Because it's good seeing a musclecar take on/beat other makes and brands.

I saw an 05 actually on the road the other day for the first time. I thought a few things while looking at it and then following it. It is odd and very plain looking, almost blends right in with everything. It also didn't look quite as retro a you'd expect. It was a V6 car (without those wierd lights in it's grill obviously) but it had all the options a V6 car could have. He also must have changed the exhaust already because I've heard that the V6 cars have almost no sound what-so-ever and you could hear this guy being 2 cars behind or more. And wow, if you thought the M*stang V8's were hollow and annoyingly high pitched, you shoulda heard this thing.

 

Who thinks mustang v8's are annoyingand high pitched? Most people think they sound better then Chevys.

 

I disagree and lots think that. Anything pre-LS1 a M*stang couldn't touch in sound. Just hollow and annoying. I also don't like the LS's sound either though.

 

You are definitely in the minority.

 

Definitly the minority. Exhaust note has always been a mustang plus. The countless threads in the lounge pretty much point to that.

 

The lounge?!

While it is opinion, as a person that frequents shows and cruises and talks with the owners of all makes and hears they're cars obviously, I will definetly differ. The true Chevy sound has the best reputation for the serious muscular sound. Stock or modified, especially with dual exhaust.

 

i guess i'm in the minority too. i don't really like the way mustangs sound. as was said before, it sounds hollow, but i don't think high pitched. i can usually tell a stock mustang and i modded mustang by the exhaust note.

 

i agree here. i think chevy's usually have a more muscular sound. it rumbles and not just deeply drones like a mustang. anyway just my opinion so all of you that want to attack me for my remarks, just step off. i am not here to argue.

 

well, since this thread went in a waaaay different direction already...

i go with the chevy sound
but then again, i'd take any v8 sound over a 4 banger any day of the week and twice on sunday

 

Ford doesn't make that many changes to the Cobra:

94-95 Cobra. Visual differences:
- Slightly different Spoiler
- Different Rims
- Says Cobra instead of Mustang GT on rear bumper cover, and has Cobra badges (but of course the badging will be different)
- Different front bumper cover

95 Cobra R:
- Same as above, except different rims than the regular Cobra, and a different hood (but not like the 96-98 Hood)

96-97 Cobra:
Same as above, except now has the same spoiler as the GT, but a different hood

98 Cobra:
Same as 96-97 but w/ different wheels

99/01 Cobra (there was no standard 00 Cobra, and no 02 Cobra):
- Cobra badging, but this time the rear bumper cover badging is the same as the V6/GT.
- Different Rims
- Different Hood
- SLIGHTLY different front bumper cover

00 Cobra R: That one looks significantly different, but then again, it was a WAAAYYY overpriced, limited production car.

03/04 Cobra: That's a win there, as it shows the biggest variance over a GT (except for the 00 Cobra R):
- Cobra badging, including the return of saying Cobra on the bumper cover vs Mustang on the V6/GT
- Significantly different spoiler
- Significantly different front bumper cover
- Different rims
- Different hood

I'm doubting the 07 Cobra will vary much from this mold, and I'm going to bet will differ much like 99/01 Cobras did.

 

03-04 cobra= new side skirts,new rear bumper cover,new front bumper cover,new hood,new rear spoiler,new rims.Im sure the next cobra won't have a GT body with a box hood scoop bolted on to the hood-that was my point.

 

You are correct, as I said there is a an article about it in the new car and driver. If its anything like their rendering it will not just carry the Shelby name but styling as well.

 

I think it all depends on personal preference. LT1s have a very heavy base sound that the LS1s can't match. The Mustangs have fantastic tone & gurgle. LS1s sound nice, but IMHO Mustangs and LT1 F-bods sound better.

On the other hand, the car that has the best of the LT1 sound & the Mustang sound is the GTO.


BTW: getting back to the thread, the car is simply a mule. It's supposed to look like any other Mustang.

 

They all sound good, but the sound of my LS1 with the cutout open above 4,000 RPM's is to die for. Sounds like you're at Bristol(okay its not nearly that loud

 

Good info here, just wanted to clarify that the 94-95 Cobra didnt have a 'cobra' rear bumper, it was a standard v6 bumper, and there was no third brake light in the trunklid. Third brakelight in the trunklid and the 'cobra' embossed rear bumper came in in 96 or 97.

As far as sound goes, sorry fellas, ive owned both a 95 lt1, and now my current 94 GT, and nothing, and i mean nothing, beats the sound of my 5 liter. 4.6 cars are just a tick behind in sound. Personally i hated the way my Z28 sounded, probably the only thing i dont miss about that car.