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Thanks for the thoughtful responses. This is the type of detail I was looking for. Asking in a generic Mustang forum for which wheels (as an example) would be best would be, well...you can imagine (y0 dawg! Ya'll need chrome rimz!). This will point me in the right direction of putting a package together (over time) to make the car act more like what I, uh, would expect it to coming from a euro-car background as I do.
I want a 3v for 2 reasons: 1) cost of purchase will be comparable to what I hope to get for my race car. No Coyote powered cars are anywhere in the ballpark. 2) Vanity--I just don't love the look of the restyled 5.0 cars. I have been head over heels in love with the S197 since it came out in MY2005. I want that car, even though I know the 5.0 is better. I plan on keeping it for a long time. Aside from the looks, I long to hear that V8 rumble echo off my garage walls every time I start it.
The M3 I set as the benchmark simply because it's a car I know, and showing the B-I-L my taillights would be additional fun. I'm a better/more aggressive driver than he is (simply from experience) so I'm not worried about this being a duel ending in frustration. I don't even really care about lapping faster than him. Much. I just wanted to know what it would take to get my car to the level of his (it's slightly lowered, has Bilsteins and some kind of exhaust. I think that's all he's done to it.).
Reading all the hateful comments on the seats is actually a good inspiration to ditch them. I'm no fan of leather to begin with, and finding a car with cloth doesn't seem to be easy. If I add replacing them to the list then it won't much matter what is in the car when I buy it.
300hp will be plenty for a guy who's never had more than 200 under his right foot, and I don't really want to dig into engine internals, as that's expensive (BTDT). I did read that a tune will fix the wonky throttle response they seem to have from the factory, which is a big turn off and nearly kept me from considering one.
I've read the stock calipers aren't up to the task. The Brembos don't clear the stock wheels, though, do they? Won't stop me, but I do like having the extra set of wheels around for street duty.
Thanks for the thoughtful responses. This is the type of detail I was looking for. Asking in a generic Mustang forum for which wheels (as an example) would be best would be, well...you can imagine (y0 dawg! Ya'll need chrome rimz!). This will point me in the right direction of putting a package together (over time) to make the car act more like what I, uh, would expect it to coming from a euro-car background as I do.
I want a 3v for 2 reasons: 1) cost of purchase will be comparable to what I hope to get for my race car. No Coyote powered cars are anywhere in the ballpark. 2) Vanity--I just don't love the look of the restyled 5.0 cars. I have been head over heels in love with the S197 since it came out in MY2005. I want that car, even though I know the 5.0 is better. I plan on keeping it for a long time. Aside from the looks, I long to hear that V8 rumble echo off my garage walls every time I start it.
The M3 I set as the benchmark simply because it's a car I know, and showing the B-I-L my taillights would be additional fun. I'm a better/more aggressive driver than he is (simply from experience) so I'm not worried about this being a duel ending in frustration. I don't even really care about lapping faster than him. Much. I just wanted to know what it would take to get my car to the level of his (it's slightly lowered, has Bilsteins and some kind of exhaust. I think that's all he's done to it.).
Reading all the hateful comments on the seats is actually a good inspiration to ditch them. I'm no fan of leather to begin with, and finding a car with cloth doesn't seem to be easy. If I add replacing them to the list then it won't much matter what is in the car when I buy it.
300hp will be plenty for a guy who's never had more than 200 under his right foot, and I don't really want to dig into engine internals, as that's expensive (BTDT). I did read that a tune will fix the wonky throttle response they seem to have from the factory, which is a big turn off and nearly kept me from considering one.
I've read the stock calipers aren't up to the task. The Brembos don't clear the stock wheels, though, do they? Won't stop me, but I do like having the extra set of wheels around for street duty.