Track Car - 1996 Mustang Gt With Many Upgrades (see Description) on 2040-cars
Saint Cloud, Florida, United States
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For sale is
a 1996 Mustang GT, Dark Green color, that has been heavily modified for track
day, HPDE and SCCA Solo 1/2 use. It has seen many laps with Chin Motorsports,
SCCA and MCA at Sebring, Homestead, Roebling, Road Atlanta, and Virginia
International Raceway, as well as Solo 1 events in Gainesville, FL and many
Solo 2 events with SCCA Central Florida Region. The car has
only had 1 owner since late 1997 - me. I bought it completely stock, and have
selected and overseen all of the modifications, which are many and took place
over many years as I progressed the car from a daily driver to track-only use.
It has been stripped of a good deal of weight, upgraded in power, suspension
and stiffness, can burn through 1st and 2nd gears in full peel yet rip through
turns in the Sebring or Road Atlanta Esses like a tuned M3. Below is a list of
the performance upgrades this car currently has: Engine & Power: Superchips Red
Chip dyno-tuned
2004
Power-Improved cylinder heads 2004
Power-Improved Intake Manifold BBK Longtube
Exhaust Headers
MAC 87mm Cold Air Intake (fender well) 24-lb MAF sensor BBK 75mm throttle body Steeda Underdrive pulleys Steeda timing advance gear, set to 13? 24-lb fuek injectors BBK Fuel Pressure Regulator Straight-back exhaust (no catalytic
converters) O2 sensor delete plugs 3-chamber Flowmaster
Delta-Flow mufflers AC system removed, idler pulley Steeda aluminum dual-core radiator 8"x11" oil cooler mounted in place
of condenser Flaming River
needle-bearing steering shaft Ford Racing Aluminum Driveshaft Torsen T2-R helical-gear differential (with
pre-tension springs for track) 3.73:1 Ford Racing final drive gear Ford Racing 31-spline
axles Ford factory front shock tower brace Kenny Brown rear shock tower brace Steeda subframe connectors Steeda adjustable lower rear anti-sway bar Eibach Sportline springs 2” drop KYB AGX 4-position
front 8-position rear adjustable shock absorbers Cobra 2-piston 13" front calipers 13" front Disc Brakes Australia track
rotors Hawk HP+ brake pads 5-Zigen 17x9 FN01R-C lightweight wheels Kumho Victoracer V700 17x275/40 tires Original OEM 17"
wheels & tires for street/wet conditions driving Interior: Longacre Hot Lap timing system Cobra (UK brand) Imola S GT seats w/ aluminum
side mounts Sparco 6-point harnesses Sparco Harness Bar Sparco 383 Competition Steering Wheel Carpet, rear seats, interior side panels in trunk, back seat and door panels all removed for weight Truth be told, I love this car, and wish I didn't need to sell it. Circumstances with family, work and finances and my free time are such that this thoroughly enjoyable track car has not actually been back to the track in several years, and I finally decided that it's better for someone else who wants to have a great deal of racing fun to take it and put it on the track again than to keep it sitting in the driveway, only turning over every couple of months to drive around the neighborhood. This car really wants to run. When I last had it tuned on a dyno and updated the Superchips Red chip, she put out 269 RWHP with 299 torque... and that was before many more upgrades and the weight removal, which now give even more effect to that power train. Instructors who rode in the right seat were impressed with the car on track - it's a nice HPDE sleeper, for sure. The car body does need a little exterior love: the Florida sun has finally gotten to the roof paint, and the outside curb of Turn 3 at Sebring took off my bumper splitter lip a few sessions before her last track day, so I sawed it off flat and ran without that little 2" lip the last few HPDEs I attended; I honestly didn't notice any difference. Minor scratches and dings from track day use are present, but overall the car looks great, and drives wonderfully - especially when you're pushing it. Note: this car is for sale locally as well, so please contact me to inquire about coming to see it. Since it's a track car that I've managed to keep tagged, I won't be willing to drive it to meet further than a mile away at the most - cops do tend to look harder at it with the low profile and obvious sound. Note: mileage listed above is approximate, as the odometer gear recently stopped suddenly. To see some more pictures of the car, view my Orlando (FL) Craigslist post here (opens in new tab/window). |
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