Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
I'd personally go for the Terminator.... That's what I'd be driving if I didn't have three kids. The M5 made a lot more sense in this instance.
I hear ya. The ultimate mustang.
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Originally Posted By: hardcore302
Do it! They have a 4 valve and looooooooove boost! Enough said.
They have the same powerplant/drivetrain as the pre-'03 NA Cobras, but do they also have the same (factory) suspension
handling mods as those??
No they aren't the same engine as the 99 and 01 cobra.
The 99 and 01 cobras have 60cc combustion chambers giving those engines a 9.8-1 compression ratio. The mach's have the revised and improved "c" heads and a 58cc combustion chamber.
The mach's were also seriously under-rated as far as their advertised output. A stock Mach will put 290-300hp at the wheels and they were advertised at 310 crank for the 03 and 325 crank for the 04's.
As far as the mach's suspension they are lowered an inch compared to a standard gt,they have 3.55 gears and the shaker hood is just plain sexy.
As far as boost goes the compression ratio is so high that a person need to make the combustion chambers bigger to reduce the comp ratio otherwise 6 pounds of boost won't run off 91 octane.
If you have any specific mustang questions please don't hesitate to pm me. I just happen to be putting an 04 Mach engine and transmission into my 2000 gt. It's my winter project.
Before you even ask the oil question I ran 40 grades in mine for 100000kms and never had a single problem. In fact my cams look brand new.
Before you purchase the car the 4v engines had valve issues on the passenger side rear 2 cylinders. If you hear a loud tapping or ticking the head may have this issue. Using a 20 grade at sustained high rpms which these engines can achieve seems to amplify the issue.
They are great cars. Pics if you buy it.
