4.6L (1996-2004 Modular) Mustang Technical discussions on 1996-2004 4.6 Liter Modular Motors (2V and 4V) within.

upgrades

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-15-2006, 04:52 PM
  #1  
5speedstang
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
5speedstang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: macomb
Posts: 1,777
Default upgrades

i was thinking about buying the uper intake plenum "trick flo" cold air intake with mass air flow sensor "bbk" and a new throttle body 75mm "bbk" will i notice a big differnce in power? or any at all? gas miliage not that i care. is it worth the 600 bucks? nothing else is changes on it. or should i go with a short throw and springs? its on a 03 gt with 8000 miles on it. leave your opinions. im new with the whole 4.6 2v motor. im glad i got the stang over the z28 tho. i love it much better.
5speedstang is offline  
Old 06-15-2006, 05:14 PM
  #2  
40thgtfl
3rd Gear Member
 
40thgtfl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 782
Default RE: upgrades

mass air is a compleate waste of time.
you will notice a diff with the intake plenum and tb but its mostly throttle responce and a little top end power. probably 5-8hp at the most.
40thgtfl is offline  
Old 06-16-2006, 12:43 PM
  #3  
JJ03MustangGT
5th Gear Member
 
JJ03MustangGT's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: south carolina
Posts: 3,534
Default RE: upgrades

hey man not to bust ur bubble but the maf does make a hell of a difference. if ur goin to upgrade ur t/b and plenum and ur intake.....do urself a favor and get the maf. if u dont then all the other money u spend will be a waste. but me personally i would go with ford racing. not to up to date on bbk.
JJ03MustangGT is offline  
Old 06-16-2006, 03:23 PM
  #4  
Deannostang
3rd Gear Member
 
Deannostang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location:
Posts: 823
Default RE: upgrades

If you do the intake shuffle, you will notice the most difference. Change the TB, plenum and CAI at the same time and you'll be a happy camper. They work very well together. Any one without the other and you will severly compromise your performance gains. I've got the Accufab plenum with the Ford Racing TB and BBK fender mount CAI. Works well and really smooths out the engine. Total HP gains......who really knows. I do feel a difference in the seat of my pants and that is all that really matters.
Deannostang is offline  
Old 06-16-2006, 07:47 PM
  #5  
5speedstang
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
5speedstang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: macomb
Posts: 1,777
Default RE: upgrades

thanks, it was that or a full exhaust system and i decieded to do the full exaust next month i want to do long tubes but i heard they are a bitch. i think im gunna go for them anyways my buddy has a x pipe at his house for a cobra for long tubes. will it work on a gt? and what kind of o/r x pipe would you go with flowmaster 40s?
5speedstang is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
PaulH2
Members Rides and Car Show Section
20
01-31-2016 09:48 AM
jrrhd73must
Classic Mustang General Discussion
2
10-02-2015 09:17 PM
Boostaddict
Lethal Performance
0
10-01-2015 08:58 AM
Boostaddict
3.7L V6 S550 Tech 2015 - 2017
0
10-01-2015 08:57 AM
UrS4
S197 Handling Section
1
09-30-2015 10:13 AM



Quick Reply: upgrades



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:48 PM.