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2006 Mustang GT – Retro Beauty

Ford in their infinite wisdom decided to offer 72mo. 0% financing on 2006 Mustang GTs and I was in. Had to fly to Idaho to Dan Wiebold Ford to find a manual but it was worth it. They had already pimped it out with 20″ chrome bullitts, Saleen HID headlamps, custom white stitched leather seats, tint, and stripes. Of course I tried to get all that and my taxes covered on Ford’s dime and guess what,  I did.  I didn’t pay a penny and drove it back to Utah. Mental note to Ford attorneys, when you offer 0% financing put in some clauses that limit the debt to the actual vehicle costs excluding aftermarket add-ons and taxes.

It didn’t hold a candle to the terminator when it came to power but it was leaps and bounds ahead of the fox body in looks and construction. Wow, it had “MyColor” so you could change the dash backlights to anything you wanted. Actually that was kinda gay but the body style was one thing Ford actually got right, proven by sales of 300K units a year.  I wish they could figure out the rest of thier lineup before they go bankrupt.

MODS ROUND 1: Sold 20″ bling wheels for 18×9 and 18×10.5 to lose the rotational mass that was killing acceleration. Added K&N CAI and Flowmasters and a Superchips inline tune. That alone was a nice upgrade.

MODS ROUND 2: 445HP Roush Intercooled Supercharger Kit, Drilled and slotted rotors, and a bunch of Roush parts to round it out.

MODS ROUND 3: NItto 555Rs and a California Special front end to give it a chin.

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