1993 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback �€" Modded Fox Body with QA1
Suspension and Cobra Intake Why This Car Is Special The 1993 Ford
Mustang GT 5.0 represents the final chapter of the Fox Body era,
and that makes it worth paying attention to. Ford had been building
Mustangs on the Fox platform since 1979, and by 1993 they had
refined it into something that the aftermarket community had
essentially turned into a science. The 5.0-liter High Output V8 was
one of the most tunable engines of its generation �€" cheap to
modify, well-supported by parts suppliers, and capable of making
serious power with the right combination of heads, intake, and
exhaust. This particular 1993 Ford Mustang GT checks all three of
those boxes and then some. It wears a maroon exterior, carries a
gray cloth interior, and has been built by someone who understood
exactly what the 5.0 platform responds to. The VIN confirms this is
a factory hatchback body style built at the Dearborn, Michigan
assembly plant �€" the same facility that produced the original
1964-and-a-half Mustang. That detail matters to collectors and
enthusiasts alike. Ford ended production of the Fox Body Mustang
after the 1993 model year, replacing it with the SN95 platform for
1994. That transition has made clean, well-sorted examples of the
last Fox Body GT increasingly desirable among enthusiasts who grew
up wrenching on these cars in the 1990s and early 2000s. The
aftermarket for the Fox platform never dried up �€" if anything, it
has only grown �€" which means the modifications on this car were
done using parts with a proven track record, not experiments.
Features List - 5.0L V8 with Edelbrock cylinder heads - Ford Cobra
upper and lower intake manifold - Cold air intake with polished
aluminum tubing - Griffin aluminum radiator - Full QA1 suspension
system - 5-speed manual transmission - Dual exhaust - GT front chin
spoiler - GT rear spoiler - Custom aftermarket wheels - Yellow fog
lights - Power windows - Tachometer - Fox Body hatchback body style
- Maroon exterior - Gray cloth interior Mechanical The engine bay
of this 1993 Ford Mustang GT tells you everything you need to know
about where the money went. The foundation is the 5.0-liter High
Output pushrod V8, but it has been built well beyond its factory
configuration. Edelbrock cylinder heads replace the factory E7TE
castings, which were a well-known restriction on the stock 5.0. The
E7 heads flowed adequately from the factory but left considerable
power on the table. Edelbrock's aluminum heads flow significantly
better on both the intake and exhaust side and also reduce weight
over the cast iron factory pieces �€" a practical improvement you
feel both at the track and in everyday driving. Sitting on top of
those heads is a Ford Cobra intake manifold. The Cobra intake was
originally fitted to the 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra, which Ford's SVT
division produced that year as a limited-run performance variant.
The Cobra's intake manifold was designed with longer runners than
the standard GT piece, which improves mid-range torque �€" the kind
of power you use most often on the street. Pairing Edelbrock heads
with a Cobra intake is one of the most well-documented bolt-on
combinations in Fox Body tuning, and it works because both pieces
address the same problem: improving airflow through a
small-displacement engine that is otherwise well-engineered.
Feeding the intake is a polished cold air intake that draws from
outside the engine bay heat, rather than recycling underhood air.
The Griffin aluminum radiator replaces the factory unit with a
piece designed for better thermal efficiency and long-term
durability �€" Griffin is a manufacturer with a strong reputation
in both racing and street applications. The cooling system upgrade
is a smart complement to the engine work, keeping temperatures in
check regardless of how the car is driven. Underneath, this 1993
Ford Mustang GT has received a full QA1 suspension system. QA1 is a
Minnesota-
ClassicCars.com has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, successfully making the Inc. 5000 list in both 2015,
2016, 2017 and 2018. This prestigious accolade represents the continued growth of the company, and ClassicCars.com's dominance as the world's largest online marketplace for
buying and selling classic and collector vehicles.
The Stevie Awards, the world's premier business awards recognized
ClassicCars.com's first-class Customer Support team with a Stevie Bronze Award in 2019, celebrating the team's skills as exemplary customer support specialists.
In 2016 The Journal, brought to you by ClassicCars.com, was celebrated as the SECOND MOST INFLUENTIAL automotive blog in the world by NFC Performance.