Old Camaro/Mustang...

[dampachi]

Originally Posted by illegal_eagle187

fox body is the way to go....find one for about 1-2k and have the 3-4 k in upgrades and you will be haulin ass

You have it backwards. Find one for 3-4k..and do 2k in mods and you'll be haulin ass.

[BullDog71ss]

Yeah, what dampachi said...get one for at least $3,500
Anything less will be in bad shape. Also, whatever you get, do NOT get a convertable model if you want to do anything but go in a strait line, no matter what kind of deal you find. Oh yeah, get one from 1989 or up, it'll have a mass air unit installed from the factory, and that's half the battle.

[TheStang00]

yes 5.0 is referring to the motor, that motor is also often reffered to as a 302. but with 2k you can make a fox haul ass.

[SRP | Lucian]

So basically he would whoop my ass if I was driving a Z31T? One more thing, he wanted to know if it had any problems racing from a stop? Is it FR or FF? His internet should be back up soon so he will probably be posting soon.

Uh-oh...

[dampachi]

front engine, rear wheel drive.

[YodaGeek]

Hello guys, first post here. Thanks for helping me out Stephen. Anyways, thanks a lot for all of the help guys. Sorry I couldn't post myself but my internets been down. Anyways, would my Fox Body 5.0 Stang whoop his Z31T's bottom? Thank you.

Edit: One more thing, I hear the Mustangs get completely crap gas mileage. Is there any way to make this thing more efficient on gas? I heard it get's like 12 MPG, yuck!

[illegal_eagle187]

no i can find a 1-2k dollar fox body in good condition, u just gotta look around hard enough, but yeah i agree the average price of a pretty good one is around 3k

[illegal_eagle187]

i have not heard of them getting 12 mpg......shit i know big ass suburbans getting better than that

[dampachi]

Originally Posted by illegal_eagle187

no i can find a 1-2k dollar fox body in good condition, u just gotta look around hard enough, but yeah i agree the average price of a pretty good one is around 3k

bullshit. the only $1k foxbody i've seen was a rolling chassis. Good condition foxes start at $2,500.

[dampachi]

[quote=YodaGeek]Hello guys, first post here. Thanks for helping me out Stephen. Anyways, thanks a lot for all of the help guys. Sorry I couldn't post myself but my internets been down. Anyways, would my Fox Body 5.0 Stang whoop his Z31T's bottom? Thank you.

Edit: One more thing, I hear the Mustangs get completely crap gas mileage. Is there any way to make this thing more efficient on gas? I heard it get's like 12 MPG, yuck![/QUOTE]



That's the trade off. Want performance? Okay, then it's gonna eat gas. If you're looking for economy and performance..you want a turbo'd four banger. Not a heads/cam/intake V8.

[drftk1d]

naw turbo 4 cyls dont necesarily get good mileage either, i thought the evolution would be better on gas than it is.

i've seen foxbody stangs for 1k.

[GTStang]

Only 87-93 Fox body that I would touch for 1K are rolling chassis no engine/trans.

The gas mileage is not anything to write home about but certainly not 12mpg. Think more like avg. high teens to 20 if you don't drive like an ass.

[YodaGeek]

Thank you for the replies. What are some good turbo'd four bangers if I do decide to go down that road?

[runningmole]

Originally Posted by dampachi

for $5,000 you're not going to get an old car thats fast and handles. foxbodies handle like shopping carts. but they can go fast in a straight line.

But that's fixable! Maximum Motorsports or Griggs Racing goodies will change that shopping cart handling ability! Nothing like a brick on wheels showing a modern car what it can do! Subframes and infloors, and no more chassis flex!
http://www.socalstangs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1271

[illegal_eagle187]

Originally Posted by dampachi

bullshit. the only $1k foxbody i've seen was a rolling chassis. Good condition foxes start at $2,500.

ur in a different part of the country, i guess prices are different up there than from down here