01+ vert vs coupe

[AvalancheSVT]

what gears come stock? for a daily driver i wouldn't wanna do anything crazy to it. im sure mods will find their way on cause i'm a bolt on freak but major stuff like that will be out of the question for a long time. im just looking forward to driving something with leather, less miles, and that doesn't limit me at 97mph when im on a road trip or cruising on a friday night.

 

[Dan_Soprano]

3.27 is the stock gear ratio.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

holy cow. i figured it was at least 3:55. how much would some 3.73 gears help out with its quarter ET in stock form with a decent driver? (5spd)

 

[03ghoststang]

holy cow. i figured it was at least 3:55. how much would some 3.73 gears help out with its quarter ET in stock form with a decent driver? (5spd)

get 4.10's FTW but then again it comes down to personal choice

 

[AvalancheSVT]

keywords "daily driver"

"dont race what you daily drive and don't daily drive what ya race"

im thinkin intake, exhaust, gears, and maybe lower it. i'll be goin from a 3.0 ranger to a 4.6 stang so i'm tryin to keep from making the fuel consumptions worse

 

[exindust]

i had full length subframes on my vert, and I also have full length subframes on my Coupe. No comparison. The Coupes wins hands down.

Handling wise you also went from a solid rear to IRS, so without a doubt the snake is gunna handle better.

 

[90RanGer]

Exindust, I saw you driving around couple times last week when I visited some friends down in MP, your car looks great.

Bieng a vert owner right now, if I had a choice id get a coupe, less weight and no leaks.

 

[Gimax]

I owned a 1999 325 convertible for a while and all I can say it's perfect... till something breaks. Very expensive it gets from that point. I won't even mention leaks which are the most annoying things in the world.
That was my last convertible. Way too much trouble with it (if you are unlucky like I was).

 

[DBMSTNG]

my vert hasn't had a leak in the 7 1/2 years since i bought it. still got the original top.

 

[007]

my vert hasn't had a leak in the 7 1/2 years since i bought it. still got the original top.

Me too. 6 perfect years so far.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

does that light bar help with making the chassis stiffer or is it just for looks?

 

[007]

does that light bar help with making the chassis stiffer or is it just for looks?

The lightbar didnt do much, but I honestly dont think the verts are as bad as folks will make you believe. The FL subs stiffened it up a fair bit, and i have a strut brace coming.

A real 4+ point roll bar instead of a light bar will really stiffen the car up.

Just drive the coupe and the vert and make your decision.
I drove coupe and soft-top Trans-Ams and Stangs and I preferred the verts hands-down in both cases. I'm really into handling too (not a drag racer - this car is my summer daily driver).

Side note: recently got into my friends LT1 camaro. Holy hell is the interior cheap crap garbage. It feels terrible in that thing. I'll never ****** about my stangs cheapo interior again!!! I'd forgotten how bad they are.