5.0 MUSTANG TOP END? Just Curious...

This isn't that big of a deal, but I own a lightly modified 90 Mustang
GT and my buddies keep asking me what the top speed is on it. I
ussually tell them probably around 140. It still retains the stock
3.08 gears and its got all of the popular bolt-ons (shorty headers,
Flowmaster mufflers, underdrive pulleys, custom MAF, K and N filter)

What do you guys think? I just want a rough idea.

As far as I know, the top published on a stock 5.0 is 134 mph. Never
gotten a chance to test it though

Clark

5.0 Mustang luver wrote:
> This isn't that big of a deal, but I own a lightly modified 90 Mustang
> GT and my buddies keep asking me what the top speed is on it. I
> ussually tell them probably around 140. It still retains the stock
> 3.08 gears and its got all of the popular bolt-ons (shorty headers,
> Flowmaster mufflers, underdrive pulleys, custom MAF, K and N filter)

> What do you guys think? I just want a rough idea.

I think you're on target. The highest speed I've seen posted in a
magazine was for a '87 GT. It ran 148. But most magazine tests showed
135-140, including the '93 Cobra.

Patrick

Whats the top speed of a 2005+ 4.6 GT?

davea wrote:
> Whats the top speed of a 2005+ 4.6 GT?

According to these guys 150MPH

http://www.maximum-cars.com/Cars/Car.php?carnumber=521

5.0 Mustang luver wrote:
> This isn't that big of a deal, but I own a lightly modified 90 Mustang
> GT and my buddies keep asking me what the top speed is on it. I
> ussually tell them probably around 140. It still retains the stock
> 3.08 gears and its got all of the popular bolt-ons (shorty headers,
> Flowmaster mufflers, underdrive pulleys, custom MAF, K and N filter)
>
> What do you guys think? I just want a rough idea.

When my '89 LX was basically stock I had it up to about 135 mph on a
deserted stretch of I-66 early one morning. I swear the sunroof would
have been sucked off the car had I gone any faster.

"CBeech" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> As far as I know, the top published on a stock 5.0 is 134 mph. Never
> gotten a chance to test it though
>
> Clark
>

two 5.0s

I had my 87 up to 140, it could have gone higher, but not enough road. (not
mass air)

I had my 93 up to 115, it seems that it was limited by the computer (mass
air)

Dr Moria wrote:
> "CBeech" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > As far as I know, the top published on a stock 5.0 is 134 mph. Never
> > gotten a chance to test it though

> two 5.0s

> I had my 87 up to 140, it could have gone higher, but not enough road. (not
> mass air)

> I had my 93 up to 115, it seems that it was limited by the computer (mass
> air)

While mass air is a little more restrictive than speed density, your
'93 should have gone well beyond 115 mph. You must have had a
mechanical issue going on.

Patrick

"5.0 Mustang luver" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> This isn't that big of a deal, but I own a lightly modified 90 Mustang
> GT and my buddies keep asking me what the top speed is on it. I
> ussually tell them probably around 140. It still retains the stock
> 3.08 gears and its got all of the popular bolt-ons (shorty headers,
> Flowmaster mufflers, underdrive pulleys, custom MAF, K and N filter)
>
> What do you guys think? I just want a rough idea.

As I remember, my '84 LX 5.0's top speed was 85.

At least, that's where the speedometer stopped.

dwight

"dwight" > wrote in message
...
> "5.0 Mustang luver" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> This isn't that big of a deal, but I own a lightly modified 90 Mustang
>> GT and my buddies keep asking me what the top speed is on it. I
>> ussually tell them probably around 140. It still retains the stock
>> 3.08 gears and its got all of the popular bolt-ons (shorty headers,
>> Flowmaster mufflers, underdrive pulleys, custom MAF, K and N filter)
>>
>> What do you guys think? I just want a rough idea.
>
> As I remember, my '84 LX 5.0's top speed was 85.
>
> At least, that's where the speedometer stopped.
>
> dwight
>
>

LMFAO!!!