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Originally Posted by nmcgrawj

Im pretty sure i've heard of f-body's runnin 12's with a stick in stock form. But how many cars will stay stock? That LSx motor is one hell of a motor, ford has to slap on a blower to keep up with them. So mod for mod, the win goes to fbody's i'd say. They can be a BEAST all motor, without a blower, without nitrous. A 4.6 cant do much of anything N/A....can it?

Either way, mach's are still nice cars, but GM definately has the better power plant IMO. There are LS1 cars with just longtubes and a tune, and they're are 360rwhp. Without the LS6 intake, without a cam. Add those 2 and you're gonna be knockin down 400rwhp. Thats more than stock 03 cobras. Then strap a blower on top and let the fun begin! lol But seriously, i like N/A power, and that is what the LSx motors do best.

Again, contrary to popular opinion, there are damn few fbods that could run into the 12's right off the dealer's lot. I've seen stock Mach 1's run in the 12's, but again, that's a rare ocurrance. Obviously a little 281ci motor is not going to have the ability to move as much air/fuel into it's smaller combustion chambers. That's why the need to add FI. That's not to say that a 4.6 can't be made to produce some good power N/A, it takes a considerable amount of money, but it can be done.