Why don't they just change the name to "4.6 Mustangs and Fast Fords"!!
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DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
it's all vendor driven...all of it. Look at the section post counts on any mustang site...you'll see the 5.0 section COMPLETELY dominates the forum activity...just look here on stangnet and compare 5.0 section count to any of the others...there is no comparison. HOWEVER......when you look at what the vendors are pushing, you'll notice it's their latest and greatest 4.6 products. Yes the 5.0 readers are a HUGE market but the stories go where the vendors are pushing them to go. Reality is if you were to 'redo' all the old 5.0 stories done over the yrs I would be surprised if issues sold didn't increase simply because young members are aquiring the 5.0's and crave the articles we older members have already seen come and go.
gearbanger 101
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5.0's and foxes are far from dead. the new mustangs may have breathed some new life into the market, and the aftermarket guys are scrambling to capitalize. but be sure they are making just has much money of the old foxes and 5.0's. they aren't the hot item right now if they where they would be writing about them, bet on it, if it's going to sell a magazine it going to get print.
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5.0's and foxes are far from dead. the new mustangs may have breathed some new life into the market, and the aftermarket guys are scrambling to capitalize. but be sure they are making just has much money of the old foxes and 5.0's. they aren't the hot item right now if they where they would be writing about them, bet on it, if it's going to sell a magazine it going to get print.
Good idea! I could be a regular contributor to that sorta thing with my own column, "1,001 Uses for JB Kwik."
Or how about these titles:
"Ghetto-Rigger's Guide"
"Cars That Real People Own"
"Stuck in the 80's"
"Broken Ashtray Door Society"
"Beaterstangs"
...or perhaps the more practical...
"Fox Fords"
that magazine is called CAR CRAFT....
I was disapointed myself when I picked up the latest issue of 5.0 Mustang, too many 05's, maybe the should change the name to 05 Mustangs and Some other Fords. I will continue to buy Modified Mustangs very nice and clear pictures plus nice articles on our Fox bodies.
I used to suscribe to MM&FF and 5.0 but I let my subscriptions lapse. I don't own a new edge or s197 nor do I wish to. I have two foxes and wouldn't trade either one of them for a newer Mustang. On the other hand I can't say I blame them for lack of Fox coverage, the newer cars are the hot thing and that's what makes money for them. It's not my thing, therefore I don't buy it.
Car Craft = "CHEVY Craft"
Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen a single article in that mag pertaining to a Ford product of any form, aside from maybe a once-in-a-great-while 60's Mustang.
Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen a single article in that mag pertaining to a Ford product of any form, aside from maybe a once-in-a-great-while 60's Mustang.
Car Craft = "CHEVY Craft"
Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen a single article in that mag pertaining to a Ford product of any form, aside from maybe a once-in-a-great-while 60's Mustang.
you must not have opened one since the late 60s then.
they have expanded their coverage a little more since then. however, im in the opposite boat as you guys. i used to like the older coverage, but now that i own a S197, i dont care as much about the older tech articles. i need the newest tech for the newest powertrain. i still have the classics, but with a new car payment, they get to go to the back bburner for a while. i was all about low buck budget builds and cruisers, but now i need to step it up a little more. having something that was made with duct tape, jb weld, and some spare exhaust parts just does not cut it on a new car. i let my subscriptions to all magazines run out because it seems as if it is always the same stuff over and over. i mean how many articles about the same topic can you have. if you subscribe to a magazine for a few years, you will see the same topics covered year after year.
forget the magazines, read the forums for better reading material. :SNSign:
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
Did anyone read the article pertaining to the latest version of the s197 leading the way for Strype and Dman to overtake the capitalistic administration? Remeber people muster your courage and RAGE AGAINST THE CAPITALISTIC MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
thankyou for your support *cowers behind couch almost catatonic with fear that he may very well have gone too far*
Judging by some of the comments to my posts, it looks like I hurt a few feelings on this one? Suck it up boys and girls, the truth hurts some times! The 5.0L and it’s aftermarket is slowly going the way of the do-do bird. The amount of new aftermarket parts being produced for them now are comparable to the amount of aftermarket parts that were being made for the Mod Motor cars when they first hit the scene. Sure, there will always be a market for the Fox or the trusty 5.0L, but the tables have turned in the last few years and it’s now the Modular powered cars (be it SN95, New Edge or S197) that have gained the majority of the popularity out there….and that’s where most of the money is being spent.
