q8stang

im in the process of buying another foxbody and my plans for it is to run 10-11 sec 1/4 mile and for some reason everyone tells me to get a notch would be much better. and i was told that a hatch has more body flex. can some one please explain and tell me what is really the difference. and which one would be easier to work with and not give me headaches down the road.

jjw88mustang

notches weigh less im pretty sure

q8stang

is it alot less? but im more concerned about body flex and what is better and more reliable for a 1/4miler

Timspony

Notch is a stiffer & lighter car! ...The hatch has a lot of flex compared to the Coupe's trunk...

88BlueGT

yea weigh less but in most cases your going to pay alot more for a Notch than a Hatch. So figure what a few hundred lbs is worth to you.

q8stang

ok its the flex im concerned about because i dont want my car to be a pretzel

5.0kid

flex shouldnt be an issue if you want to run 10's your going to have to have a cage in it anyways and that should slove any flex problem

jtmustang

^^^agreed if flex is the only thing your worried about you will need a cage for those times anyways , and will want to have subframe connectors on top of the cage also..

q8stang

so other than wiegh the hatch and notch are the same? wuth subframe connectors and a roll cage

q8stang

will a roll cage, subframe connecters and a 17 lb fiberglass hatch make a a hatchback as good as a notchback? please help since i am buying a foxbody in the next 1-5 days and i dont want to make a mistake like i did 2 weeks ago. i do not want to end up with 10 mustangs