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Old 04-12-2010, 02:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Um, 15 second quarter miles with a 90 hp 4X4 at 33 lb./hp? I don't think so. The only quarter mile time I could find for your '87 wagon was 3 seconds slower at 18.7. That's a lot more realistic for a 33 lb./hp vehicle. You need a 15 lb./hp weight to hp ratio to turn mid 15s. It's simple physics, and the numbers do not lie.

And the 2011 Mustang GT will be in the high 12s, or very low 13s.
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