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    1st nite of Barrett Jackson Auction,Stangs!!

    It is because of guys with your attitude my goal in life is to win Powerball, buy a few Hemi Cudas, yank the powertrains for swaps into real cars (i.e. C-bodies) and crush what's left.
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    November 2005 Mustang Sales Decrease

    Yeah now comes the time when the dealer network hurts Ford by trying to charge too much for the cars. The market has really cooled off and inventories swollen, hopefully the dealers will get the message and start selling them like normal cars instead of gold-plated ones.
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    new Challenger

    Have you ever driven a Hemi-powered LX car? It will teach you the meaning of the word "torque." Also, IRS isn't boring, ask any Cobra owner.
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    new Challenger

    Un f'n believable. On www.chargerforums.com all I read about is whining about "why doesn't it look like the '99 concept" and the only other person I see on the net who actually knows the facts is on a Mustang board. Outstanding post.
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    Who Wears A Helmet At The Track Going 15s And Up

    Out here, they make you wear a helmet in a convertible no matter what you run. I feel it is a silly waste, and if they didn't make me wear one I wouldn't do it. I would definately roll my eyes at anyone wearing a helmet in a 15-second hardtop. But, then, I grew up before bike helmets or...
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    A question about boreing and headers...

    No, but in a roundabout way, sorta. Boring is a bad way to increase power because you get such small increases in displacement. A 3.8 bored over would only be about 3.9L maximum. You can stroke the engine, however. In fact, there is a kit to stroke a 3.8L to 4.6L. You also have to bore...
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    Raced a Monte Carlo SS....???

    SS is heavier, and I'm sure an '05 V6 could beat the 240 HP version in real life. Have you ever tried to launch a FWD car? Not an easy task, I assure you, even with the ground-pounding 200 lb/ft of torque in my wife's station wagon. MSN Carpoint says the '04 Monte with blower runs the 1/4...
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    T-Loc

    There is no 80/20 split. The rear end works by directing equal power to both rear tires. In open differential, like a V6 Mustang's, when one tire breaks loose, the power will be shifted ot the path of least resistance, all going to the spinning tire. The reason the right rear usually spins...
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    4.0L Mustang- Track Times Anyone?

    Hey I see in your sig you're racing at Firebird. Feel free to come out and join us, 3.8mustang.com and v6power.net are having a meet this Friday (tomorrow, the 27th). We'd love to gawk over your '05, and maybe offer you tips to lower your 60' time. Firebird is a tricky track for launches...
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    Is an '05 V6 a good upgrade from '03 V8?

    Good luck, I hope they offer you something reasonable for yours. The '05 tranny is very similar to my LS tranny. It shifts very nicely. With the 5 speeds, 1st is extremely low and makes the car's overall gearing functionally equivalent to a 4R70W (the tranny in your '03) with 4.10s.
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    how much rwhp & torque does the V6 have again??

    THey're pretty close. Optimistic, in some cases. The '99-'04 V6 Mustangs lost up to 25% through the drivetrain. Many dynoed at 145 RWHP and they were rated at 190 at the crank. Manuals were alot better, around 160 at the wheels.
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    Aspirated '05 V6 Stangs?

    I definately sense a tongue-in-cheek sentiment to your post, but I'm not sure how much. But just so everyone knows, there are several blower kits available for the '94-'04 V6 Mustangs and in all likelihood similar kits will be available soon for the '05s. You can read about the performance...
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    How does V.8 compare to V.6?

    1986 5.0L = 15.9 in the 1/4 mile, MUCH slower than the new V6, or even the '99-'04 versions (except verts). http://www.missouri.edu/~apcb20/times.html I can't find a time for the '86 3.8L, but I married into an '84, which was basically the same, and it was probably a low-mid 16 second car...
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    How does V.8 compare to V.6?

    Car and Driver ran the automatic convertible to a 15.1 1/4 mile. A manual coupe would be in the high 14s. Either one is faster than your Audi, and your old Mustang unless you've done alot of work on it. BTW is your Audi an A4? I don't think the A6 ever came with the 1.8T... In any...
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    Magnaflow needs YOUR input- V6 exhaust system pictures- single or dual?

    Don't be an idiot. When I had my last V6 Mustang, I converted it to duals and had factory style turn-down tailpipes on both sides. I know lots of non-ricers driving V6 Mustangs. I had GT takeoff mufflers on my V6, but the thing that made the biggest different in improving the sound was...
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    Why I'm going with a V-6

    There's nothing like big American car V-8 rumble, and a GT sounds nothing like a big American V8. The 4.6 is tiny, and a Mustang is too short to allow for a real exhaust note. Sure, the GT sounds good, but it will never sound like a real car. Getting back on topic, I have owned 3 V6...
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    Is Windveil Blue a feminine color?

    Windveil blue is a great color (as is legend lime). Don't worry about it - I've been driving a daffodil yellow '66 Chrysler convertible for 15 years (not my first choice, but the used car factory was fresh out of dark green ones) and it hasn't made me turn gay.
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    My Engine is Out of My Car...All of the threads

    Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I guess I look at it differently, though. First, I do heartily encourage you to check into your local lemon law. However, Ford is not trying to screw you here - they are trying to understand what happened to your car. If it happens to yours it can happen...
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    2 baby seats in the back? Is it possible?

    It will be a very different story with a rear-facing child seat though, which is what you'll need when you first have kids (1st year). They take a TON of room. I could only put mine behind the passenger seat, and then I had to move the passenger seat far forward and make it very upright. It...
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    Info on future V6 engine

    I have owned 3 V6 Mustangs (married into an '84, and bought for myself a '95 and '00), and I agree. I would not want to pay an extra ~$1500-2000 for a 3.5L Duratec in a V6 Mustang. The new V6 will be capable of running 14s - when has that ever not been fast enough. Even the old V6es ran...
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