Power for the $
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From what i know, sticky tires on the 7.5 rear end is asking for it. Also, more reliable?? That is up for debate...one word (pertaining to LT1) OPTISPARK. But yes, its all in what you want to do, I simply mean top speed for bottom dollar, i payed 1K for my car in running shape with perfect interior and 95% exterior condition, for 1.5K more i could have done nitrous, stall, and gears and gone 11's. Would have been VERY unreliable, but hey...if speed were all that counted. 11's for $2500....But i agree, the LS1 is a beast.
we have 10 bolt rear ends, and on auto's they hold up alot better. but thats besides the point. this point has probably already been made but i'll reiterate, IMO, ls1 cars are sleek and sexy, and even if your fox body is quicker, mine looks a helluva lot better. as far as price vs speed is concerned, excluding the price of the car the new cobras smoke us, and we smoke just about everything else. i would rather have a hot car that can smoke most other cars then a rustang thats a lot cheaper and a little faster.
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Looks are subjective, I always liked the Fox bodies, the Ls1 WS6's look mean, Dunno, just old school i guess, Also, something that doesnt matter, but i have only heard 1 LS1 that i really liked, a have heard a lot of 5.0s thatll raise the roof (VERY SUBJECTIVE, just a personal observation applicable probably only to me)
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BTW, IMHO, the new cobras are not worth it, too heavy, sure, its fast, but for the price i would grab a WS6 and lightly mod it, ill concede that point readily, last WS6 2002 model i believe, no older than 2000 im sure, i saw for sale was asking price of 16.5K and it had under 20K on the odometer, was fullydecked out, black leather, A4 i think, and ran like a house a-fire i would bet. Hrmmm...another 15K to reach the price of the cobra, there is no WAY i could make this car into the 10's or even 9's is there....MUCH better potential vs. the $ than the Cobra, MUCH BETTER!
was was talking about $ on performance, not including the cost of the car, when i said that about the cobra. IMO every mustang i hear sounds the same, and my car has a distinctive sound (not many ls1's in my area). I dunno about those fox bodies, some i like and some i dont, maybe one day i'll get a rustang project car, but who knows! I do think mustangs sound good tho, but they all sound alike imo.
If you took an automagic ls1 and threw bfg or et street drag radials, a nitrous convertor, tranny cooler, colder plugs, and a 150 shot on it.. Remove front sway bar, and a little weight.. I have a feeling you could reach mid 11's for under $1500... Ask unit 
Do that in a foxbody.. your starting off nearly a second slower, so it'd be a little more difficult.. seeing as how a good convertor costs about the same thing for both cars, and drag radials obviously cost the same. A cooler the same, and plugs the same.. the only cost difference would be that of the nitrous kit.. and I doubt it'd be very much different, if at all with all the safety options..
A car that gains more horsepower from simple mods, and starts out nearly 100 horsepower ahead.. Gonna be hard to beat.. buying a cam for our car gains more than yours.. buying headers gains more for ours.. all these things do better due to the larger cubes, and headers. Its a loosing battle.. it only really evens out when you go past the 9 second range, due to the fact that in both cases you'd be starting over with complete car.
This argument sucks anyways.. I could buy a pinto or vega for $300 and a large array of motors in it, and whoop ***.. its still fugly. Only mustang I'd own from that era would be a notchback, but even then..
Peace,
Josh
Do that in a foxbody.. your starting off nearly a second slower, so it'd be a little more difficult.. seeing as how a good convertor costs about the same thing for both cars, and drag radials obviously cost the same. A cooler the same, and plugs the same.. the only cost difference would be that of the nitrous kit.. and I doubt it'd be very much different, if at all with all the safety options..
A car that gains more horsepower from simple mods, and starts out nearly 100 horsepower ahead.. Gonna be hard to beat.. buying a cam for our car gains more than yours.. buying headers gains more for ours.. all these things do better due to the larger cubes, and headers. Its a loosing battle.. it only really evens out when you go past the 9 second range, due to the fact that in both cases you'd be starting over with complete car.
This argument sucks anyways.. I could buy a pinto or vega for $300 and a large array of motors in it, and whoop ***.. its still fugly. Only mustang I'd own from that era would be a notchback, but even then..
