mustang 5.0 luv em or hate em?

[TRD2000]

did you rev the EVO and the WRX to about 5 then drop the clutch? it's the only way to launch them right... i prefer 4/awd but yeah the focus has lower COG and stiffer suspension so it should feel more sharp...

NOS is a pretty bodgy way to make more power... cheap and effective i guess. i'm just thinking as far as tunable goes, look at toyotas 3s-gte and the 2JZ... turn up the boost on an MR2 for "round 10whp ber psi" and the stock turbo can go up round 5psi. so theres 50 hp with hardly any cost... and the engine can handle round 500hp on the standard internals before you need to change them..and thats just the 4cyl. the 2jz is very similar but with two turbos and two extra cylinders... the same pistons and rods fit. See thats my idea of a car thats designed to be tunable... the standard car, the way its built by the factory has potential, not just the aftermarket parts...

[TRD2000]

i guess what's available would also be affected by what country you're in...

[Muscletang]

Originally Posted by TRD2000

i'd rather have an EVO 8 or a GTR ...Supra.... M3... Monaro... actually pretty much ANY HSV... hell, i'd get a BA falcon before i'd get one of the newer mustangs... (except maybe the newest)

You listed the above cars and you guys are talking about mods and how they will "whoop" a mustang.
I'm guessing you guys haven't heard of the 03 svt cobra have you? It's the perfect example about mustangs and mods. The car responds so well to mods its insane.
Need an example? Venom has a package that includes: a computer chip, headers, x-pipe, performance mufflers, cold air induction, and under drive pulleys. It will cost you $1,500 will give you an 11.7 in the 1/4 mile and will boost your hp and torque well past 400. So now I have a car that beats a z06 vette and viper in the 1/4 mile and cost me much less.
I dont hear about any of the above cars listed doing that.

[TRD2000]

actually i could probably get any of the above cars for less than the mustang you mentioned. the evo 8 would be the most difficult. as i said it depends what country you're in.

my next question is do you know what ALL of the above cars are and what their performance potential is.

[Filthy Sanchez]

Originally Posted by Polygon

In the 80s the 5.0L was a horrible engine. 176 HP from a V8 is not what I call impressive. In the 90s they made it better, it is an alright engine, but there are much better bases to start with.

I would disagree about there being much better bases to start with. As a mtter of fact I think the 5.0 (302) is second in after market support behind the Chevy 350.

[Filthy Sanchez]

Originally Posted by TRD2000

actually i could probably get any of the above cars for less than the mustang you mentioned. the evo 8 would be the most difficult. as i said it depends what country you're in.

my next question is do you know what ALL of the above cars are and what their performance potential is.

Yes and as stated before for the money few have the potential of the 5.0s. I really wasn't a fan of the 5.0 body style but any car you mentioned you can buy, give me the same amount of $$ will each fix them up for drg, track you name it and the 5.0 will win most of the time. That's just fact.

[illegal_eagle187]

i wouldnt say the 5.0 mustangs are over rated.....if anything somewhat underrated..215 hp, 300 lb. ft. torque.....0-60mph: 6.4 seconds...1/4mile....14.9

[Muscletang]

Start a new thread please. Don't bring up 8 month old ones.

[Filthy Sanchez]

Originally Posted by Muscletang

Start a new thread please. Don't bring up 8 month old ones.

Sorry bro I liked this one, as well I thought I'd ring in and say 5.0 Mustangs are a kick ass bargain.

[Muscletang]

Originally Posted by Filthy Sanchez

Sorry bro I liked this one, as well I thought I'd ring in and say 5.0 Mustangs are a kick ass bargain.

It's alright, but if you start a new one the mods won't shut it down

[mustangmann9]

http://www.turbochargedpower.com/198...ek%20Clary.htm

and this is why 5.0's suck

[mustangmann9]

http://www.turbochargedpower.com/198...stang%20LX.htm

[Deuce Is Wild]

I don't know of a better sounding car besides maybe a Ferrari, but I think it's just because they rev real fast and don't sound like the typical 4 popping Honda's that we hear around these parts.

Plus the aftermarket support is great, and they are cheap to customize, which doesn't matter much to me but it's a plus.

[Shpyder]

They look ugly. Mustangs and Thunderbirds completely lost their heritage and shape in between, I think the designers screwed up big time. The newer ones are pretty sweet, and the way the they took designing cues from older models is something I like. But the twin turbo 5.0s do 7s on the quarter, right?

[TRD2000]

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