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Originally Posted by jewbacca
It definitely won't be my daily driver. Thats what my Prelude is for. I think since I can't get a mustang just yet, I'm gonna mod my Prelude as best I can, lol. A nice fart can should be just the ticket to annoy some peeps. I really and starting to like this little car. Even though its almost 25 years old, it handles way better then my F-body. I think this car belongs on an auto-x course.
Just save up for what you are looking for.
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Because its a fun little car. Now I'm not talking about dropping thousands into it, but I do want to do some things to it to make it more fun to drive.
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Originally Posted by Ackattack1
Vette run's 12s and gets 30+ mpg.....just had to rub it in....this rustang thread is starting to make me sick 
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Oh, don't worry. I still want a mustang. The thing with the Prelude is that I own it now, I got it for $150, and I figure while I'm waiting on getting a mustang, I can have a little fun with this car. Like I am gonna paint it primer black this weekend, and for the hell of it, I'm gonna heat the springs and drop it. I just want to have a little fun for now. Trust, me, I have not switched to being a Honda guy. I'm still all about the American Muscle.
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$150. !!?? That appeals to my economic mind. Mustang or Camaro... they're always available for purchase.
Let me know when you are in the market and narrowing the field of cars. At the last CCC (Bremerton) was a US soldier a week from leaving for Iraq who was told that an '89 Saleen clone he just purchased was equipped with a Tremec trans and Trick Flow heads and so on. It turns-out the car had none of those things: It had a new trans, but it was a T5, it had aluminium heads, but not Trick Flow heads, etc.
So, caveat emptor.
Good luck.
Let me know when you are in the market and narrowing the field of cars. At the last CCC (Bremerton) was a US soldier a week from leaving for Iraq who was told that an '89 Saleen clone he just purchased was equipped with a Tremec trans and Trick Flow heads and so on. It turns-out the car had none of those things: It had a new trans, but it was a T5, it had aluminium heads, but not Trick Flow heads, etc.
So, caveat emptor.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by jewbacca
Because its a fun little car. Now I'm not talking about dropping thousands into it, but I do want to do some things to it to make it more fun to drive.
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those are some nice cars. luckly since I'm going to be moving in with my mom and her b/f, my expenses will be droping like a rock. so i will have plenty of money to save. now that i don't have a car payment, my insurance is a lot lower, and i will be saving a ton in gas, i shouldn't have a problem saving.
IMO FI is the way to go. In specific 90+ because the were MAF from the factory. 89 Cali cars also got MAF.
I've had several mustangs over the years....
79 2.8 auto.....slooooooooooow
79 2.3 auto.....slooooooooooooooooooooooower yet
82 200 auto.....slooooooooooooooow
84 GT 5.0 5 speed carb..... slow
88 GT T-tops 5 speed...getting better now
90 LX 5 speed...much better "I kept this one a long time and it was not stock"
99 GT 5 speed...killer sound with the offroad H and flows, 3.73 really woke it up but still not very fast IMO. Never was happy with it after having a 95 Firehawk M6. Mustang would have no chance against the hawk.
Go FI IMO but hey...that's just me.
I've had several mustangs over the years....
79 2.8 auto.....slooooooooooow
79 2.3 auto.....slooooooooooooooooooooooower yet
82 200 auto.....slooooooooooooooow
84 GT 5.0 5 speed carb..... slow
88 GT T-tops 5 speed...getting better now
90 LX 5 speed...much better "I kept this one a long time and it was not stock"
99 GT 5 speed...killer sound with the offroad H and flows, 3.73 really woke it up but still not very fast IMO. Never was happy with it after having a 95 Firehawk M6. Mustang would have no chance against the hawk.
Go FI IMO but hey...that's just me.