Mustang appreciation thread.

[RichRSi]

I thought I'd share my love for American v8's, crank up the speakers for these beasts. These are just the gen 5 and up to the latest models although I do like the classics I havent put any of their vids up, add your own.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WB0cuYujW50&mode=related&search=
Mean sounding supercharger. quite 'nippy'

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n2W7cBpPTo4
Very quick supercharged v8

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KZmUK6Qp82U&mode=related&search=
(off the clock) v8 supercharged, quick sounds very nice.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hKl1nfDimXc
GT500 review

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aNEeBPadQiQ
Loud auto setting off virtually every alarm on the block.

enjoi!!

 

[ollie]

Sounds f**king mental that first one, got a bit of tupac on too!!

 

[RichRSi]

Sounds great eh! The whine from the sc is immense. You can pick a v8 'stang up in the states for feck all.
When I was over there I nipped in to a few garages and I was like a diabetic kid in a candy store, wanted everything but couldn't buy anything as it's the duty that's a killer once you've got the thing over here.

 

[Ian_182]

I like the noise but not the cars.Good vids

 

[Pep]

surely the third one is turbo'd?

 

[kpowell911]

noise is good, thats about it.

 

[RichRSi]

surely the third one is turbo'd?

I'm pretty sure it supercharged. If it's the fluttering sound you can hear between changes then most big superchargers can make this sort of noise, especially if they have a bypass valve.

http://www.mustangforums.com/m_1534202/printable.htm

 

[DrR]

has to be pree 1970 or post 2004 for me, rest are crap IMO.

 

[Graham Gooch]

My brother lives in America. He has a Fox body Mustang, ok it looks like parp (although some look sexual) but its blown and tuned and is an absolute animal, on stock suspension so when you floor it the back goes down like a ten tonne weight just fell on it.

Was great fun driving it, earlier this year.

 

[DazG]

Reasonably noisy Mustang, with dude hitting himself with a shovel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sldtNSdvawk

Scary Mustang turbo (570 bhp)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42VeT_OYnkI

Twin turbo Mustang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAcdgLj1_-0

Twin turbo Mustang vs supercharged Mustang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPrjoXIxhHg

 

[RichRSi]

has to be pree 1970 or post 2004 for me, rest are crap IMO.

There all great imo but I agree buying anything in between those dates would be a bit of a compromise especially the mustang II, that was a bit of a dog but the King Cobra model wasn't so bad if you like over the top 70's design.

My brother lives in America. He has a Fox body Mustang, ok it looks like parp (although some look sexual) but its blown and tuned and is an absolute animal, on stock suspension so when you floor it the back goes down like a ten tonne weight just fell on it.

Was great fun driving it, earlier this year.

Yhea my uncle has a lime green and black cuda aar replica with a 440ci hemi + all the bits, no charger but it still does 100 in about 6 seconds, he built the beast himself.
I had a whirl in that when I was over in the states, the acceleration was so brutal that I had a sore neck for a couple of days afterwards. It did something like 6mpg when you booted it but when driving normally it cost the same to run as my car over here with the cheaper petrol costs over there.

 

[RichRSi]

Reasonably noisy Mustang, with dude hitting himself with a shovel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sldtNSdvawk

Scary Mustang turbo (570 bhp)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42VeT_OYnkI

Twin turbo Mustang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAcdgLj1_-0

Twin turbo Mustang vs supercharged Mustang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPrjoXIxhHg

Nice one daz!!


You wouldn't want to get calght trying to nick that '69 fastback owned by the shovel fella, haha what a nut case.

 

[FlameR]

gotsta love the mustangs. Elanor or the '67 shelby gt500 is by far my fav. They don't seem to have any traction whatsoever in 1st or 2nd due to stupid amounts of power being thrown at the rear wheels.

 

[DazG]

Should have a corvette thread as well, plenty of decent videos on the net

 

[Ian_182]

I also like the elanor one

 

[Graham Gooch]

Yeah my bros will leave black line up the road for as long as you wish LOL.

Love it. Sounds mental as well.

 

[MATT BLACK]

The AAR Cuda used either a 440 six pack ( edelbrock inlet manifold with 3 sets of twin holley carbs, the car ran like any other 440 but when you open the throttle up all 6 barrells open up ) ......or a 426 Hemi. A 440 HEMI was never used in the cuda. The car also used the bomb proof 727 torqueflite racing box

100mph in 6 seconds is a bit generous even for a race tuned street legal 426 Hemi

 

[Christopher]

i've never been a fan of any yank tanks tbh

if i had to though... GT500 Eleanor, Plymouth 'Cuda or a Plymouth Superbird in lime green lol

 

[MATT BLACK]

The mustang in gone in 60 seconds isnt a real GT500 - Its a kit....the real GT500 looks nothing like the one in the film.

