Before you buy //What you need to know about the 99-04 Mustang GT
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- The market is hot for a clean Mustang GT from the 94-04 era, here is what you should know before buying.
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Love my 04 GT. I have owned cars that were a lot faster, and cars that were a lot more expensive. I’ve never owned a car that I’ve enjoyed driving more though. One of the best looking Mustangs of all time in my opinion, lots of variations, and they sound amazing.
For some reason they are awesome to drive!
I broke that rear coolant connection from the intake within 24 hours of buying my 03 GT. $600.
Only a Foxbody guy would say a new edge has a nice interior 😂
Hahahahahah yup 😂
Compared to a Fox anything has nice interior
This is true lol
I mean all jokes aside it really wasn't that bad for its time especially in 1994 it was way better than the crappy camaro interior of 1994. I thought these looked badass back in the 90s they were very futuristic looking inside compared to other stuff from the same time or just before.
Hey man I like my new edges interior 😂😢
04 gt bought w 100k miles. Currently KB boosted with some other goodies at 117k and going strong. Super reliable , fun to drive, and timeless look. Love this car
Common issue I’ve found from experience is higher mileage 4.6 and 5.4 motors get chain slap. the chains stretch over the years. And can cause major timing issues if the chains jump timing and can cost you a motor. Chains guides and tensioners are important to check on motors over 100k miles. And also wanted to point out the IAC valve on the 99-01 cobras and mach ones are behind the throttle body on the back of the intake. I know that because I just had to replace mine so to idling issues in my 04. Mach 1
I definitely go thru pads on the front of my 02 GT that has 226,000 miles original motor and 3650. Best car I’ve ever owned rock solid. And I even have been able to keep the original rear calipers working smoothly I don’t want Chinese remans.
FORD TECH TIP: don’t use cheap aftermarket anchor brand or Chinese engine/trans mounts. Buy Motorcraft
Pretty good analogy. Bought my 2v last year and love it. Super fun. Didnt know about the caliper stick issue so👍. Over the years replaced a whole bunch of calipers on f150 and expeditions , but not many stangs with sticking calipers. Good to know. When they wear out its cobra swap time.
I just picked up an 02 GT 5 speed car which is silver as well. Most are pretty beat that I find. So me and my wife drove two hours to the Poconos and picked her up. The paint has seen better days but the car has no rust and interior is mint. Early October she is scheduled for a Coyote Swap. Keep up the great content my friend. I don't comment much but I always watching.
I’m looking at getting one with 1,045 miles on it within the next couple days! I use to race an 04 V6 but this video definitely helped me get more familiar with the V8 version so much appreciated!
I had the plugs and coil packs go out in mine. I did go with accel coil packs just cuz that’s all they had in stock but they been good so far. Great video caleb🤘🏼
Awesome video champ. I'm looking at getting a 04 gt. High mileage. I've always wanted a mustang. So so watching this was a huge help.
Let's not forget about the rear upper and lower control arm bushings that will take a dump around 100,000 miles or so, plus timing chains and guides as well that need to be changed. But I think your right on the pbr brakes brother. And I think that's what keeps frying the hub assemblies. It just makes sense. Have moog on my 02
Like the Edge cars over the bubble shaped 94 up. Thanks for the content
Spot on! Excellent and useful content as usual!
I have a 99 Cobra Red convertible with 80k miles, I love it! It’s had no more issues than any other 20+ year old car.
Very good info to know! Thanks for making this vid!
Thx for the solid advice. I have a 2004 Mustnge GT, that I bought new, with only 62,000 original on it. This gives me things to look for, no my seat belt won't retract properly and I have replace 2 front calipers with a possible 3rd on the horizon. Thx again.
I can concur with your comment about the intake manifold. I have a 2000 GT and had the plastic crack causing antifreeze leak... I picked up one of the ford performance updated manifold and solved the issue.. Just cost me one of my weekend days to replace it.. Has been fine ever since.. I also had a broken door panel insert.. Other than that has been very reliable so far.. knock on wood.. Only has 86k miles on it now ..
