bpark8824

how reliable is a 99 GT with a vortech supercharger. The car has 71k miles on, full bolt ons and a vortech s/c. Its got all stock interanals. I know the mustangs are very reliable cars, but how much does it take away from a car to be s/c'ed.

02 Ninja

Are u buying this car? If so, i'd be very careful. If it's blown and has stock internals chances are there is a reason the person is selling it. 1st rule of thumb, is know that the person who had the car before you didn't put the vortech on it just to drive to church and back. Make sure you go thru the car with a fine tooth comb. The last thing you want to do is buy a car and have the MF'r break down on you the next week.

brian1570

thats what happened to me...xcept minus the super. ended up havin to rebuild the rear end and brakes right after i bought it. and now the motor is garbage so im doin a pi swap. o well [>:]i like wrenchin on it. its fun in away. just dont get too attached to the money in your bank account.

bpark8824

what things should I really look at and into when looking at the car?

bpark8824

any help would be awesome, I want to go look at the car soon

jv101

look at is as if your buying any car!

-Listen to how it starts up
-Listen to it run
-Drive it! dont be afraid to get on it a little!!!
-get on your hands and knees (or back) and look under the car, and what not
-pop the hood listen for any noises,sqeeks, etc..

Adam03GT

+1 only be EXTRA careful when you are looking because the supercharger has been putting 2x as much stress on everything than a non supercharged car.

How many miles has the SC been on the car for?

The main things you need to pay attention too is the motor, rear end, and the transmission because these are going to be the things eating all that extra stress.

bpark8824

he didnt say so i sent him an email about how long its been s/c'ed. Thanks for the help guys.

2000GT4.6

I have never been one to believe that just because a car is modified it is going to have problems.

Mine has around that milage, and has been FI for about 2 years now, with zero problems. I have to say that I take alot better care of my car, simply because of the money invested, than your average stock GT owner...

Drive it, and look at it. if its beat up, stuff dirty or missing inside, outside beat up etc more than likely its junk. If the interior is clean and nice, the exterior the same, and it runs and drives fine etc there is more than likely nothing wrong.

bpark8824

Thanks, its the right price and I just want it so bad. But knowing myself ill get there and instant i hear ill be like heres the cash. I have a problem with wanting something too much and then buying only to realize its not quite right lol. But i really wanna get this one and look through it good before i hand over that amount of cash.