While cars at getting plenty quick from the factory, a built fox is still the king of the strip imo, and I don't forsee a change anytime soon. Plenty of room for a poweradder with a 351w based stroker, and you got one hell of a monster.
As much as i would like to agree with you, i just cant. Here's why: So you already have a fox and you want to hang with STi's, GTO's, Evo's, and maybe new cobra's, corvettes. Here's what you would have to do.
Motor: At least 400-500 hp which means either a big inch HCI N/A motor or a smaller HCI + FI motor. Either way the motor combo will cost you at least 5000-7,000 to do it right with all the supporting mods (exhaust, MAF/inj, fuel system, tuning...blah blah blah) it adds up.
Dirvetrain: Good tranny, clutch, driveshaft, shifter, rear end all adds up to at least 2500
Suspension: Full MM grip box plus additional needed parts, not to mention tires and wheels....i cannot even guess a price on this...probably a couple grand at the very least.
Brakes: you all know the deal...2 grand to do it right
Weight reduction/ balance: This means taking a DD type car and making it a purpose built race car to achieve a decent weight balance and drop some pounds.
So right now we are at 10-15k and thats assuming you do all the work yourself and you might have a car thats as fast or faster than the others, and it may handle/stop pretty well. But heres what it doesnt have:
Cup holders, comfy seats, a quiet ride, a nice HVAC system, nice ride quality, traction/stability control, any sort of usefulness in the winter, 25+ highway mpg, stock factory backed reliability/warranty!!!! Emissions legal? probably not....
The real question is how much are you willing to pay to turn the key and be fast...who knows
that dosent make any sense, put a 351 boosted, into a fox and outrun everything? what about a topfueler?
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Originally Posted by slow95gt
that dosent make any sense, put a 351 boosted, into a fox and outrun everything? what about a topfueler?
Talkin street cars and door slammer drag cars. Not friggen funnys, top fueler, or anything like that.
lol, I know im just messin with ya.
funny......me and a friend were talking about all this the other night! There are two kinds of fast.... HIGH HP fox body cars yanking the wheels sky high, violant almost on the verge of uncontrollable fast! And then there is the gt500 refined on a lincoln chassis that is so smooth and controllable with bigger hammer it carrys!
Technology does have the edge today. The mustang was never built to the limit from the factory in its defense. Ever since the beginning it was always a great foundation car for the hardcore hobbiest or just enough umph for the typical person to get themselves into trouble. It was never the all out race car a lot of people have the Mustang made out to be. The stock suspension wasn't great but good enough... the brakes just plain sucked... and the power was not bad but put all together it made a nice package. The potential for this car due to the aftermarket is pretty much limitless at pretty reasonable prices. It truely is the aftermarket that made the mustang what it is. Another thing is that our cars are tired on the verge of turning 20 for the non 4-eye Foxes. How many suburu, evos, srt4s do you think will see its 10th birthday.... excluding wrecks. The Fox has payed its dues in performance and longevity and still is a contender. This is why the Fox is one of the best if not the best platforms.
Kevin