Me Playing With the 1995 5.0 on the Service Road

[Ford88]

yeah lol and i have a full leather, convertible power everything

[BakerLax3]

it has power everything just no stupid crap like crusin control etc

[Ford88]

ahh ok, yeah my car is a porker i have everything in it

but nice run put a 351 in it

[BakerLax3]

That was the plan, but now I should have the 04 mach 1 on the road in about a week or so, if all goes well.

Its sad to see the 95 go though.

[BakerLax3]

Yes the reason I did buy the Gts is because of that reason, it is 600 pounds or so lighter , and the plan was to make it into a mid 10 sec car, but things change and I think I'd rather the mach 1. For the name , the 40 year anv. , and it is a higher starting point then only 215 hp, plus I can afford it. a few things like gears , pullies , intake , headers and full exhaust and im basically set and who knows maybe down the line in the future ill buy a KB and see if I can get in that 10 sec catagory.

[Ford88]

Originally Posted by BakerLax3

Yes the reason I did buy the Gts is because of that reason, it is 600 pounds or so lighter , and the plan was to make it into a mid 10 sec car, but things change and I think I'd rather the mach 1. For the name , the 40 year anv. , and it is a higher starting point then only 215 hp, plus I can afford it. a few things like gears , pullies , intake , headers and full exhaust and im basically set and who knows maybe down the line in the future ill buy a KB and see if I can get in that 10 sec catagory.

mach1registry.org is your friend i was thinking about buying a mach1 but decided not to, they are awesome they have a 32v dohc engine in them and a lot more hp per mod than if you were to have the regular 16v sohc mustang gt

i would get a 5-speed mach 1 as they have a forged crank and also rev 1,000rpms higher which is 7,000rpms. They have classifieds for mach 1's on that website all the time and they are real cheap too

[BakerLax3]

thanks but I have a mach 1 that i am looking at right now.. competition orange and yes it is a 5 speed with cat back borla exhaust

[RabidPony]

Dude get rid of the borla exhaust. I dont know if you've heard it from the outside or not but in my opinion the borla is way too quiet and burbles like a gm. My friend has an 01 cobra that had the borla on it when he bought it and that went on ebay real quick.

[BakerLax3]

Well, update... I got the loan went the ladies house only to find out she sold the mach 1.... its okay though.. I am going to stick with the 5.0 and work on it... As of now for x mas I have gotten 4.10 gears intake , H pipe non catted and BBK headers....more to come Ill keep it updated

[01mmmz28]

^ that should satisfy you plenty for now. The gears REALLY wake up a 5.0L. Good luck and have fun w/ it.

[BakerLax3]

Thanks... Once work is done ill have pics of the process and another video

[BakerLax3]

hey me again... how much work and money would it be to convert this 95 from an auto to 5 speed?

[01mmmz28]

^ not to bad. There are plenty of T5 trannys for a 5.0L stang, check local salvage yards before buying new. My best guess would be $500-800 for a good used tranny, then you would need a clutch $400-500, master and slave cylinders $300 for both, clutch pedal ????, and the console for the 5 speed ??? don't know or cant guess the cost of the last two, but you may be able to get parts cheaper, I was just best guessing. Hell, 5.0L parts are some of the cheapest around.

[BakerLax3]

yea thanks man.... i was gonna go with the shift kit... but i was driving my buddies camaro around the 6 S and it was just more fun...ill keep youupdated thanks man...