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    How fast is a '89 LX Notchback stock?

    It belongs to an older guy who bought it new and only drove it on clear weekends. I'm thinking of doing the same thing, but I might run it down the track a couple times a year. Aside from fresh plugs and a tune up, it'll be left alone. I just want to get a solid idea of what the car is capable of.
  2. J

    How fast is a '89 LX Notchback stock?

    I'm looking at this Mustang I'm considering buying... It's a 89 LX Notchback, 5.0 5spd, 45,000 miles, completely stock and absolutely mint condition. I'm pretty well sold, but I'm curious what kind of times I can expect out of it without changing anything? My buddy's telling me he saw a...
  3. J

    93 LX

    I picked up my 86 Mustang notchback for $700 with 45,000 miles on the car, and a new crate engine with less than 300 miles on the clock. It pulls 35mpg on the highway. I then turned around and traded a bone stock chevy 305 long block for a complete 86 TurboCoupe. After parting the Turbocoupe...
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    86 Mustang Notch + 86 TurboCoupe = ?

    Thanks for the information thus far... Update: The turbocoupe has been stripped and the hull has been crushed. I've got the engine, transmission, rear differential, steering rack, and sway bars sitting in the garage ready to install. I also saved the gas tank, fuel lines, and most of the...
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    86 Mustang Notch + 86 TurboCoupe = ?

    South Dakota, Home of the snowball. I hate to say it but I think I've lost my mind. I bought this car because I figured it would be dependable and now I'm trying to figure out how to make it fly. The Turbocoupe has about 150,000 miles on the odometer. I got it virtually free because...
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    86 Mustang Notch + 86 TurboCoupe = ?

    I just acquired a 1986 Mustang notchback, 2.3 4spd with 42,000 original miles. It's virtually untouched but had a remanufactured 2.3 dropped in about 300 miles back. A few days after acquiring the Mustang I came into a 86 Thunderbird TurboCoupe 2.3 5spd. From what I understand I should be...