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This week"s Drag Race Monday video comes to us from the 1940_Willys_nut_job YouTube account and it features a pair of Ford Mustang "Fox Body" notchbacks going head-to-head in the quarter mile. Why Mustangs racing on an LS1 site? Because one Mustang is powered by an LS engine, and the other is packing a big block Chevy.The competitorsUnfortunately, the details on these two Fox Body race cars are limited. We know that one has a big block Chevy and the other has an LS V8 of some sort. In looking around the YouTube channel, there are other videos of the white car with the black hood, and there are videos talking about a big block Chevy. Based on that, we can guess that the Mustang in the near lane is powered by the big block while the black Fox Body is the one relying on LS power.We also know that the white Mustang has a Richmond 5-speed manual transmission while the black car appears to have an automatic or an incredibly smooth-shifting driver. Both cars also have big, fat tires, presumably of the drag radial variety.The video begins as the two Mustang notchbacks ease into the staging beams. The white car goes in first and shortly after the black Ford lights the bottom bulbs, the pro tree does its thing and the green lights drop.The start of the race is fairly event, but when the white Mustang has an issue getting into second gear, the black car pulls out to an early advantage. The car in the near lane appears to be closing on the big end and the numbers show that it is running 123.71 to 120.88 but the far lane gets to the finish line first. The black Mustang runs an 11.06 while the white notch lays down an 11.17, both on Chevy power.Crank up your speakers and enjoy!Join the LS1Tech forums now!Tags: Big Block, drag race monday, Ford Mustang, LS V8, Swaps
Date written: April 9, 2018
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ID: 11450
This week"s Drag Race Monday video comes to us from the 1940_Willys_nut_job YouTube account and it features a pair of Ford Mustang "Fox Body" notchbacks going head-to-head in the quarter mile. Why Mustangs racing on an LS1 site? Because one Mustang is powered by an LS engine, and the other is packing a big block Chevy.The competitorsUnfortunately, the details on these two Fox Body race cars are limited. We know that one has a big block Chevy and the other has an LS V8 of some sort. In looking around the YouTube channel, there are other videos of the white car with the black hood, and there are videos talking about a big block Chevy. Based on that, we can guess that the Mustang in the near lane is powered by the big block while the black Fox Body is the one relying on LS power.We also know that the white Mustang has a Richmond 5-speed manual transmission while the black car appears to have an automatic or an incredibly smooth-shifting driver. Both cars also have big, fat tires, presumably of the drag radial variety.The video begins as the two Mustang notchbacks ease into the staging beams. The white car goes in first and shortly after the black Ford lights the bottom bulbs, the pro tree does its thing and the green lights drop.The start of the race is fairly event, but when the white Mustang has an issue getting into second gear, the black car pulls out to an early advantage. The car in the near lane appears to be closing on the big end and the numbers show that it is running 123.71 to 120.88 but the far lane gets to the finish line first. The black Mustang runs an 11.06 while the white notch lays down an 11.17, both on Chevy power.Crank up your speakers and enjoy!Join the LS1Tech forums now!Tags: Big Block, drag race monday, Ford Mustang, LS V8, Swaps
Date written: April 9, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 11450
