another newbie

[reivaxtorres]

whats up everyone, my name is xavier and i was just looking around for a catback for my car and came across this site. looking forward to being here. a little about my car, and even less about me:

i have a 98gt that cant break into the 8's in the 1/8; the car is fast enough, but the driver sucks

mods to my car include:
full PI swap
04 IRS
u/d pullies, coil packs, intake, plug wires, clutch, aluminum flywheel and d/s, "catted" x pipe (thats spilling its guts out at the moment trying to become off-road), and stock catback (hence im looking for one...). also have some suspension goodies, which are:
irs swap, strut & shock tower brace, 04 cobra front cobra control arms & tie rods, h&r sport springs, wilwood 13" 6 piston brake kit in the front, 17x9 '95 cobra R wheels wrapped in 245/45/17's in the front and 275/40/17's potenza RE750's in the rear, recaro SRD seat (im cheap and didnt want to buy the passanger side one...).
and a few other exterior mods, mainly just export taillights and the diamond cut head/corner/fog lights.

PS. just added a pic of my car to my avatar

[Brent]

Welcome to the site. Nice list of mods

[n8r]

Welcome to the site, very nice car

[Mustangfan2003]

hi, sounds like a nice car you got there.

[matthews.stang]

Let's see the export tail lights! I love them. :drool:

Do you mind me asking where you got them and for how much?

[reivaxtorres]

Originally Posted by matthews.stang

Let's see the export tail lights! I love them. :drool:

Do you mind me asking where you got them and for how much?

hahaha, not at all. i got the last pair karkraft had, and i paid $420 shipped to my door. they didnt come with bezels tho, so i had to reuse mine, and i had to come up with my own wiring scheme. turned out to be pretty easy. here are some pics......note the IRS in the last pic

[matthews.stang]

Ugh. :drool:

I am in love.

[reivaxtorres]

Originally Posted by matthews.stang

Ugh. :drool:

I am in love.

yup, me too. why dont you buy a pair? --> Speed Concepts - 9698EXPTKIT - 1996-1998 Mustang EXPORT taillights kit/pair fits all Mustang GT/V6/Cobra

[matthews.stang]

Originally Posted by reivaxtorres

yup, me too. why dont you buy a pair? --> Speed Concepts - 9698EXPTKIT - 1996-1998 Mustang EXPORT taillights kit/pair fits all Mustang GT/V6/Cobra

My interior comes first. It's falling apart, and needs to be fixed. That $400 goes further there. I am not ruling them out yet, I just have better stuff to get at the moment.

Plus I would never hear the end of it if I spent $400 on tail lights from the girl friend.

[JROC]

Welcome. Very nice!

[reivaxtorres]

Originally Posted by matthews.stang

My interior comes first. It's falling apart, and needs to be fixed. That $400 goes further there. I am not ruling them out yet, I just have better stuff to get at the moment.

Plus I would never hear the end of it if I spent $400 on tail lights from the girl friend.

hahahahaha, true, but then you have to worry about supply and demand. when i bought mine, they were the last set in the USA, as far as i knew. Speed Concepts barely started selling them not too long ago, maybe about a month and i think they are a limited supply. but ur right, interior should come first, then exterior.

[lowflyn]

Welcome to the site man, how ya like the IRS? I have a spare one sitting around over here with 4.10's, brace, and raxle halfshafts

[bbunt302]

Very nice car. Welcome to the site.

[reivaxtorres]

Originally Posted by lowflyn

Welcome to the site man, how ya like the IRS? I have a spare one sitting around over here with 4.10's, brace, and raxle halfshafts

i love the way it handles thru corners and how smooth it rides over city streets. i would say that i didnt like the fact that it adds about 85-90 lbs to the car, but to be honest i was looking forward to that because i figured it would help balance the car out, and i think i might have been right. the downfall to it is that its not really the best choice when you go to the drag strip, but then again its nothing too bad. why dont you install the one you have lying around?

[lowflyn]

Cause I'm picking up a car this weekend with one already installed...the other one is going to the highest bidder. Picking up a brace for the new one this afternoon, just need to invest on some halfshafts now.

I have a newfound respect for the ford IRS though, spend quite some time ripping the other one down and replacing everything. You looked into the delrin bushing kit for them yet? That's on my parts list for next things to order...

[reivaxtorres]

Originally Posted by lowflyn

Cause I'm picking up a car this weekend with one already installed...the other one is going to the highest bidder. Picking up a brace for the new one this afternoon, just need to invest on some halfshafts now.

I have a newfound respect for the ford IRS though, spend quite some time ripping the other one down and replacing everything. You looked into the delrin bushing kit for them yet? That's on my parts list for next things to order...

ive looked into them briefly. i want to do it, but i dont know if i want to start tearing into the IRS already. when i bought it, it already came with the billet flow diff brace, mm poly subframe bushings, and billetflow brackets (dont know what they are called, but they get welded onto the OE brackets and bolted thru the wheelwell). its not something thats too urgent for me. its on my to-get list, but it falls below SFC, catback, and new xpipe.

[38special]

Nice ride, Wecome to the site

[ChrissyStang02]

Nice mustang! Welcome to the site.

[Herbstang]

Welcome To M.E. :smoke: Sweet Stang !!!!!

[SpectorV]

there is a member on svtperformance.com that sells a complete derlin kit that fits better than mm so they say and for MUCH cheaper. I cant remember his name at this time` but he has a good reputation in the autox circle on the forum.

[reivaxtorres]

Originally Posted by SpectorV

there is a member on svtperformance.com that sells a complete derlin kit that fits better than mm so they say and for MUCH cheaper. I cant remember his name at this time` but he has a good reputation in the autox circle on the forum.

thanks, i think i know who you are talking about, ill go check it out and snoop around when i get a little extra spending cash...