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Topic: Reliability of the 4cly.
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97cobra209
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So I've been kicking around the idea of getting back into a foxbody and my first convertible at that, I don't mind spending on gas as I'm looking at making it a daily only issue is the clean ones are all 4cly cars so how reliable are the 4cly and are the auto trannys bad in these things?
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Posts: 872 | From: Stockton | Registered: Oct 2011
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Sinister Mustang
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I wouldn't do the auto in these cars. They've been known to crap out around ~100k. Not to mention they're at least tolerable in terms of power with a 5 speed.
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Posts: 255 | From: Roseville,CA | Registered: Dec 2014
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97cobra209
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Don't plan on making it a powerful car just looking to rest my supercharged coyote as it has 90k miles on it already.. it'll be more of a looks car then anything..
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2011 GT/CS 5.0
Posts: 872 | From: Stockton | Registered: Oct 2011
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Robb
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Drove a 93 4cyl auto as a daily for awhile. It was completely gutless, like scary slow but it was bulletproof in terms of reliability.
Posts: 2467 | From: Sacramento,CA | Registered: Sep 2009
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when I parted out my 4 banger guts after doing the conversion I had a dozen people that wanted to buy the totally functional a4ld auto transmission, and nobody wanted the engine.
that should say something.
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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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FriscoNotch
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Doesn't seem like there are many of these 4cyl in good condition left, are there?
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Posts: 305 | From: SF | Registered: Aug 2005
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97cobra209
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Originally posted by FriscoNotch:
Doesn't seem like there are many of these 4cyl in good condition left, are there?
Oh yeah they're out there better condition then most 5.0.
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2011 GT/CS 5.0
Posts: 872 | From: Stockton | Registered: Oct 2011
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LXjames
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I got my 4 banger out of state auto trans clean title really straight car runs like a champ. Mine is the 8 plug as well not sure which ones are better never had one
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Posts: 4761 | From: Pittsburg CA | Registered: Mar 2011
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