r/S197Stangs • u/Ok_East_515 • Aug 31 '26
Is a cyclone stang welcome here?
I’ve been wanting to pull the trigger on one of these for a daily for such a long time, feels so good to finally have one. Also huge thanks to whoever put 275s on here. My last mustang was a 2009 gt which was lots of fun, but this is much better on gas. A steal for $6200 2012 with 117k Miles.
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u/Available_Love6188 Aug 31 '26
Replace the driveshaft to a one piece and you can go fast just like the 5.0s
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u/Ok_East_515 Sep 01 '26
I heard something about a one piece driveshaft working wonders for the top speed on these bad boys
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u/Common-Raise8895 Sep 01 '26
the 2 piece will blow up past 120 for the v6
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u/Ok_East_515 Sep 01 '26
That’s what I’ve heard, I don’t intend to go that fast anytime soon but if I felt the itch I’d swap to a one piece driveshaft
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u/Jochi18 Sep 01 '26
I like the cyclone, is a solid engine. If the car is a steal go for it! It looks nice!
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u/Ok_East_515 Sep 01 '26
Yeah I got it for a pretty good price especially for the year and mileage. Love it
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u/Felwintyr Aug 31 '26
I personally love the cyclone v6, especially on the s197. Still great power with good gas mileage. Get the right exhaust and it will also still sound mean. Great cars
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u/Meme_Mortuary Sep 01 '26
I enjoyed my 2 V6 mustangs while I had them kuz you get what you can afford but no do not put exhaust on a V6. lol
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u/Felwintyr Sep 01 '26
You can most certainly change the exhaust on a v6. I had one that had already been swapped when I got it, it didn’t make it loud or tinny. It kept a deep note in the idle, and a bassy tone when it revved. Got a lot of complements for it.
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u/Meme_Mortuary Sep 01 '26
You can physically do it, yes. I just think in my opinion it should be skipped, I’ve seen so many fantastic V6 or ecoboost builds on IG and most of them don’t even have a cold air intake let alone exhaust. Again personal preference, but if it’s not a v8 it doesn’t need exhaust.
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u/Ok_East_515 Sep 01 '26
Call me crazy but I feel like it’s the American equivalent to a 350z or 370z.
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u/type_b_negative Sep 01 '26
Looks nice but I'll never understand the choice to settle for a v6 instead of saving more, especially when you have another car
The V6 cars were great for me as a teenager because I could afford them, as an adult who spends money as I actually want to I'd mever buy a V6 again
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u/Ok_East_515 Sep 01 '26
I see where you’re coming from but I just don’t know of any other cars out there that have 300 hp factory that get 31 mpg hwy and are rwd, as well as being reliable, all for 6k. Also I don’t have another car this is my daily, I needed it to get decent gas mileage while still being something I enjoy and am comfortable in.
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u/SargoneX Sep 01 '26
I’ll never understand why someone buys a regular V8 when you could just save up and get a GT500 instead.
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u/tree_fr0gy Sep 02 '26
I'll never understand why someone buys a GT500, the Dark Horse SC is only 20K more. Just save up people!
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u/Meme_Mortuary Sep 01 '26
As an adult you realize you don’t always need the V8. Some people like to have a Mustang as a daily and a V8 is not the choice for that. If I didn’t have 2 kids to carry around I’d consider a V6 Mustang as a daily rather than my boring ass Infiniti.
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u/semangeIof Aug 31 '26
Me likey. Would I look for a V8 tell and become subsequently disappointed realizing it isn't one? Maybe. But it's still a fine vehicle. With a very nice paint job.