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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 1:44:46 AM
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eaglecatcher
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Theres a reason they stopped making the 300zx.......pos
theres a real reason they stopped making them, they had such new technology at the time that they were too expensive to sell large quantities of.
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They stopped selling them because nobody was buying the 300zx, plain and simple. I appreciate you calling me a dumbass man
Thats what I just said. You said they were POS, and now you say thet stopped making because no one was buying, becaues like I said, they were too expensive. Its a better car than any mustang, so its definitely not a POS, it was just expensive at the time. Duh.
when did I say plugs and wires and filters would give me more horsepower? I didn't. All I said was I do that work myself, becaues. whether I like my car or not, I'm going to take care of it.
I never said no one should buy mustangs either. I just said I'd prefer not to drive one because they (sixxers) are pretty slow. Some day in the future, I may buy a Cobra. I would love to drive that, that car handles pretty good and is pretty damn fast. I don't hate mustangs in general, as you can see, the title is ...slow sixxers. I never said mustangs in general.
I'll bitch about my car all I want. its my car and I can do what I want with it. I can drive it off a cliff if I want, and if you don't like it, then why did you even post in this thread? Exactly.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 2:13:40 AM
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what the hell was the new technology at that time? was it the turbos? dsm's had that....?OBD II that came out in 96? Ford did that also...... Mustang>300zx thats not an opinon its a fact.
nobody was buying them because they were a pos,ugly and expensive......for cheaper then they sold you could pick up a sexy ass 1996 cobra....or would you rather have a 300zx
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 2:48:43 AM
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ok, lets see.
they had DOHC, not a lot of cars had DOHC in 1990
HICAS 4 wheel steering
Suspension adjustable witht he flick of a switch from sport to touring
I also believe it is if not one of the, its the first car to come with a stock TT system in america. I don't think supras came with a stock TT system in 1990, and thats about the only other possibility
it was also named one of the top 25 most beautiful cars every by automobile magazine. didn't see a mustang on there, hmmm, can't be too ugly then.
it has also beat vettes, vipers, rx7's, supras, 3000gt's/stealths in comparison tests. If it beats a vette and a viper, I doubt a mustang can beat it.
so, it handles better, looks better, and drives faster than mustangs, what more do you want?
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 2:57:22 AM
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Why don't you go join a Z forum if you like them so much.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 3:05:25 AM
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hmmm, maybe I already did. I just don't have one. I happen to be on here since I drive a mustang, and occasionally need to ask a few preguntas.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 4:23:15 AM
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I've ignored this topic long enough, and feel it is now time to interject my opinion/fact.
Presented before me are the rantings of a spoiled nerd, and I think it's obvious to us all. Mommy and daddy got him a "starter" sports car as his first vehicle, he want's to mod it, but has no clue where the 710 cap is, nor does he know why the diesel pump at the gas station won't fit in his fuel filler.
So you have a "slow mustang." Being that this is most likely your first car, have you ever driven a fast car? What to you is considered a fast car? What type of performance intails a car which is inherently "not slow"?
If you want to compare vehicles, apples to apples, oranges to oranges, then you just need literacy as your greatest asset. Now if you want to compare "seat-of-the-pants" performance, this is where I think I may shed some light on the subject.
Out of everyone in the v6 section of this site, there are roughly a dozen people who not only post regularly, but are also knowledgable, and informative in their post, based on experience, and most of them have already tried to make sense of this 5 page ramble of crap, yet you have failed to grasp the point.
You want to jump into what you think with only 10k in mods can be a 10 second car, when just by making that statement proves you know so little about building a vehicle, that you don't know how little you think you know. It amazes me that with the knowledge you have acquired from all of your "research" that you don't realize what it means to be in the 10 or even 12 second 1/4 mile range in not only cost, but equipment as well.
