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I used to love fox body mustangs.....that is until they turned into the "all american trailer trash hotrod". I mean, in the late 70's early 80's...it was those sick ass Camaros (Trans Am's if you had $$)......and now the torch has been passed to the fox body mustang. The reason is simple.....most bang for your buck, and huge aftermarket support. You can find beat ass 5.0's for sale everywhere.....and those are the ones that get purchased by trash...then slowly rebuilt and modded...in an attempt to have bragging rights at the local bowling alley or cruise strip. I know you've all seen those guys.......their cars have UNPAINTED white fiberglass cowl induction hoods, sick ass Cragar rims, and always look like the guy put every last penny into it.
Dont get me wrong...Mustangs can be cool (if you do something unique with it..and arent a cookie cutter car),....shit...I've seen those twin turbo kits.....1,100 HP or something sick like that.......but those kits are also like 7-8K, minus the labor.
I think its FAR more slick to build something up (like the 4 cylinder 240SX) to be competitive with the big boys, than to just buy something off the shelf that competes. You all know those kids in HS who would turn 16 and get a new white Trans Am 25th anniversary edition....and would keep it stock and spank everybody. Screw them....all that proves is that any idiot with a fat bankroll can buy anything from the factory and compete. The fact that a 4 cylinder car can be modded to compete with something twice its size (8cyl vs 4cyl)..shoot...thats awesome its self.
If you wanna compete, rebuild and turbo your KA. Get a JWT ecu with NOS programming....LSD...exhaust, etc...
Some guys talk tough, but are wussies when it comes to pushing the car hard. Mustangs are knows for spinning the tires at launch, because there not much weight over the wheels. The rears dont "squat" (like Corvettes) when launched. If you can beat him off the line....then once he starts to catch up....hit the NOS.....and then see who has bigger balls (top speed).
Or you could just import...and rebuild a RB25DET..with lightened flywheel, bore it out to 2.6 .....turbo upgrade...then get NOS for that. Good luck finding parts tho.
Good luck,
M
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