My 1996 Mustang GT Rant...

[Dominick32]

I had this weird dream last night about my 1996 Mustang GT and figured I would write this little rant about the "SLOWNESS FACTOR". :-D I had so much pride in that car and I loved every minute of it but it was by far the slowest car in the world!!

I installed every bolt on to make this thing faster. After all, it was the first modular engine that ford produced for the mustang. Talk about a dog though guys.

Here was my list of mods:

Mac Catback Exhaust (gained a nice SOTP Feeling)
Mac Pro-Chamber (lost a nice SOTP feeling, lol)
Mac Cold Air Fenderwell Kit (no SOTP gain but a nice whoosh noise)
Steeda Underdrive Pulleys (made the most noticeable gain in power)
Autologic Chip (seemed to drive smoother and rev nicer in the upper power band)
AOD Shift Kit (you gotta love tire chirping action)

All for a grand total of: 198rwhp :bash:

I beat most 96,97 mustang gt's on the street but when I purchased my stock 2003 cobra it made my 96 mustang feel like a Prius...

I guess my rant was just that: in the beginning of modular it was tough times and guys like Jimmy Vaccaro figured it out to the T.... Check out Jimmy on a few pages here: http://www.procharger.com/race2001-1.html

http://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/events/0303_MMFFshootout/


Anyway here are some pictures of the dog that used to be mine:

Dom

 

[Canoodler]

198rwhp? Damn :nonono:

 

[Ryan]

a convertible, SN95, AODE car is the heaviest slowest mustang ever produced. Those things are turds!

 

[Kovachian]

So what exactly are you trying to say?

 

[TrueBlueGT]

a convertible, SN95, AODE car is the heaviest slowest mustang ever produced. Those things are turds!

WRONG. late 70's/early 80's stang gt's came w/ a vertebrae challenging 140 bhp.

 

[Dominick32]

So what exactly are you trying to say?

Its called a Rant..

I was just ranting about how I feel about my old car and how slow it was.

Nothing special.. lol

I had this weird dream last night about my 1996 Mustang GT and figured I would write this little rant about the "SLOWNESS FACTOR". :-D

 

[poopnut2]

Fox body 4 cylinders. 90bhp. But yes, 96's are slow as shit. Sad that most owners think they can beat 5.0's in them.

 

[Canoodler]

Fox body 4 cylinders. 90bhp. But yes, 96's are slow as shit. Sad that most owners think they can beat 5.0's in them.

Sn-95 5.0's aren't exactly "fast" either.

 

[HIGDON]

I was able to HANG WITH my buddies 93GT when we were both stock as a rock. Then I did 4.10's and h-pipe back and I could nail him off the launch and eat him up in the top end. However 30MPH rolls were all for the driver. After the PI swap it was no contest. I would hand him his tail every single time, even after he put 3.73's in, bumped his timing, cat-back, pullies and a 73MM MAS. I agree though, the turd GT's are slow as snot from the factory, and they take nothing less than a head swap to make them worthy contenders for even the slowest Z28. I too had to just go bigger in mine, lol. I'm looking to get an 03/04 Cobra when I get back to the states so I can stop being picked on, lol.

 

[Vancouver83LTD]

looks like a nice car...
not even 200?
How many did those cars make out if the box?

 

[Ryan]

that is true...

WRONG. late 70's/early 80's stang gt's came w/ a vertebrae challenging 140 bhp.

 

[Dominick32]

looks like a nice car...
not even 200?
How many did those cars make out if the box?

I heard some were dynoing at 140 to 160 rwhp.. oke:

 

[Blackgeetee]

Here's my current 1998 PI'd "turd." It puts down 262rwhp and 294lbs at the wheels. Not very impressive on this board, but at least it's better than stock lol. Oh well, at least it sounds good.. :banana: epper:

 

[ampstang]

With my wife's old '00 V6 Mustang (with a few mods), I would go around raping the old GTs.

 

[ampstang]

Here's my current 1998 PI'd "turd." It puts down 262rwhp and 294lbs at the wheels. Not very impressive on this board, but at least it's better than stock lol. Oh well, at least it sounds good.. :banana: epper:

Those are pretty good numbers. Definately nothing to be ashamed about.

 

[poopnut2]

looks like a nice car...
not even 200?
How many did those cars make out if the box?

It wasn't 140-160. It was more like 180rwhp. Mods just don't do shit for those cars. The heads just don't flow at all.

 

[ampstang]

Aftermarket heads are the most valuable mod you can do for those cars.

 

[Team Dave]

I've heard of them dynoing at 191 to the wheels.

Yeah my car is slow too, but my next mods are a predator tune and 4.10 gears. That should make it reasonably quicker. Oh, not to mention I'm putting on a Vortech S-trim by May. 8 psi would give me a good boost in power..

 

[Vancouver83LTD]

black, very nice clean car!
Very good looking!

 

[lemosley01]

looks like a nice car...
not even 200?
How many did those cars make out if the box?

I believe they were rated for 215HP, but, like all 4.6 modulars (except the Terminators) the torque doesn't come on till the top-end. One of the reasons they weren't any faster than the 5.0L Fox.

I traded in my 96 GT (still bone stock to the paper filter) for the Cobra.

The 96 felt fast when I got it, but consider I was coming from a life of driving a 10 year old 2.5L 4cylinder Grand Am. My son's tricycle felt fast compared to that car.