Thread 28449084

it's actually not half bad

>>28449084 (OP)
I bet it's a fun car but zamn that is fugly

>>28449084 (OP)
Wait until you try a Cobra. Almost 100 more horsepower, progressive rate springs that soak up little bumps better, and are stiffer in the corners, a low friction 14.7:1 steering rack and bigger brakes with the same PBR calipers on the Corvette.

>>28449084 (OP)
are you going to the norcal meetup

I kinda wanna try a Mustang as a Japanese car guy. Hard shopping for S197 3vs and Cobras atm. I hated the dimensions (way too big), flexy chassis, lack of suspension travel, and ergos of my LS1 Z28 but feel like if it was a SN95 Cobra I would've probably loved it since the Mustangs have better ergos and smaller form factors.

Oddly I was neutral on the LRA, it did make the car more nervous but it was very predictable, I didn't like the brakes instead (too small for a 350hp 3400lb car).

>>28449086
it looked good at the time, but did not age well at all

>>28449107
nobody tell him you can just buy cobra brakes, quick ratio rack and dump a 351w in it.
I'd rather have a raped gt built up than buy somebodys cobra clone with snakes glued on it

>>28449410
personally I didn't like it up untill a few years ago because when I was growing up I associated sn95s with poors and I didn't like the 4.6, I still don't like the 4.6 but I am more open to buying one now.

>>28449410
It always looked like shit honestly. Whereas the Camaro always looked cool. The New Edge refresh was a life saver.

>>28449086
i think it's cute, but yes it's fun!
>>28449144
no
>>28449402
coming from larger cars, the mustang definitely feels smaller. still handles like a truck but im pretty you sharpen it up.

>>28449512
Very clean car, anon. I like it. And good choice on red.

>>28449410
this is the worst looking mustang generation besides the 2024+ s650
>>28449449
>The New Edge refresh was a life saver.
Couldnt agree more. god bless boomers for bringing the mustang back to its roots and then the s550 looks good too.
>Whereas the Camaro always looked cool.
Eh IDK the 4th gen looked like blobshit, which is my problem with the sn95 mustangs.

>>28449555
>IDK the 4th gen looked like blobshit
It looked pretty hard and edgy. Evil, even.

Love me a good mustang, but I love the 4th gen Camaros and Trans Ams a little more. My 94 TA with 3.73 gears, full 3" exhaust and Long tubes eat up any sn95 thats not a modded cobra. New Edge GTs dont stand a chance either and even hurt the ego of a 05ish GT

>>28449563
The LT1 Camaro front end was the best followed by LS1 WS6. LS1 Camaro looked like Saturn sports car and the LT1 Trans Am looked like a fucking 1994 Grand Am.

My biggest problem is the 4th Gens were too fucking big with long hoods and huge overhangs. Nearly 2 feet longer than a mustang of the same years. And they sit low so the foot wells are super long like you're meant to be 6'4 with a 40in inseam to drive one.

>>28449430
>I'd rather have a raped gt built up than buy somebodys cobra clone with snakes glued on it
Nobody said anything about a fauxbra but you Anon.
>hurr rather swap a heavier iron 351 over having a hand built all aluminum engine that made more power than the 351 powered Cobra R.
But why?

>>28449594
The forbidden catfish.

>>28449594
This. the overhangs, fender/mirror/door abomination and just general GM cheapness to everything about it on the inside really turned me off these things.
Unfortunately the OP's mustang is the most homely-looking model in recent memory but its still much better than a camaro.

>>28449594
>like you're meant to be 6'4 with a 40in inseam to drive one.
Based Canadian muscle car chad.

>>28449649
>Nobody said anything about a fauxbra but you Anon.
it used to be really common that retards would clone cobras with 0 upgrades
>>28449649
why would you want to hunt down an aluminum block

>>28449084 (OP)
The 5.0 GTs and cobras were nice, other than that they were kind of ass.

>>28449432
The 4.6 would have been fine if they made them all 4v, even just sohc 4v for the baser models and simply tuned around for the intended bracket. Probably could've got another 5 years of market/emissions life out of them too.

>>28449725
>it used to be really common that retards would clone cobras with 0 upgrades
That's true, but what does that have to do with talking about driving a Cobra in comparison to a GT?
>why would you want to hunt down an aluminum block
You don't have to, the Cobra comes with an all aluminum hand built DOHC 4.6L.

>>28450427
>but what does that have to do with talking about driving a Cobra in comparison to a GT?
that there's a % chance of being scammed plus it's cheaper to just put the big brakes on a gt plus I have absolutely no interest in a mod motor and I don't care what it's made of or how many cams it has and where

Nice car op. While not fast they’re basically a unibody 2 door manual crown vic. Bulletproof. A set of wheels that fill out the fenders really goes a long way on them. Mach 1 style chin spoiler too

>>28450484
>talking about driving a Cobra in comparison to a GT
>that there's a % chance of being scammed
>cost and personal reasons
Anon, I don't think you even got the point of my post. OP said a basic GT wasn't half bad, I just simply said wait until you try the even better version.

as someone who grew up with this being the "new" mustang at the time I've always had a soft spot for them
however the interior (new edge included) has always kept me from actually owning one
it literally looks a thirdie car designed to efficiently accommodate RHD and LHD setup

>>28450630
The horizontal shifter is weird too.

