SR 97 GT said:96/97's had 215 flywheel hp, 98 had 225, 99+ have 260.
After the headswap with a unfinished tune I made 234 RWHP, about 276 flywheel through my automatic. You'll see better gains through a manual.
streetstang03 said:~$500 i believe for the PI intakes/heads. You can do the install yourself as well.
MustanGangsta said:I'm going to buy a mustang 97+ maybe 96.. i have about 9000 to spend what will be the best investment which year, and am i gonna have to fix alot of repairs on mustangs? i heard that ford's have alot of problems and acura / honda is much more reliable
Arnolds97 said:The Mustang is actually rated very high in reliabilty among all American Cars. that is remarkable since most are Thrashed hard most of the time. One thing you may notice when looking for used, the Automatic cars are usually in better shape. Lady or more mature Driven? It is hard to find a 5 spd car that is not full of rattles. Maybe the manual stresses the body more? I noticed this. I bought my Auto not for this reason but it had 33k on it about 1.5 years ago for 8000.00. Autos take allot more to get them to run. But I believe you can get them cheaper. With my Jmod shift kit & gears I am now equal to a stock 5 spd. With my bolt ons I out ran a Manual 95 5.0 at the strip that was on drag radials. 14.7. Throw a converter on it and drag radials and you will be faster.
SR 97 GT said:After the headswap with a unfinished tune I made 234 RWHP
Which actually isn't that difficult these days if you have patience. 99+ for under 10K, which I have seen several of in the last month, will be more and more common when the 05's hit the streets.Sick96Stang said:unless you can find a 99+ GT for 10K or less.
Sick96Stang said:Dont be scared to get a 96-98 GT. Everybody who says those cars are crap obvioulsy havent heard of the PI head swap, because that is gonna make your car a little bit faster than the 99+ GT's. Only thing that should keep you from buying a 96-98 GT is the price. The PI head swap will cost u about 1.5K if you can do the install yourself, if you need somebody else to install it for you it will probably cost you around 2-3K. So if you can find a 96-98 GT for say 8K then take that unless you can find a 99+ GT for 10K or less.
I agree. for the money get a 95 GT or a cobra if you can find one. the 95 has the same body but it was the last year of the 5.0. 50s are much easier and cheaper to mod, plus make more power. The only advantage of a OHC like the 4.6 is obviously ablility to rev and better milage and durability, but nothing beats a 5.0 for power and value. Also, those cars are cheap to buy, you can pick one up in awsome shape for about 5k.....if you do the math that leaves you with 4k to spend on making it faster. 4k worth of parts will make that thing a weapon!IronMedic said:for 9k, get a 5.0, 96-98 GT's suck
get a 94/95 GT or even a fox body!
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