An 86 Mudstain 5.0 5 speed run 14.70 in stock form?

[Hey-O]

Daughters boyfriend years ago wanted to buy a used foxbody LX from a guy he kind of knew, he asked me to go with him and check it out. When we got there it had a straight body and the interior was perfect. It had a hundred and thirty nine thousand miles on it. I told him no way after it was owned by a teenager with that many miles on it. The engine was cold and I opened the hood and told him to check for smoke out the back while I listened to the engine. It started right up, no smoke, no noise from under the hood. Took it for a ride and could find nothing wrong with the way it drove or handled. He got it and drove it like he stole it for another twenty thousand miles and NEVER had a problem till he rear ended someone. Those engines are one of the best I have ever seen. They can take anything you throw at it and keep going. I liked it so much I bought one, a 91 black LX with a 1993 Cobra engine and a Whipple supercharger at 6 pounds, gray interior, skinnies on the front and 275/50/15 on the back. Cobra hood, 5 speed and delete everything under the hood. This mustang was a rocket, period!! The biggest problem was getting it to hook up, other than that, this car meant business. I don't like Fords and the 91 is long gone, but the 302 is a very good engine and there is no denying that.

 

[Hey-O]

Man, had no idea this thread would morph into this LOL. A dealer buddy used to come over with all the latest/greatest stuff from Mom and it was fun driving them. One was a new GLHS cracker box (Omni) and well, torque steer was a bit fun to say the least. Took on a new Camaro but it was no competition as the 'box' took it with ease. Took off kinda easy in 1st but power shifted it into 2nd once the R's came up and then fought the wheel from 10 to 2 then 9 to 3 and well put it in 3rd and it lined out. Heard about and felt torque steer but not like this thing did. Later on bought a 95 Intrepid with all the bells and whistles and it was a nice car but it was still FWD with very little torque steer due to traction control but still, that just doesn't go over with me all that good. The only other FWD car we had was a 87 Shadow non turbo and it served us well until we bought a new 2000 Durango and FWD cars were history. We got the Shadow 2dr dirt cheap (got caught in a fire) with 30k miles on it and put 75k on it before sending it on with a leaking head gasket....but one of the huge pluses was when my dealer friend came over with a Viper!!! Now those were cool to the max. Over the next few years he come over with 6 or 7 of them! Only down side to them is they sit too low for every day drivers.

I had a 2012 Chrysler 200 I used as a throw away, go to car to run around in. The torque steer with the 3.6 was out of control!! The damn thing was dangers if you didn't hold on with both hands, 0 to 60 in around 6 seconds. It was fun to drive and would pull hard.

 

[moparedtn]

Daughters boyfriend years ago wanted to buy a used foxbody LX from a guy he kind of knew, he asked me to go with him and check it out. When we got there it had a straight body and the interior was perfect. It had a hundred and thirty nine thousand miles on it. I told him no way after it was owned by a teenager with that many miles on it. The engine was cold and I opened the hood and told him to check for smoke out the back while I listened to the engine. It started right up, no smoke, no noise from under the hood. Took it for a ride and could find nothing wrong with the way it drove or handled. He got it and drove it like he stole it for another twenty thousand miles and NEVER had a problem till he rear ended someone. Those engines are one of the best I have ever seen. They can take anything you throw at it and keep going. I liked it so much I bought one, a 91 black LX with a 1993 Cobra engine and a Whipple supercharger at 6 pounds, gray interior, skinnies on the front and 275/50/15 on the back. Cobra hood, 5 speed and delete everything under the hood. This mustang was a rocket, period!! The biggest problem was getting it to hook up, other than that, this car meant business. I don't like Fords and the 91 is long gone, but the 302 is a very good engine and there is no denying that.

Yeah, I hate to keep belaboring the point, but that particular engine was Ford's best ever that I've seen -
as I said, the thing was indestructible, regardless of being less than a powerhouse.
They've had major issues with every V8 they've come up with to replace it ever since, too.

 

[rumblefish360]

The hosts on Hot Rod Garage are saying Shot Rod Rag did a track test on one and got those times with it. I don't remember them doing that back then. Heck, my 92 Dakota with 3.90 gears was only doing 15.30 and was hanging with them if they were stock.....

