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Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:
maybe there some insurance issues not being mentioned here
v6 reasonable insurance rate
v8 insurance rate will add up to the cost of a new car in two years.
that's not true at all...my insurance is VERY reasonable...didn't change a bit going from the csvt to the mustang......
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I haven't found any body kits that I like yet... except the saleen rear bumper and side skirts.. I do like those carbon fiber taillights that they have... but I don't know how they look on a Silver mustang. I also like those black projecter head lights  ... OMG I can't wait. But now the bank called and said that the check won't be sent until next week I think... So I have to wait even longer. Grrr... this is taking forever... lol. Steve
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Originally posted by Rara:
A friend of mine has a V6 Mustang that runs 11s that might disagree with most of you guys . . .
Yeah there are a lot of things that can be done to any of the late 90's or current V6 mustangs. A freind of mine has an '01 V6 Mustang MTX and it has a decent amount of power. It's a lot better than the old 3.8's they put in the older Taurus/Sable/Mustangs (they had problems with head gasket design, I blew a head gasket three times in my 94 Sable; something about different metals between the heads and block). I did a little reading on http://www.3.8mustang.com/ and it seems there is a pretty good aftermarket for these things. There is also http://www.v6mustang.com/ I would say you can do a little work and have a pretty fast V6 and maybe better milage. Is insurance cheaper with a V6?
Looking at some of the header prices, 200-300 for headers is pretty good when headers for our cars cost 400-700 depending on which company you go with. Also they have three types you can use, not just a short header design. Its gotta be cheaper to mod a Mustang V6 than the Duratec, so why not?
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Originally posted by chrisilversvt:
you'll regret buying a v6....why not just buy a say '99 model gt(if you must have a new edge body style)instead of a newer v6....same body style just a little older and with a v8....
the reason i say this is because in your original post you asked about mods...well modding a v6 stang is almost pointless...sure there are plenty of aftermarket parts available for the v6's....but why spend thousands of dollars just to get the performance of a bone stock gt...i'd shop around if i was you for a gt in your price range..
Reread this post and think about what you're saying. He just said he can't afford a V8, so you want him to buy a V6 then put money into it to make it still not perform as well as the V8?
No matter what body kit you put on or mods you do it will always be a V6 (unless you swap in a V8...blah blah) and so any real car enthusiast will see you as a poser trying to make a base model look cool. Trust me, I see these types of cars all the time on my college campus. V6's with awkward dual exhaust sticking out the back, mid-90's Cobra rims, ridiculous decals or taillights, etc. A V8 with a nice exhaust will get a thousand times more respect from any real enthusiast than a V6 with any amount of aesthetic mods. So instead of getting a V6 then modding it (I thought you didn't have enough money for the V8???) just get a GT from a couple years back...probably for the same price.
And a word on the new V6...nothing to sneeze at! I think it was Road and Track that tested the Auto convertible V6 (this is the slowing Mustang they make now, mind you) at a 15.1 in the quarter. That means the 5 spd coupe would be mid 14s fairly easily, I think. Ford's getting wiser in its old age.
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Also guys... you got to think I need a car now. I needed a trustworthy car with low miles. Modding can come later after saving money. I really am one of those people that don't care what other people think about my car. If they don't like it.. who cares? I'm not dragging anyone... I'm not going to stick a sticker on it and say it gains 10 more HP. Of course a dual exhaust is going on it... I love the sound. Who gives about the V-8? Honestly I dont. Tinted Windows, Rims Exhaust, Intake, Sound System, and some other aesthetic mods. Those are my MAJOR, MAJOR goals for the car. Maybe when I'm commissioned I might spend more money. But I"m not looking to buy headers, or superchargers or turbos... or anything of the sort.
Just needed a trustworthy car to get me to college and back and a well priced one and I just happened to find one that was a V-6 Mustang for $6000. I'm not going to double the price for a V-8. The V-8's are running about 11,000 to 12,000 dollars for the same year. All the other old ones have too many miles for me... even 70 or 80 thousand was too much.
But all in all... I'm happy with the car I got, low miles, great price, great condition. I love it. And its my baby... lol...
Steve
PS: V-8's do go up about $50 a month in insurance for an under 25 driver with a wreck and a ticket. Still doesn't seem worth it to me... way too much money for a lil bit of speed.
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Don't forget, the headers are pretty cheap so it might not be a near-future mod. Long Tube are 245 and shorties are between 210 and 345. Also you gotta get the dual side exhaust! 
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Originally posted by chrisilversvt:
 you are saying the exact same thing i said...i said he should buy a slightly older v8,which is what you said ....and in his original post he asked what mods we had so i ASSUMED he was planning to mod it....that's why i mentioned modding the v6..reread what you just quoted...i didn't tell him to mod anything...
Oops, sorry about the confusion. I was talking to those that were telling him to mod the V6 for performance. I meant to agree with what you were saying...modding the V6 for speed isn't the best route to go as far as I'm concerned.
And if you're putting a dual exhast on that car, at least get some sort of rear bumper that accomodates the tailpipes, having them stick out under the bumper looks very tacky in my opinion. And I guess I'm just a sucker for the roar of a V8. No other engine does it for me.
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