As the matter of fact, I find it kinda funny that the majority of the 5.0L guys posting in this thread are under the impression that the "New Mustangers" are all automatically going to go out and buying Fox’s. Spend some time over at the 4.6L section for a while and you'll see more than a fair share of new stangers climbing into mod motor SN95 and New Edge Cars. They've really come down in price and in some cases can be had for LESS than that of a Fox or early SN95
I'm sure I'm gonna get flamed for this, considering which this Forum this thread is posted in, but 5.0L Fox owners are amongst some of the most delusional I’ve ever seen when it comes to the resale value of their car. The Auto trader is full of guys who think their ragged out 200,000-mile fox with half a body kit and a CAI is still worth $10,000.
Tim....pass me a miller lite!
As the matter of fact, I find it kinda funny that the majority of the 5.0L guys posting in this thread are under the impression that the "New Mustangers" are all automatically going to go out and buying Fox’s. Spend some time over at the 4.6L section for a while and you'll see more than a fair share of new stangers climbing into mod motor SN95 and New Edge Cars. They've really come down in price and in some cases can be had for LESS than that of a Fox or early SN95
I'm sure I'm gonna get flamed for this, considering which this Forum this thread is posted in, but 5.0L Fox owners are amongst some of the most delusional I’ve ever seen when it comes to the resale value of their car. The Auto trader is full of guys who think their ragged out 200,000-mile fox with half a body kit and a CAI is still worth $10,000.
Tim....pass me a miller lite!
Judging by some of the comments to my posts, it looks like I hurt a few feelings on this one? Suck it up boys and girls, the truth hurts some times! The 5.0L and it’s aftermarket is slowly going the way of the do-do bird. The amount of new aftermarket parts being produced for them now are comparable to the amount of aftermarket parts that were being made for the Mod Motor cars when they first hit the scene. Sure, there will always be a market for the Fox or the trusty 5.0L, but the tables have turned in the last few years and it’s now the Modular powered cars (be it SN95, New Edge or S197) that have gained the majority of the popularity out there….and that’s where most of the money is being spent.
As the matter of fact, I find it kinda funny that the majority of the 5.0L guys posting in this thread are under the impression that the "New Mustangers" are all automatically going to go out and buying Fox’s. Spend some time over at the 4.6L section for a while and you'll see more than a fair share of new stangers climbing into mod motor SN95 and New Edge Cars. They've really come down in price and in some cases can be had for LESS than that of a Fox or early SN95
I'm sure I'm gonna get flamed for this, considering which this Forum this thread is posted in, but 5.0L Fox owners are amongst some of the most delusional I’ve ever seen when it comes to the resale value of their car. The Auto trader is full of guys who think their ragged out 200,000-mile fox with half a body kit and a CAI is still worth $10,000.
Tim....pass me a miller lite!
Hey, you, YOU, Mr. "moderator" guy, you!! You be quiet or I'll sick my Daggar on you!!
*jumps behind couch with DMAN and accidentally lands on his right leg with my knee causing him to come out of his catatonic state and squeal like a girl*
No chance he bought one of the SN95's, huh.
Glad you bring it up. When was the last time you saw a 5.0-SN in one of those mags? Probably 1998.
That's because anyone with half a brain knows they're MORE expensive to work on and mod. '96-'98 non-PI cars just aren't desirable. PI swapped cars and '99+ cars are worth it, but usually sell for more than a 5.0 car. If you're lucky a 4.6 will last as long as a 5.0(assuming you avoid that plastic intake failure), but when it comes time to rebuild or swap in a new engine, the 5.0 is hands down more economical.
I'm sure I'm gonna get flamed for this, considering which this Forum this thread is posted in, but 5.0L Fox owners are amongst some of the most delusional I’ve ever seen when it comes to the resale value of their car. The Auto trader is full of guys who think their ragged out 200,000-mile fox with half a body kit and a CAI is still worth $10,000.
This I agree with. You can still find some deals on stock foxes, or ones that need work. But if it runs, has gears and an o/r H-pipe, the value suddenly shoots to at least $6,000.
ive noticed a lack of 5.0's in 5.0m+SF. Kinda sucks, but money is the name of the game. Maybe they should change the name so newcomers dont get a false impression of what kind of cars will be covered. Ive been subsribed to them for a good 5 years now, and I wont cancel my subscription... why? because for $20 a year, I get some decent articles and up to date ads.
