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fatkidracing4.6

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OK I have a real simple but yet complex question to ask! What is so special about a 98 gt that a lot of the parts for the car are year specific? I am jsut curious if i am the onoly one who has noticed it or not!
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fatkidracing4.6 said:
OK I have a real simple but yet complex question to ask! What is so special about a 98 gt that a lot of the parts for the car are year specific? I am jsut curious if i am the onoly one who has noticed it or not!
Andrew
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i was wondering the same thing
 

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it has something to do with the fuel system, exhaust is diff. too
 
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i think it was some things due to the new model change over, but who really knows wtf those ppl were thinking.
 

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From all the threads I read, It's the more agressive tune on the computer that added 10 more hp to the 1998's.... I'm not too sure about the differences in the computers because I did a motor swap and I'm still using the factory 1998 cpu with a 2002 PI long block. So does that mean my 1998 stang is still pushing 225 hp and 96-97 Gt's are pushing 215 even with PI motors??? I do feel more top end power with the PI motor although used with my stock 1998 cpu. So will there be a difference of swapped with a PI cpu? Can someone explain this computer thingy......?
 

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I dunno.

I still consider all 96-98's to be the same despite the small differences.

There's not enough to make me consider them "special"
 

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I believe it has to do with the new model change-over because early 98's have different exhaust hangers than the later 98's. Guess that's one thing that shows an upgrade.
 
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Not that i was putting it into a classification of special, but i just wanted to know why everything was different! Thats all!
Andrew
 

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fatkidracing4.6 said:
Not that i was putting it into a classification of special, but i just wanted to know why everything was different! Thats all!
Andrew
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only reason is because they were prepping for the body / power change coming the next year
 
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