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
SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
If You Had $10,000 to build a fox what would you do?
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="50 Proof" data-source="post: 8445810" data-attributes="member: 24196"><p>For 10 grand, buy one that has already been built. I threw over 10 grand into my fox and it's not much to brag about. Shit adds up quick, trust me. 10 grand seems like a lot of money to throw at a fox but it isn't. You can't just throw a built engine at the car without breaking everything else. The T5 is a major weak point. You'll need to drop cash on a Tremec and a built 8.8 too. It also wont take long to realize that the stock fox brakes are absolute shit. Plan on dropping even more money on Cobra brake and sn-95 wheel conversion. </p><p></p><p>After you've built the snot out of the engine/drivetrain to make sure it doesn't break, you'll then start noticing how weak the chassis is on a fox body and will need to invest in a cage and/or other chassis stiffening modifications. Expect to also have to build the suspension because the stock rear control arms wont help you out much unless you like introducing the ass end of your car with the front end.</p><p></p><p>Due to the age of the fox bodies, they are maintenance hogs and will suck your wallet dry in a hurry. The 5.0 is a reliable engine but that's about where the reliability ends. Small nickle and dime shit constantly needs to be fixed/replaced on these cars. </p><p></p><p>10k wont be enough to build a fox the right way. Don't trust me? Buy one and find out the hard way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="50 Proof, post: 8445810, member: 24196"] For 10 grand, buy one that has already been built. I threw over 10 grand into my fox and it's not much to brag about. Shit adds up quick, trust me. 10 grand seems like a lot of money to throw at a fox but it isn't. You can't just throw a built engine at the car without breaking everything else. The T5 is a major weak point. You'll need to drop cash on a Tremec and a built 8.8 too. It also wont take long to realize that the stock fox brakes are absolute shit. Plan on dropping even more money on Cobra brake and sn-95 wheel conversion. After you've built the snot out of the engine/drivetrain to make sure it doesn't break, you'll then start noticing how weak the chassis is on a fox body and will need to invest in a cage and/or other chassis stiffening modifications. Expect to also have to build the suspension because the stock rear control arms wont help you out much unless you like introducing the ass end of your car with the front end. Due to the age of the fox bodies, they are maintenance hogs and will suck your wallet dry in a hurry. The 5.0 is a reliable engine but that's about where the reliability ends. Small nickle and dime shit constantly needs to be fixed/replaced on these cars. 10k wont be enough to build a fox the right way. Don't trust me? Buy one and find out the hard way. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
If You Had $10,000 to build a fox what would you do?
Top