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Originally Posted by 05BLKSTANG
If you disagree that's fine. I know you were joking around, trust me I can take one also.
Now, the MSRP thing in my opinion does not go out the window for a few simple facts.
1st- The reason why the Mustang is around is because of it's MSRP.
When GM discontinued the Camaro, the V6 Camaro was the same price here as a Mustang GT. Gee I wonder what I'd buy if I could afford that money?
2nd- Theres freaks out there with 1000hp cars, no doubt. This question goes out to everyone, wheres your 1000hp ride?
If your going to base your arguement on purchasing a vechile what you can do to it, with substancial (and you can define substancial in your terms) amounts of money, fine, but not me.
3rd- I think I'm like most people here, you got your ride and probably don't mind dunping in $5K to $8K USD into it (when it's paid off) to have big power, but at the end of the day it STILL has to be a daily driver.
Lastly modding Mustangs is alot cheaper than others.
The 03/ 04 or 2006+ Cobras. Motors are already built, swamping out chargers gives 250 RWHP for the 04's and 350RWHP for the 06 + at $6k USD.
Dont believe me check out Kenne bells website. They also build chargers for LS1's.
That's a steal.
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1st: the stang is still around because of one simple reason: it sells to more WOMEN than the camaro did, v6 stangs are the #1 seller for the mustang dept w/ over 1/2 the sales going to girls. The camaro was not entirerly cancelled due to sales, it has a lot to do w/ the fact that the plant in canada had to be closed and that a new plant to build the car would have taken 3 years to build and costs into the billions, sorry thats the fact.
2nd: Yes MSRP can be thrown out the window once modding starts.....who cares what originally cost when a 50K stang w/ 15k in mods can be beaten like a fool by a integra w/ turbo(s) and the right set up for 1/3 the price or even less....besides YOU brought up the MSRP thingy anyways...doh!!!!
3rd: anyone w/ a brain knows that if you are dumping big $$ into a sports car/muscle car you will MOST LIKELY NOT daily drive the damn thing because it is a nightmare on gas and sometimes it loses a lot of street manors, that is why I have a honda civic as a dd beater car....not that my camaro is by any means a drag car or really fast for that matter, it just sucks up gas.
4th: you don't need to try to inform me w/ stats and such about kenny belle / whipple / vortec / procharger / magnacharger / APS / STS / or a number of any others, as I know all about FI and have helped install a few FI applications and am well aware of what they will do.