buying a 96' gt-opinions needed

FNG95gt · Jun 26, 2006

well i dont really know much about the 4.6 5spd combo's in the early cars, are there any major problems with the motors or trannys in the 96' cars??? and thing that i should look for? any help would greatly be appreciated. :SNSign:

four six · Jun 26, 2006

-plastic intake cracking
-Easy fix
-Less power due to heads
-Can put P.I heads on for more power
-Can get stuck in reverse (5-spd)

the98stang · Jun 26, 2006

FNG95gt said:
well i dont really know much about the 4.6 5spd combo's in the early cars, are there any major problems with the motors or trannys in the 96' cars??? and thing that i should look for? any help would greatly be appreciated. :SNSign:

If you can afford a 99+ GT, buy one. The 99+ came with 260HP versus 225.

motorjock205 · Jun 26, 2006

Well, I have a 96 GT that I bought 2 1/2 years ago and have been pouring money into it ever since...the body and interior was in good shape, but the previous owner had dogged the suspension to death...The motor now has over 169,000 miles on it and it is still strong. I actually love the car and have had several people try to buy it from me since I moved to Maui, Hawaii and had the car shipped here from Texas. Guess I'm going to have to put a "NOT for Sale" sign on it. Just check the car out, get a carfax check on it, that will let you know if it has been in any major accidents or anything like that. Overall, the 96-98 are notoriously low on horsepower, but they are still fun cars...

FNG95gt · Jun 26, 2006

the98stang said:
If you can afford a 99+ GT, buy one. The 99+ came with 260HP versus 225.

i cant tho or else i would..

COramprat · Jun 26, 2006

The biggest drawback is the weaker engine...can be overcome with a little work. Does the car have any mods now or is it stock? How many miles?

Mt car has rolled over 160K+ miles with nearly 75 runs at the track. Only major problems were the cracked upper intake manifold, bad pinion bearing (that was bad when I bought the car with 46K on it) and the throw-out bearing. Every other penny I've spent has been upgrades. All told I hav about 2000 in it including repairs.

Don't be fooled by those telling you you have to do a headswap for power. There are alternatives that are less expensive and time consuming.

<<<<Check My Garage for mods on mine...

sjrtx · Jun 26, 2006

I would buy a '95...

Pennywise2 · Jun 26, 2006

I own a 96 GT and I love it alot.I never had one problem with mine.
I just keep up on the general things like oil changes,fuel filter changes,
tune ups etc. and my car runs fine.I know the intake manifolds are known
to crack.I don't see why people dislike the NPI cylinder heads because
they can be worked on to flow better than ported PI cylinder heads.
I honestly like the power of my car and always will.Also you can just do
PI cams and intake and be just as fast as the 99-04 GT's if you can drive.
I ran a 14.7 in the 1/4 mile with just a few bolt ons!
Congrats on your new car.

COramprat · Jun 26, 2006

Pennywise2 said:
I ran a 14.7 in the 1/4 mile with just a few bolt ons!

Shameless plug for "crappy" NPI heads.
Keep trying... See sig ...

tomustang · Jun 26, 2006

COramprat said:
Shameless plug for "crappy" NPI heads.
Keep trying... See sig ...

My PI'd 98 would've eaten yours

Gearbanger 101 · Jun 26, 2006

tomustang said:
My PI'd 98 would've eaten yours

It wasn't the heads that made yours special, it was the "T" fitting.

....besides.....as it sits, your old GT is currently faster than your totally "immobile" Cobra.

TweekedGT · Jun 26, 2006

Gearbanger 101 said:
It wasn't the heads that made yours special, it was the "T" fitting.

....besides.....as it sits, your old GT is currently faster than your totally "immobile" Cobra.

His Cobra is being punished for not getting parts from SHM, he chose to cheap out .

Gearbanger 101 · Jun 26, 2006

Tommy's funny that way. At the time, I'm sure he would have rather spent it on booze.

tomustang · Jun 26, 2006

Gearbanger 101 said:
....besides.....as it sits, your old GT is currently faster than your totally "immobile" Cobra.

actually nope, the GT is a crushed 1ft cube rusting away in a junk yard, i clocked the cobra when i pushed it over at 2mph

tomustang · Jun 26, 2006

despite the hydrolock, i could just syphen the chambers and start her right up but i'm just patient

CanadaStang · Jun 26, 2006

FNG95gt said:
well i dont really know much about the 4.6 in the early cars, are there any major problems with the motors or trannys in the 96' cars??? and thing that i should look for? any help would greatly be appreciated. :SNSign:

Just don't get an auto as that's whats known as a "girl's car"

tomustang · Jun 26, 2006

CanadaStang said:
Just don't get an auto as that's whats known as a "girl's car"

hey now that's hittin below the belt

you're lucky i don't got the 'T fitting' to show you the ways

Gearbanger 101 · Jun 26, 2006

CanadaStang said:
Just don't get an auto as that's whats known as a "girl's car"

Better than driving around in something that's often widely recognized as senior citizens, or insurance salesman’s car.

.....that's also an Automatic to boot!

tomustang · Jun 26, 2006

Gearbanger 101 said:
Better than driving around in something that's often widely recognized as senior citizens, or insurance salesman’s car.

.....that's also an Automatic to boot!

you musta been blind when you bought your t'bird!

tomustang · Jun 26, 2006

Gearbanger 101 said:
blah blah blah

^

timeless2 said:
stfu n00b

oh snap

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