Stormwalker wrote:
I had my gears done at the exact same place. Out of curiosity, did they manage to get your speedo gear right? Because they sure as hell did not with mine.

I actually purchased my speedogear ahead of time and told Mike Bock to put it in when they do the gears and he actually put a different one in and told me I had bought the wrong one. It is dead on.

50stang wrote:
I almost hate to admit this because I take a lot of pride in doing everything my self... but I got scared off on the gears after watching a do-it-yourself video. I didn't want to go through all of the work and then have to re-do it if the gears were not setup right.
Anyways, Mills Ford in Brainerd. I know a couple of the mechanics there pretty well and I trusted that they would do a good job... and they did. It just cost a bit more then the average shop.

I had my gears done at the exact same place. Out of curiosity, did they manage to get your speedo gear right? Because they sure as hell did not with mine.

MisterCMK wrote:
50stang, where did you have your gears done?

I almost hate to admit this because I take a lot of pride in doing everything my self... but I got scared off on the gears after watching a do-it-yourself video. I didn't want to go through all of the work and then have to re-do it if the gears were not setup right.
Anyways, Mills Ford in Brainerd. I know a couple of the mechanics there pretty well and I trusted that they would do a good job... and they did. It just cost a bit more then the average shop.

StangerBanger96 wrote:
but he's already got it tough enough starting out with a mustang. it seems like 98% of people in this town (or at least on fargostreet) hate mustangs more than satan himself.

If he's really getting a lot of shit for his car... maybe he's just hanging around the wrong crowd. Gotta stick with what you like, the hell with everyone else. There are more then enough Mustang people in the Fargo area.
http://www.northstarmustangs.com/ for example. Their next meeting is next Tuesday at Luther Ford, usually around 6:30. CCR would know for sure.

StangerBanger96 wrote:
EDIT: shane one of the best things you can do on a mustang to drop its times fairly significantly is put some gears in it. 4.10's will drop a GT .5 or more in the quarter mile and still have enough RPM left to get their car up to 140mph before redline (plenty of room for the speeds/times you seem to be wanting). Granted those are GT specs so im not sure on the V6 aspect, check out stangnet forums, the guys on there are pretty knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff.

3.73's and 4.10's are the way to go with a Stang. I knocked off about .6+ going from the stock 2.73's to 3.73's with my '87 GT. If you have a stick, probably stick with 3.73's, if you have an AOD, then the 4.10's are alright. You won't have enough RPM's left with a stock engine to reach 140mph though.
I used to own a '95 Stang with the 3.8 6 cyl and that thing would have responded just as well with a gear change. That thing was a dog off the line.
I'm not quite sure what all you have done to the car so far, but there are plenty of things you can do to make it a bit quicker for fairly reasonable if that is what you are concerned with.

Mustangdude6977 wrote:
I like both, what year and body style is the jetta you are talking about?

This is the mk3 (1997 model year). About every option on it too. Damn nice car. More info here: http://www.fargostreet.com/showthread.php?t=4083

krzydrftr93 wrote:
Jetta's are cool. I think i would rather have a golf gti over a jetta though

Basically the same car. The golf is slightly more rigid, but overall it comes down to an opinion on looks. Some people like me can't stand the look of the Golf and prefer the Jetta, while others feel the opposite.

Mustangdude6977 wrote:
Yes but thats only because I was frustrated with my car, I think everyone has felt that way about their cars at one point in time or another. I will be lookin for a Mustang Eclipse Jetta Golf BMW or anything else that strikes my eyes

If you are looking for a Jetta at all, I probably have the one you want for sale. Unlikely that you would find one as fast as this one at this price point.

EDIT: shane one of the best things you can do on a mustang to drop its times fairly significantly is put some gears in it. 4.10's will drop a GT .5 or more in the quarter mile and still have enough RPM left to get their car up to 140mph before redline (plenty of room for the speeds/times you seem to be wanting). Granted those are GT specs so im not sure on the V6 aspect, check out stangnet forums, the guys on there are pretty knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff.

I know people can be extremely vocal against someone else's car if they think it's ugly or "riced out", but I think people take it to the extent that it's verbal bullying. A good example is Harwood with his Civic. Both of you have been accused of being ricers more times than could be counted. What I'm suggesting is you take some of the elements you like best about a lot of other vehicles and decide how to apply it to an overall theme for your car. You'll never please everyone, so it's my believe that you shouldn't bother. I know what it's like to have people give you shit just because of what your car looks like. You have to try not to take it personally if you truly like what you've done to your car. They're not the ones who put the money and time into it and have to be seen driving it.

edit: Oops, I'm sorry for dropping my long statements into this thread, and especially into the wrong forum for this.