mustang GT

[boostedzx2@hotmail.com]

haha....i wnted to avoid this BUT

I have a 1990 mustang coupe i bought for $2200 us dollars... the engine is dirt easy to work on and parts are plentiful. there are 2 reasons i HAVENT gone 100 percent in on a gti...
1- cost... my aunt is a retired ford employee so i can get a mustang gt for $26000 loaded

2- parts. its SOOOO easy to get a fox body or sn197 (current body) into the 12's it should be illegal

now back to my 1990 coupe. i got it for $2200 and over the internet i got a used set of AirFlow Research 165's heads, Kooks headers, Victor 5.0 intake, ford Z-cam (.552 lift and 228* duration) so for $2200 + $900 + $650 + $350 + $90 and a set of 4.10 gears im running 11.22 @ 117 mph and 10.7 @ 130 mph on a 150 shot of N20. i make 447hp on motor and 602hp on the spray.and i just ordered a steeda 5 link suspension

so when i see an exhuast is $1500 to get 20 or 30 hp on a gti i cringe, because i picked up 100 peak hp on my mujstang for the 900 dollar heads alone. to each his own

and yes it uses 1960's tech for a suspension...the live axle. thats because its the best thing to use for a car that most people drag race. look at the 2003 and 2004 cobras, the fastest ones had there IRS switched out for live axles.

i love the gti but hate car bashing... the stang has been around since 1964 for a reason.. a $27000 car that runs mid to low 13's from the factory on 87 octane is doing something right.

 

[boostedzx2@hotmail.com]

by the way, my mustang has 267000 miles (430000 km) with the ORIGINAL block, pistons, rods, crankshaft and still runs like a top. forged internals. how many cars can make that claim, at this power level? im not flaming. just dont compare apples to oranges

 

[herrstreet]

I used to have a GTO but had to get something at least a little bit practical. Obviously a GTI doesn't accelerate like a V8 car but you'll save time at the gas pump. The only huge difference is passing, the GTO was just a beast and it gave you the feeling that you could pass anyone anytime you pleased. The GTI is more a car that leaves you walking away with the feeling of a really well engineered, integrated design.

I do miss the power of the GTO though.