I'll agree with the above, in that my thread got a little out of line. I knew EXACTLY what I was getting into when I built the car from a power standpoint. I guess the two end results are a: I spent alot more than I thought (although I did alot more than most and not just under the hood), and b: I thought I would be satisfied with my goal, of having a completed car (all aspects) vs. a stock f-body or other that would cost as much an be stock. Well over those two years, I guess I changed my way of thinking.
Allow me to state the mustang is a GREAT platform to build a car from, in that it is rather a blank canvas and easy to work on. Yes, they look very good. Tastes change, people change. I just happen to prefer looking at my other vehicle.
Thirdly, you can driver mod my @$$ with a car that makes no power, and isn't very light. You'd have to be below sea level, going downhill to run a 13 without breaking 90mph. Traps tell the story behind the driver. An 89mph run usually doesn't get you below a 15.1 on a streetcar, on street tires. This ain't my first redeo, nor my first time with a 5.0.
A fox I can see....but BARELY. Definately not stock, and not without a few tricks. I'm talking paper air filter, stock timing etc.
You can classify me and fiveoho into whatever you want. He's looking into practical reasoning, that you WILL get into when you spend $$$ and you don't touch the parts for a long time. You question it's worth. I have ZERO brand loyalty to anything, so you can see why I get the way I do. I've had f-bodies, countless turbo cars, some AWD some not, built supra, few stangs etc, and some light corvette experience. FYI, if I replaced my mustang, its not going to be an f-body. I simply used it as an point of arguement, and it's the 'arch enemy' on a stang forum. I will be buying a C5 Z06, if I chose to sell the stang to do so.
What will I most likely do? Buy the
vortech I want, make a ton of power, and enjoy the car for all the work I've done and not worry about it. Get a better daily, something newer that I enjoy daily and rock whichever, whenever.
Point in case: Quit getting all butthurt when someone thinks about straying. Try to at least add some thought and fact to your argument rather than namecalling and asking to simply close the thread. People can argue and be civil so long as retards don't come in with the name-calling.