to be original or not to be?

powershift46 · Feb 26, 2010

I am having a moral dilemma, I piked up a 5.0 vert a while back that is 100% original, down to the stock muffs and silencer. I would enjoy moding the crap out of it, but taring up a car like this almost feels wrong. Any insight into this? its not some rare one in a million special edition or anything, and it has been repainted at one time.

FoxGT87 · Feb 26, 2010

if you want to keep it original thats cool. if it were me i would still do the exhaust. and probably delete the EGR and smog.

i dont know keeping the thing bone stock is going to be a hard deal for you probably.

foxmustangman · Feb 26, 2010

well, to me the point of buying a Mustang, especially a fox body is to mod it, especially because its cheap to do. I mean, its your car, so whether we think you should do anything to it or not really shouldn't matter. But I'm sure you've got the bug like the rest of us and the more you drive it and keep it stock, the more you'll want to do something to it. Trust me, it will start out little, and you'll just keep going.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 26, 2010

Unless the car has 20,000 miles...mod away.

Flavadave4 · Feb 26, 2010

If it were me...

Mod away if thats what you want, it's always best to start with a good foundation. Otherwise you'll end up owning a pig with ear rings.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Feb 26, 2010

Unless it's one of a few particular years, i wouldn't sweat it. I'd say just about anything prior to '86 i probably wouldn't mod if it was that original, and then a '93 Cobra and the other SCCA type cars that are rare to begin with i would leave alone, and of course SVO's.

rednotch88 · Feb 26, 2010

FoxGT87 said:
if you want to keep it original thats cool. if it were me i would still do the exhaust. and probably delete the EGR and smog.

i dont know keeping the thing bone stock is going to be a hard deal for you probably.

That's how it all starts then the bug bits and you will be living by the"BOAT CODE"BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND.

ill advised · Feb 26, 2010

If I own it, one way or another it's going to be modified.

cjrpony · Feb 26, 2010

Mustang5L5 said:
Unless the car has 20,000 miles...mod away.

If the car is in mint or near mint condition AND you are going to do car shows with it that way, leave it alone. Otherwise, have at it

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