Dallas Fort Worth 5.0 Mustang Club

Dallas Fort Worth 5.0 Mustang Club (http://www.dfw50s.com/index.php)

- Member's Rides (http://www.dfw50s.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29)

- - Pokey's Revenge (http://www.dfw50s.com/showthread.php?t=4909)

My name is Robert and this is my ride, Pokey - Probably the slowest S197 in the group.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6U...dVO4=s219-p-no

Here it is after coming home from the dealership in January 2013. I bought this Black GT Premium with less than 1 mile on the odometer.
https://scontent-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...2d&oe=55DBF619
Just marvel at this stock virgin sitting up all high like a 4X4 truck.

My screen name is NAVAG. Not a good one, I know. I'm a proud Navy Veteran and an Aggie so I combined the two themes. Most people call me Robert or some variation of the name like Bobby, Rob, etc. Here is a pic of the Aircraft Carrier I served on in the early 90's
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...513089474.jpeg
This was taken as we pulled into New York for Fleet Week in 1995

I have been a mustang enthusiast for most of my life. I am a fan of most pony cars with the exception of 73-79 but I like other fast cars too. It started when I was a little kid in the 80's and a cousin of mine came up for the holidays driving a 1970 fastback. After seeing that car I was hooked. While I was in the Navy I bought my first mustang, a Burgundy 1988 GT 5.0 5-speed. That car was the one that got away. Other mustangs have come and gone but I always regret selling that one...
Looked similar to this:
http://imganuncios.mitula.net/1988_f...1981301911.jpg
God, I miss that car

The first thing I did, other than tint the windows (Triteck) was lower the car. AM had a sale and I was able to pick up some SR Performance springs for $99. Installation wasn't bad but about 6 months later the car started popping and I ended up replacing the upper strut mounts and then a couple of months later I had to replace the shocks and struts. Lesson learned: buy all the suspension shit at the same time.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EQ...uXyI=s219-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xG...CcoA=s219-p-no
End result:
Koni Orange Shocks and Struts
GT500 Upper Strut Mounts
SR Springs
Panhard Bar
Initial drop was about 1.5" Settled in about another 0.5" since.

I dabbled with the exhaust too much. I don't think I'll ever be happy.
First one was the Ford Racing Boss 302 H-Pipe with the Side Pipes and Stock Mufflers. Sounded awesome. I'm a dumbass for changing exhausts. I got tired of holding my breath every time I went over a bump. It wasn't that much louder and you couldn't really tell it was there.

So I added some Pype Bombs
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5I...aCeE=s219-p-no
Big mistake. Now it was too loud. I have to drive 100 miles a day and it would drone so bad on the highway that I wanted to drive off a bridge.

So I sold everything, put the stock mufflers back on and used the money to buy a Borla Touring Cat Back/X Pipe off another member. Installed BBK Cat Deletes and it sounded really good after that.
I recently put the cats back on and looking into quads...Like I said, I'll probably never be happy.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/it...YWws=s219-p-no

I have about all the exterior aesthetics taken care of
20" Staggared Silver Niche Targas
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k...124015_886.jpg

Silver Horse Racing Flush Mount Quarter Window Louvers
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2-...p7SE=s219-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xk...RlqM=s219-p-no
Why SHR? Because it matches the hood vents, it is reminiscent of the lat 60's fast back, and peel-and-stick don't work for me.

GT500 Wing
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Kd...pfvg=s219-p-no

Finish it off with Matte Black Super Snake Stripes from Big Worm Graphics
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Z4...o3q0=s219-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sM...lP08=s219-p-no

I haven't done much on the performance side yet because I really haven't needed to. Other than a Steeda CAI and Bama Tune it's pretty much stock. Being how I do so much driving, Commerce to Mesquite and back 5 days a week, I'm enjoying the efficiency that I get from 3.31 gears and a canned tuned Coyote 5.0

I toyed with buying a beater to put all the miles on but I enjoy driving this car too much to leave it sitting in the garage. There isn't much else I can do to it other than make it faster. After two years I'm at 81,000 miles and planning on driving it until it dies then I can look into building a beast until that day comes I'll stick to some simple bolt-ons.

Next up: Brakes, Maybe CJ Intake...

Update:
Been really busy and haven't had much time for car stuff.
I've owned the car for 3 years and 2 months and have 110,000 miles. Still runs great even with a shitty Bama tune. I upgraded to a JLT Intake and started getting misfire codes. I added new coil packs and the idle is a lot smoother now and the codes went away. Had Bama update the tune and it still seems to run a little on the lean side. Probably about time to get on the dyno and get a real tune.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VG...L=w693-h923-no

Thinking about getting rid of the 20's. They look really nice but not all that great for someone who drives 100 miles a day commuting to work and back. They can be a little rough. Thinking about going down to 18" wheels just for the sake of ride quality. Plus less weight. Not sure about dropping a ton of coin on wheels this time. Cheap + Light = SVE Drifts...maybe

Had a fender bender a couple of months ago but USAA got it all fixed up
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xe...J=w693-h923-no