Originally posted by Fast-Ford
I drive a 2003 Mustang GT........bone stock except for a Flowmaster catback which I put on for sound
So you don't drive a Cobra or Q400 or Nascar stock car?
Originally posted by Fast-Ford
I'm building a car that I will enjoy driving and suits my driving style..........which is what everyone who loves cars does right?
In the end, that's all that matters.
Originally posted by Fast-Ford
but just don't take it to the extreme and think that a car like a Celica, Triburon, Civic, RSX or S2000 is going to take on a fully prepared Mustang, BMW, or Porsche on a road course.
Fully prepared? Maybe not, but when I compare a stock S2000 to a stock Mustang GT you bring up suspension mods and Q400s. So if the Mustang's shortcomings can be made up for, then certainly the Civic, RSX, Celica's etc... shortcomings may be made up for.
Look, I don't even drive an S2000. I
used to drive an ITR. I've raced many Mustang owners with the same mentality as yours (on the street and on the track) who thought they're TORQUE was enough to win. It wasn't, there's simply TOO many other factors. Now you can argue that sanctioned racing events remove such factors, but that doesn't discredit what I'm saying.
I drive a Civic and 350Z. The Civic is being modded slowly and the Z is staying stock for atleast another 4,000 miles. If anything, the Z is similar to a domestic with its high torque and heavy weight. I'm just not silly enough to believe that my 274ft/lbs are going to keep me from getting stomped by some of these imports running around.