Best 5.0 to mod?

93 cobra baby

powershift351 said:

93 cobra baby

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... Yea, they look sweet as F***, but not IMO the kind of car you would want to buy to rip apart and put new mods on. Kinda defeats the purpose and most likely lowers the value.

I say 89' of your choice (GT, LX, Coupe)... you get mass air and a MUCH better steering column

2000xp8 said:

89-93 lx, if he likes the hatch get a hatch, if he likes the trunk get a notch.

I'd stay away from non mass air, just a couple hundred more bucks you'll have to spend later to upgrad to mass air, i'd also stay away from convertables and automatics.
Oh, and watch out for the porno red interior, you don't want that either.

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Uh-oh, that's two things I've done wrong already. . .

From what I hear, GTs don't weigh that much more then hatches, I've heard a lot of people say that the ground effects weigh around 200 lbs. when they don't even top 100 lbs. altogether in reality.

All Fox GT's are hatchbacks. The LX's weren't faster as much because they were lighter, as that they were lighter and more aerodynamic. The ground effects on the GT was worse for the drag coefficient.

I actually wanted a clean fox for my first mustang. The only reason that I went with the 94-95 body style is because it was alot cleaner and I liked the shape more. I wanted some decent looks for the price. There are alot more advantages to buying a newer car like the 94/95 like dual airbags standard on GT models, 4 wheel disc brakes (all 5 lug), and others. I just wanted something with a nice comfortable interior too that would help me drive to college everyday and back without a hassel. Either way good luck with your car. I am not saying the fox is outdated or anything because I still plan on getting one when I get out of college if i want to make a strip only car. I just went for more of looks and all around style/performance. The difference the brakes make are actually huge :-x

Get a 94 and put a 347 stroker in it... you won't be disappointed...

Edit: Yeah I know it's not a Fox body, but I think it's the best of both worlds. You get a more modern body style but with the 5.0 engine.

Any 87-93 LX..if you limit yourself to mass-air cars, you'll probably miss out on some good deals. The mass-air conversion is not that expensive to do anyway. The LX hatchback is the most aerodynamic, the LX notch is the lightest..don't forget the 93 Cobra good luck

I'm going to go against the grain and say that the '84-85 is the best year. And here are the reasons why: Those cars are carbureted, which means they're cheaper to modify and they have less computer controlled crap. Those cars are also 20 years old (or very close for the '85) which means they aren't smogged in most states. For the states where they are smogged, they have less strict regulations because they're older. They're also a little lighter than the later foxes. So, take an '85, put on a new intake, headers, carb, etc. Do the 5-lug swap up front and put in an SN95 rear. Throw in a little suspension/subframe work and you've got a car that can be very quick for not much money.

I love my cars, but i sometimes wish i'd bought a 4-eye instead.

Qwk88LX said:

Any 87-93 LX..if you limit yourself to mass-air cars, you'll probably miss out on some good deals. The mass-air conversion is not that expensive to do anyway. The LX hatchback is the most aerodynamic, the LX notch is the lightest..don't forget the 93 Cobra good luck

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I'm with him on this my 87 cost me about 200 cdn. to convert you just have to shop

I'm going to go against the grain and say that the '84-85 is the best year. And here are the reasons why: Those cars are carbureted, which means they're cheaper to modify and they have less computer controlled crap. Those cars are also 20 years old (or very close for the '85) which means they aren't smogged in most states. For the states where they are smogged, they have less strict regulations because they're older. They're also a little lighter than the later foxes. So, take an '85, put on a new intake, headers, carb, etc. Do the 5-lug swap up front and put in an SN95 rear. Throw in a little suspension/subframe work and you've got a car that can be very quick for not much money.

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I disagree. I had an '84, and running it cost me a fortune. You bet it was carburated, and that meant drivability issues 9 out of 12 months of the year and bad gas mileage to boot. My '91 gets better mileage with another 100+ HP than my bone stock '84 GT ever did. All the electronics it did have were old, and Fords electronics weren't good when they were new. Every week something else broke, and for the money I spent just keeping it running I could have dropped a new engine in my '91. Don't get me wrong, I loved it and wish I still had it, but cheap it wasn't- and it was in better shape than any one of that vintage I've ever seen. EFI will run better and EFI cars will be more reliable, rule not exception. Even when considering modifications, dollar for dollar a carb'd car isn't cheaper enough than EFI (if at all) to justify choosing it on a daily driver. While missing my '84, I've started looking for another one and I found something out: if you want a decent one that doesn't need to be completely rebuilt, they won't sell it for less than a newer Fox in the same condition. Nice four eyed Fox's are getting VERY rare, and unless you get insanely lucky, you'll only get a cheap one if it's totally trashed. I bought mine with 122,000 creme puff miles for $1250. I sold it a few years later to a friend with 180,000 miles and a big dent in the driver's door for $2500. A year later he sold it to another friend for $3500, over 200,000 miles, smoked in, beat on, running like crap and all power options on the fritz. This was over two years ago. These cars don't go down in value if they look OK, so don't expect to be getting a deal. Get a four eye if it's what you REALLY want. Otherwise, do yourself a favor...

I'm partial to coupes myself. Like the look.
an 82 coupe is prolly my fav though a really clean 91-93 with stock ponies would be nice also.