[71mopar383]

Im looking to jump ship from the Mopar world to the Ford side of town and Im looking at getting a 05-09 GT Convertible 5 sp. 1st thing I probably should do is change my login name but is there and pros or cons between model yrs? Should I look at one over the other? Im going to use it as my daily driver for a couple of yrs until I add too many go fast parts and have to make it my toy. And Im trying to figure out the difference between a GT and a CS/GT. Thx

[lightblade]

A CS (california special) is just an appearance package(different front/rear fascia hood/side scoops and decals). In 07 the coolant hose configuration changed most prefer the 07 + , also mid 08 the heads changed to accept one-piece spark plugs over the old style two-piece which there are problems with. Also if u want i reccomend a one-touch convertible top module mod i did it to my 07 and love it. Also in 09 the intake manifold changed to incorporate the CMCV (charge motion control valves) into the intake in a one piece design. Most prefer the pre 09 design where the cmcv assembly is seperate( also reccomend doing a cmcv delete plate mod, tune is required though). Hope this gives ya some answers thats all i can think of off the top of my head.

[wusthof]

I personally like the GT/CS's front and rear bumper covers. They come with the 18" polished bullit style wheels. The front seats also have different colored inserts. I'm not for the side scoops tho, but to each his own - It all depends on the difference in pricing between the two trim levels - is the "appearance" pkg of the GT/CS worth the xtra bux. GL meng