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Old 10-18-2006, 02:06 AM
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I drove a 98 GT, and it wouldn't turn the tires at all in first without the clutch. Then I drove mine, and it would do nothing but burn the tires in first. Of course, it had wider tires on it than mine does. It just felt slow in general though. I don't like anything after 93 and before 99 in terms of power. Just my opinion.
+1 i totally agree with you on that twisted!
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:07 AM
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if you get them spinning fast enough the car should eventually pick a side to lean to. it wont necessarily fishtail though.

suspension also effects how the car reacts

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Old 10-18-2006, 02:17 AM
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I can keep her sideways through 3rd on motor. On the bottle, I've stepped out going into 4th.
Man, that's a fast car! Mine roasts through second. I doubt it will after I get some decent tires though.
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:34 AM
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my friend has a 98 gt BONE STOCK, nothing touched 14k miles.... he was retiring a set of tires so he could get new ones before he left for school, trying to burn out and such didn't work to great lol, he nailed 1 really good donut, had it through first shifted into second and the car kept going after that it was all just dropping the clutch and leaving a little smoke, but his car is pretty quick, he is BONE stock and beat my other friends 98 GT both 5spds, kid has 3.73s, CAI,catted x pipe with slp loud mouth IIs, Shortthrow shifter and i think subframes... he beat him not once but like 4 times... /shrug

your right 94-98 was kinda crappy years for stangs.
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:37 AM
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my friend said the only reason that car does that is it because its a 5speed, and my car is an auto so my car wont do that, wats ur guys take on this?
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:40 AM
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well 5 speeds do have the ability to dump the clutch and they lose less power through the t5 than the aod so in a way thats right but u should still be able to do it
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:40 AM
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whats with all the hate on the 94-95 5.0's i have a 95 cobra but everyone seemed to like it when i showed pics
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:44 AM
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oh i luv the body styling of those cars especially the cobras.... i just think if anything ford should have made them more powerful not less.... well not really less just a diferent way of calculating it..... my fav body style is the 96 cobra out of all the years
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:46 AM
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damn the 5 speed has that much power over the auto
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:50 AM
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no but u lose less hp to the wheels through a t5 than an aod.... they prob make 10-15 more to the wheels
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