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Old 04-21-2011, 07:33 PM
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My question to all of you is what which would you buy if you are looking into buying a new mustang. I pretty much know the pros and cons of both but i am still on the fence about which one to get. Which would you get if you could do it all over again?
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Old 04-21-2011, 07:53 PM
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If I could do it all over I'd do the same thing.
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Originally Posted by EI-03-GT
My question to all of you is what which would you buy if you are looking into buying a new mustang. I pretty much know the pros and cons of both but i am still on the fence about which one to get. Which would you get if you could do it all over again?
What are the pros of a 2v besides price?

Starting fresh 4v.
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Old 04-21-2011, 08:26 PM
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I'd stay 2v. I think it would be pretty cool to build up a 2v motor and get some good f/i and whoop up on some 4v's. And then when they ask what the heck you have done to your car, you can just say it's just a little ole' 2v lol.

But if it were the perfect world I would have all that done to my car and would have a nice Sonic Blue 03 Cobra sitting in the stable as well
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Old 04-21-2011, 08:31 PM
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I love my 2V, NPI at that. But given another chance I would get the 4V, probably Mach1 or NA Cobra, I'm just sayin.
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A challenger appears!

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Old 04-21-2011, 08:38 PM
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Lmao..middle ground..3v


Seriously though. 4v. 4.30's/intake/midpipe/tire = mid 12's.


..c headed only though
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Old 04-21-2011, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by boduke0220
Lmao..middle ground..3v


Seriously though. 4v. 4.30's/intake/midpipe/tire = mid 12's.


..c headed only though

I call your bluff. Give me 4.10s, control arms, UDPs, and a sticky tire and Ill show you a 12.60 timeslip
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4v... i regret not looking around before i bought my stang. A month after i bought it i found a red 03 mach for just a grand more than i paid for my car. But i still love my car and am very happy with it.
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4V all day.
I love the 2V but 4V is the only way to go IMO if you going to build a stout 4.6.
After getting my 97 , I can see how much the 4V loves high RPMs over the 2V.
4V just keeps building power in high RPMs as the 2V dies out in the mid 5000s RPM range.
Though that 3V breath well too I hear just as good if not better than some 4V.

I guess its a matter of opinion and how much cash you want to spend
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