Kurt B. Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Wow, add a supercharger, and bang, instant 400hp V6 Mustang! Who would have ever thought that would come to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Im impressed! Not bad for NA V6. TT that bitch for sure! On the top of 10K oil changes, i dont believe in that ever - I change mine every 3k to be safe with the 2.7t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 You mean the one that was heavier and slower? Ford patched that IRS together and half-assed it, then tried to charge a premium for it. Of course it was gong to flop. Actually, they started that on in 1989: http://www.tccoa.com/gallery/exhaust/b8.jpg Mine works great. They did cobble it into the mustang quickly, though. The second cobra IRS was stronger and heavier... because they were trying to pander it toward drag racers. People who like turning don't buy Mustangs, they buy other cars. Ford stopped marketing to them... and it seems to be working for them. In a racing application, the rear suspension doesn't move much anyways, so you're only missing out the ability to tweak camber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipline Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Yes, it was. :asshole: In other news: The live axle is being kept out of Mustangs because people don't like it in their Mustangs. Are they just having knee jerk reactions about the issue without thinking about it? Yes. But in the end it's the reason Ford doesn't put IRS in Mustangs, and probably never will. People hated it when they did and they sell better without them. It's all economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan218 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 my sc had an IRS...wheel hoppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp both of there advantages. like he said. people who really want to through a car through the corners don't go out and buy just a mustang for that. mustangs have always been a straight line car in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 :asshole: In other news: The live axle is being kept out of Mustangs because people don't like it in their Mustangs. I loved the IRS, but I'm not most people. My last car was an IRS swapped 99 GT. The IRS improved the ride quality quite a bit and made the back end of the car much more predictable. With some minor upgrades I never had wheel hop at all, but I only put down about 250-260hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 What the hell is the GT going to put down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckin Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 What the hell is the GT going to put down? The all new 5.0 Dohc 412hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 my sc had an IRS...wheel hoppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp. I bough tmy XR7 off of RL for the same reason; it was a shitty drag racer. Put it on a open track with good tires, though, and it's C5 Z06-fast with only 250rwhp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 The 2011 is a dramatically better looking car than even the 2010. My only beef is that it's still going to be a fat, heavy pig...and the front grilles are ugggggly cheap-looking black plastic crapscreens. Aftermarket grilles for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 10,000 miles between oil changes? see bottom of this post Car dealers are starting to recognize it isn't 1960 anymore and recommend more realistic intervals. umm no. just wait! if your at the dealer long enough, you'll see sludge in the ones following that crap They'll learn their lesson with that like everyone else. exactly. every one raised them to a stupid level, and they all got sludge. and the only real reason was to lower maintenance costs. the high interval's were meant for full synthetic oils, not the normal stuff, but it still bakes in and sludges up. still wouldnt go past 7,500 of full synthetic. unless it maybe amsoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 That's great, I still don't want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 [quote=Gearhead;1141029 exactly. every one raised them to a stupid level, and they all got sludge. and the only real reason was to lower maintenance costs. the high interval's were meant for full synthetic oils, not the normal stuff, but it still bakes in and sludges up. still wouldnt go past 7,500 of full synthetic. unless it maybe amsoil. Dude think; why would they recommend something that slowly damages the engine? . . . . So the cars don't last much past their warranty periods. They want the cars to break down *eventually* so that people will buy new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) I'm not going to be happy about being passed by a damn V6 Mustang at the track with my GT......I'll have to trade mine in on a new 5.0 car next year maybe. Edited March 8, 2010 by Dr. Apex Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Strategy # 2 to get you to loose your old car and pay for a new one: Make the new base model faster than your old Performance model. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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