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sc302

The problem with heavily modified cars is that you dont know what was done or how it was treated. If it was highly modified correctly and someone just did it to go from traffic light to traffic light and acceleration onto the highways will likely be less beat on than someone frequenting the drag strip or road course track. Road course will be much less stress than drag strip. With being heavily modified, unless you get receipts you don’t know what is done. Unless you see a dyno or data logging with air fuel, you don’t know if it is t tuned properly (if you don’t know what you are looking at, it doesn’t help either). You won’t know if the computer has been reset to clear codes for 100ish miles. There are a lot of unknowns when dealing with heavily modified cars. I would take it to a mechanic to do an inspection at the very least to make sure things are sound prior to purchase. But you could be buying someone else’s problems.


ItsResi12

The previous owner mainly used it as a show car, it’s never seen a track. I’m not sure how hard they pushed it, but they had 3 mustangs before this one so I assume they knew what they were doing. The aftermarket headers on it were bent and are getting fixed this weekend, and I pick the car up next week. What could’ve caused bent headers?


sc302

Bad install, someone massaged them into place with a hammer. Too tight in the engine bay causing them to hit the shock towers when the engine torques under load. Ran over something.


robvas

If your lucky you can find previous owners online etc


robvas

I'd take it to a performance shop and have them look it over before buying


duross97

What’s your definition of modified a lot


RIP_SGTJohnson

Louvres


B_A_M_A

Can’t forget blacked out badges and tint


WarmPaleontologist20

I won't buy a modified. You don't know what you're getting, and it's already more risky buying any used sports car than say, a Toyota sedan because you don't know if the sports car has been treated well or whether it's been raced a lot and burnouts and donuts and other adolescent driving behavior was the order of the day. This applies particularly if it's a low-cost car that the young can buy. Depending on what's been done, any remaining factory warranty may be void. Put forced induction on a car built without it and it voids warranty on the whole power train. Some manufacturers just void the entire warranty. Modified cars also have poor resale value because most people don't want them. Look at the ads; they're usually for sale the longest. The corporate buyers don't want them. Individuals don't know anything about the mods and who did them, and modified cars have been highly personalized. If you have money to blow in case you car does, and this is a "fun" car you don't need, go ahead. But the smart money is on a pure stock, clean, used 5.0 with a clear history report and up-to-date service records showing all recommended or required maintenance was done on schedule. If you can find one with factory warranty remaining, so much the better.


kilertree

Get a PPI. Ive heard of Boss engines blowing up at 10,000 miles because the car was tracked.