Originally posted by TheShow50h
i dunno if that FHP 5.0 would get walked or anything though guys, it will probably turn a low 14, it's light as a feather man, im assuming it's a notchback because i think all of the FHP stangs were, 2800lbs and around 230hp ... so around 200 at the wheels isnt gonna get walked bad by a stock cobra (except 03).
It has a Hurst shifter and a SuperChip, dunno if it is going to see that much power at the wheels. If the motor was absolutely fresh, 170-190 (depending on transmission) would be spot on. Odds are, an 88 is going to have more than a few hard miles on it, so I would expect less. Additionally, unless the car was modified after the fact by a previous owner, it is not going to have anything better than a 3.27 gear in it. Honestly, I have driven more than my fair share of Mustangs that are this car's splitting image (and more modified than that) and they are unimpressive. They might "feel" fast, but 15 second slips are not all that wonderful. Unless he has some serious modifications (heads, cam, intake, longtubes, MAF conversion, injectors, ect ect), he is not going to be taking any Cobras out any time soon.
But hey, on the street, anything can happen. It's easy to turn a 11 second Viper into a 14 second Honda bait snake (until the Viper hooks up that is).