| In this edition of Mustang talk, we'll cover | | | | doesn't cut it anymore. You need more juice, |
| the age-old question facing every male who | | | | and you need to flex that power plant with |
| takes the wheel of a Pony: is my Mustang | | | | regularity. The first part you need is a new |
| manly enough to be my everyday driver? If | | | | exhaust system. Custom pipes give you the |
| it's not, or if yours is on the borderline, | | | | feel, sound and look of extra power-they're a |
| we'll cover the ways to make your ride | | | | must for every GT. Next, you need more air |
| man-legal in an afternoon. | | | | rushing into the manifold. A high-flow air |
| | | | intake will do the trick. Last, but certainly |
| Welcome to the latest edition of Mustang | | | | not least-perhaps most importantly-you need a |
| Talk. Part of the nature and history of the | | | | power programmer like Hypertech's Power |
| Mustang is something our rides just can't | | | | Programmer III. It plugs in under the |
| shake. Namely, chicks invaded the Mustang | | | | steering column and tunes everything in just |
| turf decades ago, and never left. While we | | | | a few minutes that used to take hours with a |
| appreciate a little female presence at the | | | | wrench to complete. |
| clubs and shows, and don't mind listening to | | | | |
| the sorority chicks in the neighborhood | | | | Also, there are a few things you may want to |
| describing the grinding sound her ignition | | | | remove from your 'stang to keep it within |
| makes in hopes that a fellow 'stang owner | | | | manly regulations. Toss the dealership plate |
| would have a cheap fix, they've diluted the | | | | frames. Tell your girlfriend that her rose |
| toughness of one of the baddest sleds ever | | | | holder and hibiscus seat covers have got to |
| formed from Detroit steel. | | | | go. Get rid of the factory wheels. Peel off |
| | | | any "Student of the Month" gear-make your kid |
| Sure, there are plenty of Boss Mustangs still | | | | earn your acceptance in ways that don't ruin |
| out there, especially since the '05 | | | | your paint. |
| reincarnation of the famed '67. But, for | | | | |
| every Shelby GT or Saleen on the streets, | | | | Lastly, all men with any stake in the image |
| there's probably 50 or so white V6 | | | | of the collective of Mustang drivers must |
| convertibles with pink trim, bumping Madonna | | | | take a solemn vow: never, and I mean NEVER, |
| on the stock speakers and rocking a "Because | | | | give in to your daughter or wife's whining |
| I'm the Princess" plate frame. It got even | | | | for their own Pony Car. Keep the white and |
| worse recently, when Ford lots started | | | | light green V6 convertibles with flower |
| slinging GTs like they were Festivas. Now you | | | | stickers and pink seat covers off the road. |
| can't even look for the dual exhaust as a | | | | Let her know that if she wants to be your |
| sign of a real Mustang owner anymore. So, how | | | | little princess, she can get a used Volvo and |
| is a guy going to keep his muscle car rep | | | | a hostess job. Confine the cute-ifying of |
| these days? | | | | cars to VWs, and protect the Mustang heritage |
| | | | for the good of all men with a stake in its |
| It's a plain point to consider if you're a | | | | resurgence. |
| man with a Mustang: simply having a V8 | | | | |