Hmm, Two-stroke or four? must be two, in which case it is sort of irrelevant, plus there weren't hardly any 4 strokes twenty years ago. My sleds only fired right up if the fuel was properly prepped for seasonal, or long-term storage.
Another mid 80's Mustang that was quite "light" was the 1986 SVO! I had one that was comp. prept. meaning NO A/C, No power windows, or door locks, or get this, >no radio< It did have, from the factory, Hurst 5 spd shifter, Koni adjustable shocks, 4 wheel discs, 16' tires, and wheels, Recaro...
In the summer mine can get up to 185* But now with near freezing temps it takes quite a while, or I have to drive the car harder, meaning a lot more on and off the gas, and a little manual shifting of gears. If I am just commuting, then it would take 50 miles to get to 180* That radiator for our...
Road America! such a spectacular track! But IMO, you're either on the gas, or the brakes all the time. If you had the manual tranny, then I am guessing your brakes would give up first, but our stock 10-speed cars, on >that< track, would def. give up first.
I have had one on mine since new, I suppose if a person wanted to look bad enough, you could pull the intake mani off, and check it out. I don't know if just pulling the air intake off the throttle body would give you enough of a look into the intake tract, but you would see how much if any is...
Could you possibly explain what is needed, or the procedure for installing these? Would I loosen the IRS cradle bolts? and do you need to remove Shocks? thank you for any pointers!!
59.5 here, and love to drive my 18 GT 10spd, fast! IMO, it is an excellent high-speed car. Also, enjoy going to the local 1/4 mile track, 12.54 is my best so far. Even though I drive for a living, I have no problem driving around looking for roads to let it, and me, breathe!
I Just installed this set up last week, (285/35/19) I went with Ace Alloy's AFFO2 19x10's I am NOT lowered, and have plenty of clearance all around front and back. ( Base GT) +35 offsets