Sorry to say that the 8 would not stand a chance in a drag race. I traded in a mildly modded (Full exhaust w/ no cats, gears, short throw shifter, rims/tires& C.A.I) 99 Mustang GT that would run 13.3's any time in the quarter. And I am not a really good drag racer. Now I have a stock 07 RX-8 GT M/T that I don't think can run a 14 flat.
The track is a different story. This is where the 8 shines. Not bashing on 8's here beacuse I own one and LOVE it. Just saying that it's doubtful an 8 will beat a Stang in the 1/4 mile. |
Originally Posted by chinx
(Post 1970255)
*98* mustang gt? those're among my favorite mustangs, the sn95's, but i'll be the first to admit how shi**y and crappy they are. on track, as in on a circuit track, the 8 will easily smoke it. even in drag race, w/ at least a little effort, the 8 will pull away
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If it was a 99+ Mustang, you would lose. The 96-98 Mustangs were probably the worst Mustang's made. Pretty ugly and they only had 220 crank horsepower stock. The engines were called NPI which stood for Non-Performance Improved. After 1999 the engines had different heads, intake and cams. The 96-98 probably have a similiar amount of wheel HP as a MT RX-8 but the Mustang will have a good bit more torque.
You have a very good chance at the drags against one of them. They are a high 14 second car stock. At the road course you will take it. You will win in the corners and hold up with him in the straights because of his lack of power. |
I found this drag race video on youtube with a mustang vs. an RX8. Sorry the quality is very poor, but the yellow car is the RX8 and the red car is the mustang. Don't worry its not a long video, just a short 21sec. drag. [Understand that the RX8 is also extremely beefed up.]
here's the site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ozz8GqBGQY |
Originally Posted by Kiken_808
(Post 1971333)
I found this drag race video on youtube with a mustang vs. an RX8. Sorry the quality is very poor, but the yellow car is the RX8 and the red car is the mustang. Don't worry its not a long video, just a short 21sec. drag. [Understand that the RX8 is also extremely beefed up.]
here's the site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ozz8GqBGQY |
I ran a mustang gt...i pulled him, i was suprised...i just have a kn drop in
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I also found something that everyone may want to look into. Its kind of pricey, but it gets the job done right. Its the SFR turbo kit, haven't actually heard of the brand before. but looking at the stats and the dyno, it seems very promising. It puts out 326whp. The down fall is the low end torque. You lose so much that I'm kind of iffy about the whole system. Just take a look at it and there are a few other turbo kits on this page.
BTW on the left hand side of the page. It lists a lot more turbo applications for all sorts of vehicles including the mustang. http://www.turbokits.com/rx-8_turbo_kits.html |
Originally Posted by Stingray
(Post 1971619)
I ran a mustang gt...i pulled him, i was suprised...i just have a kn drop in
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I won against my friends 00' stang GT. From a stop or roll, my 8 walked away from him as we approached tripple digit speeds, and he is a pretty good driver. We even switched cars , and he pulled away in my 8 with me in his stang. Key is to launch the 8 at 5000 rpm, well at least for me it is. Anything below that you will bog.
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Never mind the 220hp 4.6l versions, even the basic 260hp stangs timed mid 14's and at 95-96 mph traps. Either way, it's a drivers race more often than not.
The new generations are way faster in the straights. |
Originally Posted by 9291150
(Post 1972339)
Never mind the 220hp 4.6l versions, even the basic 260hp stangs timed mid 14's and at 95-96 mph traps. Either way, it's a drivers race more often than not.
The new generations are way faster in the straights. |
Really?! wow that's kinda shocking, not to dis the RX8, but I didn't think it had that kind of potential stock...well excluding the kn filter or intake.
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I've dragged agains't a new Mustang GT... Dunno if it was an automatic or manual, but we stayed head too head all the way till 100
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Originally Posted by jrm07211987
(Post 1972450)
The newer 260hp stangs are timed at 14.0-14.2 with a 98-100 mph traps. The newer stang would have the advantage.
...not always that fast, but yeah sometimes, and the 8 never did better than a 14.4 at 96. |
I pulled on a 2004 mustang GT from 50 to???. I think the Rx8 will kill any late 90's stang gt on the track. The stang does not have anything much but torque.:)
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the RXS will win, it's unbeatable!
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My friend has a 95 stang with a K&N Cone. I don't know if he has any other mods, but I'm pretty sure he can pull on me with ease.
