Hi, it is not the same opal frost this is loaded with pearl in different colors (not metallics) it is a three stage paint you can't get the "flip" form less than three stage first is the base coat in this case white then the pearl lots of different colors and anywhere from three sided to twenty three sided metal flakes all different shades that is where the flip comes in. And then it doesn't shine looks like a flat paint with no actual color till you spray on the clear then the color comes out and it shines. if you have ever seen a MYSTIC cobra that is a real "flip paint" it is called mystic because it is twenty three different colors on the car at one time but if the sun doesn't shine it looks like dark blue that is what the base is.
John

 

scott,

yes it is an automatic, the wife insisted on that.

tan top. she wanted that also.


i had a 90 gt 5.0 5speed in 92, and i can't believe the difference in power between these two cars. the 90 gt(slightly modified) was a blast to drive(would still have it if i didn't wreck it), this new car is down right scary, when pushed to the limit.... loves to wind out, it seems...

i would be nice to find someone here on fte who has put a small blower on their 4.6l engine to see what they will do.

i hope the mustang continues to be a good seller, we don't want it to disappear like the camaro's are rumored to be.... is the camaro really going to be discontinued?? anybody know for sure?? i continue to hear this again and again on other boards. is this just typical message board bologna??

lee

john? i agree, the ladies like a good race as much as the guys do(maybe more so).....



1995 silver f350, 4x4, 351w, automatic, plain old stock steel wheels.

 

Spectre,
I have to agree that the 99 and newer GT's with the 260 HP v8 are alot more wild than the the unmodified 5.0L. I really enjoy driving my 5.0L but the next Mustang I add to the collection has to be one of the 260 HP 4.6L.

The convertible in our showroom is an auto also. I was allowed to borrow the car for the weekend when my daughter was to be in the homecoming parade in our town. What a fun car. I never thought I would want a convertible til I dorve that one for the weekend.

91 F150 4x4 XLT Lariat
Regular Cab LWB, 300 I6, 5 speed, 3.08's

Click [link:www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?422|HERE] to see my 1993 Mustang GT

 

I don't know guys I have never had a 99 or 00 mustang give me too much trouble with the 95 5.0 HO in my convertible. this car absolutely flies!!!! the old one will leave the line along side of the 95 but that is the end of it. I think if the new one would wind up past 5000 without the fuel shutoff it would be scary. It has 265/45/17 tires on it and still wants to smoke off of the line (need em real hot to stick) the only thing I have changed on the car is the air filter (K&N) and tires two sizes wider. I ran a couple of 99 G/T mustangs and they were quick but when the 5.0 starts streching it out it is all over, the new ones drop a couple of lenghts per gear. John

 

John,
Keep in mind that your 95 has a higher HP and torque 5.0L than the 5.0L in my 93 (HP was 205 and Toruqe was 275 lb/ft in 93). This would explain a little bit of the difference you see in your car against the 4.6L in the 99-00's. I have kept my car 99% stock (K&N filter, 3 chamber Flowmasters). Have a great Holiday with your family.

91 F150 4x4 XLT Lariat
Regular Cab LWB, 300 I6, 5 speed, 3.08's

Click [link:www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?422|HERE] to see my 1993 Mustang GT

 

Scott, Don't get me wrong, that new GT runs I just don't think it will outrun the 5.0L Not even in your 93 the 5.0 would stretch out and really go the 4.6 winds up fast but it doesn't have alot of real usable horsepower until it is wound up.
JOHN

 

john,

i hate to disagree with a fellow brother here,

but all being equal(stock), the 99-00 5 speed equipped mustang gt should be at least a full second faster than a 95 5.0.
in fact, a 99-00 gt should even out run a 93 cobra, barely.

after having a 90gt,(and respecting its capabilities), i know their is a wide selection of aftermarket goodies to make up for the difference in et's.

mustang stats and et's are all over the web.

if you are serious about racing, you ought to know you will launch at 4500-5,000 rpm from the line anyway, if you have the right stickies on the rear.(exactly where the 4.6 liter will love to be) suggest you visit your local track and see what you can do.

see you,

lee

1995 silver f350, 4x4, 351w, automatic, plain old stock steel wheels.

