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  1. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    The Mustang is not keeping Ford alive, it may help but their F series up untill maybe mid last year has kept them in the black and making a profit. Ford has a whole stable of cars in Europe that are fantastic and if brought here would really stimulate the company money wise. I think GM will be...
  2. martyd

    Just a rant

    See that is what I was trying to say I guess. Plus I am not speaking on the whole mid pipe I am talking about just the x pipe and around a foot on each side of it.
  3. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    But when your allready at 11+ to 1 compression you cant really boost the **** out of it and the heads are a solid design anyway. I do know that with a cam the car will make 65 to 75 more whp and with a 150 shot and a cam it will go mid 700's on the whp so i'd say it could touch 1000 with the...
  4. martyd

    Anyone here ever have any DSM's?

    If you want a reliable 4 banger to daily drive get a honda, you dont want a mitsu on the reliability merits. Not that they are bad cars but they for the most part have been beat on.
  5. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    The LS7 allthough as nice as it is really is a strung out high compression engine with lightweight fully balanced internals. I'm telling you the stock rotating assembly in a gen 3 and gen 4 gm small block will support 1000hp
  6. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    The LS7 may not but the LS1, LS2, LS6, along with the cast iron gen 3 and gen 4 gm v8's will take double and sometimes triple their rated power before needing to open them up.
  7. martyd

    Steep rear end gears (4.10s) compensated by replacing overdrive in a T5?

    Yea the cars are good on gas when treated right, I had a 2000 vert M6 with a bassani exhaust, k/n cold air, and a tune and I could average 20 to 23 around town not babying the **** out of it just driving normal. I still did worse below 55-60mph in 6th gear. I'd say it is the area I live in which...
  8. martyd

    Just a rant

    2 45 degree bends, a means to cut the corner out of each one, and $15 to $20 at a exhaust shop to get them welded together. Bam a X Pipe. Dont over complicate things. There are whole intercooler kits on ebay for sale with a number of mandrel bends for like $200, jcwhitney sells piping real...
  9. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    BTW I love talking back and forth like this. Educated opinions on both parts. Makes for great convo for somebody like me. :)
  10. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    The SRT4 was locked and aimed at a segment and it dominated it. Nissan does this with the 350z track editions, Mitsu does it with EVO MR's, GM did it with the Z28/Formula options. There is a long long list of auto companies doing this and turning a proffit, changing the image of a certain car...
  11. martyd

    Just a rant

    They have really good prices on a number of things. Good website :nice:
  12. martyd

    Just a rant

    I dont know if it bothers anyone else but wtf is up with exhaust companies. I understand r/d cost money and all but these people want like $190+ for a o/r x pipe. Nothing special but 2 pipes that cross each other. Does this not seem retarded? Headers I can understand being a little pricey...
  13. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    We are boy racers because we buy a performance car for the performance features? I think that is a unfair statement. I myself am 27 years old and if I wanted "all the bells and whistles" I'd buy a SUV or luxory car. I am not saying revamp the whole line but like 2500 to 5000 of these models...
  14. martyd

    Steep rear end gears (4.10s) compensated by replacing overdrive in a T5?

    I could see that. I know that in the area I live in with the hills and such that the roads go over my C5 did not like 6th gear under 65mph and would more times than not return worse mileage than 5th. A gas engine, any gas engine while under load has a certain range in which it is most efficiant...
  15. martyd

    bla bla bla, another tire thread

    Well what would you suggest for $50 to $75 per tire.
  16. martyd

    Steep rear end gears (4.10s) compensated by replacing overdrive in a T5?

    in my c5 I had the best results between 1500 and 2000rpm. On the highway I seen a average of 32-35mpg on a decently flat interstate.
  17. martyd

    Steep rear end gears (4.10s) compensated by replacing overdrive in a T5?

    A gear that is going to run you down in the 1000 to 1500rpm range at cruise speed will actually make your car worse on gas. You want something that will sit you 1500 to 1800rpm to get the best fuel mileage. I'd imagine that the T56 from the viper would need some power to actually need it because...
  18. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    If they do in fact bring a 5.0 mod motor to the table I'd bet the Boss nameplate will be revived also. I myself would love to see a stripper model, bare bones.....cloth, no stereo, no fancy color changing dash lights, power nothing, with a set of lightweight rims, big brakes with a V8 in it. A...
  19. martyd

    10 holes aka phone dials.......

    I have a set of 89 10 holes I will gladly trade you for the rims on your stang so you can modify them and make your dream a reality lol
  20. martyd

    Does Ford think we're Stupid? 315 horse? what the hell!

    I agree, keep cost down on base V8's so us normal people can get one.
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