He has to tell me his kill of the day. Sometimes a SRT-4 or another Stang. We raced a new MT 6 cyl stang. Talk about a scary ride. He's shown me pics of hitting the needle on the speedometer, that's past 240! and the front passenger tire was a freakin' donut! I called him retarded and told him he's lucky to be alive. Just my 2 cents on stang drivers lol I have to admit though, it's a FORD (Fix Or Repair Daily). He counters with First On Race Day. |
If this counts for anything, raced a .........deleted........on the highway in my.........be careful, ladies, you can get banned for street racing stories......S........the wind was to my back (which probably helped my top speed).
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Speaking straight number stats, a 98 mustang GT is running around a 14.4 1/4, and an rx8 is running 14.5. These numbers obviously will vary due to driver error and only reflect straight line acceleration. Stock the RX-8 would prob handle better. It would prob come down to the driver but in my opinion, I think the RX8 listed above would take it.
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There is a little more to consider on the 96-98 Mustang GT than just the times posted by magazines. Two major things that could slow down a mustang to run a 15 second quarter instead of a mid 14 second quarter back then were the AOD transmissions or on a manual tranny the possibility of crappy gearing. Stock the car came with 2.73's which made the car a dog and would be hard to hit a 14 second quarter. If the car came with the upgraded 3.08 coupled with a decent launch, they could easily run mid 14's all day without much effort.
Car and Driver and Road and Track do not always get into these details in the magazines and a lot of times the car's track times stated in the mag suffer because of it, without the general public knowing any different. For instance, I owned a 1989 Mustang GT. R&T and C&D showed the car would only run low to mid 15's. Funny because I took my stock GT to the track and was ripping off consistant 14.6's with a best of 14.4. Later I found an article in Hot Rod Magazine stating they ran a 14.5. Moral of the story? Don't believe everything those magazines state. Oh yeah and the other moral is that you have a fighting chance of beating a stang in the 1/4. |
I'm sure you all remember the Car and Driver lightning lap done in the November 2006 issue (laps done at VIR). I'll get right to the point:
Mustang GT 3:20.9 @ 75.3 mph. RX-8 3:19.0 @ 76.0 mph. |
wtf... If you read the first post, he is comparing the 98 mustang to a current model rx-8. I guess a majority would consider them equal in a drag race. I'm gonna guess the gaps within the gearbox on the mustang (I know the current mustang have 5 gears so I would assume the 98 does too) would hinder it to a large extent. Otherwise, the heavier car with more horsepower and torque than the rx8, is quite comparable in a drag race/
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If there is no driver skill involved then just by looking at the manufacturer's stock #'s on the cars we should be able to tell who would win.
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...and he also later clarified "on the track" to mean a drag race. My bad. I assumed something with turns in it. Then I assumed the '98 handles even worse than the current generation mustang.
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My previous car was an upgraded 99 Mustang GT, and it defidently had way more power. The torque was way better, but it could mess with you and you could burnout a tad too much if you were not paying attention taking off.
I like both cars..........I think it would be close though, if both were completely stock. Modded, a stang is cheaper to build up, and has a ton more options to add. |
Hmm I wonder which one will win.
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I owned an '05 Mustang GT......I had her 18 months, and she sat on the Mazda lot for months, after I traded her for my '06 SHINKA. I never looked back, and have no regrets.
I do know for a fact that I'd get stomped in a straight 1/4 mile, but most 'Stangs just wouldn't stand a chance in the twisties. They just weren't built for that. |
Im still going with the 8 in this race, I think some people are forgeting were talking about a TRACK, the two cars are about equal in a straight line and we all know the 8 will dominate a 98 mustang around corners. I think the 8 will take it.
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
(Post 1984315)
Im still going with the 8 in this race, I think some people are forgeting were talking about a TRACK, the two cars are about equal in a straight line and we all know the 8 will dominate a 98 mustang around corners. I think the 8 will take it.
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Originally Posted by delhi
(Post 1983691)
Hmm I wonder which one will win.
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totally a track's race. number of turns and length of straights will totally make or break this one.
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Stock for stock
Quarter Mile = Mustang Wins Road Track = RX8 Wins When modded, it could go the complete opposite. If you build a stang for corners it could take an 8 and if you build a RX8 for straights then it could take a stang. |
ok, if its a dragstrip (sorry if I missed that), its a drivers race. In my opinion, speaking straight stats, this would be a damn good race to watch on a drag strip. If the 8 launches at 8K ( bad for clutch, I know), itll have a good shot at taking it. Im STILL going with the 8!!!!!!! mustang> :boxing_sm <RX8
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