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I guess we have different definitions of skinny. Yours seems more... American.

My reason for specifically stating NA is based on my assumption that some people with a power adder have trouble hooking at 60 mph and even faster. If traction is a problem you need the wider tires/wheels and you will be faster with more grip rather than less weight. But with an NA Coyote, you...

Do you guys that chase 60-130 times put narrower/lighter rims and tires on your cars? I would assume you'd get a significant gain on an NA Coyote Mustang.

It's not a big power straight line/big road course kind of car. Great for lower speed street driving in my opinion. And to me the gearing is well-matched to the engine. Most Mustangs I feel like the gearing is poor and doesn't give enough wheel torque at low speeds. The engine doesn't get...

If you like to turn corners, you would like the GR86. It's not so big and boaty like our Mustangs. The GT350 is pretty buttoned down, but still large and heavy. And the flat 4 is only good because it fits into a small car and gives terrific forward visibility. It doesn't compete with the...

There's no reason it can't work the first time. My first rebuild was a 250 straight 6 and I still regret investing any money in it. I should have spent the extra and done a V8 engine swap into my 1970 Mustang convertible rather than rebuilding that craptastic engine. This 100% - definitely...

I've assembled engines successfully before. I would say that I found it to be very rewarding. Although every time I turned the key I had it in the back of my mind wondering whether the engine would actually start and function properly. I haven't had an engine I assembled fail - yet. I think...

The Supra has gotten a lot better mechanically since this thread started, with a manual transmission available and a more powerful engine. I seriously considered buying one last year, but once I sat in it I realized it's just too small inside for me. The GR86 I owned at the time is much, much...

Around here in the north I tend to buy cars in October-December. Possibly dealers don't care about carrying inventory as posted above, but it does seem to me that the deals are significantly better when most people have their RWD cars parked in the garage and don't dare drive them for the next...

Congrats on the purchase. I'm sure you'll like it. They are fun cars in my opinion.

The GT350 is still only as good as the manufacturer intended. I modified my GT350 so that it wouldn't overheat on track...

So go ahead and ignore what the Ford engineers say to do with respect to changing the oil. Of course you know much better than they do. I don't think it's devolving when I try to encourage members to follow Ford's recommendations for oil change intervals. Forums are actually meant for...

I don't think it takes magic for something to happen to an engine and the oil inside it when it is stored and not run. Most people understand when an engine sits for many years it can end up rusted internally. Solids that are suspended in the oil settle out and plug small openings. Lots of...

I think you are saying even a full synthetic should be changed at minimum when Ford's oil life monitor system recommends, and a possible extension of that would be that an inexpensive oil should be changed even more frequently than Ford would recommend. I agree with that. But I do also think...

No, I don't think the S650 looks like a Camaro at all. I always assume that people who say that are Chevy people trying to give Ford people a hard time, because I don't understand any other motivation or reason for it. I'm 6'4" as well and the Camaro is tighter for me than the Mustang. Less...

I don't know why you guys are so cheap to extend oil change intervals. Ford's recommendations already have you running the oil longer than I think you should. I guess if you are only keeping the car a few years and you don't care if the engine lasts, then by all means extend the intervals. If...

Yes there are a very limited number of people who can afford to spend that kind of money on a car and are also willing to use it hard, going through the consumables very rapidly and replacing very expensive tires and brakes over and over, wearing the car out rapidly. But it's still really cool...

No, I didn't know that. I assumed that it was new with the GT350 and was the reason there were issues with rings in the early ones and problems with the Coyotes after Ford switched those. I don't remember hearing about a lot of issues with the GT500 engines. Possibly they were built better...

Out of those two cars, I would pick the GT500, because it doesn't have the newer spy on the driver features, cheap PWTA cylinder bores, direct injection, I don't like the newer Mustang manual transmission gearing.. the list goes on. However, I prefer the ride and handling of the IRS post 2015...

I understand most people focus on high horsepower for performance, so you are probably more aligned with what Ford would do and what would sell best. I don't really like forced induction. And turbos suck in my opinion. I absolutely despise really heavy vehicles and slow throttle response...