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84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?
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Torque, gears, HP and traction... Blah blah blah! How many regrets do I have with my mustang? None, nope, nah, nadda, zilch. I have changed every single bolt on part with the exception of the steering wheel. There.. I said it!
 
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madspeed

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#162
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and yours is the way Ford should've made them
 
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MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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If ford made their mustangs like nicks there would be more then one person kissing the wall . Sorry nick had to lol
 
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bentley429isBAC

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According to this extremely imformitive thread his car is actually the opposite of what it should be. Please return it back to stock. Thanks.
 
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90lxwhite

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bentley429isBAC said:
According to this extremely imformitive thread his car is actually the opposite of what it should be. Please return it back to stock. Thanks.
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Yes you are correct. All cars should have manual steerings and roll cages. Camry's included.
 

old_blue

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#166
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I couldnt sit through all 9 pages of this which is pretty much gears arent that great and everyone wanting taco bell and doritos for lunch.

I have to say I don't totally regret my gears. While for me, I prefer the 3.55's in a 5 speed, I have 3.73 in mine now and in my previous car and really NO HUGE complaints. Just a shorter than I would have liked first gear but could learn to live with it. Plus I couldnt pass up the deal on either. I just thought 3.55s would have felt a little better in first but either would be a great improvement over the stock 2.73s I had. Pretty useless 5th gear for me in the 2.73.

That being said, I would agree with many on here, just depends on what you are looking to get done and want the car for. I liked working on my suspension and thought SFC's were the as well as just replacing the 20+ year old shocks showed a huge improvement in ride quality. Plus makes for a fun little street car.
 

bentley429isBAC

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90lxwhite said:
Yes you are correct. All cars should have manual steerings and roll cages. Camry's included.
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With 3.08s because 3.55s are way to harsh.
 
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Dave2000GT

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#168
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bentley429isBAC said:
With 3.08s because 3.55s are way to harsh.
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With 4.56s because your car will be nutless and take forever just to get through a couple of gears with 3.08s.
 

S&B

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I have some I regret.

Lots of gauges, other than a water temp gauge all they do Is make a cop think your racing
Rear seat delete
Electric fan (IMO caused me tons of headaches)
trying to make a million HP (money down the drain, if your not going to drag race a lot, 350-400 hp is all u need)
DIY turbo's (never done one but besides Millhouse never seen something that actually was reliable)
SPEC clutches (sh1t for the street)
non OEM throw out bearings
Painting any interior panel
running w/o spring isolators


some of this stuff is / was necessary for my old setups but now I wish I never went that way, but that is why you get older and your idea's change. You might be reading this not agreeing with me but now Im old enough not to care about you and your thoughts .
 
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MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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old_blue said:
I couldnt sit through all 9 pages of this which is pretty much gears arent that great and everyone wanting taco bell and doritos for lunch.
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I don't know where we got the whole Doritos tacos do y'all? @84Ttop @TOOLOW91
 

Gearbanger 101

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S&B said:
some of this stuff is / was necessary for my old setups but now I wish I never went that way, but that is why you get older and your idea's change. You might be reading this not agreeing with me but now Im old enough not to care about you and your thoughts .
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BINGO!!!

So...in summary. You young guys reading this thread....pay attention to us veterans. We've been there, done that, didn't get the T-shirt, but we did get a temporary placebo effect, empty wallets, plenty of headaches and lost time we'll never get back.

Save your money for proven performance parts and things that really matter. Don't perform a mod to your Mustang recommended to anyone driving an engine with 4-less cylinders than yours. It's stupid. Most likely driven by a stupid kid.....yes, kids are stupid. How do we know...because we were kids once too and were just as stupid. But....because you might be one of those stupid kids reading this right now, you'll act accordingly and ignore this advice. How do we know....because someone who used to be a stupid kid once, that eventually grew up tried to give us this exact same advice and we ignored it like the stupid kids we were as well. Yup....we had to learn the hard way too!!!

So....bookmark this post and save it for a time that you're no longer a stupid kid, then open it up and look at at all of the stupid things you've done to your car since and smile.

Then, do your best to try to shake some sense into the next generation of stupid kids so they don't make the same mistakes you did.

The internet is fun, huh.
 
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MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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Wow I feel you couldn't have for the word stupid in anymore in that sermon you just typed up there @Gearbanger 101
 

old_blue

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Had taco bell for lunch. Did not go with the doritos tacos
 
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TOOLOW91

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MikeH686 said:
I don't know where we got the whole Doritos tacos do y'all? @84Ttop @TOOLOW91
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Nope but i love them o so much .
 

madspeed

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Wet turds
 
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90lxwhite

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Gearbanger 101 said:
BINGO!!!

So...in summary. You young guys reading this thread....pay attention to us veterans. We've been there, done that, didn't get the T-shirt, but we did get a temporary placebo effect, empty wallets, plenty of headaches and lost time we'll never get back.

Save your money for proven performance parts and things that really matter. Don't perform a mod to your Mustang recommended to anyone driving an engine with 4-less cylinders than yours. It's stupid. Most likely driven by a stupid kid.....yes, kids are stupid. How do we know...because we were kids once too and were just as stupid. But....because you might be one of those stupid kids reading this right now, you'll act accordingly and ignore this advice. How do we know....because someone who used to be a stupid kid once that eventually grew up tried to give us this exact same advice and we ignored it like the stupid kids we were as well. Yup....we had to learn the hard way too!!!

So....bookmark this post and save it for a time that you're no longer a stupid kid, then open it up and look at at all of the stupid things you've done to your car since and smile.

Then, do your best to try to shake some sense into the next generation of stupid kids so they don't make the same mistakes you did.

The internet is fun, huh.
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What would y'all say the avg age is in the 79-95 category?
 

90lxwhite

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TOOLOW91 said:
Nope but i love them o so much .
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They need a lil more Doritos "dust" on em though.
 

Gearbanger 101

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MikeH686 said:
Wow I feel you couldn't have for the word stupid in anymore in that sermon you just typed up there @Gearbanger 101
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Wanted to drive the "stupid" point home.
 

Gearbanger 101

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90lxwhite said:
What would y'all say the avg age is in the 79-95 category?
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Probably some stupid kids in their early-20's. lol Most of the ones older than that know better than waste time farting around on an internet Mustang site. Present company excluded of course.
 
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madspeed

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I was always the smart one, but then I met you guys
 
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