HI, All Need Help

a91what said:

Ok, so lets move forward now that things have cooled down a bit.

so whats the plan? we understand from your statements that the IRS is not yet available to you.. for obvious reasons with the way things are right now. That will make the car 5 lug, so lets help him get a list together for the swap then. What will he need to get the front of the car setup for the kind of build that he is planning? A link to the right location to do some self research is in order.

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Mstng93SSP said:

There are 2 threads going on here, so what I will say may reference his other thread just to be clear. The IRS is cool, but not "needed" to make a car handle. Also, the whole weight reduction you are speaking of (other thread) is not really going to gain you anything on a street driven car. Nothing noticeable anyway. Here is what I have on one of my cars. Maximum motorsports front coilovers, maximum motorsports rear adjustable control arms, subframe connectors, 5 lug, 4 wheel disc brakes from a 95 cobra. Car handles great, rides great, brakes great with a real nice stance. I have ICE COLD AC which is a MUST for me. I am not a fan of body kits. A nice paint job on a straight fox is the best in my opinion. What you decide to do is obviously your decision and has to make you happy. I just want to say I have been doing these cars for nearly 30 years....talk about a "been there...done that" that's probably me. So, any advice I give comes from a lot of experience. The very first thing I would do...I would put the AC back on. You will thank me come July....

Chris

My car on the above described suspension.

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Mstng93SSP said:

Are you saying 2k is the labor charge for the install of the irs? Just asking...

Chris

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Mstng93SSP said:

I don't. For 2K you could buy one hell of a nice mig welder and do it yourself with lots of $ left over. Or, just put the IRS idea on hold for a while. For most of us on here we almost never pay someone to do anything on our cars. That's what these cars are about. With youtube you can teach yourself just about any skill you choose. We never had the internet back when these cars were new (er). It was a lot of trial and error so you have the internet advantage. Don't farm out work you can probably do yourself.

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90sickfox said:

I charge 750.00 to install an IRS. That's the IRS, rear brake lines, sn95 e brake handle install, and rear brake cables. It isn't a very hard install at all if you have all the right parts. The IRS is a whole different car on the street.

You asked in your first thread about shorties or long tubes. I have experienced very good results with non equal length shorties. I'd never do equal length shorties again. Long tubes are nice but the gain isn't worth the hassle...especially on NJ streets. Shorty headers will bolt up to factory style pipes. It can be a hassle finding h pipes or x pipes for long tubes if you have to replace them later.

The question about X or H pipe.....I prefer the x pipe. The H pipe helps give that classic 5.0 sound though. I can't say I've had any hp gains with either one. I've just grown accustomed to the X pipe sound.

To be straight with you...if you plan to go turbo get non equal length shorties and a H pipe. It's cheaper since all that will change with turbo.

You did come off like a young jerk....

The only thing that saved you was Steve. I like that guy and consider him a real friend.

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90sickfox said:

When the time comes for the swap you need every part needed. That could be one of the last things you do mechanically. Would be weird riding around with 5 lug front wheels and 4 lug rears though.

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