Thanks for all your information I’m 75 years old just bought a 1999 mustang GT with only 1200 miles on it. Still working on school buses but wanted a convertible had a 2008 GT sold it a few years ago but wife wanted a convertible again. I think when buying this several years ago I think they wanted to make it a cobra with all the extras that were done to GT. From Vortech super charger, Borla mufflers, Koni shocks, and etc. Your video was spot on I’ll be doing brakes as soon as I get vehicle bye the way rear brakes same problem. Thanks again this GT will be a warm weather vehicle weekend driver!
Great video I loved it I did not know about the front brakes and hubs! I got koyo hubs, I hope they aren't a problem like that.
Started looking into getting an SN95 GT, this is incredibly helpful information.
Great content! To add: My '99 with 315K has had two intake manifolds replaced. First, like you said was to go with the metal insert model. The second was to go with the race version that has separate gaskets. Now, the gasket needs to be replaced on the passenger side, as it's misfiring in chamber 5. I'll take plug out and find coolant on it. I'll clean it and the coil tip, then get another month before misfiring again. Only that chamber. So most likely ready for gasket replacement. Much cheaper than replacing the manifold like before, since the casket was part of the manifold in the original "full plastic" version. Next: Had to remove the instrument cluster panel and solder the odometer pins, since it would flash for a minute, then fade out. Tapping on the glass would make it come on, then fade back out. Make sure not to have solder connect the other pins! I did and it made the trip meter push button not turn on. Got that cleaned up. Finally, driver's side door sag. Partly my fault as my old ass would use it to help get out of the car. I use the floor rail now! Resolution was to add one washer on the bottom hinge. I also re-adjusted top hinge by loosening the 13 mm bolts (floor jack supporting door) and pull up on door then tighten. Closes smoothly again. Careful with closing the door when testing for adjustment. No need to damage the body!
Best explained video I’ve seen like this!!!
As long as you keep up on the little things they are the perfect mustang to start with
Awesome video! I actually love 94-04 mustangs 😎 imma need me a 94-95 again I think.
Hell yeah buddy! Let’s do some new edge builds
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I have a 98 GT CONVERTIBLE...I've taught my kids how to drive a manual in that car. I would prefer the 94-95 since fox bodies are getting ridiculous.
Love the new edge mustangs.... Ford tried to bring back the Fox body in these cars..... look at the fender lines and compare them to a Fox body mustang .....and also on the Fox chassis.... they just kept the sn95 roof lines..... also the 2v are the best sounding mustangs to date
Good info thank you very helpful.
Great content. This guy knows his SN95 mustangs. Very informative.
Love the video, very informative thanks
1 other thing to mention, if you live in the rust belt, check the framerail where the main subframe bolts connect though, that box and up to the strut tower is the only problem area for rust on these cars, the tire throws road grit and salt up into that section and it gets trapped in there, blast that junk out with an air line and spray it with por 15 or some tranny fluid or even bar and chain oil, other than that these cars are some of the best on the road at holding up to rust
02 GT, I bought it in 2004 for $24000, still run great, has 105k on it as of this post. I love this car, has become a conversation car when i do take it out for a drive. paint and interior still look new. garage kept.
Funny, I just cleaned my IAC valve and it smoothed out the idle and put the idle RPM down to about 800 RPM's. I also changed the air filter and cleaned the sensor wire on the MAF, the RPM's are smooth at all speeds. And yes, change the oil religiously, the 4.6 loves new oil. You are right about the plugs and coil packs. I was running MSD coils with Bosch fine tip Iridium's. I'm now back to Motorcraft parts. If you want better performance out of your Mach stereo, get a decent head unit that has 3-5 Volt pre-outs. That really brings those woofers alive, and the rest of the system(mids and highs) are much more detailed. I put in a Duel DMCPA70BT, less than 200 clams. It won't play discs, but the USB is a better option anyways. I love music but I won't waste too much on a total system upgrade because, frankly, I love the sound of my Magnaflow catbacks more, and a top tier audio system would be corrupted by the catbacks.
