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  1. Mach460

    IRS poll

    I'll give you that much.... :nice: The choice would be nice either way.
  2. Mach460

    IRS poll

    But do you think the Mustang is going to cut it just appealing to Mustangers and drag racers. The field is getting very crowded. And the Mustang has to do it just as well or better than the competition. I'm sure in the early 70's, nobody would ever think the Japanese would make such a big...
  3. Mach460

    IRS poll

    What do you mean it didn't work very well!?!?!? That car is legendary....it's the most sought after vintage Mustang on the market (outside of Shelbys). In 1969, Ford sold approx. 2000 (they only needed to 1500 to homologate the engine). Yeah...the car proved to be such a failure, that Ford could...
  4. Mach460

    Is there a Car Magazine Shortage?

    It seems like the buzz on the Mustang is pretty hot. I've got Motor Trend and R&T (sorry R&T has the Vette on the cover and the new Mustang rates only a blurb in the Ampersand section). Can't find Car and Driver or Hot Rod...they've sold out..haven't seen this situation ever.
  5. Mach460

    IRS poll

    One thing I am curious about..... Many those of us who wanted IRS in the Mustang will still buy the Mustang irregardless.. Is the opposite true. I mean, do the people who are so adamant about the live axle, would they have not bought the car if the IRS was standard?
  6. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Unfortunately..I'm not at a point in my life where I can afford to buy a car for straight up cash (except for my 1986 GT which I paid 2500 for....and talked the dealer into paying me 5000 as a trade in for my current 2000 GT). I'm also, I'm not as confident as you are that Ford will make the...
  7. Mach460

    The Complaint Department

    I know what you mean...I remeber riding in the back of my grandmothers 71 429CJ Mach 1 when I was a baby...scary thought. But anyways, the 30% number comes Hu Thai Tang...Mustang Chief Engineer from the Winnipeg Free Press article.
  8. Mach460

    IRS poll

    And you're ignoring the one car that has the Mustang squarely in its sights. And it completely invalidates your argument. The Nissan 350Z Power: 285 hp Torque: 275 ft-lb Curb Weight: 3322 lbs 0-60 times: 5.4 seconds (C/D Test times) 6-Speed Gear box MSRP 26,370 (from Nissan's...
  9. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Yeah..and if he's going to do serious drag racing...he's going to be spending more tha 1500 for a live rear axle set-up that will handle the rigors of drag racing.
  10. Mach460

    05' mustang Rear spoiler POLL

    Hear hear, the duck tail looks pretty sweet. As it stands now, the spolier on the 05 GT looks ok......but I can do without. And not every Mustang looks better with a spoiler. Stick one one a 65-68...and it totally ruins the look of the car.
  11. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Well it just seems that the argument being made that for the Mustang to have IRS and all the benefist that come with, it's all of a sudden going to drive the price of a Mustang GT into BMW territory. I don't believe that's true. So the fundamental question is why Ford chose to listen to only 30%...
  12. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Somebody doesn't get it..and it's not me. Your argument is that for some reason Ford is somehow incapable of designing and installing the IRS in the Mustang w/out driving the price up to 30,000. And I'm telling you that the evidnece exist that there are other cars that are either cheaper or...
  13. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Yeah....you know..I have 1500 laying around the house and really want to mess up my warranty. It would have made it so much easier to make it part of my monthly payments. So yeah it's a pretty big deal. Plus...with a Mustang aftermarket heavily geared for the drag racing set...what are the...
  14. Mach460

    The Complaint Department

    I got that number from an interview I read with one of the Mustang's engineer's.
  15. Mach460

    IRS poll

    That's a weak argument to say the least (and a favorite one among the pro live axle set), though there really is no evidence that an IRS system is inhrenetly weaker. Otherwise you'd be seeing Formula 1 cars with live rear axles. And live axles have hlafshafts as well...so they're just as...
  16. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Ok..then how come the most mundane commuter cars have fully independent suspension. How come a 15,000 Focus has independent rear suspension? By your logic, it should have an I-beam rear end. We're not making it about cost...you guys are. But the evidence exists that there are car out there in...
  17. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Ummm...not quite. It was a customed designed system based off the unit Saleen designed for his SR Le Mans Race cars. And the reason the IRS in the Cobra "sucks" (even though people have driven rave about it over the standard GT's ride) is because it's been put into a chassis that is not designed...
  18. Mach460

    The Complaint Department

    I agree. I thinks it's a given that the 05 will handle better than the 99-04, just like the 99-04 handled better than the 94-98, and just like 94-98 handled way better than the 79-93. But with that said, the car will prbably still have all those annoying live axle habits (maybe just masked...
  19. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Obviously BMW and Mercedes Benz are primitive in thes guys eyes.....and what do you know, they're RWD AND have IRS...and have had IRS for the last 40 years!
  20. Mach460

    IRS poll

    And this is why Toyota will be the number one automobile manufacturer within the next 5 years. :bs:
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