mustangfan305

i just got a 2005 ford mustang v6 as a birthday gift by my dad i was thinking of upgrading the engine. what upgrades should i do?

kput

CAI
Tune.

Pick up a combo from Americanmuscle.com

Tanner05

Check out the s197 V6 sub section.
You will get a lot of information on there.

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

cema93

Alright man. I know how you feel. IDk how much your wanting to spend but here is a list:

Tuner: http://www.americanmuscle.com/x3-cus...er-0510v6.html

Steeda CAI: http://www.americanmuscle.com/20mucoairink.html

(if you dont want to have to tune it: http://www.americanmuscle.com/bbk-2005-v6-cai.html)

Throttle body: http://www.americanmuscle.com/bbk-70...ttle-body.html

Throttle body spacer: http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...tb-spacer.html

Gears 3.73 or 4.10 your choice
3.73: http://www.americanmuscle.com/motive-373-0510v6.html
4.10: http://www.americanmuscle.com/motive-410-0510v6.html

This is a pretty good, basic start for your mustang. Next, I would focus on exhaust (preferably dual) and some suspension items to get your power to the ground.

defiance

Congrats! Nice looking stang you got there. I am with everyone else, cold air intake and a tuner is must have.

kevinmalec

CAI/custom tune from a reputable company such as American Muscle/Bama Tunes or Brenspeed!!! You won't regret it!!! =-)

mustangfan305

Thanks guys now I got a list of things I'm going to add to my mustang

jerro

If you do get a tune, please post back your results and reviews, I have a couple of friends looking to get those done to their 6's.

tx_zstang

Do NOT do these unless you want to waste money. They are useless on a n/a v6.

Your BEST GAINS will be from a CAI/Tune combination. Next helping in power is getting rid of the stock muffler.

Rear end gears doesnt help power but makes it feel like you have more power, and make the car much more fun to drive.

There's not a lot of effective low-cost power-improvement mods to a v6, unless you start looking at superchargers.

MadStang40

Throttle bodies and spacers are paperweights on naturally aspirated engines. Our engines can breath just fine, we gain no benefit with a throttle body or a spacer...

Start with a tune and intake, then move on to gears for quicker acceleration, upgrade to a t-loc and suspension components for better hook up, and after all that, you can start to work on freeing up restrictions in the drivetrain. If you're still not satisfied, time to get boosted!