NGK 4117 for plugs most of the time at the coil when it's misfiring it's under load sometimes it's not the coils and it's just the coil boots but you can do a load test on the coils to find out which one's bad
Just had an issue with the iac, I put a duralast one on and had a high idle issue. Ordered an oe one on and it fixed it now runs perfect with 150,000 miles.
I have a 3V 07 Mustang GT 183k when bought currently 190k on dash. I swapped the plugs and coils at 186k miles they were still OEM. I swapped in Accel step colder, didn’t gap them, and SR performance coil packs. 4K miles later still running strong and I drive this car spirited . I did a few 200+ miles trip, no issues at all, and AC blows cold. Mustangs are strong cars, I would never sell mine and can’t wait to start doing differential mods, cooling mods, then a Kenne Bell supercharger !
My dad owned an 01 for about 17 years, never had any engine or noteworthy issues. Just regular maintenance. I drive a 99. For both of us, our only cars, so full dailies. Quite reliable.
Very excited to say that I'm looking for one for a first car. From what I see I think I really want on cause it seems like a good prj/daily
I love my 96 Cobra its not a new edge but it is a 4V so I'm happy with it
Hold onto that, not to many of those around.
They are badass I had a bolt on 410 geared 97 back in the day. Quick car with a good driver behind the wheel. You are forged rods and pistons away from a reliably 700+ rwhp with a turbo that is stock heads cams crank and block. They're stout cars with alot of potential. I've seen guys do 500 wheel stock bottom with a turbo setup. With a good tune they will stay together.
@@midnight347 that's the Goal but I've got one 2 many projects now so just cruising it till funds get built back up dam 4.valves aren't cheap. Lol
@@juanrenteria8908 just be careful, the 03 and 04 Cobras switched back to the Iron block that's in my 04 GT when Ford added the blower. They were worried the aluminum block would crack. N/A cobras, no problem.
@@paulnicholson5997 appreciate the heads up
I’ve owned an ‘03 V6 and currently own an ‘03 GT and they are such good cars!
* my experience with sticky PBR's most of the time was due to collapsed brake lines. Stainless lines fixed both cars I had that issue with personally.
* to fix the rattling center stack bezel, I put some sticky foam on the backside of the bezel and it never made a sound after that.
Good video.
Problem #2 - as stated in the video, cobra brakes should be the upgrade at a bare minimum. Way to inexpensive not to
Problem #3 - You can still buy a direct replacement center bezel from a ford dealer and they come without the on/off slides. Zero rattles
The prices of the SN95 and New Edge will start going up similar to Foxes in the the future as they become older and few. I remember when Foxes was cheap and nothing really special but just an older Mustang and now look out them. Time changes for everything.
Good stuff
Yea sometimes I slack on maintenance but I have a 2002 mustang and it’s a good car..
Hahaha, my 01 has most of the problems you mentioned i.e.; leaking heater hose, door pulls, it's on it's 3rd intake, dash squeaks,etc...🤣 but I Love it. It's still running good with 176k miles though, with regular maintenance. Gets me to and from work every week. Maybe it'll get a coyote when the 2v gives up the ghost...
Let me tell ya, the New Edge cars are vastly superior to the Fox. I've had pretty much every version of a fox you could ever want, starting way back in 1988 when I bought a used low mile 1985 GT, then a brand new 1989 GT, then a 1993 Cobra then a whole bunch of 'em(mostly to flip for profit) in the early 1990's thru the early 2000's. I've also had many SN95 cars, including Saleens and Cobras. I have spent many, many miles in both cars, including legit cross country trips from east coast to west coast...once in a 1997 GT and another time in a 1991 LX coupe...and I can tell you 100% that if you plan on driving your Mustang more than just on the weekends around your town...get a 1994-2004.
Dude,a new edge is an updated foxbody.
@@MikeSmith-ey7ku No shit Sherlock...that was pretty much my point. The Fox is an outdated rattle trap while the SN95 is a vastly superior car in pretty much every way that matters.
