Drove a mustang 2.3 turbo..

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by PepeLePew

And believe it or not not everyone WANTS a V8 and has a preconception that a Mustang needs one . True story!

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by SprintFg

Umm not really.. The 5.4 boss sounded glorious at full noise and only ran a flat 14 because it never had no traction. The 5.4 boss290 is an outstanding cruiser, pure muscle car and a very emotive drive. You walk away feeling it's special.

Now I know you a clueless.

BOSS 290 is was a gutless dog in standard form, traction was not an issue, lack of torque was the issue. Nothing special about a stock 5.4 BOSS. Nothing emotive about it, it handles like a pig and goes like a pig.

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[Sox]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Now I know you a clueless.

BOSS 290 is was a gutless dog in standard form, traction was not an issue, lack of torque was the issue. Nothing special about a stock 5.4 BOSS. Nothing emotive about it, it handles like a pig and goes like a pig.

A manual boss 290 is about line ball performance wise with the half engine 'Stang.

So does that make the half engine 'Stang a gutless dog too?

I thought you were singing its praises?

[Falcon SXR8]

I think aussies just think of the mustang as a big muscle car because thats all we know from tv shows and hollywood block busters. We just didnt realise its always come with a non muscle car motor option. Same as the falcon we have the muscle gt's and xr8's the halo cars we all love and then the base model family car.

I wouldn't have a 4cld one either, i would rather a "slower" old v8 falcon any day of the week over a 4cld mustang but its not about me. The sales figures will show if the 4cld is a good idea the only thing i was worried about was the 4cld becoming a sort of "hairdresser's" car and watering down the mustangs appeal.

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Sox

A manual boss 290 is about line ball performance wise with the half engine 'Stang.

So does that make the half engine 'Stang a gutless dog too?

I thought you were singing its praises?

Not singing anything, refer to my original point its a 4 cyl mustang pulling flat 14 quaters is pretty good.

The Boss 290 most powerful ford available a few years ago also pulls flat 14s

For what each car is, one is punching above it's weight and one is not ....the budget version now performs as good as the performance version of a few years ago.

Cars have come a long way

[BLSTIC]

If the mustang was 1100kg again (like the '65 base model) it would be a proper sports car & cylinders wouldn't matter...

[Sox]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Not singing anything

'Course ya were, you're a closet 4 pot nut hugger.

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Sox

'Course ya were, you're a closet 4 pot nut hugger.

YEAH...I only own 2 V8s and turbo 6....one is even a BOSS 5.4

I got be carful if a hairdresser in 4 pot muzzy pulls along side my 5.4L muscle car at a set of lights, I better just pretend I'm turning left.

[GasoLane]

Some Hairdressers have more than 8 cylinder runabouts as well