[66fastback]

I agree with 69fastback on this one (us fastback guys tend to stick together you see).

The reason most people run Fox bodied Stangs is because they are....

1. PLENTIFUL. Easy to find (and cheap) have a lot to do with this.

2. Classic Stangs are OLD. I know I run the risk of offending my fellow enthusiasts with this point, but let's face it......these cars are getting very old, and most of the people driving around and hopping up cars these days have never grown up in or possibly even driven an early Stang. To them it's simply another OLD CAR. OK, a COOL old car, but still old (rides bad, handles bad, no A/C or power assist.....ect.

3. See reason #1. The Fox bodied cars are the modern equivalent of the 55-57 Chevy. Those cars were a hot rodders dream back in the day because they came with good parts to start with, and the aftermarket support picked up on a good thing. Same with the Mustang in the late 80's, and there are an almost unlimited number of parts you can buy to hop these cars up......even more than for the old cars, and thats a lot.

Don't be so quick to toss the computer, they do belong in cars. If it wasn't for computers (bless the EECIV), we would still be driving cars with 150 hp and enough smog equipment to build a battle-bot with. Yeah I know you can make power with a carb, and cheaply, but the computer has allowed us to have cars with a lot of power, and a ton of torque. Torque=FUN. It's what made the old big blocks such a big deal. They made tons, and tons or torque, which is why everyone wants to build a stroker engine these days......more torque. This applies whether you build an old car or a new one, or use a carb or fuel injection. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CUBIC INCHES.

Either way, build a 351w or a stroker 302 (like a 347), and you will have big grins. Don't forget to add some 3.55 or 3.73 rear gears.....it makes more TORQUE.