G35 Sedan vs Mustang GT

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Even with my 6MT i can get the power to the wheels better than any mustang out there becasue of the Live axle!

It is just old school vs new Tech.

Really Go to the Infiniti Dealer and drive one... Give them your DL and insurance and they will let you take the car out on your own.

You will then come back with a different story! Trust me

Mustangs are great! ........ but they are just old school muscle with 4.6L sohc 2v V8 that get low hp. It is sad that an Infiniti can get 306 hp out of a 3.5L DOHC VVT 4v V6 that is more than a litre less in displacement.

DJ

[rn79870]

I do?? That's news to me! I can launch pretty damn good. I have some good 285's in the rear that grab pretty well. No way this guy's G could hang with me off the line with a good launch..just physically impossible. I see him making up some ground as speeds progress, though.

I agree, our GT has no problem getting the power to the pavement. 2 different cars, 2 different purposes.

[MFL28]

I can't argue that point. Yeah they are old school. Yeah I paid 8500 for the car, I don't expect what you would get in an Infiniti. Definitely a bare bones car, but a surprisingly reliable motor. I have actually been surprised at the build quality on my mustang. First US car I've ever owned. HP per liter, yeah it's nowhere near the G35. HP per dollar though..lol. It is what it is..it's a Mustang. Has a hell of a lot of bark...probably not quite the bite to match, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun to drive.

[Sentientbydesign]

So hurry up and track them already. I'm getting anxious!

[goneracin]

Start your engines, let us know how it went. Welcome to the forum and we'll be waiting for the results!

[SVTCOBRA]

I can't argue that point. Yeah they are old school. Yeah I paid 8500 for the car, I don't expect what you would get in an Infiniti. Definitely a bare bones car, but a surprisingly reliable motor. I have actually been surprised at the build quality on my mustang. First US car I've ever owned. HP per liter, yeah it's nowhere near the G35. HP per dollar though..lol. It is what it is..it's a Mustang. Has a hell of a lot of bark...probably not quite the bite to match, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun to drive.

I agree that a stang is great bang for the buck, plus you put a set of springs, wide tires, engine mods and you have a great ride!!!!

Now, this is a NISSAN/INFINITI board!! No more talk of MUSTANGS!!

[gwoods]

I would win

My 07 automatic G35 sedan runs 14.0's in 2000 foot DA.

I have beat the new GT's and older cobra's at the track.

I lost 2 weeks ago to a 08 Bullitt. Bullitt ran a 14.20 I ran a 14.25.

I don't know what will happen with you 06 G35 vs 01 Mustang race. My money is on the G. I think the 06 makes 280 hp in automatic sedan so it will probably run a 14.2 - 14.4 corrected.

[IlsG35]

well i have all the mods listed below n i raced a subaru legacy that put down 290hp n i beat him by 2 cars both our cars r stick...i havent gone to the track to find out my QM time, but he ran an 13.8 n i beat him by 2 cars so do the math n no he didnt miss or bogged or anything ...

[MFL28]

I would win

My 07 automatic G35 sedan runs 14.0's in 2000 foot DA.

I have beat the new GT's and older cobra's at the track.

I lost 2 weeks ago to a 08 Bullitt. Bullitt ran a 14.20 I ran a 14.25.

I don't know what will happen with you 06 G35 vs 01 Mustang race. My money is on the G. I think the 06 makes 280 hp in automatic sedan so it will probably run a 14.2 - 14.4 corrected.

Well if you did you did, but I'd say you just outdrove him. A new GT with the right driver should be able to put a few car lengths on you in a quarter mile. Anyways, on to the good stuff..no, an 06 auto sedan will not beat a 2000 5spd GT with my mods. Last evening I called him up and we made a couple of runs out on a road. From a dead stop I started from about 2800rpm and feathered the clutch until I got traction. I got a little too much spin out of the gate and he put an instant half car on me, but once my tires grabbed I immediately made it up..I was probably 5 feet in front of him when I tached out first gear. Through 2nd gear I was about a car and a half ahead of him (by his estimation). We shifted into third and got to about 75 and shut it down. Going the opposite way we rolled at 30mph adn took off. You can definitely see the torque difference with these two cars. From 30 I immediately put a half a car on him and had about a car length by 60mph. Had we been stupid and just kept going I don't think past 65-75mph I would put anymore distance on him..at least not a whole lot. HOwever, I don't see him making up any ground either!
Modified by MFL28 at 4:21 AM 3/20/2008

[SVTCOBRA]

I thought you had a 2001?