As a member who has not only drag raced and road raced, but also built dozens of track only race vehicles I am here to tell you that you sound like a completely spoiled, know-nothing jackass, and you have yet to prove me wrong with even one complete thought from your entire rambling escapade on this thread/forum.
It's one thing to come into a forum in order to gain knowledge, and ask advice from others who have gone where you want to go, but something completely different to come in and immediatly try to make yourself sound as though you are some sort of god that has discovered some unknown secret to going fast in an automobile. I have read all of your post on this thread and several others on various other threads, and I think my assumptions are correct.
First of all, 300zx's are a "decent" sports car, but not after 15 years of abuse. Second of all, your parents won't let you get a REAL sports car, because they seem to be smart enough to know that you obviously aren't smart enough to be able to handle it, be it a Mustang with a v8 or a 300zx.
Having built as many vehicles as I have, that have actually run 9's and 10's in the 1/4 mile, I know that I am not comfortable hopping into one and taking it full blast down the track. I was given the opportunity this very night to drive a car that runs 9.90 in the 1/4. It is a tube frame vehicle on huge slicks, with more cubic inches than you have merit badges. I told the owner I would drive it, but not wide open and only to the 1/8 mile and coast the rest of the way, and I'll still probably trap 110 at the 1/4. I know better than to get into a car like that and think I can handle it with ZERO experience driving that fast, you obviously don't. I know what is involved in going that fast, and I know the dangers involved if I make an error, you obviously don't. I also am helping to rebuild this vehicle, purely to make it prettier, and I know what kind of work is ahead of me, you obviously wouldn't have a clue. Your parents know that a stock v6 mustang is the most you can handle, you obviously don't.
I have a V6 stang and GT Bullitt. My Bullitt would, by many people, be considered a "fast sportscar" in stock form, yet my V6 will be faster. Not just in 1/4 mile racing but also in SCCA ESP catagory racing. I race my v6 mustang against Cobras, Z28's, Miatas, G35's, 350z's, Vipers, Vette's, M3/5's, pretty much anything out there. I lost my last race to an SRT-10 Viper that is track use only for auto-x. It was a very open track and he got me on the straights, but I caught him in turns, he beat me by 2 seconds in a 55 second course.
So according to your calculations and research, all these cars that cost exponentially more than mine should have beaten the pants off me, but for some reason they didn't. All the drivers are experienced, and handled their cars very well, but mine is just set up very well for it's class, and it didn't cost me 10k to do it. I know that completely obliterates every ounce of reasoning that you thought you had coming into this, but hey, sh!t happens.
I could go into further detail about why you are soooo terribly wrong in every statement you have made, I could even go after the way you "try" to re-word what you are saying thinking it will somehow become right. I just don't feel it necessary to waste that much space on this lame-ass thread.
I'm honestly suprised that after the 3rd or 4th time you were proven wrong that you didn't start attacking spelling errors so you could earn that "GRAMMAR MERIT BADGE" you've had your eye on all these years.
In closing, stop acting like a spoiled little whiney bitch, appreciate the FREE car that you have, and try to ask informative questions instead of making statements that make you look like a total a$$hole.
Ryan
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 9:40:12 AM
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I've ignored this topic long enough, and feel it is now time to interject my opinion/fact.
Presented before me are the rantings of a spoiled nerd, and I think it's obvious to us all. Mommy and daddy got him a "starter" sports car as his first vehicle, he want's to mod it, but has no clue where the 710 cap is, nor does he know why the diesel pump at the gas station won't fit in his fuel filler.
So you have a "slow mustang." Being that this is most likely your first car, have you ever driven a fast car? What to you is considered a fast car? What type of performance intails a car which is inherently "not slow"?
If you want to compare vehicles, apples to apples, oranges to oranges, then you just need literacy as your greatest asset. Now if you want to compare "seat-of-the-pants" performance, this is where I think I may shed some light on the subject.
Out of everyone in the v6 section of this site, there are roughly a dozen people who not only post regularly, but are also knowledgable, and informative in their post, based on experience, and most of them have already tried to make sense of this 5 page ramble of crap, yet you have failed to grasp the point.