>>28449725
>why would you want to hunt down an aluminum block
By a cheap clapped out lincoln mk8 and yank the engine. Same thing.

>>28450630
>it literally looks a thirdie car designed to efficiently accommodate RHD and LHD setup
it's fords bad attempt to recapture their own look.

>>28450630
The SN95 was the return to classic styling cues after more euro styled Foxbody. It's styled after the 1st gen double cowl dash.

>>28450663
yeah, i know
the funniest part is they nailed it on the pre-refresh lincoln zephyr and mkz, a car which shares no lineage with the mustang

>>28450674
lincoln needs to build a mustang s650 based mk9. Been too long since the mk7.

>>28450685
The MKX and MKZ?

>>28449084 (OP)
>it's actually not half bad
Nope, it's all bad

>>28449086
Well other sports cars based on the platform looked a bit better.

>>28451468
...but I'm not so sure about this one though.

>>28450507
>A set of wheels that fill out the fenders really goes a long way on them
Is that what's happening here LOL

>>28451468
yeah non new edge SN-95's are ugly. They really only look good from a specific rear 3/4 view when you can see the body curvature. I personally also think the body color taillight covers look weird, looks way better painted black and across the trunk

>>28451480
Yeah, that was before it was lowered some. I think that pic is from 2014? Idk. That car doesn’t exist anymore anyway

>>28451660
Those are pretty clean, but they need MORE LOW, son

>>28449449
>Whereas the Camaro always looked cool

>>28451664
Trips of truth

>>28451664
Also mustangs are gay as shit kek

>>28451668
>664
>trips
Come on, son

>>28451677
And yet
>>28451668
Trips off truth^

>>28450652
I just don't fuck with anything past sbf, not interested

0ht>>28449594
>Tfw 6'3 and drive a 94 camaro reading this
It just fits so well

>>28451665
Catfish are cool

>>28449449
This is what the SN95 should’ve looked like from the beginning.

>>28449086
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>>28452513
If the styling bothers you that bad, Factory Five's mk4 roadster kit does use a 1987-2004 Mustang GT as the donor car.

https://www.factoryfive.com/mk4/base-kit/

>>28449512
>>28449084 (OP)
Man, that is clean. Nice car Anon

>>28450652
>Same thing
They're similar but there's multiple differences, the Cobra made 15-30hp more than the Mark VIII. Like the forged crank, thicker I beam connecting rods that are sinter forged with fracture split ends, different exhaust cam and the most obvious the Cobra intake manifold.

>>28449563
looks like a gay fish

>>28451677
checked
>>28451668
reckt

>>28452860
>muh gay

>>28452860
You like fish sticks.

>>28451660
>That car doesn’t exist anymore anyway
Story?

Why was every aspect of the 90s so kino EXCEPT American car design?

>>28449410
compared to what preceded it, it was a goddamn miracle

>>28456296
I think most people just parrot opinions they've heard, these aren't bad looking cars.

>>28449563
I never cared for the mascara and the fender tumors on the Camaro, far preferred the Poncho out of the f body twins.

>>28449084 (OP)
>>28449512
That thing is clean, any plans for mods?

>>28449084 (OP)
>it's actually not half bad

no shit. auto journos are a bunch of faggots.

>>28459628
Kek this thing is riced the fuck out thoughbeit

>>28461853
>nooooo modifications are for rIcErs!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>28461853
I was actually planning on selling in a few years and don't want to change its stock form to get more cash back. But honestly after having it for about a year I might do something similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SAGim1ZYz-M

Some chrome exhausts, lowering springs, chrome rims. It's honestly plenty fast for me even though I kinda want to get a 2007-09 GT500. But I shall see where the prices on those will be and how much I still like this mustang down the line.

>>28462864
>I was actually planning on selling in a few years and don't want to change its stock form to get more cash back.
If that's the case I would go with an aftermarket x-pipe instead of a catback, you get more power, still get more volume and it's reversible. You have to cut the stock pipes to put a catback on and get basically no extra power. I would also consider a shifter like a MGW, makes a huge difference and is also reversible when you go to sell. Either way at this point you're not going to lose money, it seems like SN95s have bottomed out. Locally I've seen clean SN95s listed for more than S197s.

>>28462903
Here's an example of stock catback with an x-pipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGrT4WwOMQs

>>28449410
>it looked good at the time
Lol.
No.
We hated it when it came out.

>>28463019
>We
t. birth year starts with a 2

>>28463165
t. birth decade starts with a 9. :P

>>28463166
1/10 bait, I replied.

>>28463166
You have been exposed, zoomer