Newbie here.
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Newbie here.
Hi, I copy/pasted this from another, yet smaller Stang forum. This looks like it must be one of the biggest on the net.
I'm considering buying something like a '97-'99 MGT for my 16.9 year old son.
Well I might drive it myself occasionally.
I've got a lot of questions.
1. I live in an emissions testing county, Harris County, Texas. I worry about how hard it's gonna be to pass if I get a GT with some minor engine mods or if we add minimal mods ourselves. Plus with the car being 5-7 years old...
2. I don't have to have the fastest car on the road. Besides the drag racing laws here suck big time now. So very high performance is not a big issue. I'm more concerned with reliability, reasonable performance, and fairly decent gas mileage. Do ya'll think the GT is the right car for this?
3. Manual tranny is a must. But I've heard that the '98 had minor clutch probs. Isn't there a good aftermarket clutch that's rock solid? About how much $?
4. What other probs. should I look for in the '97-'99 era?
5. What are the best mods to do? Nothing radical, no nos, turbos, etc...
Okay, well maybe a small shot of nos in the future.
6. How's the brakes? Rear disc?
That's enough for now. More to come.
Thanking you all in advance.
Charlie
I'm considering buying something like a '97-'99 MGT for my 16.9 year old son.
Well I might drive it myself occasionally.
I've got a lot of questions.
1. I live in an emissions testing county, Harris County, Texas. I worry about how hard it's gonna be to pass if I get a GT with some minor engine mods or if we add minimal mods ourselves. Plus with the car being 5-7 years old...
2. I don't have to have the fastest car on the road. Besides the drag racing laws here suck big time now. So very high performance is not a big issue. I'm more concerned with reliability, reasonable performance, and fairly decent gas mileage. Do ya'll think the GT is the right car for this?
3. Manual tranny is a must. But I've heard that the '98 had minor clutch probs. Isn't there a good aftermarket clutch that's rock solid? About how much $?
4. What other probs. should I look for in the '97-'99 era?
5. What are the best mods to do? Nothing radical, no nos, turbos, etc...
Okay, well maybe a small shot of nos in the future.
6. How's the brakes? Rear disc?
That's enough for now. More to come.
Thanking you all in advance.
Charlie
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Joined: Jul 2004
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RE: Newbie here.
Even though i wouldnt recomend any v8 mustangs for a 16 year old ill try to answer your questions as best i can.............
1. It shouldnt be hard to pass emissions as long as i dont remove the cats and put all emission legal parts on it.
2.yea id say that mustangs are fairly reliable concidering u got one that was properly mantained. and they arnt to bad on gass usually get around 14-17 in the city and 18- 21 on the highway.
3.ive never heard of any clutch problems but there are many good aftermarket clutched that rang from $160 to over $300 I got a ram hd clutch kit that was around $160
4.No realy sure on this one but nothin serious that i know of
5.Easy one, gears(3.73 or 4.10), exhaust, CAI, short shift and if u get a 96-98 PI swap
6.Brakeks are decent with 11.5" discs up front and 11" discs in the back but brakes ar easily upgradable
1. It shouldnt be hard to pass emissions as long as i dont remove the cats and put all emission legal parts on it.
2.yea id say that mustangs are fairly reliable concidering u got one that was properly mantained. and they arnt to bad on gass usually get around 14-17 in the city and 18- 21 on the highway.
3.ive never heard of any clutch problems but there are many good aftermarket clutched that rang from $160 to over $300 I got a ram hd clutch kit that was around $160
4.No realy sure on this one but nothin serious that i know of
5.Easy one, gears(3.73 or 4.10), exhaust, CAI, short shift and if u get a 96-98 PI swap
6.Brakeks are decent with 11.5" discs up front and 11" discs in the back but brakes ar easily upgradable
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Joined: Nov 2004
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RE: Newbie here.
Thanks for the info.
Here's another idea.
What about trying to find a decent 1990 GT? I could get one of those much cheaper than a '98 or so. That would leave more $ for mods. Also, the '90 looks like it's a little smaller than the later ones.
Here's another idea.
What about trying to find a decent 1990 GT? I could get one of those much cheaper than a '98 or so. That would leave more $ for mods. Also, the '90 looks like it's a little smaller than the later ones.
