The Ford Mustang - A German's Perspective

[Route 45]

[video=youtube;7PEXlveDqUM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PEXlveDqUM[/video]

 

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https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/04/17/ford-mustang-monster-energy-series-in-2019/

 

[actaeon277]

That looked fun.

 

[Thor]

Fun video...drop a gear and stand on 5 liters of democracy...just read the Mototrend article on the new Cobra...+700 supercharged hp. Predicted $65k which for that kind of power is still a deal.

 

[femurphy77]

Factory line locks??

 

[Thor]

Also...on his shirt it looked like a map of the Nuremberg Ring...he should have taken it there...

 

[KellyinAvon]

 

[NyleRN]

Fun video...drop a gear and stand on 5 liters of democracy...just read the Mototrend article on the new Cobra...+700 supercharged hp. Predicted $65k which for that kind of power is still a deal.

Nah, I'd much rather have my old 03 cobra 10th anniversary hardtop back 14yrs ago. Sold it after I had my first child. Be cheaper to take out the IRS and put in a straight axle and take off the supercharger and drop in a twin turbo kit. That factory short block was good to 1,000hp. Easily make 750+ at the wheels and still have power steering and a/c for way less than $65k

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Nah, I'd much rather have my old 03 cobra 10th anniversary hardtop back 14yrs ago. Sold it after I had my first child. Be cheaper to take out the IRS and put in a straight axle and take off the supercharger and drop in a twin turbo kit. That factory short block was good to 1,000hp. Easily make 750+ at the wheels and still have power steering and a/c for way less than $65k

The Terminator will always be king in my book. Maybe someday I’ll have enough coin to have one.

 

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I had a friend years ago had a Mustang for a short time. Said, unbeknownst at purchase, the insurance payments were higher than the car payments. Was it just them or is insurance crazy expensive for Mustangs?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I had a friend years ago had a Mustang for a short time. Said, unbeknownst at purchase, the insurance payments were higher than the car payments. Was it just them or is insurance crazy expensive for Mustangs?

Mine wasn’t

 

[femurphy77]

Nah, I'd much rather have my old 03 cobra 10th anniversary hardtop back 14yrs ago. Sold it after I had my first child. Be cheaper to take out the IRS and put in a straight axle and take off the supercharger and drop in a twin turbo kit. That factory short block was good to 1,000hp. Easily make 750+ at the wheels and still have power steering and a/c for way less than $65k

Was that the old original 5.0 block? Because I've got friends that are splitting those in half regularly at just under 500 hp normally aspirated!

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Was that the old original 5.0 block? Because I've got friends that are splitting those in half regularly at just under 500 hp normally aspirated!

Nope. The DOHC Supercharged 4.6 was a Teksid block with a fully forged rotating assembly. Completely different engine. Yes the Fox 5.0s are known for splitting around that 500hp mark.

 

[ru44mag]

I drove a new Challenger last Wednesday with the 5.7 Hemi. It kind of made me feel the same way. So many fun toys out there. Can't have 'em all. Video was great.


I just did a build on ford's website. You can get a GT for $36,100. Wow!

 

[NyleRN]

Was that the old original 5.0 block? Because I've got friends that are splitting those in half regularly at just under 500 hp normally aspirated!

It's usually those 2 bolt main caps that start to walk. You can use studs instead and get by a little longer. Me and my buddies never could afford the the 4 bolt main Dart blocks so we just used the billet aluminum main girdle with studs and we never had any issues. Most of our cars were low 7 sec 1/8 mile. 2 of my buddies ran NX kits and me and my other buddy ran intercooled prochargers.

 

[BigRed]

[video=youtube;7PEXlveDqUM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PEXlveDqUM[/video]

Fun!

Here is an article re: the popularity of the Mustang in Europe.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-12/how-europeans-are-saving-the-ford-mustang



Just think.... there was a time when Ford was ready to kill the Mustang (and I still wouldn't put it past them).