Ahh I\'m an idiot, I was comparing 96 Mustang vs 96 Max.  It\'s still faster but yea not by much in the 1/4:
96 Maxima: 15.2
2k Mustang: 15.5
This according to car-stats.com.  Just a bit of trivia, ever since 95 the max has used the VQ engine, the same used today, even in the 350z.  There was actually a beta version that started in the 92se\'s (The VE) but it was tweaked for durability in the VQ.  I\'m a Nissan whore.