Caturix

Alright everyone...I pretty much know what I want to do for bolt ons just not sure which brands...I plan on getting headers, a cold air kit, and underdrive pulleys...Right now the car is stock except for a Bassani off road h-pipe and dual chamber Flowmasters...One of the questions I was wondering was if I would need shorty or long tube headers...Well thanx for the help ahead of the time everyone.

Frostbitten

do 4:10 gears and sct x3 programmer first. cold air and pulleys wont do anything besides look cool. Then I would lower it and put some nice wheels on it

boduke0220

headers...Mac or BBK and Pypes ( sometimes) have the cheapest with best quality headers around.

Get long tube..you'll have to get a shorty midpipe but its worth it imo

for the pullies i'd get steeda and cold air kits just pick the one you like best

and deff get 4.10's..they will make your car feel like you added about 50 hp lol

Caturix

It's got different wheels on it than in the picture...It has a set of 17x8 Bullitt rims...and I have a useless SCT xCalibrator2 tuner that has a tune for a 2002 Mustang GT 5.0 stroker and other related tunes to that motor...Can you send the tuner back too SCT and have em reflash it?

Caturix

I'm trying to not kill the gas mileage completely...Lol.

black02gt11

eh... i favor 3.73 gears a little more just cuz i drive freeway alot. get 3.73, xcal3.

long tube headers with shorty midpipe.
if you get a CAI, make sure the intake pipe is not aluminum. aluminum gets too heated, defeating the purpose of the CAI. (i live in texas so its 100+ degrees, might be different for you).
steeda short throw shifter (get one off ebay, it will work fine and is a very easy install.)
no point in having more power if you cant grip the ground... maybe deep dish rears with suspension mods. hope this helps some.

mrtstang

The bolt ons that i could actually feel were the long tubes and mid pipe, gears, and tune. The rest probably helped a little, but i couldn't actually feel a difference.

Oh yeah...i felt the nitrous just a little too!

Caturix

Woops...I forgot to mention this...My car's an automatic...So would 4.10's help or hurt me...I was reading another post that says 4.10's may not be the best route for an automatic...I drive 60 miles a day back and forth from classes...Tennessee is pretty damn hot around this time of year...As in quite a few 100+ days a month, so yer probly right on not getting an aluminum cai...Next thing would be are there any decent places around the Murfreesboro/Tullahoma/Manchester area that you'd trust to do the gear install...Don't really feel like being under the car for a few hours in this heat myself...I helped a friend of mine change his rear end and it was a *****...Oh yeah I've had quite a few people say to stay away from Delk Performance.

fordchuck

In your case, I would go with 3.73's and some long tubes.

boduke0220

i beat my friend with 3.73's and full bolt ons from a dig or roll...

go 4.10's unless you wanna supercharge it. im taking the hard way out and going naturally aspirated and maybe a 100 shot.

and on the highway at 70 im only at 2400 rpms..

oh and just so you know i get 250 miles to 13.5 gallons in a rural area..and i aint exactly easy on my car lol.


i agree on the longtubes though..but its really your choice not mine or anyone elses..have you considered a PI swap?