N2OJunkie

dude, dont worry about mods and then saving gas--it is an oxymoron....

98LS1

Buy your wife an economy car for a few grand and then mod the hell out of the stang. Why did you buy a sports car for a family car?

3-fords1000

With the amount of time I spend driving during the week, I might as well have something I like to drive. What's the point of building a hotrod if I'm only going to drive it on the weekends. I hardly go anywhere so it would be a waste.</P>


Anyway, she has an 03 Taurus wagon.</P>

98LS1

well if she's got something to drive...get to modding

N2OJunkie

My hotrod is a daily driver...................<IMG src=smileys/smiley3.gif border="0"></P>

3-fords1000

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There are other things that can be done such as brakes, suspension, bolt-on upgrades etc. that won't have an effect on mileage. </P>


I was hoping to get some input on what specific mods to do and in which order ie:</P>


1. Cold-air intake</P>


2. Headers</P>


3. High-flow cats</P>


4. Cat-back exhaust</P>


5. Throttle body</P>


6. Coil-overs</P>


7. Sway bars</P>


8. etc. etc.</P>


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3-fords1000

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Exactly. And I want my hotrod to be my daily driver but I also have to be realistic about it.</P>

3-fords1000

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How did my wife get into this discussion? All I said was that she wanted an automatic. As long as we have the money, she doesn't really care what I do to it.</P>

98LS1

I thought yall were going to be sharing the car or something?? Just mod it, who cares about gas mileage. It's only a few hundred more dollars a year.

3-fords1000

We will share it. I'm just a cheap MF and don't like to pay more for things I can't easily see. That's why I turn lights off when I leave a room. A little bit here and there adds up to something. A couple hundred a year doesn't sound like much, but it adds up to a nice mod.</P>


Anyway, I'm really more interested in what order should I do the mods. I know a good bit about cars, I just wanted other opinions as what is the best route.</P>


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