 

Hi, If you go to corral a mustang site there is noone there who can launch a mustang of any year at 4500 5000 rpms the best way they have found to run a mustang is to launch it at 1300 rpms which leave alot of rpms to make up to get to 5000 and mine is an auto so you can't launch much over 1700 1800 rpms.
John

 

Talk about mustangs. We drove to Arizona a few years ago, and my husbaands car was looked at almost like an undercover car, because of all the antennas, and equipment inside. I call him the Inspector Gadget. Many times, we have been asked if we were into suveillance when talking on the cb in a parking lot.

And yes, we actually were searched TWICE for 2 hours, by 4 officers (additional squad was called), because the car looked like we were suspicious. Nothing was found, but hey, the younger cop couldn't help asking my hubby about the speaker system in it...lol.. Thanks, but I'll stick to my 4x!

You can see his car http://cobragt87.stangnet.com/

"Blu" 78 F-150 4x4
400c, 35" mud king tires
4" lift
Husbands reign; Wives govern

 

john,

the idea is to keep your engine in the rpm range that will make the most usable horsepower/torque.
nobody at the track leaves the line at 1300 rpms in a real drag race.
even if you have stroked your 5.0 you will leave the line(with the right tires) at more than 1300 rpm's...
that optimum rpm range(where ever that happens to be) is where you will want to be when you bang 2nd 3rd(careful here) and 4th. still strongly suggest you visit your local track and watch the stock/superstock classes run.
i have never seen any stock/superstock gt launch at 1300 rpms, that is, if he wanted to win.
i got the impression you had a 5 speed car, dunno how, but i did.
there is no way you are going to outrun in the quarter mile, a 99-00 gt automatic with a 95 automatic equipped gt(both stock), period, if both drivers know what they are doing.
if you were running a 93 5 speed cobra(stock) against the 00-99 gt automatic(stock), you very well could win if you knew your car, had enough practice throwing shifts at the right rpms, and knew how to leave the line properly.



1995 silver f350, 4x4, 351w, automatic, plain old stock steel wheels.

 

bigblu,

love the signature..
their is a lot of truth in the last line...

lee


1995 silver f350, 4x4, 351w, automatic, plain old stock steel wheels.

 

As much as I love my 93 GT, I have to say the 99-01's really run. I have driven both 5 speed and autos and they just don't compare. The 96-98 4.6L was a little weak and I am sure a 5.0L with a knowledgeable driver could out run one of them. (stock for stock.) I have "street raced" my car and I launch anywhere from 2000-2500 on stock radials. Yeah, they spin a bit, but that is part of the fun.

91 F150 4x4 XLT Lariat
Regular Cab LWB, 300 I6, 5 speed, 3.08's

Click [link:www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?422|HERE] to see my 1993 Mustang GT

 

I have street radials and if you run stock class you can't get enough tire under a mustang to launch it at 4500-5000 rpms I have raced stock and super stock before super stock is a little easier because you can run huge slicks on the car but not in stock form! With street radials I can launch my 95 at 2100 rpms anymore and it is smoke city. so I can't figure how you're leaving at the rpms you're talking about and not breaking or going up in smoke!!! John

 

scott,

yes, i agree, its great fun. long live the mustang!!!

when my wifes car is paid for its my turn...(have quite a wait)
and my car definitely won't be an automatic!!
and something else besides red....
i would love to have a 93 cobra if i can find one then.
there have been a couple for sale here in indiana this fall, but i was in no position to buy them, since i bought the truck, and just had a new baby girl.

1995 silver f350, 4x4, 351w, automatic, plain old stock steel wheels.

 

You just have to manage the cluch a little bit. If you aren't carful you get smoke city.

Spectre,
Once my wife's Taurus is paid off we are getting a convertible (preferably 87-93 GT auto or 5 speed). Only 20 more payment!! LOL.

91 F150 4x4 XLT Lariat
Regular Cab LWB, 300 I6, 5 speed, 3.08's

Click [link:www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?422|HERE] to see my 1993 Mustang GT