$5k more for a GT worth it?
08-10-2011, 06:42 PM
#11
6th Gear Member
I tend to think of it more like, "Is $5000 less for a V6 worth it?"
If I couldn't have a V8 I wouldn't have bought a Stang. The V6 in my sig I bought for my g/f.
If I couldn't have a V8 I wouldn't have bought a Stang. The V6 in my sig I bought for my g/f.
08-10-2011, 06:50 PM
#12
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^^^These
08-10-2011, 07:22 PM
#14
2nd Gear Member
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I am planning to buy a new stang by labor day and currently I have my eyes on a 2012 3.7 performance pckg. for $28k & a 2011 5.0 performance pckg. for $33k and Im wondering if it is worth it or not:/ Decisions decisions. The GT seems to be considerably less then the rest ive seen. I might plan to procharge the v6 in the future but not until I can find a used kit cheap. I am ok with 300hp but would like to have around 400hp. :/
Buy a 10 GT for <6banger
08-10-2011, 11:59 PM
#17
If you're going going to Procharge a V6, then you definitely want performance. Why not start with the better platform--the GT!
Test drive both, rev the engines. The SOUND alone will make the GT worth it.
Test drive both, rev the engines. The SOUND alone will make the GT worth it.
08-11-2011, 01:05 AM
#19
The Paranoid One
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I am planning to buy a new stang by labor day and currently I have my eyes on a 2012 3.7 performance pckg. for $28k & a 2011 5.0 performance pckg. for $33k and Im wondering if it is worth it or not:/ Decisions decisions. The GT seems to be considerably less then the rest ive seen. I might plan to procharge the v6 in the future but not until I can find a used kit cheap. I am ok with 300hp but would like to have around 400hp. :/
Yes it is worth it for the GT.
Why procharge the V6 and pay just as much as you would for the GT and not have more potential like you do with the GT as WELL as not having to worry about the engine going boom or other troubles and hassles that aftermarket supercharging can present? Making sure you have a good tune, dealing with heat soak, other problems that arise etc, etc.
Makes no sense to supercharge the V6 vs getting a V8 in these cars if power is what you want. Unless you are one of those guys who enjoy trying to push a V6 as far as it can go etc.
Again yes the GT is worth 5k more and ESPECIALLY worth the cost over supercharging a V6!
