majustin1

I hate to ask a question like this, and i am not trying to be insulting at all. This is my first 5.0 post.
My friend has 5-8 grand to spend and he likes the fox. BUT, he doesnt know a lot about working on them, but like everyone else he wants it to be wicked fast. He really wants to outrun my mustang and with some of the times i have seen thrown down while reading up on the 5.0 forums, i dont see to many foxes running a 13.5 unless they are pretty heavily modded and running DRs. I also have mine custom tuned w/ and intake good for up to 25 more ponies.

What year would be a good year for him to buy? I am partial to a 93 or 88, but i heard some power making problems with the 93 (maybe the heads??? i forgot)
I know the HCI swap is what most suggest, but i know he cannot do that by himself and i am not much better.
I thought about getting him to fix up the suspension first because all stangs need some suspension work, that is actually a weaker point of my car. What should he get and would it be worth it for a daily driver as far as feeling fast goes?
What overall direction should i push him in???
Thanks for the help and i hope i didnt step on any toes, just dont know much about tha 5.0s

92hatchLX

Is it a T5 or AOD?

w8less

gears suspension and dr. thats where everyone should start

mattdel

slap a procharger on it with some DR's, 12's all day, until you break some suspension pieces

r.barn

5.0's are easy to work on and tons of mods for them.

If he could buy a decent 5.0 and put and s/c or turbo on it
it would rock some shyt.

93's were rated with less hp, but it was a math change by Ford
They had same engine and made same power

89 and newer will be MAF
90 and newer will have air bags

nice 89-93 coupe/notch would be nice.

LTnone

A decent h/c/i will run a 13.5.

w8less

NOTCH FTW!!!

like i posted up above get the suspension and tires whats the point of making more power if you can't put the power your making right now down to the ground

92hatchLX

No they didn't, the 1993's had hypereutectic pistons. But they did make the same power.

92hatchLX

oops

92cobra

first off i take offense to the 5.0s not hitting 13.5s. On a stock engine basically, the 5.0 can run 12s with JUST suspension. So.........maybe he should buy any 5.0, throw a grand into suspension and then you can ask yourself why you didnt start with suspension.