08-05-2018, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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Guy in a stock 2014 5.0 mustang gt wants to drag race
My 2 series is an automatic xdrive M235i with only exterior mods.
I plan to switch into sport plus and let the zf do the work, but should I use launch control? |
08-05-2018, 12:36 PM | #4 |
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Yes, you should use launch control. You'll get him off the line, but if he's a good driver, (6 speed?) I think he he'll come around you if you both stay in it long enough. Coyote has more top end than a stock N55.
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08-05-2018, 03:26 PM | #5 |
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You have an awd car. I would use launch control, the stang can do high 12s stock assuming the driver is amazing, but a bone stock m235ix can do a bit quicker than that reliably. They can be be quick but the awd 235 should be consistently quicker.
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Just make sure that his mustang is indeed stock
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08-05-2018, 09:50 PM | #8 |
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Another question in addition to whether it's auto or manual, is what is the final drive ratio? The 6 spd cars could be ordered with a 3.15, 3.31 or 3.73 gear ratios. The deeper (higher numerically) cars are quicker. I've driven an X-Drive M235i and also a 3.73 equipped stock 5.0 and while I feel the 235 will get the Mustang out of the hole, with a good driver, the 5.0 would creep past somewhere between the 1/8 mile and the 1,000 ft marker. A 3.15 equipped car won't do quite as well.
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08-06-2018, 07:44 AM | #9 |
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It's alright boys we took it home
He was riding a stock gt manual not sure about the gr though I didn't ask. We did 3 quarter miles (or about). Won all three used launch twice. Third race he was complaining about launch so did one without and it only shaved my time prob by like a m second or so. |
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08-06-2018, 11:42 AM | #10 |
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So I raced an s550 gt stang with an intake and I might of had my chargepipe in. I didn’t use launch control in my xdrive m235 and still lost. I beat him off the line till about 70/80 then he was taking me on a walk. Those s550s are no joke!
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08-06-2018, 01:20 PM | #11 |
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The 2018 10 spd automatics are running upper 11’s, bone stock, in ideal conditions. They’re quite a bit quicker than the ‘11-17 cars.
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When properly equipped, the new gen Mustangs are arguably a better performance car than the M235/M240. The issue I have with the new Stangs is their overall size and heft. It takes Ford (and GM with the Camaro) a lot of effort to get those cars perform. Plus, the attention to detail just isn't there. Overall, the prices are the same between the two cars and the Stang is a faster/better performing car, but the M235/240 is athletic, elegant, has German attention to detail, and is somewhat rare/different/turns heads (compared to the billizion Stangs you see daily). It doesn't take much work to get an M235/240 to hang with a Stang, even the newer, more powerful Coyotes teamed with those ill-shifting 10 speed autos. Ford/GM (they co-designed the 10 speed auto) still couldn't get it to perform remotely close to the ZF 8AT in terms of overall performance; not even the same ball game. If you want to run 11s in a 2 series, it's simply a matter of getting an X Drive ,adding a downpipe, flash tune, intercooler, and some ethanol. With that said, it's not what these cars are about.
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I raced a Mustang 5.0 on the tollway yesterday, not sure if it was stock engine wise or not but the exterior/wheels/and suspension were heavily modified.
My M240i is a auto with a Dinan Stage 1. We were going ~80 when we punched it. I pulled on the Mustang easy all the way to 150 when it gave up. No contest. |
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How much does BMW charge to install? Any issues?
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