@@gdb5448 do you think i can daily a 03 gt with 100k miles with good maintenance
@@mutjny 100% yes...I currently have a 2008 Saleen S281SC that is my garage queen/weekend toy but I also have a 2003 GT that I use more as my driver although not necessarily daily, probably 3-4 days a week. My GT has 186k miles, is bone stock except for Flowmaster mufflers(original ones rotted out unfortunately) and still runs great. Other than normal maintenance I have only needed to replace the driver side power window motor, one of the A/C lines and both front brake calipers. I'm still rolling on the original struts/shocks but they are definitely at the point I need to replace them.
I once upon a time hated this body style but after owning a ‘13 stang i grew an appreciation for the 99-04 style
I love my 04 GT. Loved it since the day I bought it in 06...until I hated it in 2017/2018 when things started going to pieces - typical plastic stuff. Intake, coolant tank, power steering reservoir, that kind of thing. So I did the RIGHT thing and decided to swap out the intake when it went with something aftermarket. Came across a Edlebrock Victor Jr. But the owner wanted to sell it as a kit with a P1SC. Great idea for a car with 100+k miles on it. And with crappy injectors (didn't know when I bought them), that pretty much spelled the demise of the original motor...and the forged motor I bought shortly after that.
But then this last year, things started changing. I was going to rebuild the 2v motor with new pistons, better injectors, etc., when a low mileage older AED built Terminator motor came to me minus the blower. Put a Sullivan intake on it, got 480 wheel when the P1SC that I had originally bought decided to leave the chat. So I upgraded to a D1X. Now at around 540 wheel. And in full race trim now, but still street legal.
Best mod for the car, if you're not on a budget? A forged 4v engine and a supercharger. The New Edge is a little heavier than it's predecessor, but still a light car in comparison to the newer Mustangs by a lot. And I can tell you with the mods I've made, on Hoosier D.O.T. drag radials, my car is EASILY capable of doing a 10 second pass or very low 7s in the 8th.
Cockpit on these is a little cramped for someone over 6'. With the stock seats with a helmet on, be prepared to be laid out like you're in a lambo just to get your noggin to clear the roof. And with stock suspension, they're reasonably comfortable and capable on the road. Aftermarket suspension...she gets a little more like a buckboard, but she corners well.
Another issue right out of the gate with the New Edge that I've found is that, even with the stock suspension, the geometry on the front sucks with the McPherson strut suspension. In order to corner decently, Ford laid in a hefty amount of negative camber. They DON'T like rutted roads and they are ABUSIVE to front tires. Even all the aftermarket suspension kits like the stuff from Maximum Motorsports continue to use that configuration. The only option beyond that is $$$$ and comes from Griggs, that uses a LSA configuration that has better geometry.
But for a low budget car, they can be a ton of fun in factory trim and reasonably easy to mod. Pretty easy with just long tube headers, better exhaust and larger throttle body to make pretty good horsepower to the wheels. Ford rated them at 260 at the crank. When I was still running the 2v with those mods and a good tune, I made 268 horsepower and 305 ft/lbs of torque. That's plenty to get you in trouble, trust me. ;)
Like I said - I have always loved my car...until I hated it. Now I love it again...and I'm gonna drive it like I hate it. :D
Had the sticking brakes with my 04. Replaced the calipers, but I'm in the process of replacing them with the Cadillac ATS calipers. Luckily I haven't had any of the other issues with mine.
All is good with the new edge mustangs. I was an original owner of one. The key is maintenance to the car. And those two valve motors love to breathe. A cold air intake, Throttle body and plenum upgrade headers and full exhaust along with a mild cam and a set of gears will wake the car up nice.
I love the 2v 4.6 new edge mustangs I think they have a lot of Potential
What a lot of people don't know is the head rest comes up on these seats, I never knew until the 2nd year of me owning mine lol
Great content on the new Edge models, my wife has a 02 GT Auto wit 76,000 miles, if they are taken care of the motor & trans will last for a another 20 plus years.
