mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro

[Theodore Chen]

--- Calvin & Diana Craig <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I've been following this thread and since I have owned/driven lots of
> Camaros and Mustangs between '65 and today as well as owning an S4 I just
> wanted to clear up a couple of things.
> 
> First of all I don't know where you guys are getting your weights from:
> 
> > A mustang is about 1500 lbs lighter and comes with....
> 
> A newer Mustang, i.e. 94 and up is about 3200 lbs for the GT variety.  The
> 79-93 models were about 100 lbs lighter.  The T-Bird is also not less than
> 3200 pounds.  Since the S-Car, according to the dragstrip scale, is about
> 3750 there is only a 500lb difference not 1500.  Hell, I don't even think a
> Miata weighs less than 2400 lbs.

the MN12 t-bird ('89-'9x) weighed a lot - somewhere around 3800 lbs, i think.
i haven't had the pleasure of flogging one in the corners so i can't
comment on its handling.

4th gen camaros and firebirds are also heavy cars, around 3500-3600 lbs.
but they have much better suspension than the UrS4.  the B5 S4 is much
improved over the UrS4 in terms of handling.

you're wrong about the miata.  i have two of them, and they both come in
under 2400 lbs.  one is stock, and the other is a spec miata, stripped with
a hardtop and cage.

-teddy



	
		
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