Check Out My Granddad's New Ride

sneaky98gt

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2004 Screaming Yellow auto Mach 1. Only 20,000 miles. It just needs a little TLC and it will be absolutely spotless. The detailing will begin when I go back home next weekend.













All it has is an SLP catback exhaust, although I don't know what kind. It isn't too loud, but I definitely like how it sounds.

What kind of power do the automatics make in stock form? Track times? Just curious. And what are the best first things to do one? I know absolutely nothing about the 4 valves.

-Will

p.s. This brings my granddad's total up to 3 Mustangs, a Lightning, and a 57 Ford Fastlane 500....So yes, he likes Ford vehicles.

 

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That looks so sick. I love Screaming Yellow Machs. Looks sooooo nasty. And only 20k miles. Awsome.

My dad ran a 13.3 @ 105 or high 104mph. His was bone stock besides a Magnaflow catback. Awsome ride

 

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Great Looking Mach! I like the fuel door.

My Grandad's got an 84 Corvette with 24k miles, been sittin in the garage since 1995. My other grandad has a pearl white buick lacrosse with chrome wheels, just plain beautiful.

 

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305 HP stock and pulls like a proverbial freight train up above 3500 RPMs. I love mine. Like the 2V, it lacks low end torque, so one of the first things that should be considered is 4.10s or 4.30s.

 

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Great find , Looks great !

On a good prepped low track it should run in the mid 13`s around 100mph !

 

sneaky98gt

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SCalla1384 said:

My dad ran a 13.3 @ 105 or high 104mph. His was bone stock besides a Magnaflow catback. Awsome ride

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Auto or stick?

twogts4us said:

pulls like a proverbial freight train up above 3500 RPMs.

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Yea, I really took note of that first time I drove it. Barely even spun the tires over when launching/less than 3000ish rpm. But when it went into 2nd gear...man, it was all I could do to hold it in a straight line. It definitely pulls HARD up top. What kind of rpm would you take a car like this up to? He has already mentioned a programmer at some point. It seemed like it shifted a little early to me, around 58-5900. And it was REALLY pullin up there. Seems like you might could get a little more out of it turning a few more r's.

-Will

 

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Auto Machs came with a cast crank , so same as the gt 6200 !

 

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Screaming Yellow FTMFW! I wish my car was SY.

 

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Awesome!

 

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Nice!!

 

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sneaky98gt said:

Auto or stick?

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My dads is stick. But an auto with some drag Radials should be able to hit mid to low 13's at like 102-103ish.

 

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The car looks great except for one thing:

The CB Antennae! It must be 4 feet long! Get a stubbie or cut it down immediately!



Very clean! I love the Mach 1 gauges and seats!

 

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Very nice

How much did he give for it?

 

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4.10, j-mod and a 3000 stall converter would make that car rock.

 

sneaky98gt

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Thanks guys.

joshjwc9 said:

The CB Antennae! It must be 4 feet long!

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Yea, first time we went to look at the car, it didn't have an antennae at all. They said that they'd fix that, and, well, they did.

Toms_2003_Stang said:

Very nice

How much did he give for it?

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To tell you the truth, I don't really know. I think the asking price was 13,500, and knowing how tight my granddad is I'm sure he didn't give that. I would think anything less than 14 would be a good deal, so I definitely think he got his money's worth.

I'm trying to talk him and my grandma into going to the strip a few weekends from now and racing each other. Granddad in the Mach 1 vs grandma in the intake/exhaust/pullied/tuned Lightning. I say the Lightning by a car length. Regardless, if it happens, it WILL be on video.

-Will