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Ok, since the car I had been hoping to buy appears to be a scam, I guess I'm going to go back to my original plan of modifying my '94 GT convertible. It's basically bone stock, just with a B&M Pro Ripper STS and a K&N air filter. Everything else is pretty much stock.
One thing that is not up for debate is paint. This car was driven through a barb wire fence in '03 so it needs repainted. I'm going with white again since I'm on a pretty tight budget. I've been quoted $3,000 for the new paint, but I'm looking around for a better price if one can be found.
So..that leaves $2,000 to work with.
As for performance, I'll be buying GT40P heads from my friend, along with the upper/lower intake out of his 2001 Mercury Mountaineer come this spring ($200, then I just need to take them to the machine shop to be inspected/cleaned up), but I'm open to suggestions otherwise. My end goal is ~250-300 horsepower.
My car sits like a truck because it has around 4" of wheel gap in the back (due to my replica Saleen 18's), so some suspension work is needed.
Anyway, I'd welcome any suggestions you guys care to give.
-Jordan
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-1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 convertible
-B&M short-throw shifter
-18x9 Saleen replicas with 265-35-18 Nitto 555's. Love 'em.
-B&G Turbo coming soon! (Master Power T70 turbo w/ 7.25psi of boost)
-Suspension upgrades: Front coilover springs w/ Strange Engineering struts and Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Strange Engineering shocks in the rear w/ HR SS lowering springs
Last edited by KSUWildcatFan; 09-03-2009 at 08:21 PM.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I intend to pull the vinyl interior pieces out and repaint them all with black vinyl paint. If you have any suggestions on which paint I should use, please feel free to let me know.
Thanks,
-Jordan
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-1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 convertible
-B&M short-throw shifter
-18x9 Saleen replicas with 265-35-18 Nitto 555's. Love 'em.
-B&G Turbo coming soon! (Master Power T70 turbo w/ 7.25psi of boost)
-Suspension upgrades: Front coilover springs w/ Strange Engineering struts and Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Strange Engineering shocks in the rear w/ HR SS lowering springs
Sounds like you are already ready to go. But, I would also get a cam to match your combo. A Trickflow Stg-1 is cheap($165) and works well with our computer. If you wanna save some $$, I'd get only the necc. mods. You do not need(for now) to upgrade your TB. It is already 60mm. Also, Summit sells unequal length shorty headers(their brand) for $100. I have them on my car and they fit and work fine. Upgrade your mid-pipe with whichever one you want. You can keep your stock cat-back. The mufflers actually flow decently. Plus it will sound good, not be too loud and will remove any drone you may have. You can add some UDP's too for cheap. Since the GT-40 combo is pretty mild you can keep your stock injectors(the 19lbers are good for about 280-300 horsepower). But you will need a bigger 190lph fuel pump. You will also need a dog leg elbow to go between the intake manifold and TB. Hope this helps!
Edit: just saw you were getting "p" heads. The Summit headers probably will not work!
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95 Mustang GT
TrickFlow H/C/I + AODE + Vortech SQ@16psi + Tweecer Tuned by Fritz Kloss
New Dyno #'s: 396rwhp/431rwtq(ran out of fuel)
New ET: 7.57@91 (1.84 60ft) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5XYPGj4sM&feature
DD: 95 Mustang GTS- 5 spd; 306ci, Magnaflow X, Summit headers, Pypes Cat-back, K&N, MGW shifter
New ET: 9.7@72(2.34 60ft)
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-1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 convertible
-B&M short-throw shifter
-18x9 Saleen replicas with 265-35-18 Nitto 555's. Love 'em.
-B&G Turbo coming soon! (Master Power T70 turbo w/ 7.25psi of boost)
-Suspension upgrades: Front coilover springs w/ Strange Engineering struts and Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Strange Engineering shocks in the rear w/ HR SS lowering springs
Sounds like you are already ready to go. But, I would also get a cam to match your combo. A Trickflow Stg-1 is cheap($165) and works well with our computer. If you wanna save some $$, I'd get only the necc. mods. You do not need(for now) to upgrade your TB. It is already 60mm. Also, Summit sells unequal length shorty headers(their brand) for $100. I have them on my car and they fit and work fine. Upgrade your mid-pipe with whichever one you want. You can keep your stock cat-back. The mufflers actually flow decently. Plus it will sound good, not be too loud and will remove any drone you may have. You can add some UDP's too for cheap. Since the GT-40 combo is pretty mild you can keep your stock injectors(the 19lbers are good for about 280-300 horsepower). But you will need a bigger 190lph fuel pump. You will also need a dog leg elbow to go between the intake manifold and TB. Hope this helps!
Edit: just saw you were getting "p" heads. The Summit headers probably will not work!
Thanks for the tips. I assumed I'd just go with whatever p-specific headers I could find on Summit for a reasonable price.
Ok, so let's see here..
-Cam
-P specific headers
-Mid-pipe
-UDP's
-190lph fuel pump
-Elbow for intake
Anything else right off?
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-1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 convertible
-B&M short-throw shifter
-18x9 Saleen replicas with 265-35-18 Nitto 555's. Love 'em.
-B&G Turbo coming soon! (Master Power T70 turbo w/ 7.25psi of boost)
-Suspension upgrades: Front coilover springs w/ Strange Engineering struts and Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Strange Engineering shocks in the rear w/ HR SS lowering springs
Everything looks good. You will also need a new Gasket set(Fel-Pro) and some ARP head bolts. You should be able to reuse your stock lifters. But, if they are a pain to take out, then I would replace those as well. Oh, and you can reuse your stock rocker arms. But I would look for some cheap aftermarket ones. Also, for a few more ponies, you can gasket match your lower GT-40 intake manifold. All you really need is a die grinder and some sandpaper.
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95 Mustang GT
TrickFlow H/C/I + AODE + Vortech SQ@16psi + Tweecer Tuned by Fritz Kloss
New Dyno #'s: 396rwhp/431rwtq(ran out of fuel)
New ET: 7.57@91 (1.84 60ft) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5XYPGj4sM&feature
DD: 95 Mustang GTS- 5 spd; 306ci, Magnaflow X, Summit headers, Pypes Cat-back, K&N, MGW shifter
New ET: 9.7@72(2.34 60ft)
Any suspension advice? My GT40P heads/intake won't be ready for me to take until spring--d'oh!
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-1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 convertible
-B&M short-throw shifter
-18x9 Saleen replicas with 265-35-18 Nitto 555's. Love 'em.
-B&G Turbo coming soon! (Master Power T70 turbo w/ 7.25psi of boost)
-Suspension upgrades: Front coilover springs w/ Strange Engineering struts and Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Strange Engineering shocks in the rear w/ HR SS lowering springs
__________________
-1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 convertible
-B&M short-throw shifter
-18x9 Saleen replicas with 265-35-18 Nitto 555's. Love 'em.
-B&G Turbo coming soon! (Master Power T70 turbo w/ 7.25psi of boost)
-Suspension upgrades: Front coilover springs w/ Strange Engineering struts and Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Strange Engineering shocks in the rear w/ HR SS lowering springs
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..What to do to my '94 GT with $5,000..?
My GT40P heads/intake won't be ready for me to take until spring--d'oh!
