ok, background story; I've had this car for just over 1 year now and I'm already trying to sell it for several reasons.
- I love white cars, so I'd like to find a white stang, but this is nitpicking really
- I don't really like the way my car handles, it's always straining at the leash. It's wandering all over the place on the highway, tramlining, and I just don't feel very confident.
- Something is FUBAR in the driveline, the shifter rattles like a mofo if I get above 3000rpm in 3rd/4th and at the very top of 2nd (app 60 mph)
- most importantly, I'm pretty much limited to close to 300rwhp. This is because I can't get a dynotune in Europe and I refuse to tune it myself. I've contacted Lasota racing and he's able to give me a mail order tune for a trickflow top end kit, but that's as close as I can get to a dyno tune.
Now here's the problem; I can't sell this car right now. Times are tough and I've had no real interested people for it since November, even though I'm asking a really low price.
I'm going to try some new u-joints to fix the rattling, if not; the gearbox probably needs replacing/rebuilding.
I'm going to try and fix the dodgy handling by getting some MM Rear LCA's and 03 cobra front A-arms.
Which leaves me with the power department and the part where I need most of your advice...
Who here has a similar h/c/i 5.0 with app 300rwhp? And does this satisfy your daily needs? Is anything over 300 just useless on a daily driven vehicle?
Really my question is; would I be satisfied with this car if I can fix the handling and power...
(for the record, the car I'm eyeballing is a white '96 cobra. I would overhaul the suspension, exhaust, and put a KB on it and be done)
- I love white cars, so I'd like to find a white stang, but this is nitpicking really
- I don't really like the way my car handles, it's always straining at the leash. It's wandering all over the place on the highway, tramlining, and I just don't feel very confident.
- Something is FUBAR in the driveline, the shifter rattles like a mofo if I get above 3000rpm in 3rd/4th and at the very top of 2nd (app 60 mph)
- most importantly, I'm pretty much limited to close to 300rwhp. This is because I can't get a dynotune in Europe and I refuse to tune it myself. I've contacted Lasota racing and he's able to give me a mail order tune for a trickflow top end kit, but that's as close as I can get to a dyno tune.
Now here's the problem; I can't sell this car right now. Times are tough and I've had no real interested people for it since November, even though I'm asking a really low price.
I'm going to try some new u-joints to fix the rattling, if not; the gearbox probably needs replacing/rebuilding.
I'm going to try and fix the dodgy handling by getting some MM Rear LCA's and 03 cobra front A-arms.
Which leaves me with the power department and the part where I need most of your advice...
Who here has a similar h/c/i 5.0 with app 300rwhp? And does this satisfy your daily needs? Is anything over 300 just useless on a daily driven vehicle?
Really my question is; would I be satisfied with this car if I can fix the handling and power...
(for the record, the car I'm eyeballing is a white '96 cobra. I would overhaul the suspension, exhaust, and put a KB on it and be done)