I had problems with traction in my 97 cobra til I put 275's on the rear.With anymore mods, I would need even wider. 275's kept my a$$ behind me (where it should be) when going into 2nd.

I'm guessing with my current mods on my 96 cobra, I've got 320 hp at the crank. 245's are just not enough to be safe!!

You need to get you a G Sedan!!!

[MFL28]

I thought you had a 2001?

I had problems with traction in my 97 cobra til I put 275's on the rear.With anymore mods, I would need even wider. 275's kept my a$$ behind me (where it should be) when going into 2nd.

I'm guessing with my current mods on my 96 cobra, I've got 320 hp at the crank. 245's are just not enough to be safe!!

You need to get you a G Sedan!!!

No, a 2000. I scrolled back up to my original post and surely enough it says 2001. Don't know how that got there. lol No, 245's are not enough. I have 285s in the rear. A G sedan..no, if I got a G, I'd go for the coupe! Can't swing it though. My car is paid for and I've got other areas I need to spend my money right now! Maybe down the road though. Or I might just drive teh Stang until it poops and then throw a sick motor in it.

[nismodan69]

you must have a few mods done to your car because i have a 2007 coupe 5at and i beat a 2003 gt to about 100 and then we let off but i had him by about 3/4 to 1/2 of a car

[goneracin]

Street racing is bad. Think about it.

With that out of the way, my opinion still stands, you beat the driver and not the car.Why were you feathering the clutch? You told me yesterday that you didn't have a traction problem with your 285 tires.

[MFL28]

say what you want. I have a slightly lighter car with equal horsepower and quite a bit more torque. He can't hang in that car, I don't care who you put behind the wheel of that particular car, it just won't happen (unless I do something stupid). I was feathering the clutch because I'm putting down about 320 ft lbs of torque. When I said I didn't have a problem with traction, that doesn't mean I can rev the piss out of the motor and dump the clutch...that goes without saying. I just meant I can get the power to the pavement sufficiently. This guy knows how to drive a car, trust me. Your "you beat the driver" thing is also sort of nil in a 30mph roll race. I mean what the hell can you do or not do from a 30mph roll? You get your gear and let it rip adn let the cars do the talking. And from 30mph I put that half a car to a car on him very very quickly. It wasn't like I was just creeping on him.

[cweberj30t]

Take it to the drag strip and race for pinks! I think it would be a pretty close race, ultimately a drivers race. That is the only way to find out for sure.

[goneracin]

Go to the track and get some timeslips. A race from 30- 70mph? How is that a race. That must of lasted a whopping three seconds. Do it right and go to a drag strip. Working off a light with reaction times in a safe environment makes the race as fair as it can be.

[MFL28]

Well sure going to a track would be a good thing. 30-70mph..what kind of race is that? well it's a race from 30-70. not sure what you are asking. it gives you a good indication of each car's capabilities and takes most of any possible driver error out of the equation. He's way way short on torque dude, that's all there is to it. I love his car, but is it faster? no. Do the math...equal horsepower, less weight, way more torque. I would beat him all day long regardless of where we raced and he would tell you the same thing. Are there G35's that would dust me? Sure. But the car in question was an 06 auto sedan and that's what I wanted to find out about.

[zozoka1212]

Well sure going to a track would be a good thing. 30-70mph..what kind of race is that? well it's a race from 30-70. not sure what you are asking. it gives you a good indication of each car's capabilities and takes most of any possible driver error out of the equation. He's way way short on torque dude, that's all there is to it. I love his car, but is it faster? no. Do the math...equal horsepower, less weight, way more torque. I would beat him all day long regardless of where we raced and he would tell you the same thing. Are there G35's that would dust me? Sure. But the car in question was an 06 auto sedan and that's what I wanted to find out about.

I think there is a little more to it but if you feel better sure you are right.

Tire, road condition, etc put it this way GT-R coming out here soon. It has just under 500 horses. It does 0-60 in 3.3-3.5 sec. How many cars have more horses and torque and they slower? It is not a perfect example but you get the point I think. I hope.