Peace,
Josh
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Originally Posted by distortion_69
If you took an automagic ls1 and threw bfg or et street drag radials, a nitrous convertor, tranny cooler, colder plugs, and a 150 shot on it.. Remove front sway bar, and a little weight.. I have a feeling you could reach mid 11's for under $1500... Ask unit
Do that in a foxbody.. your starting off nearly a second slower, so it'd be a little more difficult.. seeing as how a good convertor costs about the same thing for both cars, and drag radials obviously cost the same. A cooler the same, and plugs the same.. the only cost difference would be that of the nitrous kit.. and I doubt it'd be very much different, if at all with all the safety options..
A car that gains more horsepower from simple mods, and starts out nearly 100 horsepower ahead.. Gonna be hard to beat.. buying a cam for our car gains more than yours.. buying headers gains more for ours.. all these things do better due to the larger cubes, and headers. Its a loosing battle.. it only really evens out when you go past the 9 second range, due to the fact that in both cases you'd be starting over with complete car.
This argument sucks anyways.. I could buy a pinto or vega for $300 and a large array of motors in it, and whoop ***.. its still fugly. Only mustang I'd own from that era would be a notchback, but even then..
Peace,
Josh
Do that in a foxbody.. your starting off nearly a second slower, so it'd be a little more difficult.. seeing as how a good convertor costs about the same thing for both cars, and drag radials obviously cost the same. A cooler the same, and plugs the same.. the only cost difference would be that of the nitrous kit.. and I doubt it'd be very much different, if at all with all the safety options..
A car that gains more horsepower from simple mods, and starts out nearly 100 horsepower ahead.. Gonna be hard to beat.. buying a cam for our car gains more than yours.. buying headers gains more for ours.. all these things do better due to the larger cubes, and headers. Its a loosing battle.. it only really evens out when you go past the 9 second range, due to the fact that in both cases you'd be starting over with complete car.
This argument sucks anyways.. I could buy a pinto or vega for $300 and a large array of motors in it, and whoop ***.. its still fugly. Only mustang I'd own from that era would be a notchback, but even then..
Peace,
Josh
Instead of posting and having the thread sound like a broken record I will just say yup. I agree.Btw. 93 5.0 Notch is a bad *** car. Used to own one!
On The Tree
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Originally Posted by unit213
That's a big *** block of text. Maybe I'll get around to it another time.
I don't get it? The minute you buy a SHTITSTANG you lose!!!
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I can buy a 200 dollar pinto. Drop in an LS6 in there. Built that engine to be stronger than fort knox. Slap on a huge SC/Tubocharger and add a 200 shot just for fun. Reinforce the car and put some huge slicks in the back. AND it will be cheaper than your 5.0.
This whole my car is cheaper and faster then yours is really dumb. Just bring what you have. Dont bring all this backround ****. No one cares if you lost...BUT only spent 5k and almost won!
This whole my car is cheaper and faster then yours is really dumb. Just bring what you have. Dont bring all this backround ****. No one cares if you lost...BUT only spent 5k and almost won!
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From: Oklahoma
Originally Posted by BlackSrt
I can buy a 200 dollar pinto. Drop in an LS6 in there. Built that engine to be stronger than fort knox. Slap on a huge SC/Tubocharger and add a 200 shot just for fun. Reinforce the car and put some huge slicks in the back. AND it will be cheaper than your 5.0.
This whole my car is cheaper and faster then yours is really dumb. Just bring what you have. Dont bring all this backround ****. No one cares if you lost...BUT only spent 5k and almost won!
This whole my car is cheaper and faster then yours is really dumb. Just bring what you have. Dont bring all this backround ****. No one cares if you lost...BUT only spent 5k and almost won!
But, seriously, why put a Chevy motor in a Ford?! 
Use a 460 instead of an LS-6! BTW Vega's & Pinto's are getting really hard to find nowadays, one in good condition will be more than $300, WAY more
. Couple grand, actually . Still cheaper than a foxbody. 
Staging Lane
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From: California
Originally Posted by BlackSrt
I can buy a 200 dollar pinto. Drop in an LS6 in there. Built that engine to be stronger than fort knox. Slap on a huge SC/Tubocharger and add a 200 shot just for fun. Reinforce the car and put some huge slicks in the back. AND it will be cheaper than your 5.0.
This whole my car is cheaper and faster then yours is really dumb. Just bring what you have. Dont bring all this backround ****. No one cares if you lost...BUT only spent 5k and almost won!
This whole my car is cheaper and faster then yours is really dumb. Just bring what you have. Dont bring all this backround ****. No one cares if you lost...BUT only spent 5k and almost won!
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From: Cornwall, NY
Originally Posted by STORMBRINGER
Lets Not Forget That A F Body Will Always Look A Million Times Better Than Any F Body Even Stripped Hehehehehe
