In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, we talk Fox Body Mustang memories, a Z31 Nissan 300ZX street-race story from before YouTube existed, Temecula car show highlights, an Arizona iced tea-themed Subaru STI, Perris demolition derby chaos, trailer racing, E85 fuel, oil-burning Ford 5.0 Coyote engines, VQ problems, cylinder deactivation, hidden Datsun 240Z finds, engine swap ideas, and the legendary Mexican GTR — the Coyote-powered Ford F-150 sleeper truck.
If you’re into Mustangs, sleeper trucks, JDM cars, demolition derby racing, Datsun builds, Coyote swaps, E85, Fox Body 5.0s, and real car talk, this one is for you.
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00:00 Intro: Fox Body 5.0, double-decker cars & Mexican GTRs
01:10 Welcome to Cool Cars with Chris
01:39 Trying a new podcast/video setup
01:49 Chris takes his dad’s Fox Body 5.0 Mustang
03:31 Fox Body Mustang vs Z31 Nissan 300ZX
04:41 Courage goes to a Temecula car show
06:17 Arizona iced tea-themed Subaru STI
07:34 Perris demolition derby night
08:25 Dirt racing vs classic demolition derby
09:32 Double-decker derby cars explained
11:13 Cavaliers, Civics, Chargers & V8 derby classes
13:27 Trailer racing and dirt track chaos
15:22 Chris remembers an old-school mud pit demolition derby
17:14 Taking the family to the demo derby
18:04 Popcorn, kettle corn and fair food talk
20:55 Sugar in the gas tank: myth or real engine killer?
22:32 WD-40 oil, no oil tests and car torture experiments
24:14 What destroys a car the fastest?
25:19 Running E85 in cars not built for E85
27:09 E85 prices, flex fuel trucks and fuel economy
29:03 Ford 5.0 Coyote oil consumption problems
30:01 VQ engines and oil-burning issues
31:33 Coyote engine generations explained
32:24 Cylinder deactivation in Camaros and trucks
33:25 Courage’s V6 Camaro rental car story
36:50 Driving the Z, truck and Mustang in one day
38:12 Hidden Datsun 240Z and classic Datsun pickups
40:33 Datsun pickup engine swap ideas
41:55 EcoBoost swaps and small turbo engines
43:11 What is a Mexican GTR?
44:02 Coyote F-150 sleeper trucks and 4x4 launches
45:08 Why sleeper builds are so dangerous
46:13 Cars you should never try to race
47:43 Big builds, police attention and staying low-key
49:16 Wrap-up with Courage from Driven Dad 22