Originally posted by "400HP930"
Originally Posted by v8ranger
MtuRbo2..... the 300hp mark was achieved in the 60's with the mustang, but im assume you are talking since the 80's. The 1968 Mustang CJ with the 428 plolice interceptor engine had 360hp and ran the quarter in 13.56 at 106mph on the polyglass (shitty tires) tires. as far as the late models are concerned the first mustang to top the 300hp mark was the 1995 cobra R, but that wasnt mass produced (250 cars). in 1996 the mustang cobra got a 305hp 4.6.
your welcome.
Whoo Hooo, thank god it only took ford about 30 years to catch up to the point where they were in the 60s.
At least the tire technology has advanced a bit if we don't count the delaminating explorer tires.
Ya and back when your were a sparkle in your mama's eye there wasn't a thing call emissions and that was also a beginning of the muscle car era! Plus back in the 60's it was all about cubes, so for having 300+hp but a drastic reduction in displacement(428 vs. 281) I'd say Ford has acheived it's goal of providing power in the age of emissions and high gas prices while the age of the muscle car era has long become extinct. -Mark