New to board and new to mustangs

[foxtrot7]

Howdy all. New to this board so hey. First off let me say that untill 2 months ago I've always been a camaro man. My first car was a 79 z28 my grandmother modded and gave to me on my 16th. (Not a good first car to have at 16) Anyway my wife had been driving a sunfire and me a piece of crap truck for the past 3 years then my truck died and I found my self talking to a car salesman. I happened upon a 2003 mustang GT with only 4k miles manual transmision, cobra R rims and flowmasters (i think) exauhst for only 9k dollars. hesitent at first insisting I "HATED" mustangs the salesman talked me into a test drive and the next thing i knew i was drewling and signing away. well since i baught a new vehical it was only fair to let my wife buy one too. I thought she would be comming home with a small ecconomy car (she had talked like she wanted a hybrid soooo much . . . well she comes home with a 2004 pontiac GTO. NOT FAIR *&%$$ i spend 9k and she spends 36k and ends up with a chevy LT1 engine in a suprisingly light body popping out 380Hp STOCK. No big deal. I go with my friend who rebuilds old crappy looking imports and races them (definatly not a cosmetic racer but a pure power racer) anyway i go with him to firebird raceway (I dont streetrace nor condone it) to see if my stang can stand a chance against his car+13k in mods. well i get there and do i get to race my friend NO I get to race my lovely but suddenly cocky wife and i get smoked. Anyway I need to find a way to get my Hp better than hers for 25k (we made a deal that i get to match the cost of her car but no more. Not all at once i might add i dont have 25k in pocket but ab out 500 per month set aside for car fun. My first i was thinking. . . is there a kit i can get that turns that hood scoop from a decoration to practical. . . I hate how useles that thing is and know there is a way to ram air that thing. i did searches but so far found nothing. the next is definatly im thinking is tranny mods. . . now i am a truck driver so i spend most of my time in high torque 15 speed peterbuilts so i tend to be a lil hard on my tranny when racing what do you guys and gals think ive never done work on vehicals but am excited to do so . . . PS i want to keep it all street legal and NOS FREE and definately no high piched zzzzZZZZZZZ wind up toy sound

[GTStang]

#1 I don't know where you buy 2003 GT for 9K but tell me where cause I can make a living on that.

#2 You might loose to ya wife in her GTO but you should have barely lost unless you drive like shit.

#3 Ram Air does shit and CDC makes a Shaker hood for ya car but it's a wase of money other than for look.

#4 Turn around sell that 03 GT for at least 2x what you paid for it. Throw a down payment on an 03 Cobra use the $500 a month to pay for the car and insurance. Now call it a day cause that GTO isn't fucking touching an 03-04 Cobra.

[foxtrot7]

I baught it in phoenix at the automall at the pontiac dealership some contract with all the dealerships say they cant keep a car on the lot for more than 6 months if its not thier brands. . . How much more Hp does the cobra have. . . insurance realy isnt a problem with me i have max coverage with my company now for only 80/mo for my mustang. . . thanks for the infor on the hood scoop that would have been a big dissapointment. . . as far as being a shitty driver i wouldnt say im the best but definately not a bad driver just not much dragging exp. . . ive driven both cars and while i like the mustang better especial for its price in a stock to stock comparison the gto has the gt beat not by much but there is a very noticable difference

[SIKCRX]

i cant even find a 2003 V6 for 9k, something must seriously be wrong with your car if you only paid 9k for it. Was it in a wreck?

[Rodek]

Well the cobra comes with 390 stock i believe, but that ins't the best part about the car. It has tons of place for small improvments that brings about major hp gains. Also I was reading in the 5.0 magazine and they say that test s have shows that the engine can withstand around 1000hp with its stock internals so it is built tough as hell. A simple pully install could give you some major hp.

[KENNETH HUBBARD46]

Originally Posted by foxtrot7

Howdy all. New to this board so hey. First off let me say that untill 2 months ago I've always been a camaro man. My first car was a 79 z28 my grandmother modded and gave to me on my 16th. (Not a good first car to have at 16) Anyway my wife had been driving a sunfire and me a piece of crap truck for the past 3 years then my truck died and I found my self talking to a car salesman. I happened upon a 2003 mustang GT with only 4k miles manual transmision, cobra R rims and flowmasters (i think) exauhst for only 9k dollars. hesitent at first insisting I "HATED" mustangs the salesman talked me into a test drive and the next thing i knew i was drewling and signing away. well since i baught a new vehical it was only fair to let my wife buy one too. I thought she would be comming home with a small ecconomy car (she had talked like she wanted a hybrid soooo much . . . well she comes home with a 2004 pontiac GTO. NOT FAIR *&%$$ i spend 9k and she spends 36k and ends up with a chevy LT1 engine in a suprisingly light body popping out 380Hp STOCK. No big deal. I go with my friend who rebuilds old crappy looking imports and races them (definatly not a cosmetic racer but a pure power racer) anyway i go with him to firebird raceway (I dont streetrace nor condone it) to see if my stang can stand a chance against his car+13k in mods. well i get there and do i get to race my friend NO I get to race my lovely but suddenly cocky wife and i get smoked. Anyway I need to find a way to get my Hp better than hers for 25k (we made a deal that i get to match the cost of her car but no more. Not all at once i might add i dont have 25k in pocket but ab out 500 per month set aside for car fun. My first i was thinking. . . is there a kit i can get that turns that hood scoop from a decoration to practical. . . I hate how useles that thing is and know there is a way to ram air that thing. i did searches but so far found nothing. the next is definatly im thinking is tranny mods. . . now i am a truck driver so i spend most of my time in high torque 15 speed peterbuilts so i tend to be a lil hard on my tranny when racing what do you guys and gals think ive never done work on vehicals but am excited to do so . . . PS i want to keep it all street legal and NOS FREE and definately no high piched zzzzZZZZZZZ wind up toy sound

Start with the basics performance enhancers ...
Modified exhaust, cold air induction kit [ k & n filter ], good set of gears, then maybe a chip setup.

[TheStang00]

Originally Posted by SIKCRX

i cant even find a 2003 V6 for 9k, something must seriously be wrong with your car if you only paid 9k for it. Was it in a wreck?

9k is very believable to me. but i buy my cars at dealer auctions. i got my car for 5k when it was only 3 yrs old and had 57k miles. and its still in great shape

[351wStang]

Umm, this thread is over 2yrs old.

[TheStang00]

Originally Posted by 351wStang

Umm, this thread is over 2yrs old.

oh snap, i didnt even notice that. old threads need to stay old

[b3warnick]

Since the thread was 2004 and not now, that makes the story even crazier...dude bought a GT that was 1 year old for 9K? Wonder what ever happened?

[HiFlow5 0]

Originally Posted by b3warnick

Since the thread was 2004 and not now, that makes the story even crazier...dude bought a GT that was 1 year old for 9K? Wonder what ever happened?

LOL, wow no kidding. even though I would like to leave this open to laugh at, it must be closed to keep things current.