why would i lose to a 90 lx 5.0?

**mustangtraitor** · 12-26-2011, 07:47 AM

i find it hard to believe no one else has had similar experiences or anything to say on the matter. these cars are heavy ass pigs after all

**BIG CAT** · 12-26-2011, 09:25 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf_tQkM3CME

**MidwestTA** · 12-26-2011, 03:11 PM

He beat you because he was faster.. It's gonna happen from time to time. For all you know some former owner could have put heads on that thing from a 5.0 explorer (they are almost identical to gt40 heads) and a slew of other fun toys, and it would still look like a stock dirty engine under the hood...

**1badlt1** · 12-27-2011, 11:39 AM

Thats still kinda of odd though. I have a buddy dylan with a 89 5.0 thats carb converted, big cam, LT's, and a few bolt-ons, and before i built my motor my car was just shorty headers and flowmaster exhaust and i would pull about a half a car on it. Guess some cars just run better then others

**El Super Kevbot** · 12-28-2011, 05:17 PM

Heavy pigs? Thats calling the kettle, black. In terms of weight: 4th gen>3rd Gen>Fox GT>FOX LX. You have the 2nd slowest LT1 Z28 (auto/vert slowest) available with a missing problem vs a good running light weight 5spd LX. Seems about right to me.

**turtle** · 01-14-2012, 10:00 AM

I was going to say the 5.0 probable came from an explorer they are basicly a cobra motor with a truck cam. but good headers on them and they make 235ish throw 1.6 and a cobra or ho cam and 240 ish should be possiable