What can be told with a 0-60mph time? would it be possable to tell a 1/4 mile time (in the ballpark area)??? i know it would all matter on the r/t, 60foot, ext but im just looking at a general idea.
so you all know my 0-60time was 8.3 sec. (one run tires spun on take off, hit a patch of dirt at the end and the car slid so i wasnt gonna try it agin) think it could have been better but like i said i dotn want to try it agin.
What have you done to the Eclipse? '91 stock turbo Eclipses runs about mid 7's. A stock '64 289 w 4sp will run mid 7's. That's 30 year old technology at work...
So - either the Mustang is slow, or your Eclipse is.
Here is an article about the 289 "271" horse engine from 1965. It has 3.89 gears and 10.5 compression and ran 15.9 @ 85 mph. 0-60 was 8.3 seconds.
Not too impressive by today's standards. The 200 HP and 225 HP Mustangs were 17 second cars from what I remember.
you gotta remember that the horsepower rating back in the day was different then it is now.. it used to be tested without the accesories. now it is tested with accessories.. so there you go..
you gotta remember that the horsepower rating back in the day was different then it is now.. it used to be tested without the accesories. now it is tested with accessories.. so there you go..
The 15.9 @ 85mph car in the article above with the 271 HP engine had a 4 speed toploader. The 200HP 4 speed was a 17.0 second car. The auto was a bit slower. The 306HP Shelby got into the 14's.
Here are some good spec sheets with 1/4 times of each model.
Vinyl66 did post it first we must have been looking them up at same time.
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