Originally posted by: zerocool84
NOOOO NOT ANOTHER MUSTANG DRIVER!!!!
/sarcasm
Originally posted by: Heller
Originally posted by: zerocool84
NOOOO NOT ANOTHER MUSTANG DRIVER!!!!
/sarcasm
coming from a guy who drives an expensive neon?
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: Heller
Originally posted by: zerocool84
NOOOO NOT ANOTHER MUSTANG DRIVER!!!!
/sarcasm
coming from a guy who drives an expensive neon?
My mistake. Maybe I should have bolded the sarcasm part.....
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
The 96 is a dog. 215HP V8 - blech. Don't waste your time.
P.S. Mufflers and a shifter are not "bolt-ons." That thing isn't any faster than it was stock.
Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
The 96 is a dog. 215HP V8 - blech. Don't waste your time.
P.S. Mufflers and a shifter are not "bolt-ons." That thing isn't any faster than it was stock.
did the '96 really only make 215 HP?
The 4.6 SOHC powerplant installed in the Town Car in 1996 made 210 HP (in dual exhaust form). The engine is identical to the mustangs V8, but I thought it was de-tuned.
The 92 Camaro Z28 weighed around 3200 lb with a 245HP/345TQ tire-shredding 5.7L V8. The torque curve looked backwards to most cars today - all the power was down low and ran out of breath above 4K RPM. That car ran a 14s quarter mile, but 0-60 was in the mid-5s range IIRC. A modern mid-sized sedan with a stout V6 can run the same times given traction (FWD FTL).Originally posted by: mariok2006
Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
The 96 is a dog. 215HP V8 - blech. Don't waste your time.
P.S. Mufflers and a shifter are not "bolt-ons." That thing isn't any faster than it was stock.
did the '96 really only make 215 HP?
The 4.6 SOHC powerplant installed in the Town Car in 1996 made 210 HP (in dual exhaust form). The engine is identical to the mustangs V8, but I thought it was de-tuned.
Yes, but it also made 285ft-lbs of torque. That means with some breathing modifications that car would get to 260hp without much fuss.
Originally posted by: Heller
geeze, some very mixed reviews. yes i will be getting a 5spd, ain't the stang a "sports car" at heart?
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Heller
geeze, some very mixed reviews. yes i will be getting a 5spd, ain't the stang a "sports car" at heart?
It's a "pony car". Sporty styling and image, affordable, decent power.
Really the beauty of the Mustangs is the aftermarket...you can upgrade everything on them for fairly cheap, and a correctly modded car can usually hold its own against anything stock.
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Heller
geeze, some very mixed reviews. yes i will be getting a 5spd, ain't the stang a "sports car" at heart?
It's a "pony car". Sporty styling and image, affordable, decent power.
Really the beauty of the Mustangs is the aftermarket...you can upgrade everything on them for fairly cheap, and a correctly modded car can usually hold its own against anything stock.
The whole pony car thing is outdated. We have no real muscle cars (big blocks) any more.
The Mustang is about as close to a muscle car today as you can get from a production line up.
The IRS ones are decent on the track but overall the car is still highly unbalanced.
Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Heller
geeze, some very mixed reviews. yes i will be getting a 5spd, ain't the stang a "sports car" at heart?
It's a "pony car". Sporty styling and image, affordable, decent power.
Really the beauty of the Mustangs is the aftermarket...you can upgrade everything on them for fairly cheap, and a correctly modded car can usually hold its own against anything stock.
The whole pony car thing is outdated. We have no real muscle cars (big blocks) any more.
The Mustang is about as close to a muscle car today as you can get from a production line up.
The IRS ones are decent on the track but overall the car is still highly unbalanced.
The new live axle mustangs handle better then the old IRS ones.