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    What would you like to see in a S197 BOSS Mustang?

    I think of the Boss as being not so much a step up from the Mach I, but rather, a different, complementary approach to performance. Whereas the Mach I was pretty much a unidimensional, big motor, straight line drag car, the Boss was a much more broadly capable, more balanced road racer. Thus...
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    Holy Wheel Hop!!

    I thought the big advantage of the SRA over and IRS was that it supposedly would not suffer wheel hop and presumably, the IRS would. But now it seems the SRA is a Bouncing Betty anyway?
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    05 dyno sheet

    That's why I'd love to see a 4V version of the 4.6 return to the lineup! Very good numbers nonetheless.
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    2005 Ford Mustang GT is the "Best Muslce Car"

    Interesting concept in that cars like the STi and EVO might sort of be considered a form of neo muscle car, i.e., a smallish sedan body stuffed with a lot of horsepower. But obviously, the difference ends there as the overall performance goals of these cars are far more ambitious and broader...
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    Import Guy Considers Defection!

    Actually, for a "couldn't have said it better" post, I might refer one to this thread on a Miata forum discussion American's obsession with straight line speed. http://forum.miata.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=019784
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    Why high power V8's are better.

    I think what gets somewhat missed in this discussion and appraisal of power curves is that the STi is not meant nor intended to be a drag car at all, even though it comports itself quite well in that arena. Rather, its focus is a much broader performance and dynamic envelope of a rally type...
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    2005 Ford Mustang GT is the "Best Muslce Car"

    I agree pretty much with the definition TomServo92 cited, that muscle cars, at least originally, were mid-sized and larger chassis with big motors that were pretty much focused solely on straight line acceleration. But the definition has blurred somewhat over time. The Mustang was originally...
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    Import Guy Considers Defection!

    Try a nice long Sunday afternoon drive on some winding back roads up through some hills and woods or something. There, the overall balance and full performance envelope of a car will become much more apparent and appreciated. A well balanced car that dances with you rather than bucking...
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    Why high power V8's are better.

    I agree with SixFivePony, a very different means to power to be sure, but as many STis have shown, a devastatingly effective means nonetheless. Obviously such a car has to be driven very differently and more actively than a big cube V8, but then, that can be half the fun too -- aren't...
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    Simple Question

    would probably be pretty close, within the margin of driver error, to paraphrase all the political polling these days. Might give a very slight edge to the Stang, drivers being equal, but wouldn't put my paycheck on it. Of course, the Goat will have a 6 liter, 400 hp motor for '05 to go up...
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    Possible Mustang Lineup

    My suspicion/hope for future lineup would be: Boss: probably a hi-po 4.6 4V rather than the cammer (350-375hp), tight 6spd MTX, uprated chassis with big brakes and IRS, styling based on GTR racer, $30-32K. Mach I: 5.4 3V with shaker hood (375-400hp), 5spd MTX and ATX, live axle, bigger...
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    Nov. issue of Motor Trend: Auto GT goes 13.6 @ 99

    Actually, most of this stuff -- Recaro seats, Momo steering especially -- is very good and highly functional stuff, not the cheap, tacky make-believe performance ornaments found on so many ricers (and on the outside of a certain current, unnamed American RWD V8 performance car). Both the...
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    Nov. issue of Motor Trend: Auto GT goes 13.6 @ 99

    "Mustangs have been and always will be 1/4 performers. Their legacies have always been on the drag track. " I would have to disagree with this as Mustang's have had a long and illustrious road racing heritage starting with the Shelby 350s going into the Trans Am series, which begat the Boss...
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    300C SRT-8

    Yes -- for both reasons actually. Engine technology, especially electronics, have come a long way since the '80's. These smarter motors are much better able to meet much tighter emission standards efficiently and still make excellent power. Some of the ultra low emission motors now apparantly...
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    Which engine you rather have in the next Mach 1/ BOSS?

    I would say a smaller, lighter, higher revving 5.0 for a Boss, much in the same spirit as the high winding Cleveland head 302 in the original Boss. Then but in the larger, simpler, lower revving but torqier 5.4 3V in the more drag race oriented Mach I. I think these individual motors would...
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    2005 will have IRS option

    Well, to many, it’s both a new suspension and a significant upgrade. But not to get too deep into semantically minutia, the "New Suspension (TBD) optional handling suspension on GT" is likely to not be an IRS option, at least for '05. The IRS will likely be offered in models other than the...
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    Which engine you rather have in the next Mach 1/ BOSS?

    Actually, I'd want the different engines in their respective cars to best match their personalities: Mach I -- drag racer -- big, torquey, simple(r) 5.4 3V Boss -- road racer -- smaller, lighter, revvy 5.0 4V
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    heard a rumor of the new 05' body styleS?

    Not a chance, entirely different chassis, suspension, interior, etc., virtually impossible, much less profitable.
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    Who wants "Eleanor" styling on 05 Mustang ? POLL

    Check out EBay lately, seems like every other '67-'68 Stang is another Eleanor clone. But hey, if you want one more (or thousands more should Ford every make'em) all the power to ya. I just wish people would come up with more truly original approaches than ad nauseum rehashes of what's already...
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    Who wants "Eleanor" styling on 05 Mustang ? POLL

    The Eleanor is a bit overdone for my tastes, and, as PimpDaddy says, if everybody has this special edition, well, then what's so special about it anymore anyways. Kind of like I say in my rants on spoilers -- "Be unique, just like everybody else." I'd rather people come up with new...
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