diff between the 98 4.6 and 5.0's and so on...

frozen · Feb 15, 2004

Ok from wha I have been hearing, 98 is the best model to buyfor a mustang .... But i have yet to get the reason... Cause i mean i love the car and all but when you put in exhaust it looks like it doesn't belong it just hangs there, but the model I really like is the fox body GT , I was just wondering why the 98 is so godlike and not the fox bodys or the 99+'s . Thanks for the replys ahead of time.

HISSIN50 · Feb 15, 2004

since you say you heard that 98 is the best year, you might find more favorable responses in the modular TALK forum. everyone in here will preach the 5.0's (i for one), and since you are lookin for kudos on the modulars, might do well in there.

i didnt know the 98's were so highly thought of, BTW. i will need to look more closely when my buddy comes over tomorrow in his 98.
on second thought, it's not a fox, so no i wont.

Maryland Stang · Feb 15, 2004

I think that the guys over in the mod forum will disagree with your "God like" discription of the '98. The '99+ are better looking (IMO) and respond much better to mods thanks to the PI heads.

68stang351 · Feb 15, 2004

Every 96-98 I've ever raced were dogs. I wouldn't want one. I say 85-95 or 99+.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 15, 2004

'98 is the best year?

I mean i like the looks of a '98, but i'd take a new GT anyday over one.

Bone Racing · Feb 15, 2004

i just sold my pi headswapped 98

loved everything about it
looked amazing
ran hard for what it was
but WAY too expensive to mod

which is why i am back to the pushrods

5spd GT · Feb 15, 2004

96-98 were all the same except in 98 it had 225 horsepower instead of 215 because of a change in the exhaust.

A 99+ is quite a bit quicker than a 96-98 but its only a headswap away from beating the 99+...I'm not really for sure why a 98 is so "godlike" to you...but they do look good

David

98LazerGT · Feb 15, 2004

5spd GT said:
96-98 were all the same except in 98 it had 225 horsepower instead of 215 because of a change in the exhaust.

The 1998 has 225 instead of 215 because of the ECU programming, not the exhaust.

The 98 isn't the best mustang out there. It's a nice looking car, but it is expensive to modify. When I first got mine I didn't like it much, it was a sled (some would argue that it still is), but I'm pretty happy with it's performance now. I am by no means done, but it is a lot better than it was when I first got it. Besides, sometimes it's nice to be the underestimated "pig".

I've driven 5.0's as well (87, 93) and loved them both. I still love the Fox body (even though my friend and I are always talking $*it about each other...he has a 91). Basically, either one is a good car, but with the 98, you're going to be slapped with the pre 99 Modular Motor stigma.

Just my .02.

5spd GT · Feb 15, 2004

98LazerGT said:
The 1998 has 225 instead of 215 because of the ECU programming, not the exhaust.

The 98 isn't the best mustang out there. It's a nice looking car, but it is expensive to modify. When I first got mine I didn't like it much, it was a sled (some would argue that it still is), but I'm pretty happy with it's performance now. I am by no means done, but it is a lot better than it was when I first got it. Besides, sometimes it's nice to be the underestimated "pig".

I've driven 5.0's as well (87, 93) and loved them both. I still love the Fox body (even though my friend and I are always talking $*it about each other...he has a 91). Basically, either one is a good car, but with the 98, you're going to be slapped with the pre 99 Modular Motor stigma.

Just my .02.

The higher output was made by the revisions to the exhaust side of the 4.6's single overhead cam head....I guess I wasn't clear enough...

banditmwp · Feb 15, 2004

I got nothin' against anyone who loves a stang

I like fox, my wifes family likes the SN95..you can see 'em all at

the family obsession

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