<![CDATA[Your know you own a Mustang if...]]>
  • Your goal in modification is to beat a stock LS1 F-body.
  • Your first mod is flowmasters
  • You have mufflers and a K&N for a new mustang before you take delivery
  • Your car has 10,000 miles and the dealership mechanics say the squeaks and rattles are "normal"
  • Your answer for those squeaks and rattles is a louder exhaust.
  • You spend the money you withdrew on gas instead of food like you planned.
  • You have "Bullitt" on DVD, and you've seen the chase scene tons of times, but never the rest of the movie.
  • You notice every **** ricer on the road tries to race you
  • You look in the rearview every time you notice Mustang headlights.
  • You recognize the year and trim of that Mustang by those headlights (or tail lights in some cases)
  • You floor it under every bridge and overpass just to hear your car.
  • You can hear a Mustang from a mile away, and tell the difference between a 5.0 and a 4.6
  • Your windows squeak
  • You turn your music down and roll down your window to hear another Mustang's exhaust.
  • In the short walk from your car into the convenience store, you turn
    around at least twice to admire your car.
  • You have ever come to a complete stop if there is water on the road
  • You have a towel and some quick detailer in the trunk in case you
    forget rule #16.
  • The first thing you do when you get in your car is turn off the T/A
  • You know what T/A stands for
  • You have "lost a race" because of your T/A
  • When you have to respond, "what glove compartment"?
  • You know what PI stands for.
  • You use parts catalogs for reading material while on the "throne"
  • You laugh histaricaly at Cobras and Saleens, and you can spot them from a mile away.
  • You spend hours looking at different brands of the same product.
  • You know that you're one of the few cars on the road with true duals.
  • You get pissed that people want to ride in your car cause they add weight.
  • You put your mercedes outside so your mustang can stay in the garage.
  • When the stoplight is considered practice for the dragstrip.
  • An "intake" to you is more than just the piping leading to your throttlebody. (full manifold and up)
  • You wish they made INTAKES for your car that was under $1500(4.6)
  • You have to put the beer cooler in the back seat because it will not fit in the trunk. (coupe/convertible).
  • You you already know you're calling in sick the weatherman says 3-6 inches of snow forcasted for the rush hour.
  • You've ever been pulled over by a cop just to see your car
  • You have over ten parts catalogs under ur bed (best aftermarket)
  • You know where the real cupholder is (5.0 guys)
  • For every suspension mod you've done 10 engine mods.
  • You change your exhaust setup more often than u change ur hairstyle.
  • You've made your ricer friends hypotheticaly crap their pants on their first ride along.
  • You can change your sparkplugs in 15 min... all 8
  • Your car is looked down on by older people if it doesnt have a 5.0
  • Your car leans to one side (5.0 guys)
  • You stare in astonishment if you see someone with a working ashtray door (5.0 guys)
  • Your air silencer is home to some mouse in the corner of ur garage
  • Your car has 200,000+ miles and still spanks others (5.0 guys)
  • You dread being at a stoplight next to a cop for fear of them hearing your car at anything above 2k rpm.
  • You set off alarms like no ones biznis.
  • You remember people by what they did to their car.
  • You've gotten used to the "drone"
  • You occasionaly brag about how many stock things u still have on ur car.
  • You know what the porno interior is (5.0 guys)
  • You can tell when other drivers hide their jealousy with anger when you beat them, because they are used to beating Mustangs.
  • In the rain you still park your car a mile from the mall, because you don't want to car dinged.
  • Your car is always up on jack stands to make it faster, not because it broke (cough DSM owners)
  • You spend two hours a night on stangnet.com or SVTperformance.com
  • The first place you look on a random Mustang is the front for foglights or the rear for dual exhaust
  • You've ever been flagged down in a parking lot by a total stranger and the spent the next 30 minutes shooting the breeze about the merits of the Foxbody vs. the SN95.
  • On long trips with your buddies, you still take two cars because no one will sit in the back seat.
  • You have the church van or school bus driving beside you telling you to punch it.
  • You have a 4 foot parts pile in your living room waiting for install.
  • When you come home late at night, you put it into neutral halfway.
  • You know what people are talking about when they say 4v.
  • You have to explain why modular cobras are called a Quad-cam.
  • You put your car in neutral to say "hello" to the f-body watching you drive by
  • You always do heel and toe downshifting.
  • You know ford transmissions are junk, But continue to modify anyways.
  • You know that 5th gear ( 5.0 guys ) cannot go past 145
  • You feel the body twist when launching hard ( 5.0 )
  • You can always win a arguement about best bang for the buck.
  • You cannot roll on Turbine wheels
  • You are always upgrading something.
  • You know the 5.0 with the airbag didn't come with tilt wheel. <<I think I have tilt So IDK about this one
    • ]]>    https://fargostreet.com/topic/10153/your-know-you-own-a-mustang-if...RSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 04:35:58 GMTThu, 12 Apr 2007 03:35:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Your know you own a Mustang if... on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:01:24 GMT]]>

    JohnW;163705 wrote:
    funny, i usually get ppl in mustangs trying to race me in my 'ricer'

    me too....

    ]]>    https://fargostreet.com/post/153597https://fargostreet.com/post/153597Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:01:24 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to Your know you own a Mustang if... on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:18:33 GMT]]>

    MisterCMK;163690 wrote:

    1. Your goal in modification is to beat a stock LS1 F-body.
      This one should a stock LT1 F-body.
    ]]>    https://fargostreet.com/post/153596https://fargostreet.com/post/153596Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:18:33 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to Your know you own a Mustang if... on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:35:21 GMT]]>funny, i usually get ppl in mustangs trying to race me in my 'ricer'

    ]]>    https://fargostreet.com/post/153589https://fargostreet.com/post/153589Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:35:21 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to Your know you own a Mustang if... on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:27:06 GMT]]>

    24valvenotak;163703 wrote:
    Your know you own a Mustang if...

    1. You laugh histaricaly at Cobras and Saleens, and you can spot them from a mile away.

    does that make sense?

    Nope.

    also where is the thing about all the rice boys in there civics wanting to race you?

    ]]>    https://fargostreet.com/post/153588https://fargostreet.com/post/153588Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:27:06 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to Your know you own a Mustang if... on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:23:29 GMT]]>Your know you own a Mustang if...

    1. You laugh histaricaly at Cobras and Saleens, and you can spot them from a mile away.

    does that make sense?

    ]]>    https://fargostreet.com/post/153587https://fargostreet.com/post/153587Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:23:29 GMT