You want to jump into what you think with only 10k in mods can be a 10 second car, when just by making that statement proves you know so little about building a vehicle, that you don't know how little you think you know. It amazes me that with the knowledge you have acquired from all of your "research" that you don't realize what it means to be in the 10 or even 12 second 1/4 mile range in not only cost, but equipment as well.
As a member who has not only drag raced and road raced, but also built dozens of track only race vehicles I am here to tell you that you sound like a completely spoiled, know-nothing jackass, and you have yet to prove me wrong with even one complete thought from your entire rambling escapade on this thread/forum.
It's one thing to come into a forum in order to gain knowledge, and ask advice from others who have gone where you want to go, but something completely different to come in and immediatly try to make yourself sound as though you are some sort of god that has discovered some unknown secret to going fast in an automobile. I have read all of your post on this thread and several others on various other threads, and I think my assumptions are correct.
First of all, 300zx's are a "decent" sports car, but not after 15 years of abuse. Second of all, your parents won't let you get a REAL sports car, because they seem to be smart enough to know that you obviously aren't smart enough to be able to handle it, be it a Mustang with a v8 or a 300zx.
Having built as many vehicles as I have, that have actually run 9's and 10's in the 1/4 mile, I know that I am not comfortable hopping into one and taking it full blast down the track. I was given the opportunity this very night to drive a car that runs 9.90 in the 1/4. It is a tube frame vehicle on huge slicks, with more cubic inches than you have merit badges. I told the owner I would drive it, but not wide open and only to the 1/8 mile and coast the rest of the way, and I'll still probably trap 110 at the 1/4. I know better than to get into a car like that and think I can handle it with ZERO experience driving that fast, you obviously don't. I know what is involved in going that fast, and I know the dangers involved if I make an error, you obviously don't. I also am helping to rebuild this vehicle, purely to make it prettier, and I know what kind of work is ahead of me, you obviously wouldn't have a clue. Your parents know that a stock v6 mustang is the most you can handle, you obviously don't.
I have a V6 stang and GT Bullitt. My Bullitt would, by many people, be considered a "fast sportscar" in stock form, yet my V6 will be faster. Not just in 1/4 mile racing but also in SCCA ESP catagory racing. I race my v6 mustang against Cobras, Z28's, Miatas, G35's, 350z's, Vipers, Vette's, M3/5's, pretty much anything out there. I lost my last race to an SRT-10 Viper that is track use only for auto-x. It was a very open track and he got me on the straights, but I caught him in turns, he beat me by 2 seconds in a 55 second course.
So according to your calculations and research, all these cars that cost exponentially more than mine should have beaten the pants off me, but for some reason they didn't. All the drivers are experienced, and handled their cars very well, but mine is just set up very well for it's class, and it didn't cost me 10k to do it. I know that completely obliterates every ounce of reasoning that you thought you had coming into this, but hey, sh!t happens.
I could go into further detail about why you are soooo terribly wrong in every statement you have made, I could even go after the way you "try" to re-word what you are saying thinking it will somehow become right. I just don't feel it necessary to waste that much space on this lame-ass thread.
I'm honestly suprised that after the 3rd or 4th time you were proven wrong that you didn't start attacking spelling errors so you could earn that "GRAMMAR MERIT BADGE" you've had your eye on all these years.
In closing, stop acting like a spoiled little whiney bitch, appreciate the FREE car that you have, and try to ask informative questions instead of making statements that make you look like a total a$$hole.
Ryan
I'm just gonna raise up thw OWNED flag and be done with it.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 4:33:55 PM
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"He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise............follow him
He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is ignorant...........teach him.
He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep...........wake him.