I believe Tony DeFao (spelling?) AKA @ FABO, white punk on nitro.. wrote for magazines where I remember the articles with his time in the Mustang where, IIRC, did a little bit better than the time you list on a dead stock stock any of the day

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I believe Tony DeFao (spelling?) AKA @ FABO, white punk on nitro.. wrote for magazines where I remember the articles with his time in the Mustang where, IIRC, did a little bit better than the time you list on a dead stock stock any of the day

Tony DeFeo AKA Uncle Tony on You Tube...

 

[rumblefish360]

Yes, that’s him. He talks about it on his channel.

 

[68Moparmaniac]

The wifes 07 Stang GT. 4.6 does pretty well for the weight of the car. No track slips but from light to light it'll give ya ride.
Bought it new, 41000 on the clock, only thing I've done is basic maintenance and tires.
Not a lick of problems...ever
No regrets buying it.

 

[Budnicks]

Oh I know/knew plenty of people that have quick Mustangs
I actually don't hate Mustang's, I do like a few years & specific models
I really don't like 1972 to about 1992's
but most of them/owners from that era were real squirrels
sorry, it's what I saw...
(not saying our members here were)

I was at the track sometimes 3 days-5day a week
& I saw plenty of them
stock form & bracket racing, to all-out racecars

most of the stock ones, the street squirrels, Ricky racer wannabees types
from what I would see on a regular basis, a very large percentage,
especially with a manual trans
couldn't break the 15 second barrier, let alone 14's or 13's either
sure there were a few that would

I'm sure much/most of it was the nut/squirrel behind the wheel
& maybe not the car, persay
but the association with them was very prevalent

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someone has to do it

or

remember this is a MoPar &
a B-body MoPar related forum

 

[Cranky]

Even in the mid 70's, there was a rivalry between the ones with Shelby stangs and the ones with 'regular' Mustangs. I think there were more morons from the Shelby club than in the Mustang club lol. Did one year and left and that was shortly after the two clubs combined with each other. It was worse than present day politics lol

 

[Cranky]

My old 66 Fastback with no options weighed in right at 3150 at the old balance beam scale at the track. With a low compression 289 (2V engine), Torker intake, 600 DP, headers and a 4 speed w/a stock cam, it ran a 15 flat with a 2.80 rear gear and no limited slip. I think the only reason that it ran that number is because the trans was decent and with a Hurst Comp+ shifter I could row the gears keeping the throttle matted but getting off the line was a chore to not spin. One guy asked me once if I was running a C4 or a C6. Uh, T-10. He had to go look in the car to make sure of that lol. The car knocked down 21 mph running a steady 65 on the highway which was hard for me to believe but in town it was more like 12 even trying to drive it right. DP's suck in town!

 

[Hey-O]

My old 66 Fastback with no options weighed in right at 3150 at the old balance beam scale at the track. With a low compression 289 (2V engine), Torker intake, 600 DP, headers and a 4 speed w/a stock cam, it ran a 15 flat with a 2.80 rear gear and no limited slip. I think the only reason that it ran that number is because the trans was decent and with a Hurst Comp+ shifter I could row the gears keeping the throttle matted but getting off the line was a chore to not spin. One guy asked me once if I was running a C4 or a C6. Uh, T-10. He had to go look in the car to make sure of that lol. The car knocked down 21 mph running a steady 65 on the highway which was hard for me to believe but in town it was more like 12 even trying to drive it right. DP's suck in town!

Nice year!! I could go there!!

 

[Cranky]

Nice year!! I could go there!!

I really liked it and it's no wonder the Mustang sold so well against the Barracuda Fastback of the same years. Also always wondered why 'Mom' couldn't have done better with theirs. I liked the 2nd gen Barracuda but man, they were pricey from the word go! The down side to the Ferds is that I broke the dang thing too many times and it was usually things that should have not broke....like the pedal assembly coming apart TWICE! How about pulling the pinion gear out of the case? A buddy of mine did that with his Fairlane.....another 289 powered car with a 3 speed and same rear end which was an 8". That really got me to thinking why I was driving Ferds of that era.

