Gt 500

usaf_branham

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#1
well... i have been seriously contemplating what i want to do with my car. the way i see it i have a couple of options. i could either:

a: get a modular boss block, stroke it, add trick flow 195 heads, get some nasty mhs spec'd tf blower cams, set the compression to 10:1ish, hog out the lower kb manifold, spin the 2.1 for all she is worth; go with a tko600, brothers perf sumpted fuel system and build the rear end... and end up with a very stout 550 to 600 rwhp 2v - which will cost me probably around 16k

or

b: just sell the gt, and buy a used low mileage gt500.

i dont want another car payment, but really... if i get a used gt500, pulley it, add a short throw and off road h-pipe, it will sound great and be a beast.

im kind of at a loss. i know i will never get the amount of money i spent on the 04 out of it (which is to be expected), and ill lose all of the blood, sweat, and tears i put in to it. however, im deployed and really dont have much else to think about or do *other than drink and talk cars with the other crew chiefs*, so ive been debating what i really want to do. what do u guys think?
 
#3
If a GT500 is a realistic option, maybe you daily drive your current car when you get back stateside and buy a GT500 as your special occasion vehicle. How sweet would that be.I say if you can only have one though, got to go Shelby.

Its never going to be a realistic option for me but if I could get a GT500, I would and in a hurry, then squeeze 650 horse out of it and only drive it on the nicest days. My current GT, I drove through a flooded road yesterday and didn't think twice. With prestige comes responsibility and concern.
 
#4

Jesus Christ you have to do all of that for 550-600rwhp? I have $10K at best in my setup and should hit 500-550rwhp, that's including the blower setup and whatnot....and Im still running the stock block, 9.5 CR, and PI cams through an automatic.

 
#6
jetmech807 said:
Deployed already? Welcome back to the flightline.

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Yeah, I wasnt on station for two weeks when I got pegged. Im ok with it though, ive been avoiding it for 8 years now. They have me pushing a box, full red x, run cert, and i's & e's... I thought that going back as a Tech would net me at least an expediter of asst flightchief spot. Not so much these days. Lol.
 
#7
Nightfire said:
Jesus Christ you have to do all of that for 550-600rwhp? I have $10K at best in my setup and should hit 500-550rwhp, that's including the blower setup and whatnot....and Im still running the stock block, 9.5 CR, and PI cams through an automatic.

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if i do it, i want it done right... yeah i could get mhs stage 3 heads & cams & a forged rotating 4.6 assembly to stuff in to my stock short block then turn up the boost... i would probably be around 500-550 with that, but i would still need to upgrade the fuel system and transmission. the 3650 isnt very happy with what im making now, any more and itll be toast. i could do it cheaper... but how many 5.3 trickflow 2v's are there? besides, i already have the kennebell and i dont want to fork out more money to get a different blower set up which is really what would be limiting me from making more power.
 
#8
I say keep your Mustang, a 2v blowing doors off some of the new "fast" cars thesedays is a lot cooler in my book. That's just me though, I like the idea if you could keep both cars that way the GT500 could be your weekend car.
 
#10
Are you set on the GT500 as an alternate car? If so, I vote keep the '04. Pre-13 GT500s, while still very nice cars, are heavy and over-priced.

If you were thinking Coyote 5.0, Boss 302, or Terminator, I'd probably sway in the direction of the new car. That's my plan when I finish school.
 
#12
A used GT500 is gonna run you over 30k. I agree with the new 5.0 idea. Your can get a used 2011 for about 20k, maybe less. I had this same dilemma a while back. My bank account made the decision for me: keep the 96 GT.

Off topic...What air frame do you work?
 
#14
Yeah it's nice to just be able to mod your car as you can afford it rather than be obligated to a payment every month.
Respect. I couldn't work on fighters. The tempo is insane. I'm a heavies guy. And a pointy head (comm/nav).
 
#15
Speckerhead!

Fighters are awesome but your right, the ops tempo sucks sometimes... 12 pit 10, turn 8 pit 8 days blow. Also, excersizes blow... I just spent a week in a minimum of MOPP 2 with an outside temp of 90+ degrees and 90% humidity. When we hit MOPP 4, I could barely open my eyes from the sweat pouring off the top of my mask. :x Osan Ab ftmfw... Not! at least I have soju to fall back on. Lol.
 
#16
Exercises are the worst part of the Air Force. I'm in the Guard now, but before I left AD I was at Moody AFB which is a damn swamp, and we had our ORI right before I left. No roster rotations for ORE's either. I was in EVERY one of those things every month for about 8 months...and on day shift. Oh and we only did 2 tun 2 with HH-60's

At Moody we only went to Iraq (Now Kuwait) and Afghanistan. Now I'm in the Utah ANG where I work on KC-135's and go to Guam for 2 weeks to a month....it's awful
 
#18
Soju doesn't suck. I thoroughly enjoy kettles from xanadu's, cherry soju from whiskey's, and jumi shots. Not to mention ammo bowls. Although it does make for a great time I usually don't remember. the Hite beer and OB isn't all that great though.
 
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