He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool..........stay away from him"
eaglecatcher.........go buy you a rustbucket 300ZX (cuz that's all you'll be able to afford) and stop coming in here whining. If you can't afford one, then go buy you an old Accord or Civic, since we all obviously see what your little rant is meant to imply. I've beaten more than my share of overmatched cars of similar years in my 98 3.8.........so if you think your car is that slow, maybe you're just a sh**ty driver.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 4:39:29 PM
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ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
I've ignored this topic long enough, and feel it is now time to interject my opinion/fact.
Presented before me are the rantings of a spoiled nerd, and I think it's obvious to us all. Mommy and daddy got him a "starter" sports car as his first vehicle, he want's to mod it, but has no clue where the 710 cap is, nor does he know why the diesel pump at the gas station won't fit in his fuel filler.
ok, yeah sure, like I would try and put diesel in my mustang. even my 8 year old brother knows not to do that.
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So you have a "slow mustang." Being that this is most likely your first car, have you ever driven a fast car? What to you is considered a fast car? What type of performance intails a car which is inherently "not slow"?
I've driven a 300ZX, a jaguar s-type 4.2L V8, a jaguar X-type, and a Saab 9-5 2.3T I4, . The Z we were test driving, the jaguar s type is my moms car (x type was a rental), and the saab is what my dad is considering buying. I've driven cars with twice the horsepower mine has. A fast car is all relative. What I want my car to be, fast if you want to say it like that, is to get to 60 in less than 9 seconds, and have a 1/4 mile in the 16's, and be able to turn a corner when I tell it to. I realize a mustang can be made to do this, with money of course.
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If you want to compare vehicles, apples to apples, oranges to oranges, then you just need literacy as your greatest asset. Now if you want to compare "seat-of-the-pants" performance, this is where I think I may shed some light on the subject.
Out of everyone in the v6 section of this site, there are roughly a dozen people who not only post regularly, but are also knowledgable, and informative in their post, based on experience, and most of them have already tried to make sense of this 5 page ramble of crap, yet you have failed to grasp the point.
I've gotten a few points from people on here (this thread). Whether I acknowledged them or not, I have found out a few things. There have also been people who decided I did not want to start a war, I just simply wanted to know why there were other cars out there that have smaller engines, yet are faster, get better mileage, and handle better. I gave a few examples, and some took this as a war against the mustang, which it wasn't intended to be. I said a few over the top things, a little harsh to say directly to the mustang community, but I just wanted to know why it seems the mustang is so poorly engineered compared to other cars. I got several helpful responses, and some not so helpful that just wanted to start flaming.
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You want to jump into what you think with only 10k in mods can be a 10 second car, when just by making that statement proves you know so little about building a vehicle, that you don't know how little you think you know. It amazes me that with the knowledge you have acquired from all of your "research" that you don't realize what it means to be in the 10 or even 12 second 1/4 mile range in not only cost, but equipment as well.
I was not planning on dumping 10k into my car and makin it a full on race car or anythign liek that. I just was wondering a while back what it would take to get a sixxer to 400hp and be able to put it down without shattering to pieces. I figured I might decide to keep the car, and do a few mods every once in a while, to gradually build up power, even if I decided not to go to 400hp, which is a heck of a lot for the street anyway. I was certainly not planning on making a car for the strip. I'm not a drag racing fan, but thats beside the point. I was considering what I could do to my mustang for the price of buying another car, whether it be a GT, a Z, a bike, or a jetta, who knows, I was just getting some input.
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As a member who has not only drag raced and road raced, but also built dozens of track only race vehicles I am here to tell you that you sound like a completely spoiled, know-nothing jackass, and you have yet to prove me wrong with even one complete thought from your entire rambling escapade on this thread/forum.
