r.barn

its all relative 87stang, they are just low relative to what they are getting out of v8's today., but you can take
care of that with highflow heads and cam.

they are so popular cause they are relatively cheap, have a ton of mods available, and were a great bang for the buck new.

lookinforastang

yep they were VERY cheap

remember the SVO? it cost 15 grand back in '86.. you could buy TWO mustang GT's for that price AND the mustang had more power

anthonydalrymple

People were taking thier foxbodies to the track after a few minor changes & running right with or better than the older "muscle cars" of the 60's to early '70's era. This opened the eyes of spectators & other "speed freaks" of the time to thier potential. The spectators & other people bought new or low mile Mustangs & history was in the making....

87 STANG

I know that, let me rephrase myself even though they have low horsepower they are still very popular is what i meant to say.

grabbem88

trust me thay "are" worth every penny....

anthonydalrymple

[] Oh.... Sorry.

Mikes Stang

The torque of the 5.0 was strong for its size. It really works well with the horsepower rating.

lookinforastang

yea 300ft/lbs torque back in 86-87 was ALOT

only car i can think of at the time that could compare is the Buick GNX but that cost over 30 grand new back in 87, not to mention they only made like 600 of them

GM could only match the 302 performance with a 350

chrysler was worthless in the 80s lol

mustang was and always will be the best bang-for-the-buck

FiveLiterRiceEater

i challenge that! 1969 camaro z28 with the 302. those engines were badass. i think they were a lot better than the ford 302's.

look at what cars came out during the fox reign. 79-93.

you had, like lookin said, GNs. Turbo 6 cylinders. they were pretty bad but they cost more than a fox.

you had your run of the mill f bodys with tpi motors in the late 80s. tpi engines sucked. really the IROC was the only decent F Body made in that time period.

like the GN's, there was the monte carlo ss, and the hurst olds cutlass. but the cutlass was expensive cause it was a limited production car and i think the montes cost more than the foxes too. plus they were boats. but they looked good.

mopar didnt really do anything during the 80s. chrysler had a conquest i think, it was pretty cool but it still sucked.

and then there were all the import cars that were starting to make an impact. but they still only had like 70 horsies stock

so 225hp and 300ft lbs really isnt that bad. infact it was quite a lot during the 80s due to all the emissions CRAP that they were putting on cars.

JD1969

A few thins to think about. First you can't compare the technology of the late 80's to today, a 4 cyl from then did not make 150 hp. Next you need to realize that the 302 was a motor that Ford used across the board, it went into van, trucks, 4 door family car etc, they just changed a few parts when it went into the Stang to pep it up. Also the design of the E7 heads is really not that great, but compared to other cars at the time the engines did very well.