tipptruck1 Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Iam in the need for a new car. Iam looking at two ars right now. One is a Mustang with a v-8 ranging from 94-00. The other car is a 06 Grand Prix with under 10,000 miles on it. I know nothing about gm cars past the mid 90s. But I bleed ford blue. So I really know a lot about mustangs. The main reason Iam looking at the Mustang is the after market parts you can find for it. The Grand Prix is no longer made and I can't find after market parts for it. So I need some more info from you gm guys about it. Thanks alot Erik Quote
Panamoka_Bassin Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Always go with the Pony. Friends don't let friends drive GMs... Quote
Live.2.Fish Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 I had a 2000 Mustang GT. Also something to think about is the "fun to drive" factor. The pontiac does not offer a manual tranny. Maybe that doesn't matter to you, but let me tell you, I had a blast with my '00 GT 5-speed. Your right on about the abundance of aftermarket parts. Go with the FORD He was my pony. Quote
slomoe Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Stang!! I will own a 5.0 hatchback before I die! Quote
Jake. Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Nooooooo Contest. The 'stang in a blowout. 8-) Quote
fishbear Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Always go with the Pony. Friends don't let friends drive GMs... AMEN!!!! Between my brother and I we have owned over a dozen Mustangs, they have never let us down. Easy to work on and the fun factor is HUGE!!! Quote
Red Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 well, i love mustangs too, my favorite car, even tho i have never owned one (i have drove many different models, worked at ford dealer for a while) i currently own a pontiac sunfire and it has been a great car....bought it with 5,000 on it and it is now pushing 40,000 not one single problem so far.....are you looking for a car that you will have for several years? is it your daily driver? i love mustangs but if it was going to be my regular daily to and from car, i would go with the GP, especially with gas prices. Cliff Quote
Ninerman Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 duhhh is there anything else.... ;D definatley go with the stang...you wont be sorry...I agree with dude about friends dont let friends drive GM....lol I have owned 3 in the last 4 years Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 As you can see from my name.... By the way, here's our '94 Cobra..... Quote
tipptruck1 Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 Well I didn't get a mustang. But I did get a mustang killer. It is a 04 dodge srt-4. I did a little digging and dodge under rated them at like 230 hp at the crank. But other people say it has 265-275 at the crank and 230 at the wheels. Here is a picture of the color my car is. Thats not my car by the way. Quote
bassdocktor Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Well from all the ones I've seen that was also a nice choice. Have fun with it. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 I just can't wait intill this summer. Mopar has a few up grades for it. Iam looking at keeping it around 300 hp. I think Iam just going to add a cold air intake good for 20 hp. Stage one turbo up grade good for 10 hp. A differnt exaust maybe 10+ hp. Then a bigger intercooler 5-10+ hp. I will also be doing a lot of other things for handling and the looks of the car. Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Better start saving for that bigger turbo and intercooler.... Quote
tipptruck1 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 Better start saving for that bigger turbo and intercooler.... Iam not sure if Iam getting a bigger turbo or not. But mopar has three turbo upgrades. Stage two and three are not street legal. The stage one has bigger fuel injectors and a plug in Module that improves the turbo. I cn fins a blitz intercooler online for under 1,000 dollers and it will fit the car. But iam still not giving up n ford. A mustang is in the future. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted October 23, 2007 Super User Posted October 23, 2007 Why worry about street legal when you plan on hauling asssss anyway? Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 "Street Legal" is such a broad term. By R.I. standards, my car is not "street legal" because it doesn't have cats...therefore not passing the emmissions test. But, I know a guy. I know that here in R.I. they do an OBD2 test on the newer cars, if there are no codes, it gets a sticker.... PS, it does look legal doesn't it??? Would you have guessed that it make 556 rwhp and 512rwtq? Quote
tipptruck1 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 Why worry about street legal when you plan on hauling asssss anyway? Not on the street. I have never street raced or never will. I just never under stood the whole point of it. Theres plenty of tracks out there. Yesterday all the kids wanted to race me. I told them on the track only. I heard of five differnt strips within driving distance from Wausau WI. But iam more of a road track racer and none of them wanted to do that. What I cant under stand is that the stage 2 and 3 don't remove any thing. They just add bigger fuel injectors, a blow off valve, a few plug in things for the turbo, and a switch so you can run 101 octane racing fuel. But you can also switch back to 91 octane if your not at the track. Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Closest drag strip to us is 2.5 hours away in NH. Costs me a tank of gas each way..... : Much cheaper to head out to the lake Quote
bassdocktor Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 Not sure tipp but the blow off might be the problem with the street legal. Might be the noise factor. You know how some people like to keep cars nice and quite. Every once and awhile there is a turbo that gos by my house and you definitely hear it. I've seen the stage 2 installed and being sold at dealers and not as race cars either. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted October 24, 2007 Author Posted October 24, 2007 Yea those are the idiots that are driving hondas with like 200hp. They think its so cool that have a loud blow off valve. I don't even get postive boost under normal driving in the city. The only way I can get postive boost is by gunning it all the time. To me that makes no sense to gun it for a few blocks then slow down to stop. Its nice to have boost on the highway though. By the way those kids are running about 6-10psi of boost after market. Iam able to run 14.70 from the factory. I have never gotten it past like 12. Quote
bassdocktor Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 Yeah there are quite a few of those people with the Hondas. Generally, its these 2 guys that go past my house one has some type of Subaru Impreza and the other is a red Evo. There are quite a few of the SRT-4 here in Chicago. Quote
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