Affordable Mustang Shootout: Is It Worth Buying The V8!?

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[@paulmadkow9143]

Though I'm not a mustang fan, its refreshing to see videos of vehicles for the working man. Not all of us can afford 80k pickup trucks.

[@1984rx7302]

I would take that gt in a heartbeat. When everything is going turbo and electric while becoming uselessly fast, give me a reasonably quick v8 with a manual any day. I would much rather hear a v8 sing to 60 in 8 seconds than silently reach it in 3 seconds

[@danielettipio5106]

It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that sn95 mustang's are classics now

[@user-fp4tb7qb4w]

I bought a 1994 v6 mustang for $750 on Facebook market place and all it needed was a radiator, a brake line, a battery, and new tires. and the best thing: parts for these mustangs are really cheap, I didn't spend more then $2,000 in total!

[@MrBillsfishin]

That GT with the 4.6 I believe has tons of aftermarket support to make it a fairly reliable and quick car.

[@mikearlington6748]

I had a 5.0 5 Speed '94 GT back in the late 90's, and I loved it. I learned to drive manual on it and I had a ton of fun racing it around. Good times.

[@robertmack7947]

It’s worth buying the V8 just for the sound alone.

[@ec6933]

God this era of car was sooooo good. Underpowered over built. Easy to fix. Tons of torque. Not too complicated.

[@brianphillips8228]

For a much faster 0-60 in that GT, here's a trick I learned in my 1994 with that manual transmission. When shifting from 1st to second, do not let off the gas, leave it floored. Pump the clutch in and out as fast as you can while shifting from first to second (as fast as you can). No, you will not hurt the clutch, transmission, motor, or anything else. I could consistently get 0-60 in 6.5 seconds doing this.

[@Therehabanddocumentationguru]

4.6 liter is such a better engine, in terms of reliability, than the 3.8.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

I'll always love those GTs. Easy to mod, work on, repair, very reliable. My opinion is of course. The v6 always had head gasket problems.

[@averyalexander2303]

Really depends what you are going for IMO. Realistically neither of these cars are fast in stock form by today's standards, but both are fun, nice looking cars and should be pretty reliable if well maintained and not abused. If speed isn't important to you, the V6 is fine. If you want the extra power or plan on upgrading it for more power, the V8 is the obvious choice if you can afford it. I personally wouldn't buy the V6 with the intention of trying to upgrade it to be as fast as the V8 because for what you'd spend trying to upgrade the V6 you could just get a V8 and have a much better performance platform with a lot more potential. Just my opinions though!

[@jkjcluff]

"Two inches goes a long way" ill never forget that

[@bradh6185]

I bought the V6 hardtop manual brand new in 1994. I was so impressed by the performance of that V6 and by the styling of the car. And then the head gasket blew.

[@roberthill1208]

I love my 98 GT. I've had it 9 years, I drive the hell out of it all the time and it just keeps going!

[@wanted-33]

I think Grandma would be proud to see her car being talked about in this video. And I'm sure she is happy to see it's still in the family.

[@GuitarFreak881]

3.73 gears and a few bolt-ons/tune will drop that 0-60 on the GT by about 2 seconds with a better launch. It doesn't take much to make these cars pretty fast.

[@johnwjeromejr]

I had a 2000 Mustang GT (the next gen) with the 5-speed manual. Stock, it was 260 HP & 300 TQ. Great car but I got the mod bug and added Flowmasters, long-tube headers, Bullitt intake, shift kit, chip upgrade, and a 3.73 rear gear. When I was finished, the car was good for a quarter-mile in the 13's (in the heat of Florida). I miss that car.

[@stephenkowalski2448]

I grew up in that era and clearly remember when the SN95 came out. The retro was a BIG deal, just adding the grill horse, but later going to the 4.6 was a disappointment vs fox 5.0. the update to the vertical rear lights later were a big deal too. All retro was well received so the 2005 was welcomed. The squared off 1999 was well received, I thought those still look much better than 94-98. They were cars of the era and I chose a 1995 formula vs mustang. For a car in the 1990s a 140 HP V6 wasn't considered underpowered, that was a relatively powerful V6 because in 1984 that was V8 power

[@alpha2gproject783]

What makes this generation of Mustang great is the ease of modification. You can often use OEM parts to make it faster and corner better. For example, you can take the heads and intake off a New Edge and have anywhere from 260-300 wheel horsepower with next to no other modifications. The single port 3.8 can also have the Eaton M90 from a Supercoup swapped over with somewhat minor modifications to make it fit and have a 200-250 wheel HP car.