project stang

hey fellas, im 17 im my jr. year and i have a 95 "vert" gt {auto} mustang.
my parents ...with good grades...want to buy me a new car for graduation. so i can either get a new badd ass ride to make fast, or get a truck or somthin and turn the mustang into a killin machine cuz it wont be my daily driver. im just wonderin what ur thoughts were. i could do some fun stuf with the 5.0{supercharge it or somthin} or swap a460 into it im not sure. and yes i am well aware that fast cars cost money, break and with a 460 ill need new just about anything but my dad is a car nut and im sure hell help me do all the work.

well if i had your dads pockets to back my project up, i think ide make that 95 a killin machine to begin w/, and w/ no second thoughts

if i were you, i'd supercharge that engine...forced induction gives me a boner

haha lol that is what i think im gunna do

Yeah dude, make it a killing machine, to the point where its barely street legal

yeah i think i will take th 5.0 to the house. it is an auto so ill swap that out for a stick, thrown on some heads/cam,rollers/lifters, rear gears, x-haust, supercharger, crazy ass wheel/tire. and it should be good for low 11's i would think. ill probly thro a cage in there to cuz its a drop top and evenmtually get brakes and suspension in there wehn needed and i can keep that guy till im an old fart and let my kids rip up the streets with it. i mean i rolled over to 55k early this mornin comni form school. lol ill get a truck after i graduate and the stang can be put to rest till the summers and weekends. if the bottem end blows up on it it isnt like i dont have the time to fix it. and the tranny will be a pain i am well aware of the hassle but i have time and i have acces to any tool i need. any suggestions.

get a new truck...if your rents are paying and budget isn't limited get a 6L diesel F250 to pull the stang around. Then build a turbo beast out of the stang...no reason a turbo stang with a mild setup and an auto cant his low 11's.

William

I'd get a 7.3 for pulling. Better low end power, and the tranny wont burn out so fast if its auto.

my friends 6L harley does everything he needs it to and more without any problems...80mph+pulling his enclosed with his drag car and no problems yet. He loves it.

William

You can't go wrong with the 6.0l Power Stroke Turbo Diesel 32-valve V8 pushing 325hp and 570 lb-tq.

yeah i think i will take th 5.0 to the house. it is an auto so ill swap that out for a stick, thrown on some heads/cam,rollers/lifters, rear gears, x-haust, supercharger, crazy ass wheel/tire. and it should be good for low 11's i would think. ill probly thro a cage in there to cuz its a drop top and evenmtually get brakes and suspension in there wehn needed and i can keep that guy till im an old fart and let my kids rip up the streets with it. i mean i rolled over to 55k early this mornin comni form school. lol ill get a truck after i graduate and the stang can be put to rest till the summers and weekends. if the bottem end blows up on it it isnt like i dont have the time to fix it. and the tranny will be a pain i am well aware of the hassle but i have time and i have acces to any tool i need. any suggestions.

i guess some are a little more fortunate than some others, but in this case, most others!! damn filthy rich bastards..haha jk

ha no my folks are gettin me truck for graduating with good grades. they arnt payin the project tabs sry if i misled. i ment my dad will help me build it and tell me what im doin wrong.

even still to have them buy you a new truck makes you more fortunate than most...Enjoy it :)

William

oh most definatly im real luck and gratfull for my folks help, they are pretty well off and i just want to keep the stang im my dads garage and when its all done ill have a fun weekend toy to take my kids out in and have some fun trashin all the street cars. is there anyway to make my mustang handel well while be fast to. like for instance my dad has a 360 modena and my brother has a prelude and they are both insane handelers. will a good coilover kit or just springs/shocks take me anywere near that. its fun to drive straight but in my bros car we took a michagan E-way off ramp at a buck30. its a blast

yes look around they can handle quite well...I wouldn't put a prelude in a modena's class though LOL but the stang will handle if that's what you want...there are always tradeoffs though, if it's set to handle bad ass most likely it wont launch increadibly hard...

William

yeah i know its hard to have everything lol the trad offs kinda suck sometimes. and acually i have driven both thos car and my brothers lude is right now possibly a better handeler{tnn coilovers} and even before them that little japanesse bucket suprises me

I just read your other thread about superchargers; if you're getting a new car, then why not get an '04 Cobra? It will handle better than your 95, it's already blown, and responds well to basic mods without comprimising driveability.

If you really want to do a motor swap, Ford Racing sells a drop-in 4.6 DOHC (Cobra) motor with a T-45 tranny, computer, and wiring harness for around $6k. Those little 4.6's are fun :iceslolan

Or, you could always get a 6.0L Powerstroke, slap a chip in it, some 5" exhaust, and outrun your 5.0 with 6 people riding with you :p

the new cobra is expensive and i dont want to take advantage of my folks i would rather take the 5.0 and put my money into it that way i dont haev to say my car is mommy powered. and it will have to be my daily driver if i get a new mustang

If you want a nice daily driver Mustang, I've seen Mach 1s go for low $20's. Just an idea!

I like the SVT Lightning, even tho its a lil off topic, especially sense I don't think it has a lot of towing capacity. Those babies can move tho and ah idk haha.
Im still with my orrigional thought of making that car a bad ass racer

Lightnings rock. They have no business handling like they do, they got the go when you need it, the tow when you need it, and about the most comfortable interior I've seen in a truck (gotta love suede!!). Too bad they only get 12 mpg!