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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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Ok i just wanted to know how fast the 2.3L mustangs will actually go cause i kno my gauge goes to 180mph but how high can it actually go.
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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Ok i just wanted to know how fast the 2.3L mustangs will actually go cause i kno my gauge goes to 180mph but how high can it actually go.
Probably around 100. Hell, my checkbook still has checks in it. Soooo... I can spend til I run out of checks!
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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Ok i just wanted to know how fast the 2.3L mustangs will actually go cause i kno my gauge goes to 180mph but how high can it actually go.
Probably around 100. Hell, my checkbook still has checks in it. Soooo... I can spend til I run out of checks!
hey...THAT is a good metaphor Harve!
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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your guage says 180!? i though that even with the 5.0s it only went to 140[&:]
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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I think the cobras only go to 140...mabye 160 can't remember[&:]
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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lol i kno it dont go 180 but yea that is what it has on the gauge
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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lol i kno it dont go 180 but yea that is what it has on the gauge
the 2.3L stock gauge should only go to 85. i blew my engine at about 100. so id say around 95
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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You sure it doesn't say 180 KM?? Like a Canadian car?
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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hard too see but here u can take a look (steering wheel dirty casue thast a shot when i first picked it up[:'(]) it smelled like crap and had so much gross stuff in there like old chocolate and news papers haah!
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hahaha your meter reads in kph on the outside, the green ring is ur mph, which only goes to 110. i wouldnt push ur car past 100 though. the small engines arent meant to handle that much. trust me i know[8D]



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