https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiIo3X-YcB4
Here is a bone stock 2011 5.0.
It is way faster from a dig then my truck was (aggressively tuned w/ TRD blower on 10 PSI and a wet nitrous setup) and from a roll it was about even (from what i can tell).
My truck put down 415 HP and 450 ft-lbs...
A wet shot of Nitrous through the blower on a small shot for sure; it would take a lot of effort and money to do direct port for such a small amount of spray.
A well tuned single point wet setup is typically good for up to about 150 shot before you need to worry about pooling & distribution...
Ecoboost 4 banger News:
These guys are in the mid 12s with a tune
Fastest time ive seen so far is a 11.83 @ 115.34 MPH with a tune, slicks, and minor weight reduction.
V8 News:
Well the stock axles broke on the 2015 IRS 5.0 AM car trying to get into the 10s N/A.
They upgraded them to DSS...
SRA really isnt bad on good roads dude... In fact I am pretty sure the SRA boss beat the IRS camaro in the handling spec department.
How many people race their cars on a legitimate road course though?
Id probably say most performance minded Mustang owners are drag racers & straight line street...
Guys running sticky tires & launching are swapping out the IRS for SRA with as little as 450-500 HP; Tons of power? No.
You can do anything if you throw enough time & money at it (or just money)...
The mildly modded 8.8 SRA for the cobra guys is a much stronger rear and costs a lot less then...
The SRA in the mustang is very well mannered on average good condition/ok roads. I feel that id be hard pressed to tell the difference between an IRS or SRA rear on reasonable roads (especially on a nice track).
If the roads are absolute shit and extremely bumpy then the SRA mannerisms start to...
ROFL a lot of higher power cobra guys tore that IRS out to go SRA will....
I like my modern SRA car :) its a dying/dead breed - people like to knock it for handling but its easy to make them handle pretty damn good (look at the Boss 302), they hold power/are cheap to mod, and are available...