The 4.6 2V durablilty is they will last a very long time. Her car does have a 3.73 gears that helps with the auto as for as power goes. They are very rock solid cars overall
thanks for some problems to look out for..
Well that explaines everything! I have a 2004 GT 5 speed w/ 3.27 rear end and raced a automatic GT, it was every bit as fast, now I know why.
Excellent - especially with the two cars aside and compared
Have an '04. You hit all the gremlins on this car. Nice work.
Yup the nipple for the heater core hose broke on my manifold, coolant was everywhere.
Great cars.Perfect platform for any build.4.6 2v reliable.
I upgraded my 97gt to pbr brakes..and one stuck right off the bat. I rebuilt it and all has been good since.
My 01 finally started leaking from the plastic crossover, went to change the gasket and found a crack under the thermostat neck. Both thermostat bolts were so corroded they both sheared off in the head lol friggin nightmare. 16hrs, 2 helicoils, and a new intake later the thing miraculously went back together. Wouldn't have been too bad if those bolts didn't break. Other than that it has been flawless for 20yrs, I'll probably keep it forever!
I bought an untouched ‘03 Mach 1 a week ago with 80,000 miles. Love it!
great find. Awesome!
I picked up a '99 35th anniversary GT in the fall and yup, I've experienced some of the issues you mentioned. I'd like to see your suggestion on performance mods. I'm thinking for me, a stroker block with modified heads. ; )
I HAVE A 03 gt manual it was sitting for a long time and it has a lot of suspension problems engine is in amazing condition do
If you live in an area where it rains a lot Another issue I found is water getting into where the spark plugs sit.
Me and my gf just picked up a beautiful 2001 Ford Mustang Gt I had a 2003 one but sold it I regret it now we just got this one and now I'm not getting rid of it it's a good car if Yu get the right deal and it's one of my favorite cars of the mustangs
You just went over, everything I’ve encountered in the past year. Of my 02 GT with 111K
Great video. I’m coming over from the dark side previous f body owner and my last one turned me off 😩. Always loved the new edge mustangs. I’m in the upper Midwest and just curious about rust issues. Anywhere specific to look for rust? Subscribed!
Heater core is a SOB to change, personal experience on my old 2001 GT.
Wassup everybody welcome tooo theee Chanel 😅 never gets old..
Great tips.
Thank your, thank you....
Spot on lol, awesome vid!
4.6 2v, it's in my wifes explorer, it's in my stang. This engine sounds like a fucking freight train straight piped i love it. The engine is basically indestructible, cheap to repair, SIMPLE and a huge amount of working room, i've had the whole timing chain replaced by just removing the radiator fan. I was able to get my impact down there to get the harmonic balance off.
One of the worst issues on this cars is sparkplug blowing out. Torqued to 13ft/lbs from OEM with 3 threads... I torque it to 20-22 ft/lbs.
In high school, my DREAM car was a manual 99-04 Mustang. Life happened, and I had different cars throughout my twenties. Fast-forward to me being 33.. My Nissan that I financed was a nightmare so I just had to buy something with cash. Bought a 2003 automatic with 150k miles for 2200 bucks and it's my FAVORITE care I've ever owned... Two years in and NO issues whatsoever. Ummm.. Minus it driving in winter, but I knew what I was getting into. Plus an aftermarket stereo and minimal rust (in Michigan). It's so fun to drive; fuckin love this car.
Also, to add on the winter comment, as I was watching your video about the calipers. Last winter, my car got stuck and I had to get it towed. Upon arrival to the auto-shop, my wheels were LITERALLY ON FIRE, and the rotors were beat red. Me and the tow dude had to throw snow on it for like 5 minutes straight, as it was sizzling. I assumed shit locked up naturally when I was aggressively trying to get unstuck, and maybe the freezing weather like froze the calipers.
