You describe one instance with a car I'm fairly sure was nothing like the one I've described. In fact, I'm sure it was nothing like the Stang I've described. As Canexican said about making cars do as you wish...this is true. It just takes a little more money, maybe a little more thought or a little more skill to pull it off. A ProCharger doesn't mean he was set to deliver a cornering experience. It more likely means he was wanting to run straights. The modest, normally aspirated Stang with rotational weight reductions and chasis stiffening by way ladders, etc are the ones you need to be prepared for. Hold your head steady in a corner in one of these without head support and you are a stud!

Your saying a mustang can take a Z around a corner? I ruined a Pro charged GT when my Z was completely stock. They even put me on the news in Quincy Illinois for it. LeviathanZ

Nascars also have camber and toe adjusted for extreme left turns so that they can pull those incredible g's. Mustangs were not created to be handling machines. They were made to go in straight lines. With enough time, money, and effort, one can make any car do something it was not designed to do (in the mustangs case - handle); but that doesnt mean that it should. Every car has its strengths and weaknesses. I would argue thought that an Evo is more often faster around a track than a Z. Not because I own one, but because the AWD allows for much higher exit speeds and faster straights than a Z. There is a reason why the fastest car around Tsukaba is an Evo...not a Z. Not saying the Z is a bad car, in fact, it is probably more balanced overall, but I disagree that it is faster at a track.

I wouldn't call the 03 cobra's irs compromised i believe they actually pull about the same if not better on a skidpad than a 350... The chassis does get upset a bit easier due to the worse weight distribution though but i think that at least 100rwhp more than the z can make up for that. And don't fall prey to that old addage that cars with solid axles can't handle... nascars have solid axles and pull incredible g's.

Compared to the 1970s z cars 350s are fast and handle great. You must have forgot how slow a 260 or a 280Z was, and how heavy they were at the end of that generation.

compared to 1970s z cars 350s are fat and ugly

I don't know, I'm trying to look it up, and some sources say aluminum, and some say iron. Yeah, it does have 4 valve heads, though, which is nice, and it is set up to handle better than the GT, but still doesn't have irs, which is why I prefer the cobra.

Let's go back in time to the previous fox body where a tuner by the last name Brittle designed a mustang for the 0-100-0 plus an emphasis on handling. The end result was the 'Brittle Dominator' which logged 1.4g on a 200ft skidpad! Although this is sometime around '88 or '89 it just goes to show that good handling is possible and being done all the time with mustangs. The funny thing is that the aforementioned car had a really crappy chasis to play with and the new chasis are WAY improved! Most won't remember this car as you probably weren't born yet.

Not trying to argue, but you are wrong about the block on the Mach I...it is aluminum. It also has the same heads as the 03 Cobra. The Mach I being a 4v will also rev to 7500...that's pretty far up there. It would be sweet if Ford would produce a stang with a lower CG, lower curb weight, and the proper driveline to boot, because the powerplants are amazing when modded!

Yeah, you can make them handle decent, but it still doesn't have irs, and still has an iron block in the front, and the weight distribution isn't that great, and it will never be a tossable car. A mustang is not a sports car, no matter what you do to them. As I said, they are pretty nice, but my favorite is still an '01 cobra, high revving 4 valve aluminum block, and an irs (albeit compromised) to go with it. And speaking of carving, if you take a ride in a track Z with a good driver, you will change your mind about good handling cars.