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04 Mercury Marauder vs 97 GTP Coupe


MoshimoGTP
03-24-2004, 01:40 AM
I have a friend with a 04 Mercury Marauder w/ mustang cobra engine. He wants to race me... In the 1/8 mile and in the street? What do you think? Marauder gonna smoke me?... It's a very hard competitor...

jagxk800
03-24-2004, 06:28 AM
the way I see it you've got quite a weight advantage...

Marauder ~ 4200lbs
GP ~ 3400lbs

Marauder: 302hp - 318lb/ft
Grand Prix: 240hp - 280lb/ft :evillol:

I'd say be happy they didn't give the marauder the original ~425lb/ft :eek: that it was supposed to have.

I'd say you'd win, as long as you launch well...

If i'm wrong.. someone please correct me.

just my :2cents:

-Steve

Ripn12s
03-24-2004, 07:10 AM
Im pretty sure I've seen a Marauder at the track that had intake/exhaust that went low 14's

Just dont mess the launch

JoeJoe231455
03-28-2004, 02:22 AM
I think they are low 14 second cars from the factory...

Should be a drivers race

The launch like slugs with all that weight and fairly "low" torque for a land barge...but they will pull nicely up top.

And they have the "old" Cobra engine, not the new one.

GTPCatz
03-28-2004, 03:55 PM
They are more like low 15 sec cars in the 1/4 stock

These cars are slow!

GTPCatz
03-28-2004, 03:59 PM
Im pretty sure I've seen a Marauder at the track that had intake/exhaust that went low 14's

Just dont mess the launch


He had more modded then that then

I have seen Heavily Modded(8 to 10 Grand invested) Marauders run high 13s
These cars are boats! Look nice but are boats!

fast98gtp
03-29-2004, 02:33 AM
a marauder 0-60 is 7.4
a gtp is 6.6

MoshimoGTP
03-29-2004, 04:10 AM
I've smoked Marauder twice....

fast98gtp
03-29-2004, 01:22 PM
yeah.. gtp's should smoke em. a closer race would be a gp gt against one

kilroypr
03-29-2004, 07:50 PM
Well if the torque specs presented by jagx are correct you should smoke it easly. The weight difference is really great in your favor where the torque diff is not as great. It feels awesome to smoke V8 isn't it.

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