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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Default Which year is better?

alright so ifyou had to pick between a stock 1990 lx or a 1993 lx which one would be better and for what reasons. ruling out the condition of them jsut based on the specs of each which year is better? and they are completely stock and both 5 spds
Old Apr 13, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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well the 90 would have forged pistons whereas the 93 wouldnt...so if you had boost in mind thats something to think about.
Old Apr 13, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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The 92/93 have painted body trim, instead of the black trim.
Old Apr 13, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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I love my 93 because it is the end of an era But the Hyperteuctic pistons are definitely a downfall....

Here are some links to some good info on the differences between years:

http://home.pon.net/hunnicutt/history.htm

http://www.mustangregistry.org/year.htm

Old Apr 14, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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I personally would go with 90 because of forged pistons, but I am all about some FI
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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Get a '92
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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ORIGINAL: 94Yellow50

well the 90 would have forged pistons whereas the 93 wouldnt...so if you had boost in mind thats something to think about.
How about the 91....
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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how about an '89?
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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well the 90 would have forged pistons whereas the 93 wouldnt...so if you had boost in mind thats something to think about.
How about the 91....
all the way up till 92 were forged..the 93s are whenthey started the hyper pistons..
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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lol, yeah, all the FI 5.0's were forged til 93. i'd get the 90. no airbag in the steering wheel so you have tilt and you can change it to a better looking one very easily...but if you think u might need an airbag, get the 93



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