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nice car. i had one. mine was a white auto 96. it had an o/r H and magnapacks, and intake stuff. it also had JL XR series speakers and an ecplise deck. and y2k cobra R's. those are the best looking stangs imo. a 96-8 GT or cobra is pure sex. mach 1's come in a close second though. glad to have ya.
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All true - but the heads on the 96 - 98 are the weak point so he needs to do something there.
It just takes so much more to make a mustang fast. After two of them I realized that its just better to start with a better base.
larger displacements - more power - responds better to mods.
A full intake / exhaust mustang is not really fast
A full intake / exhaust ls1/x car is pretty damn quick street wise.
It just takes so much more to make a mustang fast. After two of them I realized that its just better to start with a better base.
larger displacements - more power - responds better to mods.
A full intake / exhaust mustang is not really fast
A full intake / exhaust ls1/x car is pretty damn quick street wise.
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Originally Posted by MidnightStallion
All true - but the heads on the 96 - 98 are the weak point so he needs to do something there.
It just takes so much more to make a mustang fast. After two of them I realized that its just better to start with a better base.
larger displacements - more power - responds better to mods.
A full intake / exhaust mustang is not really fast
A full intake / exhaust ls1/x car is pretty damn quick street wise.
It just takes so much more to make a mustang fast. After two of them I realized that its just better to start with a better base.
larger displacements - more power - responds better to mods.
A full intake / exhaust mustang is not really fast
A full intake / exhaust ls1/x car is pretty damn quick street wise.
Not the heads, but the intake and cam. Doing a PI intake nad PI cam swap net 35 rwhp. Heads net another 10 rwhp due to compression bump. IMO 4.6 stroker kits are worthless, unless your going blown, which im not. The 4.6 has an already lenghy stroke equal to a 351 windsor motor, yet it has 80 or so cubic inches less if that brings a picture to mind. I'm debating on a 03 04 Mustang Cobra, or 1999 Fixed roof Corvette. Fixed roof meaning z06 body style without the motor. I'd done research on the warhawk block 454. Cool idea. As far as my GT i better run high 13's or i'll be pissed lol. Havent taken it to the track yet though. I am in college now, 1 year left, but i'd like to buy a vtengines big bore block ($3,999) ModularPerformance stage 2 heads ($2,000), with complete bolt ons and a 270 comp cam. for around 450 hp is. Of course I want flat top pistons.
For now I'm upgrading Tires > brakes > Suspenion (falling part) , Got a set of 2003 cobra brakes to change to for $700 bucks. which adds a 13 inch rotar up front. Suspenion H&R super sport springs, shocks and structs undecided. To get an idea how tough my car is right now. My buddies auto 2002 Trans Am hangs even with me at full throttle, while he says he's nearly to the floor. He has a cat back exhaust system thats it. But then again his car is a fat ***. I had my car weighed at a police guard truck stop, me 170 lbs, book bag, 20 lbs easy, and some clothes and a almost fuel tank. My car weighed in at 3,440 lbs. So my car in general is pretty light.
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Originally Posted by Swang
nice car. i had one. mine was a white auto 96. it had an o/r H and magnapacks, and intake stuff. it also had JL XR series speakers and an ecplise deck. and y2k cobra R's. those are the best looking stangs imo. a 96-8 GT or cobra is pure sex. mach 1's come in a close second though. glad to have ya.
Mt. Carmal isnt that far from me either. Nice to me you
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Originally Posted by jrivera04
Clean ride. I had a 2000 GT.
Try using the Meguiars lens cleaner to get rid of the oxidation on the head lights. Worked great for me and only costs a few bucks.
Try using the Meguiars lens cleaner to get rid of the oxidation on the head lights. Worked great for me and only costs a few bucks.
I used just that and it worked great, i'll post pictures soon for comparsion. Thanks
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Originally Posted by 98redorangeta
Why is every one telling him to get a new car. 
The car looks good all he really need is a new motor for it like maby an Ls1 .
The car looks good all he really need is a new motor for it like maby an Ls1 .
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AWWW come on your not gunna build it ford tuff with chevy stuff lol. Hey if you put your rear with that viper tranny and an LS1 sounds like you got a real winner. Of corse you could say the same thing to me so i guess those with glass rearends shouldent throw stones. 
nice stang, my ex has a 98 gt stang . . . . . when she drives my car she says she's not used to that much power 
those SOHC engine's suck but the DOHC's are great. but the funny thing about the SOHC engine's, my mom had a 97 XR& cougar with a 4.6 SOHC and i'd whoop on the stock brand new at the time GT mustangs all day
those SOHC engine's suck but the DOHC's are great. but the funny thing about the SOHC engine's, my mom had a 97 XR& cougar with a 4.6 SOHC and i'd whoop on the stock brand new at the time GT mustangs all day Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by MidnightStallion
All true - but the heads on the 96 - 98 are the weak point so he needs to do something there.
It just takes so much more to make a mustang fast. After two of them I realized that its just better to start with a better base.
larger displacements - more power - responds better to mods.
A full intake / exhaust mustang is not really fast
A full intake / exhaust ls1/x car is pretty damn quick street wise.
It just takes so much more to make a mustang fast. After two of them I realized that its just better to start with a better base.
larger displacements - more power - responds better to mods.
A full intake / exhaust mustang is not really fast
A full intake / exhaust ls1/x car is pretty damn quick street wise.
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Originally Posted by 98redorangeta
AWWW come on your not gunna build it ford tuff with chevy stuff lol. Hey if you put your rear with that viper tranny and an LS1 sounds like you got a real winner. Of corse you could say the same thing to me so i guess those with glass rearends shouldent throw stones.
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Originally Posted by caseypayne69
With a bolt on stang with almost fullly ported heads, big bore a 4.6 to a 5.0, grabs about 50 rwhp on average. The only down side is everyone that builds the big bore blocks uses aluminum blocks, (expensive), and dry sleeves them, wet sleeve is a 1,000 more bucks. This wider bore allows the heads to really thorw more air to be combusted by the pistons operation. And doing this my front end would weigh around 80 lbs less, Then after market k member, 12 more lbs less, then After market engine mounts and a couple pounds less. Lighter hood and front fascial, and my car is closer to a 50/50 ratio. Thats at least part of my goal at least.
I decided it wasn't and just switched platforms to work on. Since you're not brand loyal - it might be worth thinking about it.
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Originally Posted by MidnightStallion
is all that work really worth it - just to 'keep up' ?
I decided it wasn't and just switched platforms to work on. Since you're not brand loyal - it might be worth thinking about it.
I decided it wasn't and just switched platforms to work on. Since you're not brand loyal - it might be worth thinking about it.
I'd be able to drag even with a 2006 c6 Corvette. So yea, its worth it. Don't get me wrong I love F-body and I really love Y-body platforms, but I want to fix this car too. My body style is just sexy.Lastly, I have no worry of throwing a rod. I tack my car to red line every day, it has 220k miles on it and its still running.
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Originally Posted by 99camarosupersport
Sharp 'stang. Welcome.
