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