SN95 Another 5.Slow from Alberta, Canada

Hello there! I recently acquired my third mustang, my 1994 mustang GT convertible. My first mustang when I was a teenager was a 391 stroker fox, then my second mustang was a 2014 mustang GT that I wish I kept. I rat bagged my fox body as a kid, when it was all clapped out I was ready to say good bye to that car and move onto bigger and better things. But my 2014 was my baby, and when my wife got pregnant I decided I had to be an adult and sell it and buy a 4 door family car. that decision has haunted me for 2 years now. My budget did not allow me to get into a newer mustang again, but a trade deal came along for my mud truck. I was traded this mustang and 1000 cash for my 1998 f150 on 6 inch lift with lockers, winch, blah blah you dont give a crap, this is a mustang forum.

So anyway, I have the keys to another iconic pony car! Yay! But there is a few problems right off the start. The exhaust was stock, rusty, with holes in the muffler. It sounded like a pissed off John Deere lawnmower tractor. I am a mechanic by trade, and used a connection at a local muffler shop to make a custom x pipe exhaust from the headers back with some flower master mufflers and chrome tips. Problem number 2, the stock wheels weigh more than my pregnant wife, and after a month of searching for cobra replica rims I stumbled upon some "old school" american racing rims for next to nothing so for the time being i put those on there. People seem to be making fun of them a lot, but its my car and I don't mind the look of them until I find the forever rims for this car. I wrapped them up in new BFG Radials, because what else can go on retro AR rims?

Problem number 3, it's teal. ew. I mean, really, eww. Problem solved, for a copious amount of poorly spent money! I have it booked in to my friends body shop for January for a complete color change including engine bay and door jams. I think it will end up competition orange, although there is something to be said for a nice clean white stang too. Lastly, problem 4. It is SLOW, omg, I had to pop the hood and make sure I didn't buy a v6 with gt emblems, it is grossly slow. It cant get out of its own way. My wifes 2005 passat tdi wagon just destroys my car off the line, and all the way through, and that's loaded down with a stroller, baby seat, and 200 lbs of woman junk floating around the car. Its downright embarrassing how damn slow it is. I was thinking of starting with a tune up, i have a cam that came with the car, but its used and I dont know much about choosing a cam so I do not know if its a good fit for the car. It is in the box, so i do know what it is, but I would need some professional help to choose the right cam for my car. after a tune up, i was thinking i would start with rear end gears(my rear pinion seal is leaking anyway) and potentially do a shift kit. I have been a mechanic for 10 years, but fixing and modding are 2 different worlds, so I am in a learning curve as to what I should buy for parts.Alas, here she is when i first picked her up and her now, after I put the rims and tires on a few days ago

Hi bluestallion, the stripes are painted on. I have not cleaned the MAF yet, and I too suspect the timing is off. I have been procrastinating a little bit to fix it, because I want to order all new MSD ignition parts next month, or perhaps later this month. I have to be careful spending money before christmas or my wife will kill me. But after christmas, I have permission to go hog wild with my mustang because I just bought her a 2019 jetta lol. Being in canada it is much harder to get parts. CJ Pony parts seems to be the only place I have found that will ship to me without paying massive tariffs or duty or kill me in shipping prices, so I have a large wishlist going on there, and right after christmas I can start amassing goodies while my car is painted.