Originally posted by PDXSVT: Yeah, these cars are sloooow. And boring.
But how about when Hot Rod magazine tested a new stock 271 HP HiPo Mustang in the 60's at an ET of like 15.8? Or when it tested a stock GT 350 back then at 14.7? Granted, it seems to be raining fast cars nowadays, but keep some perspective.
A stock 170 HP/MTX Contour should run just as quickly (though being much more fragile and not as easily modded into real monsters) as many historical "performance" cars did stock.
yeah and in the 60's they were running them on polyglass tires too....generally 14" and not very wide....now put some modern tires on there and see what times they run...
btw my brother has a '66 shelby gt 350 and i've seen it run 13's all day long...
