I don't even say the word Mustang around my wife. It's not a popular topic in my house these days. :so
I love my mustang wife
When I first got my 05GT my wife liked the way it looked but hated driving in it. She said it was loud and drove like a truck. Of course she was comparing it to her Caddy CTS with the sport suspension, which is a nice driving car.
Its been a couple of years now and I have changed the car by using Tokico D-specs, set on full soft for the street, and BMR variable rate lowering springs. These springs give a fairly compliant ride for the first inch of travel and then get stiffer. I have driven in open track events with this suspension and after setting the D-specs to a higher setting and adjusting my sway bar stiffer Im happy with the way it handles on the track. I also change the front brake pads and use a set of Azenis RT 615 tires.
The other mod I did was to line the trunk and under the rear seat with Dynamat which got rid of the booming sound from the rear of the car. That added a little weight, but is worth it for a daily driver.
Last weekend we took my Mustang on a road trip cause I wanted to show off the Techco I just installed. I was shocked when my wife said that she really liked the car. It didnt have that slapping, jarring jolt, over the small bumps and was much quieter then the last time she drove in it. I told her all the things that was done to make it drive like that. She was impressed, I was shocked. To further make my day she offered to buy me a GT 500 hood for a combo fathers day/birthday present. What a woman...
Found an original aluminum hood on Ebay for $500. Just have to go get it and have it painted...
The moral to this story is as long as your not going racing full time with your car, keep in mind that your other half will drive in it from time to time....She will enjoy it more if there is a degree of civility, hate to use the luxury word, in your car. I enjoy it more also as I have gotten a bit older. Oh yea She got a big smile on her face when I pulled 7psi of boost getting on the highway from the on ramp...me too.....GA
Its been a couple of years now and I have changed the car by using Tokico D-specs, set on full soft for the street, and BMR variable rate lowering springs. These springs give a fairly compliant ride for the first inch of travel and then get stiffer. I have driven in open track events with this suspension and after setting the D-specs to a higher setting and adjusting my sway bar stiffer Im happy with the way it handles on the track. I also change the front brake pads and use a set of Azenis RT 615 tires.
The other mod I did was to line the trunk and under the rear seat with Dynamat which got rid of the booming sound from the rear of the car. That added a little weight, but is worth it for a daily driver.
Last weekend we took my Mustang on a road trip cause I wanted to show off the Techco I just installed. I was shocked when my wife said that she really liked the car. It didnt have that slapping, jarring jolt, over the small bumps and was much quieter then the last time she drove in it. I told her all the things that was done to make it drive like that. She was impressed, I was shocked. To further make my day she offered to buy me a GT 500 hood for a combo fathers day/birthday present. What a woman...
Found an original aluminum hood on Ebay for $500. Just have to go get it and have it painted...
The moral to this story is as long as your not going racing full time with your car, keep in mind that your other half will drive in it from time to time....She will enjoy it more if there is a degree of civility, hate to use the luxury word, in your car. I enjoy it more also as I have gotten a bit older. Oh yea She got a big smile on her face when I pulled 7psi of boost getting on the highway from the on ramp...me too.....GA
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i`m lucky too. my chevy born g/f liked mine so much she decided to find her one a little nicer than mine for herself. and she bought the color i wanted:so( so i made mine faster) and she has no problems with me souping mine up. she says" well, you could have worse habbits". i love this girl
My wife had '67 and '69 Mustangs way back in the day. When we were talking about replacing her GMC Jimmy with a "fun" car (she started working from home and so no longer needs a vehicle capable of winter commuting), a Mustang was her suggestion - I'd never owned one before, mostly because back when I was young and stupid, I knew I'd get too many tickets driving a Mustang (if I was lucky) or wrap it around a tree (if I wasn't). Hmmm, maybe I wasn't so stupid after all. :scratchchin Anyway, our '07 is technically her Mustang (having replaced her Jimmy), but I get 98% of the stick time with it, as I commute to work in it every week or two on sunny days.
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