It's one thing to come into a forum in order to gain knowledge, and ask advice from others who have gone where you want to go, but something completely different to come in and immediatly try to make yourself sound as though you are some sort of god that has discovered some unknown secret to going fast in an automobile. I have read all of your post on this thread and several others on various other threads, and I think my assumptions are correct.
ok, just because I'm new to cars and ask some noob questions, doesn't mean I believe myself to be a god. I've asked around to see if there were cheap ways to enhance performance on my car, even the slightest bit. Theres nothing wrong with that. I asked some noob questions like "what can I get for 500 bucks" and I get the answer that says "not a whole lot really" and I"m fine with that. You've got to learn somewhere, and questions like that are a start. I make some stupid statements too, but many of them have fact behind them.
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First of all, 300zx's are a "decent" sports car, but not after 15 years of abuse. Second of all, your parents won't let you get a REAL sports car, because they seem to be smart enough to know that you obviously aren't smart enough to be able to handle it, be it a Mustang with a v8 or a 300zx.
300ZX's are damn good sports cars for being 15 years old, and if they've been abused, they still run strong. The ones that have been well maintained run like no other. There are Z's with over 200k on the original motor. I'd say thats pretty good for a high compression sports car engine that has most likely been run pretty hard.
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Having built as many vehicles as I have, that have actually run 9's and 10's in the 1/4 mile, I know that I am not comfortable hopping into one and taking it full blast down the track. I was given the opportunity this very night to drive a car that runs 9.90 in the 1/4. It is a tube frame vehicle on huge slicks, with more cubic inches than you have merit badges. I told the owner I would drive it, but not wide open and only to the 1/8 mile and coast the rest of the way, and I'll still probably trap 110 at the 1/4. I know better than to get into a car like that and think I can handle it with ZERO experience driving that fast, you obviously don't. I know what is involved in going that fast, and I know the dangers involved if I make an error, you obviously don't. I also am helping to rebuild this vehicle, purely to make it prettier, and I know what kind of work is ahead of me, you obviously wouldn't have a clue. Your parents know that a stock v6 mustang is the most you can handle, you obviously don't.
I have a V6 stang and GT Bullitt. My Bullitt would, by many people, be considered a "fast sportscar" in stock form, yet my V6 will be faster. Not just in 1/4 mile racing but also in SCCA ESP catagory racing. I race my v6 mustang against Cobras, Z28's, Miatas, G35's, 350z's, Vipers, Vette's, M3/5's, pretty much anything out there. I lost my last race to an SRT-10 Viper that is track use only for auto-x. It was a very open track and he got me on the straights, but I caught him in turns, he beat me by 2 seconds in a 55 second course.
So according to your calculations and research, all these cars that cost exponentially more than mine should have beaten the pants off me, but for some reason they didn't. All the drivers are experienced, and handled their cars very well, but mine is just set up very well for it's class, and it didn't cost me 10k to do it. I know that completely obliterates every ounce of reasoning that you thought you had coming into this, but hey, sh!t happens.
I respect that you take the time to work on and tune your car. Any car can be made to run with bigger and faster cars if you put time and effort into it. I'm just curious, what all did you do to it to make it run so well? Thats something I'd be interested in learning about if you can not spend 10k and have your car run with faster cars. I'm not trying to be a smartass, I honestly want to know. Its probably something out of my league, but at least I'm trying to learn about it.
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I could go into further detail about why you are soooo terribly wrong in every statement you have made, I could even go after the way you "try" to re-word what you are saying thinking it will somehow become right. I just don't feel it necessary to waste that much space on this lame-ass thread.
I'm honestly suprised that after the 3rd or 4th time you were proven wrong that you didn't start attacking spelling errors so you could earn that "GRAMMAR MERIT BADGE" you've had your eye on all these years.
In closing, stop acting like a spoiled little whiney bitch, appreciate the FREE car that you have, and try to ask informative questions instead of making statements that make you look like a total a$$hole.
