Another Mustang OWn3D!

**Anthracis** · 07-03-2007, 08:26 PM

THIS IS NOT LIKE ME But I was heading out to the Gym Saturday and this primer grey 1992 mustang LX 5.0 pulled up to the light next to me. He was revving his engine and shit. So when light turned green, I stepped on it, he had me by like two cars at first but I passed him up and had three+ cars on him at the end a little down the road.

He pulled hard at first though. His car was highly modded, you could tell very easily. It was lowered, and had all the bolt-ons, roll cage, and was built to street race. He was geared high too. I kicked his ass but it was not as easy as I thought it was going to be.

After it was all over, he caught up and gave me thumbs up and put his head down in defeat.

A stock camaro would have had a hard time with this one.

overall impression = Good Kill!

**Mach1Mustang** · 07-03-2007, 08:55 PM

good kill, bad story. your mods?

**secondgearscratch** · 07-03-2007, 08:58 PM

i think people tend to forget that fox body stangs are light and virtually none you run into are even close to being stock. ive taken down a few, but they can haul ass when they want to.

good kill.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 07-03-2007, 09:06 PM

There's a guy that wants to run me once he gets his 88 GT done. I guess he put 4K into the motor. It should be a fun run if he built it right. I was told it was a Steeda or some special one they built in 88. I didn't think they had anything like that back then. You never know if they are 9's or 16's until they hit the go pedal.

**secondgearscratch** · 07-03-2007, 09:13 PM

ford did all kinds of weird shit in the 80's. how do you explain the pace car and the svo? im not going to begin to try and understand why a muscle car gets a 2.2 liter turbo (or whatever it was).

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 07-03-2007, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

ford did all kinds of weird shit in the 80's. how do you explain the pace car and the svo? im not going to begin to try and understand why a muscle car gets a 2.2 liter turbo (or whatever it was).

That's true! I give up. I'll just wait and run him when his car is done.

**Anthracis** · 07-03-2007, 09:37 PM

My mods include:

SLP Lid
SLP CAI
K&N Filter
LS6 Intake
Z06 243 casting heads
Z06 Cam
25% Underdrive Pulley
JBA 1807S Headers
SLP Loudmouth Exhaust
Polyurethane Bushings
Descreened MAF
Truck Coils
Rear Seat Delete
Spare and Jack Removed
Slotted, Cross-Drilled Rotors
Painted Calipers
Performance Brake Pads
COMING SOON:
Dyno Tune (next week after mods below)
EPP (Exotic Performance) Ford 9" Rear with 3.70 gears & Eaton POSI (getting installed next week)
Perfomance build on Tranny (getting done next week)

Later:
Suspension mods Eibach Sportlines, SFCs, STB, SHOCKS.
Wheels and Tires (lightest good looking racing wheels with drag radials) OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS
Stereo Removal
Sound deadener removal

Ultimately:
PROCHARGER
Low end rebuild
Stroker crank

I'm sure I'll think of some other shit as time goes on.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 07-03-2007, 09:53 PM

Don't get the sportline springs. Get the Pro-kit. You won't be able to drive on the street or tune your suspension with the sportline's.

**Anthracis** · 07-03-2007, 10:01 PM

Why wouldn't you be able to drive on the street? would it bottom out or something? I would upgrade to the proper shocks too.

I don't mind a firm ride. but I definitely don't want it bottoming out all the time either.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 07-03-2007, 10:12 PM

I bottom out with the pro-kit. I trimmed my bump stops down a bit and still hit bottom. I couldn't imagine being any lower and being able to drive on the streets with bumps, dips and stuff. I'm running KYB-AGX shocks that are set fairly firm.

**Anthracis** · 07-03-2007, 10:46 PM

I'll have to speak to my shop to see what they recommend.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 07-03-2007, 10:50 PM

Give Sam a call at Stranoparts.com He really knows F-body's suspension and will give you lots of info.

**BLKCLOUD** · 07-04-2007, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by Anthracis

...It was lowered, and had all the bolt-ons, roll cage, and was built to street race. He was geared high too...

As an FYI....a Fox-Body Mustang with 'all the bolt-ons' is typically a high 12 to low 13 second car.

**Rikki_SeVeN** · 07-04-2007, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by BLKCLOUD

As an FYI....a Fox-Body Mustang with 'all the bolt-ons' is typically a high 12 to low 13 second car.

yeah but in the vageness of the information given in the story...the car might even have some Juice... so who knows....

**BLKCLOUD** · 07-04-2007, 07:21 AM

Might have had a lot more (or less) too - we don't know. My post was for information only on the potential of "bolt-on" 5.0s.

Bob

**Anthracis** · 07-04-2007, 10:11 AM

It may have had some juice...who knows? All I know is it was fast as shit off the line. But as I got going, I left his ass behind.

That car was modified as shit, the interior was all stripped down too. I think that he did not have legal exhaust either because it was A LOT louder than just a cat-back setup. I think he was running just a straight H-Pipe out back. It would not surprise me if he had NOS.

...just a thought, it may have had a different engine too! Who knows? The possibilities are endless, I just don't know. It may have been a 347? Or 351 swap?

**BLKCLOUD** · 07-04-2007, 10:32 AM

Did you get a chance to talk to him? Pull over and look at the car? As you said, who knows.

Judging by what you described, sounds like a bolt-on car with gear and a tire. They can be quite quick through 1st and 2nd, but just don't have the power after that.

**2000T/A Guru** · 07-04-2007, 10:44 AM

Ok first of all Fox bodys arent light my buddies with him in it with a 1/2 tank of gas weighed 3670. He weighs about 180. You say full bolt on fox bodies are low 13 cars, thats wrong i have mulitiple friends with full bolt on fox bodies i even ih ave a friend with a 95 gt with th 5.0 motor in with full bolt ons and he ran a 13.8. I have seen fox bodies with heads and cam with full bolt ons that run high 12s, they are low 15 high 14 second cars bolt ons doesnt drop 2 seconds in the quarter btw.

**secondgearscratch** · 07-04-2007, 11:02 AM

most fox bodies stangs around are light because people strip them down. you think alot of lsx's are modded, shit, thats nothing compared to the fox bodies. they are over 20 years old and you would be very hardpressed to find one close to stock.

sure the 5.0 with bolt ons isnt that quick, but then again, i dont know too many people running a stock block 302. the norm is 306 with a large cam, after that its the 347 and the 351w solid roller. fox bodies used to rape chevy back in the day with gears and exhaust, and as modding has progressed i dont see why its so hard to imagine that they could run with damn near anything.

my friend has an 83 fox body that he transplanted a fuel injected 351w into from his grandpas econoline van. it was quite a chore and all he has is a bbk h pipe and its dumped. he ran 13.50s with a stock 351w. i really dont think thats all that slow.....

**2000T/A Guru** · 07-04-2007, 11:06 AM

All i was stateing is they arent light stock and they arent fast with bolt ons he said high 12 low 13 second cars with bolt ons i was just arguing those facts.