Home
What's new
Latest activity
Authors
Store
Latest reviews
Search products
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New listings
New products
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Cart
Cart
Loading…
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Change style
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Cobra Forums
2013-14 Shelby GT500
5.0 Mustangs and Super Fords magazine no more?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mustangc" data-source="post: 14344332" data-attributes="member: 87570"><p>I got my first Hot Rod magazine this week and the artificial cover explained that it was replacing the now defunct 5.0&SF. Since 5.0 and MM&FF are both published by the same company now, and they are at least the same genre, it seems logical to me that they would have simply extended my MM&FF subscription. How does that not make more sense? Hot Rod? They might as well have given me a subscription to Vanity Fair!</p><p></p><p>I'm going to contact the lame brain publisher and try to get this changed.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, I noticed months ago that Editor Turner had come to SVTP, and 5.0&SF hadn't really addressed his departure or announced an official replacement. This was about the same time Evan Smith told me he was now responsible for both MM&FF and 5.0 (at the 50th in Charlotte). All this leads me to believe there is an interesting story to tell here, and I'd love to hear it.</p><p></p><p>Now my personal opinions on the mags: I grew up reading Super Ford as a kid in high school before I got my license. I still have old copies stored away. I loved it. When MM&FF came out as the new kid on the block with the extremely long name, I watched closely, but didn't get hooked until the issue where they raced the 235 hp 1993 Cobra against the 275 hp 1993 Camaro. Everyone knew we were overmatched, but the MM&FF group didn't let that slow them down. From that moment on, I was hooked. In 1994 at the 30th in Charlotte I believe, I saw 5.0 for the first time. Thin and light on content compared to the powerhouse Super Ford, I took out a subscription anyway because it focused on only the new stuff.</p><p></p><p>For years I had three concurrent subscriptions to those three mags. I must admit, Jim Campisano and MM&FF soon rose above the rest. 5.0 &SF merged. Evan took over when Campy moved up, and still I liked MM&FF better. Recently, I have to admit 5.0&SF's new model in-depth tech articles have been better (reference the Trinity and Coyote stories), but aside from that, MM&FF still held my favor.</p><p></p><p>Both mags had gotten away from what made them great, however. The scientific comparisons, back-to-back dynos of not just one company's hardware, but a shootout amongst various manufacturers' cold air kits, H and X pipes, intakes, heads, etc. I can only speculate why they got away from this model. I think it's because the manufacturers didn't want their products cross tested in such a way, especially if it meant the possibility of finishing second. They'd rather bolt on their preferred package and compare it to stock and leave the consumer with nothing to compare to the competition but marketing copy and billboards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mustangc, post: 14344332, member: 87570"] I got my first Hot Rod magazine this week and the artificial cover explained that it was replacing the now defunct 5.0&SF. Since 5.0 and MM&FF are both published by the same company now, and they are at least the same genre, it seems logical to me that they would have simply extended my MM&FF subscription. How does that not make more sense? Hot Rod? They might as well have given me a subscription to Vanity Fair! I'm going to contact the lame brain publisher and try to get this changed. On a side note, I noticed months ago that Editor Turner had come to SVTP, and 5.0&SF hadn't really addressed his departure or announced an official replacement. This was about the same time Evan Smith told me he was now responsible for both MM&FF and 5.0 (at the 50th in Charlotte). All this leads me to believe there is an interesting story to tell here, and I'd love to hear it. Now my personal opinions on the mags: I grew up reading Super Ford as a kid in high school before I got my license. I still have old copies stored away. I loved it. When MM&FF came out as the new kid on the block with the extremely long name, I watched closely, but didn't get hooked until the issue where they raced the 235 hp 1993 Cobra against the 275 hp 1993 Camaro. Everyone knew we were overmatched, but the MM&FF group didn't let that slow them down. From that moment on, I was hooked. In 1994 at the 30th in Charlotte I believe, I saw 5.0 for the first time. Thin and light on content compared to the powerhouse Super Ford, I took out a subscription anyway because it focused on only the new stuff. For years I had three concurrent subscriptions to those three mags. I must admit, Jim Campisano and MM&FF soon rose above the rest. 5.0 &SF merged. Evan took over when Campy moved up, and still I liked MM&FF better. Recently, I have to admit 5.0&SF's new model in-depth tech articles have been better (reference the Trinity and Coyote stories), but aside from that, MM&FF still held my favor. Both mags had gotten away from what made them great, however. The scientific comparisons, back-to-back dynos of not just one company's hardware, but a shootout amongst various manufacturers' cold air kits, H and X pipes, intakes, heads, etc. I can only speculate why they got away from this model. I think it's because the manufacturers didn't want their products cross tested in such a way, especially if it meant the possibility of finishing second. They'd rather bolt on their preferred package and compare it to stock and leave the consumer with nothing to compare to the competition but marketing copy and billboards. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cobra Forums
2013-14 Shelby GT500
5.0 Mustangs and Super Fords magazine no more?
Top