Other cars you have owned? piston or non piston
12-26-2001, 04:48 PM
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78 Ford Fiesta
77 Ford Granada
80 Pontiac Sunbird
82 Mazda Rx7
86 Mazda B2000
78 BMW 525
77 BMW 520
66 Ford Mustang
83 Mazda Rx7(still own)
83 BMW 316
97 Dodge Neon Sport(still own)
87 Mazda Rx7 Turbo(still own)
Getting ready to buy a Dodge Durango(guess I can add it to the list soon)
77 Ford Granada
80 Pontiac Sunbird
82 Mazda Rx7
86 Mazda B2000
78 BMW 525
77 BMW 520
66 Ford Mustang
83 Mazda Rx7(still own)
83 BMW 316
97 Dodge Neon Sport(still own)
87 Mazda Rx7 Turbo(still own)
Getting ready to buy a Dodge Durango(guess I can add it to the list soon)
12-26-2001, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin89Stangs' date='Dec. 25 2001,16:31
Hey phinsup what happened with the 2 mustangs you had?
12-27-2001, 11:44 PM
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What wheels where on that 97?
16 or 17's?
With a bigger sway bar and lowering springs would help massively on one of those cars!
I have ridden in a 95 with 16 inch rims and in a 98 Saleen with 18 inch wheels and the performance suspension. MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! But if you like Ford keep your eyes out for an SVO mustang! Especially an 85.5 model... 205 hp 5 spd 4 wheel disc brakes 2.3 turbo air to air intercooler T3 turbo I believe it is. Most people do a T3/t4 hybrid turbo. Many of the 2.3 turbo motors are running low 13's with very lil money in them and the SVO corners right along with the RX7's due to less weight in the nose.
16 or 17's?
With a bigger sway bar and lowering springs would help massively on one of those cars!
I have ridden in a 95 with 16 inch rims and in a 98 Saleen with 18 inch wheels and the performance suspension. MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! But if you like Ford keep your eyes out for an SVO mustang! Especially an 85.5 model... 205 hp 5 spd 4 wheel disc brakes 2.3 turbo air to air intercooler T3 turbo I believe it is. Most people do a T3/t4 hybrid turbo. Many of the 2.3 turbo motors are running low 13's with very lil money in them and the SVO corners right along with the RX7's due to less weight in the nose.
12-28-2001, 08:46 AM
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The 97 had the 17 inch, cobra R wheels, they looked pretty good.
My issue is and no offense directed at the Mustang, I am huge into back country roads, I love to eat them up on my bike and my car both. The Mustang with some mods could pull ok, although I don't recommend the 4.6 overhead cam motor. It just wasn't as much fun to slam through the corners as either one of my RX-7's. I had some reliability problems with my 97 too, the reverse went out at about 4K, right front caliper was jacked and a few little annoying issues which made it not fun to own. Not to say Ford is junk, their trucks are great, I just got a bunk car or something to that effect. Owning the 97 forever soured me on Mustangs, it's just one of those things I guess.
My issue is and no offense directed at the Mustang, I am huge into back country roads, I love to eat them up on my bike and my car both. The Mustang with some mods could pull ok, although I don't recommend the 4.6 overhead cam motor. It just wasn't as much fun to slam through the corners as either one of my RX-7's. I had some reliability problems with my 97 too, the reverse went out at about 4K, right front caliper was jacked and a few little annoying issues which made it not fun to own. Not to say Ford is junk, their trucks are great, I just got a bunk car or something to that effect. Owning the 97 forever soured me on Mustangs, it's just one of those things I guess.
12-28-2001, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Dec. 28 2001,01:04
1983 Audi 5000S
1987 Audi Coupe GT
1986 RX7 SE
1989 GTU (still have)
1987 Turbo II
1993 FD (still have)
damn i had alot of cars and i'm only 20 .....
1987 Audi Coupe GT
1986 RX7 SE
1989 GTU (still have)
1987 Turbo II
1993 FD (still have)
damn i had alot of cars and i'm only 20 .....
12-28-2001, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Dec. 28 2001,09:46
Not to say Ford is junk, their trucks are great, I just got a bunk car or something to that effect. Owning the 97 forever soured me on Mustangs, it's just one of those things I guess.
12-28-2001, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Dec. 28 2001,10:47
YEa very true, but that's why I say it's just one of those things. Once you get a lemon, it's pretty hard to convince someone to buy another.