ZR-1 Killer Mustang? What?

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1) 06/18/2014 at 19:19 • Filed to: Mustang, Ford, Fox Body, Fox

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Apperanly so.

^That is a 351W Twin Turbo......

(Article: StangTV.com)

CAR_IS_MI > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 19:21

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though Kovalsky claims that 375 hp would be conservative.

Hot Damn! 375 HP

offroadkarter > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 19:27

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Wow this should have been built

Nibbles > CAR_IS_MI 06/18/2014 at 19:29

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That's more than one horse per cube! Dayum DAYUM DAYYYUMM

PheeNoIVI > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 19:31

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Wouldve tried and failed

T5Killer > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 19:34

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It had GT40s and lower intake on it. Interesting.

Team6.1 > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 19:45

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11/10

Would def hoon

Garrett Davis > PheeNoIVI 06/18/2014 at 19:50

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Why's that?

T5Killer > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 19:54

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I always wondered why there wasn't a diecast/model kit of this car.

PheeNoIVI > Garrett Davis 06/18/2014 at 19:57

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Corvettes just superior lol

crowmolly > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 20:38

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They would have found parts of a T5 in all 50 states.

Cherry_man1 > PheeNoIVI 06/18/2014 at 21:06

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You never know. Fox bodys were a car of their own.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 22:01

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That twin throttle linkage would have been a bitch and a half to keep in sync I would imagine. Would really suck to realign them after some work.

Cherry_man1 > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 06/18/2014 at 23:01

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Oh ya I bet

Axial > Cherry_man1 06/18/2014 at 23:25

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We'll give the General credit where credit is due, the ZR-1 was a salvo against the Europeans, a statement that America could build their own super car (even if it did need help from Yamaha for the engine).

Credibility lost. Yamaha? Wut. Try Lotus, guys, and at the time Lotus was a recent GM acquisition.

Still, the problem with this Super Pony is the suspension. It may have been a "ZR-1 Killer" in a straight line, but Not around the bends. In addition, the LT5 can rev damn near forever, giving it another edge.

Also, I don't know about them, but when I think of the horsepower wars of the '90s I think of ZR-1 vs. Viper. The Mustang barely enters the conversation.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Axial 06/19/2014 at 02:45

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Came here to comment on the same bit about Yamaha. The LT5 was designed by Lotus, and built by Mercury Marine.

Agree with you on all other points, too.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Cherry_man1 06/19/2014 at 07:41

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It would take more than only HP to bring a Fox around to ZR-1.

Now this motor in an Xr4Ti....

Cherry_man1 > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 06/19/2014 at 12:46

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well you dunno what the suspension would of been.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Cherry_man1 06/19/2014 at 14:58

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I was around the Turbo T-bird and 5.0 crowd in 1990. I think I have a good grasp of what Ford was doing at the time. This may have been able to take the Zr-1 in the quarter, but I think that would have been about it.

Philbert/Phartnagle > Cherry_man1 06/24/2014 at 16:24

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They tried and failed to complete the project, leaving the rest of us Mustang owners no choice but to build our own examples. With the plethora of aftermarket parts available for these cars, beating a ZR1 for half the cost or less of a ZR1 is just a few parts orders away from reality.

Philbert/Phartnagle > PheeNoIVI 06/24/2014 at 16:30

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Sometimes maybe, but not always. Back in the 80's I had a 69 F100 pickup with a 429 BBF and a C6 auto, both mildly built. Corvettes of the day were not a problem, even with a few turns thrown in. The truck did not corner well, not even just a little bit. What it did do was run off and leave them so far behind in the straights that I had time to take the corners at a leisurely pace.