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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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[align=left]Straight forward my budget is kind of limited and it has come down to what i can find in my area and that is either:
[/align]1999-around 2002 Mustang V6 OR
1996-1998 Mustang GT (Very few 99+ GT's in my range)

Just wondering what would be the best one to get for upgrading potential if i plan on doing normal daily driving, upgrading parts like exhaust, engine parts etc, super charger or turbo upgrade and maybe seeing the track a few times. Im leaning towards the 96-98 GT's.
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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No one here is going to say "Get a 6er!!!".....
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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well even though the 96-98 gts arent the fasted mustangs you still have that american muscle v8 sound. dont get the v6
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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its not the power it has...its the power it CAN make lol! go with the V8!
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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if i were you i would look for 94-98GT's, if you're low on money and want to make your car fast, go for the 94/95 GT, they have the 5.0 instead of 4.6 so therefore are cheaper and easier to mod. And everything cept the taillights look identical to 96-98GT
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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ok awesome Thanks!, just wanted a second opinion, can't wait to get a v8 lol
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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I had a 240sx before this, my GT feels soo much faster than that car, torque makes a bigdifference
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 04:07 AM
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Get a civic!!!






Haha jm. Thats not even funny sorry. But non-pi ftw!
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 04:51 AM
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get a 6er.....lol poisnd u....

but no seriously if you are strapped for cash get the 94-95 5.0 version if you got a lil money get the 96-98 and do the P.I swap find some heads off of the new edges choice is yours....
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 05:25 AM
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I dunno if you guys have ever done it, but from what I have seen/heard the SN-95 cars are a little harder to play with than the foxbody 5.0s, the computer etc and lots of parts that don't bolt up (headers etc).

The NPI 96-98 cars are pretty slow bone stock, but if you can afford to buy a 1000~ dollar PI engine and drop it in yourself you have a fairly decent platform to mod for a cheap price. No matter how you slice it, going with a NPI car and putting a PI engine in it will be cheaper than just buying a PI car.



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