Yeah that is a nice clean 5.0. Obviously not a winter vehicle but good for the summer. It probably does better on gas than your Dakota. You should get a set of Saleen wheels for that 5.0, they look awesome on sn95s.

 

Thanks for the compliments. I think the sn is normally a love/hate thing - people that like the Fox usually hate the sn...their loss, I suppose...

Surprisingly, it is not much better on gas in town...about 17, where I get like 15 in the truck...highway, it eats the truck up though...24 all day long at least...

I thought about doing the wheels/tires/lowering springs/clear lights treatment on the car...

But a part of me wants to keep it straight-up stock...it only has 40,000 miles on it and it hasn't been touched...

I think what I am going to do next winter while it is stored (provided the funds are there) is get a lower intake, some injectors and MAF, and throw a Kenne Bell on it...of course, that will require me to also put some different gears in the rear end, and add some rear lower control arms, and get a tune (no handheld for the OBD-I car )...

Honestly, I think the mod world for the 'Stang is like crack, and I am afraid if i sample it I will be hooked...so it stays stock for now...

 

I personally dont like the fox body stangs there is a very rare amount that I see and actually say wow thats a good looking car. My uncle had a green 97 cobra was a awesome looking car but he sold it to get a new mustang

 

Nice, I didn't know that those mustangs had 5.0's I thought they only did that til the body changed in like 92 and then now again in like 09, but I'm sure it's a different engine. Alleymad- What kind of MPG are you getting in the winter with snow and stuff? I just calculated mine tonight... 13.671. Personally, I think thats terrible for a 6 cyl 2wd truck, I may as well have 4wd.

 

Thats the bad part about dodge engines v6 and v8s are the same. I have a club cab,4x4,auto,5.2 and 32in bfg's and I get 1-2 mpg less than that.

 

Wow 40k, thats awesome. I knew it looked clean lol. A KB would be really nice. The whine sound is like crack as well. Once you hear it once you can't get enough of it.

 

The sn body style 'Stangs were introduced in '94...

'94 and '95 came with the same 5.0 that was in the Mustang forever...the accessories are mounted differently because of under-hood clearance issues, the intake and throttle body assembly are different, the input shaft on the manual tranny is a bit longer...all sorts of minor differences...

Here is the interesting thing (I think)...

The V6 in '94 was switched to OBD-II...the V8 remained OBD-I. My '95 V8 actually has an OBD-II harness under the dash...and an OBD-I port under the hood...

In '96 they switched to the modular motor (4.6)...a '96 LOOKS identical to my car...but has a 100% different drivetrain...

New 5.0 is about as different from my 5.0 as a nuclear sub is from the Titanic...sure both went underwater, but that's about it for similarities...

Back to the Dakota...

I get 14-15 mpg in the truck...doesn't seem to matter what I do...18 gallons of gas is 250 miles in the winter, 260 in the summer...

On rare occasions, I can squeeze 275 out of a tank, but that seems to mean I was driving on a 55 mph speed limit road for an extended period...

 

Ha I like that comparison. I like the 94-95s because they still have a 5.0 but with a much nicer body style. Although the DOHC 4.6's are really nice.

 

Well, I just talked to the wife about the whole "we gotta get the truck fixed" thing...

We have concluded:

As long as the cost stays under $3,000, anything wrong with the truck is going to get fixed...now...

So, here is the budget as I see it - let me know if anything seems out of whack:

$300 hubs / axle shafts
$1000 transfer case if needed
$622 and some change tires
$200 fenders
$35 spray paint and bondo
$100 Hughes intake kit

That's $2257, give or take...

No payment, no full-coverage insurance...

Looks like a plan...to me...anyone disagree?

 

1000 for a transfer case! I sure hope not unless its brand new. Go to the junk yard and pick one up for 100-200.00, Check the fenders out might just able to get a piece of metal welded in and be done with it