My condolences for the 'loss' of your bud to the rice paddy gang.
I cannot understand why anyone who wants to go fast would buy a stock Altima or whatever and pour thousands of dollars in to do what a a Mustang V-8 can do for much, much less while lasting a whole lot longer, too.
It's just dumb. Anyone can make almost any car fast (12's) with nitrous oxide and/or other mods but when you can have the looks, handling and sheer 'natural' (factory) power of a Mustang V-8, why bother coaxing speed from what was designed as an econo-car?
Sure, I know guys who made six-cylinder Chevy's and other weird cars fast with tons of speed equipment, gears and stripping them down to nothing. So what? You have a 17-second car that now is a 13 or 12 second car but has lost reliability and comfort. Resale is affected, also. Makes no sense.
Your buddy will learn eventually, but it will cost him and frankly, maybe he needs to learn the lesson. Either way, your Mustang will always be a far better machine than whatever he comes up with. That he can't take away from you, although he may never admit it.
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