USAMuscle

Yep. If you can, start with the head swap on the engine mods. You'll pick up about 50-60 horses with stock PI heads, a little more with ported PI heads. You should be able to find any set of PI heads for under $1,000, which makes them one of the most cost-effective upgrades for your car.</P>


If you can only spend $200, just use it on a shifter. I haven't had any experience with any of the aftermarket shifters yet, but I will be getting a Steeda Tri-ax very soon because my transmission is being rebuilt right at the moment, and it makes life on your tranny a whole lot easier. I've heard nothing but good things about the Tri-ax, and it can be had for well under $200, so maybe give that a shot.</P>

BLKSTANG9879

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If you get a set of 3:73 gears. It's not gonna be that bad. Plus if you do a free flowing exhaust and upgrade your intake. you car will be getting better milage anyway, so the grears really won't hurt you at all.</P>

BCisme

USA Muscle your gonna love the Tri ax!!ive driven stangs without it, and it would be the first thing i'd change.

FiveOhNo

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actually, i think they came with 839899 cats...thanks a lot ford! that would probably be thebest thingthough for under200...o/r h-pipe (or x-pipe)...ithink that's under 200 anyway...??? and it's the main thingto get thecar soundinglouder too.</P>


ps...where are you guys doing the gear swap for under 200? i know the gears are about 200 themselves...and most shops charge quite a bit to swap them out...or, around here they do anyway. hopefully i'll get to swap mine out in class <IMG src=smileys/smiley4.gif border="0"></P>

BCisme

there's a shop in PA that advertises gear swaps for $298 installed.