01+ vert vs coupe

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.

3.27 is the stock gear ratio.

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

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

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

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.

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).

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.

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.