[pnyboi]

I just bought a 95 gt vert. Ive had 9 5.0 foxs. My wife beat me in her 05 ford escape!!! whats up with that? any body know bout these sn95s? please help! or its being sold. gears?

[HMUSN]

they are slow as hell in stock form but just like any 5 liter can be made fast for cheap.

[pnyboi]

Ive got a set of 4.10's Im gonna try, see what happens. its a stick so hopefully it will still be able to go on the interstate.

[95wip]

tune up and bump the timing to 12* or put colder plugs and go to 14*

that will wake it up very much so

[Bullitt95]

Originally Posted by pnyboi I just bought a 95 gt vert. Ive had 9 5.0 foxs. My wife beat me in her 05 ford escape!!! whats up with that? any body know bout these sn95s? please help! or its being sold. gears?

Stock automatic verts are definitely slow (low 16's) and manuals are not exactly quick either (mid 15's), but a few choice mods can really wake up these sleeping beasts. A higher ratio rear end is the best place to start. I have the 3.73 and I think it's the best choice for an automatic. A Transgo HD2 shift kit (for the AODE) will transform the slow-shifting slushmatic into a tire-chirping cog-swapper. Those two mods alone will make the SN95 feel much quicker without even getting to the HP-increasing mods.
I've done a few of those too (listed in my garage) and my Stang is 2secs and 12mph faster than stock for not a lot of money.

[stang94]

2005 Ford Escape Performance

153 HP SAE @ 5,800 rpm;
152 ft lb @ 4,250 rpm

1995 Ford Mustang Performance

215 HP @ 4,200 rpm
285 ft lb @ 3,400 rpm

64 HP more and 133 ft lb of tq is your advantage and you lost?
You would think after 9 fox, you'll should stop being a pu$$y and learn to drive.

No disrespect intended here: but maybe you should ask your wife to teach you how to drive

[BEASTstang]

Driver mod.....These cars wake up real easy with a little money.but in stock form ,you should hand that escape an A** WHOPPIN

5.0hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ,I'm not the best driver but these cars are not that bad...

[pnyboi]

I was looking more for advice on problems and not getting called names and dogged on my driving. just thinkin might be some other problem with the pony. but thanks anyways.

[cobramanphil]

Originally Posted by pnyboi I was looking more for advice on problems and not getting called names and dogged on my driving. just thinkin might be some other problem with the pony. but thanks anyways.

It's all in good fun. They are just joking with you, but one must wonder how that overweight escape with less hp/tq was getting the best of you.

Just think of the 95 vert as an overweight regular 5.0. Same mods will get you similar results. Common sense would dictate that gears/traction are things that you need to improve on if your dragging it.

[BEASTstang]

No disrespect to you at all...all I was saying is these 5.0 can be a lot of fun.

Just to touch a little on the "advice on problems". You asked " what's up with you getting beat by a 05 escape."There are to many variables on the street and anything can happen but there is no way for us to diagnose a problem on your car without more info....

But in all seriousness,a car can be a different beast in the hands of a good driver

[stang94]

We're just messing with you man, I had a 94 GT Vert too, it was not the best stock, but with some work, it can be real fast.

Since it's a very, you might want to start with some rear control arms, and like everyone said gears

But first, let me know what are you plans for the car, so you can get the best advise. You're at the right place if you are looking to mods.

[WildWill]

sn95 cars are very heavy to begin with. but the 5.0 is a great motor and as you should know responds very well to mods. if you think there is a problem with the car... try and give us some more info on what happens when you drive it (i.e. no throttle response, sputtering, dogging, etc...). but make sure you check out some of the threads on this page and it might help you out... like this one - Lookin for more HP

there is some great info in this thread... be sure to read through. good luck man!