 

[440 4 speed]

Had a 68 300 2 dr TNT, pretty well fully loaded with a/c. Had great fun on street legal nights knocking off some of those fox bodies and a 69 Chevelle the chev and I were back and forth with wins. Was pretty happy to beat a 71 Corvette until I was told it was one of the worst performing Corvettes.
One weekend I was against a 68or 69 Cougar 390, but it had I think 6.3 litre emblems, got so he wouldn’t stage against me. Met later on at an all meet car show, he came up and said so that’s you. Said he couldn’t believe the 300 took him out every time. We had a bubbly together. Never met up with him again,

 

[Grabbergreendream]

I had an 88 LX 5.0 with a 5 speed. It had a flowmaster exhaust, a cold air intake, and I believe a tune of some sort. I think the RPM gauge yellow-lined at 4500 & red-lined at 5000, but the gauge went to 6000... I caught myself barrying the needle often. The car was a go-cart to drive. I was young & dumb. Car was red & from Arizona(I'm in Ohio) and the top of the cars paint was faded to pink. It is the one and only only car I ever owned that I cud pull into the middle of an intersection & horse into a few donuts & pull out & it would leave almost 1 solid perfect circle...after the smoke cleared...
If I popped my head out & stared at the front tire during the shenanigans, the tire was just rocking back & forth an inch or 2. I got so brazen with the control of the power & slide there were many red-line "drifts" on familiar crossroads & intersections...
That car would have killed me if I hadn't got rid of it. I traded it for an 85' Turbo Regal. I grew up minutes from Thompson Drag raceway in Ohio. The Mustang never ran slower than a 15.0 FWIW, and played there many times. I was not afraid to beat on it at the track or on the street. It was VERY easy to drive, steer & predict...except in the rain...
Was definitely a car I will NEVER forget owning...and glad I did...
Also glad I got rid of it & am still around to talk about it.
At the track there were lotsa turbo 4-bangers that were quicker....heck they were TRYING to beat the Mustang as they were EVERYWHERE at the time(2000's) at super affordable prices...think I paid $1400...but the Mustang wasn't just good at a straight line & dumb kids like me found out about all the fun... It was a blast to own, honestly.

 

[318willrun]

I have nothing against the 5.0 fox body. Pretty cool for their time. But I used to beat them with the 2.2 turbo 4 door Lancer's, Caravelle, etc. I could drop a 1/2 second for 3 bucks in the turbo cars, not even kidding. I'd buy 'em dirt cheap, put about 200 total into them and beat 5.0's. Just a blast

 

[Hey-O]

I really liked it and it's no wonder the Mustang sold so well against the Barracuda Fastback of the same years. Also always wondered why 'Mom' couldn't have done better with theirs. I liked the 2nd gen Barracuda but man, they were pricey from the word go! The down side to the Ferds is that I broke the dang thing too many times and it was usually things that should have not broke....like the pedal assembly coming apart TWICE! How about pulling the pinion gear out of the case? A buddy of mine did that with his Fairlane.....another 289 powered car with a 3 speed and same rear end which was an 8". That really got me to thinking why I was driving Ferds of that era.

Ford had their issues, and Chevy's answer to the early mustangs and Falcons was the Chevy II nova. I still laugh at the 62-67 Chevy II's. They used a z bar with curves in it for the clutch linkage on the V8. They had there own special engine blocks with the engine side ball stud by the oil pan rail. You beat it to hard and it would snap off, now you're screwed. They came out with an adapter to work around a stupid idea of one block made for one car!

 

[Commando66]

I've had 4 5.0L Mustangs. Back in the 90's Chrysler didn't have anything that I was interested in so I bought my first one from the state surplus auction. $3800 for a 3 year old state patrol coupe. Next was a low mile 88 that must a rocket ship. After that was a 92 summer edition convertible. And lastly, a POS 93 coupe. Never took any of them down the dragstrip, but the 88 was an easy 14 second car.

 

[WileE]

And in the end, the Fox mustang was a quick car that was butt-*** ugly, a bastardization of a Ford Tempo with those ugly square headlamps. If you didn't get the LX, you could get the GT with the ugly cladding that made it look like a mini locomotive that would run on Lionel train tracks. That body had all the styling of a Lego cube.

 

[Photon440]

Uh uh, when the Fox mustang came out, it was sooooo much better looking than the Mustang II before it, we all applauded.