I Crack the windo a little even in rain and pull the window to shut the door. A side note I've been trying to sell mine but something deep inside me doesn't want me to sell that car it's my first sports car
My front left started sticking today. Just changed the pads last week. 72k on the clock…
my favorite was the spark plugs screwing up the coil threads on the cylinder heads lol
I've got a 99 GT...I've had it for 17 years ..I daily drive it and will never part with it!! Rebuilt at 174 000
good advice, just one question, whats your major grudge with aftermarket parts, i have always had better luck with aftermarket parts but it seem like you have had a different experience, just curious, but great advice.
Any ideas to cover up the door pull?
I fixed the door pull by installing them with silicone cement.
What about spark plug treads there known to blow the plugs out.i have a black 2001 4.6 haven't had a problem yet
It’s always the bearing goin bad on the 2v’s
Love me some 99-04 mustangs my opinion best body 🤷♂️ I’ll buy 100 before I buy a s197 or s550 etc not saying I didn’t love my s197 but the newedge chassis is my favorite
Great video yes can you definitely post up the best mods to do bolt ons that actually work👍 also any LMR discounts going on now thank you foxcast7 ?
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Had a 96 2v with sum nice upgrades. I miss that car🤔.
My friend's car has sticking front brakes it end up being the flex hose is in the front
I had auto transmission on a 1996 gt was stuck in 2nd gear and it turn out to be neutral safety switch also known as level position sensor S78 fix. but with 260k miles still going strong. im surprised at the 26 year old car.
not to mention dont put ur fingers or let ur kid get fingers in front inside of door when shutting..foxbody has a gap just right for fingers np..new edge.........ouch!!!!!!!!!!!and also the map pocket down there..carefull razer sharp!!!!!!!!!!!blood will fly if it never been shaved down..
What about commun oil leaks in this cars? I have 2001 Bullitt leaking oil and I don't know what I am going to do.
I just recently bought a 99 gt. I think it has a bad bearing in it. When it gets around 2k rpm it starts knocking when shifting from 1st to 2nd. Any one experience this before? Any tips for diagnosing if it’s a bearing or a rod?
Got one just 4 days ago a few things are popping out to me seams like it’s running heavy feeling like it is going to stall and know rac has to be replaced and definitely all rotors and breaks heavy I’m switching them out to next I feel tires and new spark plugs and lines whatcha think Lmk
My 2002 intake manifold was plastic... was replaced
u can make 300 ez upgrade your fuel lines coil pack and spark plugs
Can you give some examples of bolt on goodies to get to the 300hp mark?? Thanks for the videos!!
Fbo they can do 275 maybe you can hit 300 with aftermarket cams. This is 93 octane with a 5 speed manual I'm referring to.
I just changed the front passenger caliper, rotor, and pads. Within two weeks, it started squealing like everything isn't new down to the clips.
Wish I saw this before I snapped the heater hose luckily it wasn’t the nipple
Spot on on everything. However there is a fix for the plastic coolant crossover without changing the whole intake. But yes the 2v 4.6 is one of the best engines Ford made. And in my opinion the best sounding. 300 hp na is doable. I have 2 cars. Video of one is one NY channel. 900 horse under boost is doable. Check out dyno tune motorsports on the 98 gt turbo car. I think it made 945ish. But love the sn95 content.
400 hp na is doable
Why do you mention there is fix for the plastic coolant crossover --- then not provide the fix????
@@iironwarrior well with the amount of info and how to's on it there was really no need to beat a dead horse. But horseplay motoring here on RUclips has a great video on the repair
@@2valvegt673 In my case the seam split across the plastic thermostat housing. I had read many posts on temporary repairs, but in my case the best solution was a new manifold. i installed myself so with parts and all ran me around 500.00 and some change.. It has been installed and running without issues for over 30k miles now.. I love my mustang and hope it gives me many more years of reliability.
I had a V6 convertible 2003 but my father suffered a stroke and gave me his beautiful 99 GT all original. I have started customizing it on my channel. Any recommendations on the best way to lower it and still have good performance and a nice ride?
Door hinges I have issues with my 00 gt convertible
Those 4.6 2 valves ran several thousand miles as in the Panther platform.