For my whole life I have been into imports. But I recently sold my 1993 RX-7 and have about $8k to spend. I have never owned an American car, although I'm as white as they come

. I have done a little research, and have narrowed my year choices down to 1995-1998. Really though, I still am clueless about these cars. Can someone tell me about their reliability, performance, modifying ability, etc... Also, what is a Cobra, GT, which years are 5.0, are the 5.0's faster than their V-6 counterparts... This type of information would be greatly appreciated, thanks.