Ryan
yeah, I highly doubt that every single statement was sooooooooo terribly wrong. Why would I start attacking peoples grammar, thats the **** trolls do. I came with a legitimate question/statement/opinion, and some people came and decided they didn't like what i had to say, and merely wanted to flame, instead of helping me see why it seemed to be so slow compared to other cars. I think I'm allowed to complain about something, especially when its costing me 3 grand a year, whether I got it for free or not. I'd also like to do some things to make it better, and then I'd have nothign to complain about. Thats all I want, is something that will make my car be just a little better so I will enjoy it more. I'm considering getting gears and an LSD put it, but I can't get anyone to tell me what performance I'll get out of it besides better traction off the line and you get better acceleration. I want to know what my times will change to over stock, and if its worth spending 500 bucks on then I'll most likely do it.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 4:52:34 PM
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since you have a 98 mustang, get underdrive pulleys and a new belt which will bolt on 6-8 rwhp. it's cheap for you guys because you only hvae to change the pulley and not the harmonic balancer.
look here
http://www.v6mustangstuff.com/engine.htm that is $82 for some decent performance gain plus 30-40 for the new belt so for a little over $110 you will get some more power, and a little better gas mileage.
you can get a cai off ebay for like $50 and that will give you better throttle response and a bit more pep.
then you should think about 3.73's and t-lok with a bearing rebuild kit.
for better handling buy this package
http://www.stangsuspension.com/store/comersus_viewitem.asp?idproduct=275
so for a bit over $500 your car will SIGNIFICANTLY handle better.
quit saying mustangs are poorly engineered compared to other cars. you are comparing a base model very inexpensive V6 mustang to a high end (at the time) sports car. as everyone has pointed out you are not comparing dollars to dollars performance. the mustang is a fun, good looking , reliable sporty car. your car was free you stop whining. so for around 1200 (gears, suspension, cai, udp) your car will be a lot quicker and will handle far better than stock. make those mods then come back and whine if you still aren't happy.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 5:10:15 PM
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I"ll look into that stuff and see. I don't know how much my parents will let me do, but its worth a shot to see. UD pulley will be first thats for sure.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 5:16:39 PM
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Owned a 98 V6, only good thing about bolt ons was the fact that......................well......................aside from maybe netting me about .5 more mpg........................umm..................they made my wallet lighter
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 8:45:56 PM
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ORIGINAL: eaglecatcher
There have also been people who decided I did not want to start a war, I just simply wanted to know why there were other cars out there that have smaller engines, yet are faster, get better mileage, and handle better. I gave a few examples, and some took this as a war against the mustang, which it wasn't intended to be. I got several helpful responses, and some not so helpful that just wanted to start flaming.
Word to the wise, if you dont want to start a war, choose your words carefully, believe me, been there done that as some of the members have too. Also if you didnt want to start a flame war, then next time done start the fire. Ive been there done that like I said.
Basically if you want a fast car but one that your parents will agree with keep the mustang and slowly save up and build up, You can net some horses here and there without going nitrous or s/c, it wont be the fastest in the world but if you dont want to go forced induction then work around it. If you dont want to deal with the mustang any more (sort of how i felt) sell it and buy a car that suits you. Ive been told 100000000 times by 10000000000 people that your young and there will be plenty cars in your future... I am stubborn on the other hand and "know" what I want. I wanted a baller mustang so i got a V6 kuz it was affordable at the time, but now I find myself able to afford FASTER cars that are deemed "Better" than a V6 98. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, just keep in mind the durability of the 3.8L and build it up as a garage project not some complete overhaul and i think that youll be satisfied with the outcome of not only the car, but the experienced youve gained the satisfaction in creating something your hands (the reason why im getting a early model carbed camaro, im a hands on kind of guy). Obviously lessoned learned, choose your words carefully and listen to what some of the more useful memebers have to say and learn... Thats what i did even though i didnt get very far with my mustang i still came away with tons of knowledge.
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RE: Rant on slow sixxer - 6/10/2007 9:00:47 PM
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nanaki
Computer Geek, how c@n I h3lp u?
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enough already
< Message edited by nanaki -- 6/10/2007 9:01:34 PM >
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