The original "Eleanor" was a yellow 1973 Boss 351 Mustang

http://www.gonein60seconds.com/home.htm

 

[Graham Gooch]

Plymouth Superbird RoadRunner.

Just bonkers looking, with the biggest spoiler of all time.

 

[MATT BLACK]

Well the Dodge Charger i went to look at fell through because it was a botched up heap of s**t built by a nesbit......so i might be buying this if the guy will agree with the money ive offered him.

Its a 69 "Roadrunner" with a 440 six pack stroker pushing out 500 bhp and 550 lbft. Its been restored to Factory spec using a few mod cons. Its better than new - its immaculate !!!

 

[Graham Gooch]

You can eat your dinner out of that engine bay!

Even the battery terminals look new.

 

[MATT BLACK]

Its £18000 - ive offered £17000.......awaiting reply ( eagerly )

 

[Remedi]

Gotta love the noise...Great thread!

I now wanna grow an Afro and some sideburns, Jim Kelly stylee

 

[Graham Gooch]

You got plans for it?

Rootes?

 

[MATT BLACK]

No - its fast enough ( takes a quick car for me to say that )



My old vette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaDxJ9CjDOI&mode=related&search=

 

[Graham Gooch]

How much does it weigh?

I'd love a brand new Z06 lol.

 

[Bezza4]

Can't listen to any of those at work but I was following one of the new ones the other day and it sounded the absolute dogs.

Number plate was MU51ANG as well.

 

[MarkCup]

They're lovely for flooring it in a straight line.

 

[wozzaa]

Old ones are straight line cars the new ones are rather capable in the bends. Its not far of rivaling the M3 in cornering ability and spend a few hundred and it surpasses them. Im not buying one just cause its fast in a straight line. Im buying one cause there now actually good cars. And the 09 MY one may be getting some rather tasty upgrades. More power and an independent rear suspension are some of the bits people are expecting as well as the new boss and bullit mustangs.

 

[Pep]

Plymouth Superbird RoadRunner.

Just bonkers looking, with the biggest spoiler of all time.

and do you know why the spoiler is that big?!

 

[wozzaa]

Spoiler was that big to allow the boot to open. Not just for downforce reasons. It did keep the car straight though apparently at speed it was near impossible to get it sideways due to the side parts they acted like rudders and kept it straight.

 

[Kneel]

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[MATT BLACK]

69 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 six pack

 

[Kneel]

'68 Mustang Fastback, beautifull!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOGl9ZsmeeI

And to appreciate some other nice yank tanks:

500hp olds 442, crap video but nice car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUIz_8LaeGE

Chevy Nova, Big Block
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLK_y6L1DvQ

Chevy Nova vs Camaro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqBsU6mwYFI

My fav engine in the whole wide world:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS7ZNrWUGNQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLkw8853ECA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd_F4ks1_Gc

 

[Graham Gooch]

I'd love something like a 1972 Chevy Nova SS

 

[Kneel]

I'd love something like a 1972 Chevy Nova SS

yeah I love the nova's, I also very like olds 442s

 

[RichRSi]

The AAR Cuda used either a 440 six pack ( edelbrock inlet manifold with 3 sets of twin holley carbs, the car ran like any other 440 but when you open the throttle up all 6 barrells open up ) ......or a 426 Hemi. A 440 HEMI was never used in the cuda. The car also used the bomb proof 727 torqueflite racing box

100mph in 6 seconds is a bit generous even for a race tuned street legal 426 Hemi

Hey I'm just saying what he built mate, feel free to dissagree but it was a hemi and like I said it was a replica aar (it had the black bonnet, strobe stripes and bodycoloured bumpers etc but a shaker hood instead) it was built to be very quick to 100 and geared specifically for 1/4 mile drag street racing, it would not go much faster than 130mph because of this so it was very quick to 100.

Standard cuda aar was 0-60 in 5.8 seconds and 100 in 14.4 seconds so he's halved it's 0-100 time, it's news to me they used anything other than the 340ci in the aar tbh.
I got my info from car and driver july issue 1970, I don't know where your info is from dude.

 

[RichRSi]

I hope this deal works out ok for you, that is stunning. Great colour too! If you have a nice big garage to keep it tuckered up during the crap weather then it's an investment that hopefully won't loose you any money.

If he accepts your offer are you going to be using it or keeping it for shows? Get ready for 11mpg!

I wish I was in a position to buy a yank, but I don't have the space even if I had the cash. I quite fancy a boat tail riviera, there is a fantastic one I've seen around shrewsbury. Any stang would be nice though, even a straight six tbh.

 

[Iridium]

has to be pree 1970 or post 2004 for me, rest are crap IMO.

+1

Those sorta, mid nineties ones been the utter worst, hideously pathetic pieces of shite known to man. Worse than a Mk4 Golf GTi 2.0.

Dan