So this is mine now

"SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread" (SCR) 03/07/2014 at 19:49 • Filed to: None

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2006 GT 5-speed. It's downright delightful. Now to figure out how to spend my money on it...

(bonus pic of my current fleet)

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 19:52

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Full breathing system upgrade and a tune. Worth quite a lot of ponies on these things. She's a sexy beast, congrats!

jkm7680 > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 19:53

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Nice purchase! Those wheels look great. That Metro is your winter beater?

Klaus Schmoll > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 19:53

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Nice! Congrats!

Do you already feel the PMY working? ;) And if so, where can I get one myself?

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 03/07/2014 at 19:57

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Thanks man! After this semester that's what I'm going to be saving up for. CAI + Diablo tune costs like ~$700 from Steeda and gets you 15-30 RWHP.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > jkm7680 03/07/2014 at 19:58

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That Metro is my all-season beater/work truck. The Jeep in the back is probably soon to be on craigslist whenever I get time to deal with people who buy things off craigslist.

jkm7680 > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:00

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Ah, the people of Craigslist, constantly asking if the car is still for sale. Trying to sell a set of wheels is even a daunting task.

$kaycog > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:02

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It's beautiful! I love Mustangs.

Lets Just Drive > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:03

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From a fellow S197 owner and Mustang guy, "Congrats!"

It's a damn fine looking pony.

CRider > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:04

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Don't keep us waiting, go do a burnout!

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:04

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Man I'm so jelly right now...

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Klaus Schmoll 03/07/2014 at 20:12

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Hahah! I haven't really had enough time to drive it too much yet. Plus this 10 year winter has everyone locked inside

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > jkm7680 03/07/2014 at 20:17

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I normally do the "email me your phone number and I will call you" thing. It's worked the best so far, but still not too far removed from a crapshoot.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Lets Just Drive 03/07/2014 at 20:18

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Thanks!

jkm7680 > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:19

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Yeah, I usually post one bad picture, for things like wheels. And if the person is serious, then I'll ask to call me, and schedule an appointment. Good luck with the Mustang! I also sense a Magnaflow in your future.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > $kaycog 03/07/2014 at 20:24

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Thank you so much! And yeah they've always been one of my favorite ca

Quick little anecdote, my mom's first "nice" car was a 1986 Mustang, which she bought when she was 20. My first "nice" car is a 200 6 Mustang that I bought when I was... 20. Little things like that always amuse me.

$kaycog > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:28

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I like that kind of stuff too.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > jkm7680 03/07/2014 at 20:31

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Probably accurate. Stock exhaust sounds great for the time being though

Paul, Man of Mustangs > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:32

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Some coilovers and lower control arm drop brackets are a good way to start. That'll make it hook up and handle much better than stock. I work for Griggs Racing, so I can help get you a deal on some of it. We use Koni or some custom valved Varishocks.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > CRider 03/07/2014 at 20:34

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When the tires are bald I... might. I'm not one for beating on my cars/wasting clutch and tire life.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Paul, Man of Mustangs 03/07/2014 at 20:40

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Noted. I will keep that in mind. The plan is to keep it as-is until at least the Summer so I can get a good feel for it before changing anything. It's totally stock except for the wheels, as far as I can tell.

McLarry > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:43

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That's purdy! My wife can't stand Mustangs, but I've always loved them. That generation in particular gets me, and the yellow with black racing stripes looks badass. Congrats!

GRawesome > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:43

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Does it have a short throw yet? If not, highly recommended.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/07/2014 at 20:46

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I'm sure you'll find a few areas that are lacking. You will have a greater appreciation for a well-sorted chassis after you know how a simply decent chassis feels.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > GRawesome 03/07/2014 at 20:52

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Not yet. It's on the "eventually" list.

Slow4o > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/08/2014 at 00:47

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As an unbiased SN-197 owner I would say go with a tune and cai before something as intense and expensive as coil overs. Honestly if you never take it to the track a set of non adjustable Koni's would do you just fine. Although if you want to go all into a road course coil overs are great, but so far I've done great with some Koni yellows and Steeda springs.

Slow4o > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/08/2014 at 00:48

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O and honestly you'll probably want some high performance tires first.

Slow4o > Paul, Man of Mustangs 03/08/2014 at 00:50

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Didn't realize you worked for Griggs. Anyway I can direct contact you. I have a question about some tire fitment I am trying to get advice on.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Slow4o 03/08/2014 at 01:31

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Zero immediate plans to take it to a track day, although I'm not ruling it out. Would need to downsize in tires though were I to lower it, as the ones I currently have have about 3/4 an inch of clearance at stock ride height

Slow4o > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/08/2014 at 10:38

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What size are you running now? And that's fine if you go low profile as long as you don't go ridiculously low.
Edit: Just noticed those are 20s, sell those and get some nice 18s then you won't have a problem.

Sunray09 > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 03/08/2014 at 10:54

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Jeeps Rock...so...the question is forced induction...or naturally aspirated.

Twin Turbo or Supercharged....

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Slow4o 03/08/2014 at 13:33

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Yeah 255/40/20 in the front 275/40/20 in the rear. Not gonna sell them for a while, as I kinda like them, but I probably will downsize to 18s or so when ever I need to buy new tires (because these tires are pretty fucking expensive)

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Sunray09 03/08/2014 at 13:35

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Naturally aspirated. It's gonna be my DD for, hopefully, the next 3-5 years so I don't want to sacrifice drivability/reliability or MPG for the time being.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Slow4o 03/08/2014 at 17:28

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Sure, I've got a dummy email at paul.9478@yahoo.com. From there, I'll give you my real email.