sn-95 vs fox

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On 2004-04-30 15:41, 1 Bad 88 GT wrote:
Sn95 also has a much stiffer chassis.
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it doesn't outweigh the weight and lightening, plus the overall aftermarket stiffening that's available, fox is the best bang for the buck, hands down. get a set of good subs, a qa1 k member, good front and rear suspension(i.e coilovers) and u will be better off, than w/ a similarly equipped sn-95. doesn't make sense, since they start off stronger, but in the end, they r. and cheaper, and contrary to popular myth, they have no more room under the hood than a fox, just ask anyone who has put a set of headers on a 4.6 stang, better yet, hehehe a cobra. it's easier to change the headers on my car then a 4.6, and i got a bb, and long tubes. the chassis is the same from 79-04, save for the straight six earlier stangs(i.e. 79-83), and the later 4.6's, the only difference is the k member. the firewall is even the same on all of them. a few strut tower changes, front apron, radiator support, etc., but nothing has changed in the basic structure. until now. and i will get to possess the first change in 25 years, i've put in an order, for an 05 gt, as of 4/29, ain't it ironic, the date i put my order in, is the same numbers as my cid. it just happened really, just lucky i guess, guess it was meant to be.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_tup.gif[/img] never thought i would be able to afford one, but it's a dream come true, it's already paid for. now get this, it's a little more than the '04, but not much, i got mine for 29,791, fully loaded, w/ leather and everything. nothin special, because the chromatic interior won't be available til '06, in the gt. but this bitch is gonna be awesome for a gt, the aftermarket has exploded and is just waitin for the debut, i've already paid for a kenne bell sc , and they won't be offerin a 3.73, it's a standard 8.8, but i've already ordered them as well. to top it all off, i paid for all of the additions when i ordered it. i thought i would have to order and install my self, but freeway ford in columbus georgia is gonna install all of it. plus i got the extended warranty, and everything they put on, plus what came factory, is warranted. nothin has been dynoed, but they come w/ 300 horses, i'm figurin somewhere around 375-400, when i drive it off the lot.

If you really want to compare apples to apples then strip off the 150#'s of sound deadener the SN95 has that the Fox doesn't and reweigh them, it'd be damn near dead even. On top of that once you weld up all the seams in a Fox and SN95 the SN95 will still be stronger/stiffer. Only way to even the difference out would be to intall a full cage.

As far as room goes no one said anything about a 4.6. Besides a SOHC 4.6 is wider and taller than a 460 so it should be more difficult to install headers on them.



BTW you're preaching to the choir about the early I6 Foxes. Ask me how I know.
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how do you know?

80 LX, 351C w/GForce T5, 750 Speed Demon, 11:1 cr, QA1 tubular K-member, 5 lug conversion, 17x9 95 Cobra R's, 3.55's

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With a 532 inch big block, you'd better have a cage anyway. In that case, it'd be money ahead to backhalf it (unless you want the sleeper look) and add the appropriate rollcage. I think it'd be easier to work around a FOX than a SN-95, but I have seen some nasty-running SN-95's out there with big blocks. I prefer the "boxy" look of the FOX cars or the '99-later Mustangs. A friend of ours is building a carbon-fiber body '02 with CM chassis that should weigh around 2200 w/driver. Outta scream with his 2200 HP turbo 408!

and how much is that project of your friends gonna cost him?

He won't tell me...though as we can all imagine, it's six figures for sure.

As far as cost is concerned, I bought a 96 Mustang off E-bay for under $1500. Granted, it was wrecked and came with a salvage title, but I had less than $2000 in it when I started driving it on the road. I replaced the headlights and turnsignals and had the front frame straightened which only left a front bumper. The 3.8 liter car ran great until I screwed it up and blew a head gasket.

I am putting the 460 that propelled my Bronco (tank) into the 13's into the Mustang with the help of QtrMiler. Through the use of a Fox k-member, motor plates, and headers, I don't expect any fitment problems. Hopefully, within the next week, I'll be able to let everybody know exactly how it fits.

I didn't have a great reason for picking the SN95 besides the fact I found a good deal on one. Besides, I already have a Fox body Mustang and I wanted to change it up a little.

Have a good day!
Michael

Another big-block maxim:

The only substitute for cubic inches is cubic dollars.