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  1. tjmaxx

    Fox 5.0 Vs Sn95 5.0

    I want to get into a fox but I seem to find better deals on 94-95 gt's. What would be the pros and cons of each? I know the opinions are one sided in the sn95 forums but interested to hear. It would be a street car looking for sub 12 second car
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    Carb Vs Fuel Injection

    so I have recently opened my options up to 85 and older mustangs with a carb. I've always liked the 4 eye look but know 86 was the only fuel injected 4 eye so I always looked at fuel injection 86-93. Wondering what the benefit to car vs fuel injection or vise versa? My goal is to have a mid 11...
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    Replacing Floor Boards?

    im looking for a "project car" my requirements have been needs to be v8 and hopefully a 5spd so I don't have to swap either of those. Looking for a long term project. Don't even plan on driving for a few years. Want to make a 11 second street car long term goal. So long story short I found a...
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    Is This A Good Deal?

    Seems like fox body values have hit their high and may be coming down now unless they are mint or Clair to it? Anyway I have been looking for a project 5.0 to slowly build into a track/weekend cruise car. It is going to be a slow build as I have too many hobbies but miss having a mustang. I...
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    Saleens Or Big And Little's ?

    So I currently have 18x 9 chrome saleens on my 96gt. I have sumitomo 285's with about 5k miles on them. I have an opportunity to trade for some welds with mickey's out back and littles up front. How are these as.far as.driving around town or 50-100 miles round trip. Obviously their lighter what...
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    Patriot Heads

    What kind of power can a 2v expect from patriot stage 2 heads, a decent cam and a PI intake, Other mods would be pullies, Long tube headers, full catback, and a cold air intake? Also what cams would be best for NA or Nitrous? Is it worth looking into anything other than the stock PI intake or is...
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    Dyno Tune A Basically Stock 2valve

    Im considering getting a bama tuner for my 1996 gt, It only has a off-road x-pipe, catback, cold air intake and some other modslike 4.10's, king cobra clutch, lowering springs, short throw shifter, and im getting bbk pullies installed. Would it be beneficial to order the bama tuner and get a...
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    Speedometer Off

    I have a 4.10 gear in my 96 gt, I have a speed calibrator to fix the speedometer being off but my question is can I just purchase a tuner and fix the speedometer? I think the answer is no?
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    Really Down About My Car.

    I have a 1996 Mustang gt with some basic mods. Ive had it for 6 years and really always wanted to mod the heck out of it but never really had the extra cash I always buy other things because I have too many hobbies lol. The issue im running into is I wanted to start modding it this summer but...
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    1996 Gt, Wisconsin

    Im considering selling my car to pick up a new GT. It is a deep violet 1996 Mustang GT 5spd with black leather interior. The interior is in great shape. The body has no rust but the paint is not near pefect it has rock chips in the hood and some scratches on the rear bumper and random spots on...
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    Modding My 1996 Gt

    Ive been thinking a lot about getting a 2011 GT but I really dont want the payment so im thinking about modding my 1996 GT a little more. My goal for now would be to get into the 12's. I live about 10 minutes from a track so I would like to start going more often. Current mods: 4.10 gear...
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    1996 mustang GT Nitrous questions

    Hi I have a 1996 GT with about 123k miles on it. Ive had the car for about 6 years and always wanted it to be faster. For bang for the buck it looks like nitrous is the best way to go. I live close to a track and plan to really only use it there. Right now my car has: Offroad x pipe with mac...
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    slow mustang

    So im having a problem I just picked up my 96 gt from my mechanic! It was overheating and needed a new clutch cable! So the problem is my daily driver is a 2005 srt4 and its way faster than my GT and I cant be having that! My other problem is I cant spend too much on my Mustang because im buying...
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    Patriot Performance

    Are the Patriot performance heads worth buying over stop PI heads? And what is the power difference if any between the stage 2 and stage 3 heads? I was thinking about getting the Trickflow ones when they come out but there about $700 more than the stage 3 Patriot Performance ones? These will be...
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    SVO heads?

    Does anyone know of a place that still sells the svo heads?
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    Engine upgrades questions?

    So I am doing the PI conversion on my 96 GT but I want to add some extra horsepower over the standard PI parts. So I have the PI heads and cams from a 2003 GT. I plan to port the PI heads and I want to order some upgraded cams. I heard that the Comp 270's would be good to go with? But I was also...
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    Long Tubes

    Im looking at getting a set of long tubes I currently have the stock shorty headers hooked up to a mac catless x-pipe, and a mac catback with 3 1/2 tips. Is there anyway I can still use my exhaust set up? I was wondering if I could cut my x-pipe to fit the long tubes? if not does anyone know of...
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    A Few Questions on S197 Mustangs?

    Im thinking of buying either a new or used s197 GT soon havent decided if im buying new or used yet though? I have a few questions, it will be my daily driver so what kind of gas mileage are you guys getting mostly city driving? Also do the new 4.6l need premium or can they run on low or mid...
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    SCT tuner question?

    I just bought a used sct tuner from a guy and it said wrong vehicle. So I am guessing this means it is locked to his car. He told me it wasnt and that he set his car back to the stock tune. So my question is, is there anyway around it being locked or anyway for me to unlock it or is it a dud?
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    2001 Cobra good price?

    There is a 2001 tripple black Cobra convertable with 6,000 miles on it for sale near my house. Its a one owner and they want $18,000 for it. The only bad thing is it needs new tires because they have some rot from sitting it looks like. I thought that was a pretty decent price. Im kind of...