Just my .02

zozo

[tollboothwilley]

None of us here are saying that you have a slow car by any means. Some actually still like mustangs here (SVT, RN) but the only thing we are saying is we want you to be safe and to check it out on the track so can see how you guys compare

Oh, and tell your friend to join the forum so we can add him to the discussion and get him working on his first mods

[rn79870]

None of us here are saying that you have a slow car by any means. Some actually still like mustangs here (SVT, RN) but the only thing we are saying is we want you to be safe and to check it out on the track so can see how you guys compare

Oh, and tell your friend to join the forum so we can add him to the discussion and get him working on his first mods

[Sentientbydesign]

Do you think a tractor could beat your stang? You know, they have 3 times as much torque as you do

[soul_hfk]

i have never been a fan of the rustang. i dont care if they were the fastest car in the world there isnt alot of stlye in the car

[Minmey15]

Well sure going to a track would be a good thing. 30-70mph..what kind of race is that? well it's a race from 30-70. not sure what you are asking. it gives you a good indication of each car's capabilities and takes most of any possible driver error out of the equation. He's way way short on torque dude, that's all there is to it. I love his car, but is it faster? no. Do the math...equal horsepower, less weight, way more torque. I would beat him all day long regardless of where we raced and he would tell you the same thing. Are there G35's that would dust me? Sure. But the car in question was an 06 auto sedan and that's what I wanted to find out about.

wow... BTW, do any of people who's got 500 horses lauche at 2800RPM? When I had Silvia with 350 horses, I was launching at 5500 to 6000 RPM. Aftet that, it was playing with the cluth.

[goneracin]

I disagree on the style comment. Sure some of the body styles are better looking than other years, but they have sold a few over the past forty years. And its hard to argue their bang for buck factor. Long live the mustang!

Love the pic of your Rott. I had a beautiful female (125#'s). She is in the big doggy park in the sky now.

[ryan_g35]

dude your not listening . you say its impossible when its not, you came on here to get answers and you got them , you just dont agree with them so your saying its impossible. Race him and see what happens but i would put money on the g. Your going to lose it, if you dont know how to drive your mustang your going to lose it. Please if you don't like the answers your getting then leave go race him and tell us what happen.

[Sentientbydesign]

This thread is getting ugly. Let's all play nicely.

I say we all take the Ford member to the track and do back-to-back drags with him. Then we eliminate the driver variable AND the G35 MY/type issue.

What do you all say?

[goneracin]

What are you trying to say?To much of ,or ,or .This guy had to of expected this response from people coming on this forum.

[Sentientbydesign]

I agree, but we still want his friend to join (new blood muahahahahaha).

Sorry, not sure what got into me.

There are too many variables here to make a determination as to who will win. The sedan has less torque, but in a drag race, too much torque can be a bad thing. Power for the both to the wheels is probably pretty close.

[SVTCOBRA]

What are you trying to say?To much of ,or ,or .This guy had to of expected this response from people coming on this forum.

No pics!! Haven't seen one pic! Must be time for a MUSTANG MONTAGE!!!!

Our Nico brothers have always been very tolerant of us mustang owners. They KNOW that we are here because we love our G's!!

(I don't see this thread going anywhere good..... )

[gwoods]

Well if you did you did, but I'd say you just outdrove him. A new GT with the right driver should be able to put a few car lengths on you in a quarter mile. Anyways, on to the good stuff..no, an 06 auto sedan will not beat a 2000 5spd GT with my mods. Last evening I called him up and we made a couple of runs out on a road. From a dead stop I started from about 2800rpm and feathered the clutch until I got traction. I got a little too much spin out of the gate and he put an instant half car on me, but once my tires grabbed I immediately made it up..I was probably 5 feet in front of him when I tached out first gear. Through 2nd gear I was about a car and a half ahead of him (by his estimation). We shifted into third and got to about 75 and shut it down. Going the opposite way we rolled at 30mph adn took off. You can definitely see the torque difference with these two cars. From 30 I immediately put a half a car on him and had about a car length by 60mph. Had we been stupid and just kept going I don't think past 65-75mph I would put anymore distance on him..at least not a whole lot. HOwever, I don't see him making up any ground either!

Modified by MFL28 at 4:21 AM 3/20/2008

Here in Phoenix the current bodied Mustangs are running mid-low 14's. I see 5-6 of them at the track every month. The Bullitt ran a best 14.003 the night that I raced him. The same night the GT's were running 14.3-14.5's. The SRT-8 LX bodied Mopar runs 13.3-13.6 at my track. I have slip from a race with a SRT-8 300 where the 300 ran a 13.6 and I ran a 14.065. The 07+ G sedans are 4 tenths of a second behind the 425 hp srt-8 cars.

You live in Dallas why are you street racing?

30-70 mph isn't much of a race take it to the track and run the 1/4 mile then come back and let us know if you lost to a 06 G35.