Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
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RE: Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
ORIGINAL: fastback79
Thank you all for the responses. I'm a corvette racer and new to the Ford Mustang community. Mustang owners are by far the best!!! Glad you are all satisfied with your V6s. It look as if there is a good sized performance aftermarkes for the sixers. Not looking to run quater miles but would like a good balance between gas mileage and performance. Is it easy to bump these cars up to 250hp with simple bolt ons?
Thank you all for the responses. I'm a corvette racer and new to the Ford Mustang community. Mustang owners are by far the best!!! Glad you are all satisfied with your V6s. It look as if there is a good sized performance aftermarkes for the sixers. Not looking to run quater miles but would like a good balance between gas mileage and performance. Is it easy to bump these cars up to 250hp with simple bolt ons?
These cars come from the factory rated at 210 hp and 240 tq to the crank. So If you are talking crankshaft horsepower, then yes it is very easy to reach 250 hp.
My only gripe about the v6 is the fact that it does not come with a limited slip differential. After my bolt ons,I end up doing the one wheel peelwhenever I try to launch hard from a stop. Most people on this board with sixxers end up installing a lsd or swapping to a GT rearend.
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Acworth, GA
RE: Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
ORIGINAL: rock61992
You know at first i wished i had a GT, but honestly i love my sixxer, and the several grand you will save can easily go towards modding your car and making it your own. With the few mods i have(dual exhaust, tint, wheels & tires, and remote start alarm) i get stares from all over the place as if it was a $60,000 beast. Unless you are planning on doing some hard core street racing, id say the 4.0 is a perfect daily driver. Good looks, good sound (with exhaust) and your sixxer would get you from A to B in style and would always keep you happy without the overkill of haveing a V8 for a DD. Good luck either way you go, and welcome to mustang forums as well as the rest of the mustang world.
You know at first i wished i had a GT, but honestly i love my sixxer, and the several grand you will save can easily go towards modding your car and making it your own. With the few mods i have(dual exhaust, tint, wheels & tires, and remote start alarm) i get stares from all over the place as if it was a $60,000 beast. Unless you are planning on doing some hard core street racing, id say the 4.0 is a perfect daily driver. Good looks, good sound (with exhaust) and your sixxer would get you from A to B in style and would always keep you happy without the overkill of haveing a V8 for a DD. Good luck either way you go, and welcome to mustang forums as well as the rest of the mustang world.
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From: Acworth, GA
RE: Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
ORIGINAL: illin
Not that I am rolling in it...but money isnt a big object with me. I just chose the 6 and would do it again.
I am getting an average of 25 mpg (over 5+ tanks now) and am very pleased with that...I have a semi-hippy wife, so I have to make some sacrafices. We both give and take a bit or I would be in a Prius.
The Pony 6 is a great car...handles like a dream, plenty of zip around town and very manageable as a daily driver. I would buy the same car agin in a heartbeat.
If money is important...most 8 guys are averaging around 17ish...whereas 6's are around 23. Insurance can be double or even triple for those extra ponies too.
As for simple power...a CAI and tune will transform the car. If you want to go all out...you can for FI at some point...but they do just fine zipping in and out of traffic as is. I didnt buy mine to show off...I bought it because I grin all the way to work (and that is saying something!).
For $21Kish, I could have gotten another Accord or the Mustang. I made the right choice...no doubt.
Not that I am rolling in it...but money isnt a big object with me. I just chose the 6 and would do it again.
I am getting an average of 25 mpg (over 5+ tanks now) and am very pleased with that...I have a semi-hippy wife, so I have to make some sacrafices. We both give and take a bit or I would be in a Prius.
The Pony 6 is a great car...handles like a dream, plenty of zip around town and very manageable as a daily driver. I would buy the same car agin in a heartbeat.
If money is important...most 8 guys are averaging around 17ish...whereas 6's are around 23. Insurance can be double or even triple for those extra ponies too.
As for simple power...a CAI and tune will transform the car. If you want to go all out...you can for FI at some point...but they do just fine zipping in and out of traffic as is. I didnt buy mine to show off...I bought it because I grin all the way to work (and that is saying something!).
For $21Kish, I could have gotten another Accord or the Mustang. I made the right choice...no doubt.
.Jk.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: California
RE: Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
I say if you're asking this, get the V8. Sure I love my 6, and it's more than enough to get me in trouble. But if you can afford it, why not get the 8? And I say afford it meaning insurance, gas, money for mods you want to do to the car.
Joined: Dec 2007
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RE: Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
If you want a GT get a GT! You'll pay more but: V8, 300 HP,dual exhaust, rear sway-bar, bigger brakes, LSD.... all is in the price
I've bought a Six because I had a good offer on it; but....I didneed to invest:
1. Fora rear sway bar (base V6rear is marshmallow-like[:@]); so if you want a Six get the Pony Package!
2.for a tune with CAI for the automatic; so if you want a Six it worth it absolutely
3.For a new exhaust (only single axleback, dual will come soon);so if you want a Sixget a dual for a good muscle car look and sound
I'm now happy with it!
Last point: I don't think there is so a great MPG advantage for theV6 Cologne(old (very old) engine, 2 valves) to theV8 (modular, 3 valves, better electronic)[&:]
I've bought a Six because I had a good offer on it; but....I didneed to invest:
1. Fora rear sway bar (base V6rear is marshmallow-like[:@]); so if you want a Six get the Pony Package!
2.for a tune with CAI for the automatic; so if you want a Six it worth it absolutely
3.For a new exhaust (only single axleback, dual will come soon);so if you want a Sixget a dual for a good muscle car look and sound
I'm now happy with it!
Last point: I don't think there is so a great MPG advantage for theV6 Cologne(old (very old) engine, 2 valves) to theV8 (modular, 3 valves, better electronic)[&:]
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Sterling Heights, MI
RE: Trying to decide a V6 or V8?
Shop around and get insurance quotes on the GT, you might be surprised at how cheap it can be. I know out of all the cars I was looking at getting before I bought my GT, the GT was the cheapest...
Pontiac GTO
Saturn SKY Redline
Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Pontiac Grand Prix GXP
Pontiac G6 GTP
Mine is only $840/6mo.
Pontiac GTO
Saturn SKY Redline
Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Pontiac Grand Prix GXP
Pontiac G6 GTP
Mine is only $840/6mo.