Any 87 - 93 5.0 mustang fans?

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: HumblePie

Originally posted by: mindgam3

Originally posted by: HumblePie
Owned one.. sad to say. UGLY UGLY UGLY car. Horrible handling. Had the tire rod ends bend out of whack and had to be replaced 3 times. Utter junk. Worse car I ever owned or drove.

What do you drive now?

RX8 🙂

What do you have against torque? 😛

Someone throw up a pic of the models in question? I think I have the right body style in mind, but ya never know.

Got love the good ol' 5.0. I wouldn't mind getting one w/a mint body & interior, then trash the entire engine/drivetrain for some new parts 😀

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: HumblePie

Originally posted by: mindgam3

Originally posted by: HumblePie
Owned one.. sad to say. UGLY UGLY UGLY car. Horrible handling. Had the tire rod ends bend out of whack and had to be replaced 3 times. Utter junk. Worse car I ever owned or drove.

What do you drive now?

RX8 🙂

What do you have against torque[/]? 😛

Someone throw up a pic of the models in question? I think I have the right body style in mind, but ya never know.

Got love the good ol' 5.0. I wouldn't mind getting one w/a mint body & interior, then trash the entire engine/drivetrain for some new parts 😀

MINE

 

[Ronstang]

I love Mustangs but they are of a different vintage obviously. I work on a lot of Fox body stangs and have built several very fast ones over the years but my heart lies elsewhere.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: HumblePie
Owned one.. sad to say. UGLY UGLY UGLY car. Horrible handling. Had the tire rod ends bend out of whack and had to be replaced 3 times. Utter junk. Worse car I ever owned or drove.

owning a 5.0 is not about looks... its about building it into a monster...

saleen suspension... subframe connectors... cage... and southside bars for body...
= monster handling

stroke motor to 347... TFS twisted wedge heads.... Monster Vortech Fuel system pumps lines rails and injectors... S Trim or better Vortech supercharger and a E303 cam with X pipe highflows and flowmasters = roughly 500hp 50 state legal daily driver... that will legally rip 10s-9s at the track

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: godmare
What's Notfred's new nick?

His pic hosting site is FOX302.com is that is a clue...

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Have an 89 5.0l notchback. You either love or hate the way they look. The brakes suck, the interior sucks, hanlding stock is eh, and its about as unrefined as driving a 60s mustang only with power options and an overdrive. I love it.

Agreed. My '92 LX 5.0 was loud, crude, and had awful brakes but it was the most fun car to drive I've owned so far.

 

[sswingle]

Mustangs are overrated.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: HumblePie

Originally posted by: mindgam3

Originally posted by: HumblePie
Owned one.. sad to say. UGLY UGLY UGLY car. Horrible handling. Had the tire rod ends bend out of whack and had to be replaced 3 times. Utter junk. Worse car I ever owned or drove.

What do you drive now?

RX8 🙂

Gutless. As fbrdphreak said, what do you have against torque? (bastard beat me to it.)

Remember, Horsepower sells cars, Torque wins races. 😉

 

[imported_nautique]

89 5.0 baby! bought it, completely restored it (paint, cloth interior, engine mods) and then sold it about 2 years ago. Have the new 07 5.0 mustang shelby cobra on the way. Down payment!

 

[PrelateBishop]

I would totally dig a 5-spd 5.0 with the sedan bodystyle...the hatch was too common and a little fugly. Maybe a little lowered (suspension tweaks), but otherwise stock in appearance. Supercharger would be cool, but don't know how practical that would be.

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: K1052
How about a 3rd gen FBody fan?

😛

Checking in! 😀

Actually I have both - although my 92 LX notch is a 2.3L 4 cyl. So I guess it doesn't really count...

If all goes as planned with my drivetrain swap though, the Trans Am will be a beast in the spring!

 

I liked certain years.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: nautique
89 5.0 baby! bought it, completely restored it (paint, cloth interior, engine mods) and then sold it about 2 years ago. Have the new 07 5.0 mustang shelby cobra on the way. Down payment!

now thats hawtness!

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
Mustangs are overrated.

That's how I feel. Slam a 5.0 litre V8 in any lightweight car and it'll go real fast.
I do however like the retro look of the new ones.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: GamerExpress
Mustang(GT)=Muscle

fixed.

 

[Kadarin]

I used to own an '83 GT than ran 12.8 @ 109 in the 1/4. It had:

4.11 gears, ported cast iron Dart Windsor 2.01/1.6 heads, .544 lift hyd roller cam with 234/242 degrees duration @0.050" lift and a 112 degree lobe center, MAC large tube full length headers, Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake w/700 cfm Holley "double pumper" 4-barrel carburetor.

Now I own a '05 GTO, which is not quite as fast, but infinitely more polished.