how much abuse can a mustang GT take

[NERD]

My buddy would tell you to throw 150 shot of Laughing Gas and drive it till it blows up! lol Don't worry about your compression unless it feels like it can't take it. Either way your on borrowed time. I take ultimate car of my car and I would trust any power adder at that Mileage but your car may be different. Your cars led a good life and done well, whatever you do, "respect it".

 

[voidfinger]

so sxynerd you got a 5.0 or something? just wondering?

 

[driftingmustang]

yeah, the problem I cant find a legal way to drift. god knows i want to, but i cant find anything. I just checked out the sights torres sugjested and i still cant find anything. if there out there, the opurtunities are so limited that ive been reduced to very few options. doesnt matter right now any ways, i decided today that i wont abuse my baby until 2 things happened, A. I have some money in the bank for any problems i encounter, and B. I need to restore my mustang to it's former glory.

peformance wise it needs a new clutch, new spark plugs, somethin is definatley up wit the brakes cause they are rubbin slightly, my guess is not alighned or the caliper is not retreating properly. ill concentrate on performance after i get the following done.

aesthitics, it needs a new paint job cause the former job was abysmal at best, i need a new driver door cause someone tried to steel my car so the part of the door was bent in, it's bent out again, but believe me, it'll never be right again (wrinkles and other stuff), i need a stereo (stolen prior to purchasing car). and new wheels cause the ones on now look screwed up (original 16 inch, but there all scratched on edge among othe visual problems) I need new head lights, and i dont like the aftermarket tailights the guy put in.

yep, i have work (or should i say money) ahead of me, i hope to be drifting again by this summer regularly and completely legal. I will also use the time to find a legal way. there has to be somthing. I live in georgia so if you guys could help me find somthing here. im horrible at finding stuff like this. all the drift day listing i see are all in california, i think that's a bit too far for me to drive.

lol, too bad you live in georgia. i have my front original calipers(perfect working order, replaced with wilwood calipers), brake lights (near perfect, replaced with OE export lights), and a 2k mile-old clutch in my closet (replaced with FRPP king cobra clutch), along with my original OE 17" chrome split spoke wheels in the garage. ill look into nationwide drifting events when i get some time, and ill ask around some of my friends (like 2 of them are in the Formula Drift Series) to see if they know anything.

oh, and i replied to your PM, let me know if you got it

thanks man

 

[voidfinger]

yeah, the problem I cant find a legal way to drift. god knows i want to, but i cant find anything. I just checked out the sights torres sugjested and i still cant find anything. if there out there, the opurtunities are so limited that ive been reduced to very few options. doesnt matter right now any ways, i decided today that i wont abuse my baby until 2 things happened, A. I have some money in the bank for any problems i encounter, and B. I need to restore my mustang to it's former glory.

peformance wise it needs a new clutch, new spark plugs, somethin is definatley up wit the brakes cause they are rubbin slightly, my guess is not alighned or the caliper is not retreating properly. ill concentrate on performance after i get the following done.

aesthitics, it needs a new paint job cause the former job was abysmal at best, i need a new driver door cause someone tried to steel my car so the part of the door was bent in, it's bent out again, but believe me, it'll never be right again (wrinkles and other stuff), i need a stereo (stolen prior to purchasing car). and new wheels cause the ones on now look screwed up (original 16 inch, but there all scratched on edge among othe visual problems) I need new head lights, and i dont like the aftermarket tailights the guy put in.

yep, i have work (or should i say money) ahead of me, i hope to be drifting again by this summer regularly and completely legal. I will also use the time to find a legal way. there has to be somthing. I live in georgia so if you guys could help me find somthing here. im horrible at finding stuff like this. all the drift day listing i see are all in california, i think that's a bit too far for me to drive.

lol, too bad you live in georgia. i have my front original calipers(perfect working order, replaced with wilwood calipers), brake lights (near perfect, replaced with OE export lights), and a 2k mile-old clutch in my closet (replaced with FRPP king cobra clutch), along with my original OE 17" chrome split spoke wheels in the garage. ill look into nationwide drifting events when i get some time, and ill ask around some of my friends (like 2 of them are in the Formula Drift Series) to see if they know anything.

oh, and i replied to your PM, let me know if you got it

PM sent to you reivaxtorres

 

[reivaxtorres]

PM sent to you reivaxtorres

pm replied O0

 

[NERD]

so sxynerd you got a 5.0 or something? just wondering?

No why do you ask?

 

[voidfinger]

wondering. I got 160k and mine still has good seal. got a 160 on all and a little more on some.

 

[Shocker98GT]

The 4.6 cars tend to hold together better as far as longevity/reliability go. The main issue with them are the rods when you put on a power adder. T45 is a better tranny than the T5 in the early SN95s as well. Not to say the 5.0 cars aren't reliable, but the engine block itself as well as the tranny don't tend to hold up as well under abuse, and it's far cheaper and easier to make a power level capable of abusing them that much more lol.

 

[NERD]

The reason these motors where in Taxi cabs first was their longevity. I don't doubt the Cylinder pressures on a well maintained vehicle at all. If I still had my original NPI motor it would be a 150k right now and I would not think twice about hitting a 100 shot or a 10lbs. I wasn't doubting or comparing I just know from experience that anything that can go wrong will and if you've got over 150k out of a motor; If it's still running you should just be thankful and not be mad if something finally goes out... It's had a good life! lol

 

[voidfinger]

o ok i got you, i miss understood what you were saying yea i'm about to put some pi heads on my 160k one. Still has stock cr from what the compression test told me anyway, it should be nice

 

[Willis_98GT]

158k miles on the 98gt, was 100% stock till 93k miles, which was when i bought it. ive abused the hell out of my car and its still lasted, no engine work ever. the NPI manifold cracked twice (once with me, once with previous owner), and the crank pulley fell apart, and ive had a few transmission issues (known issues), but other than that the car has been good. had just about every n/a bolt on you can think of except for headers. kept it smog legal too. PI intake went on in nov. 06, PI cams went in on dec. 06, and the PI heads went in this weekend. driving it again for the first time today (after the PI swap) and its a huge difference.

ive always used mobil1 or motorcraft fluids in mine. synthetic in the engine and trans, motorcraft gear lube in the back. its survived hundreds of high rpm pulls, sustaining it upwards of 5k rpms at times (i used to drift a lot).

take good care of it and it will last awhile.


and i thought i was the only one that drifted stangs around here... 8)

thanks for the heads up. i was actualy gonna pm you soon about the subject since your into drifting too.

 

[reivaxtorres]

158k miles on the 98gt, was 100% stock till 93k miles, which was when i bought it. ive abused the hell out of my car and its still lasted, no engine work ever. the NPI manifold cracked twice (once with me, once with previous owner), and the crank pulley fell apart, and ive had a few transmission issues (known issues), but other than that the car has been good. had just about every n/a bolt on you can think of except for headers. kept it smog legal too. PI intake went on in nov. 06, PI cams went in on dec. 06, and the PI heads went in this weekend. driving it again for the first time today (after the PI swap) and its a huge difference.

ive always used mobil1 or motorcraft fluids in mine. synthetic in the engine and trans, motorcraft gear lube in the back. its survived hundreds of high rpm pulls, sustaining it upwards of 5k rpms at times (i used to drift a lot).

take good care of it and it will last awhile.

and i thought i was the only one that drifted stangs around here... 8)

nope. got any pics or videos of you drifting?

 

[Willis_98GT]

nah. you?