My Roush Conversion Plan
06-17-2009, 01:46 AM
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My Roush Conversion Plan
As I've apologized for this before, I am a notorious multi-thread starter, so please mind it if I'm repetitive, but I now have a solid plan for my modification!
My stock.
Step one. Roush Body Kit and Roush "Legal" Exhaust system. (Stage 1 conversion)
Step two. White or Silver Roush Stripes.
Step three. K&N CAI and tuner.
Step Four. Rear Blackout.
Step Five. Complete R2300 RoushCharger.
Only after step five will I rebadge the Mustang as a true Roush. Until then, I will leave the stock badges on and label it as a GT with modifications. I think this is the path I'd like to go most, and I think the biggest issue with you all is that I would like to put a few cosmetic upgrades before I go all out with the roush charger, but personally I don't think the cosmetic upgrades will classify me as a poser or a ricer as long as I do not LABEL it as a Roush. Please give me your opinion, though, because it does matter to me!
My stock.
Step one. Roush Body Kit and Roush "Legal" Exhaust system. (Stage 1 conversion)
Step two. White or Silver Roush Stripes.
Step three. K&N CAI and tuner.
Step Four. Rear Blackout.
Step Five. Complete R2300 RoushCharger.
Only after step five will I rebadge the Mustang as a true Roush. Until then, I will leave the stock badges on and label it as a GT with modifications. I think this is the path I'd like to go most, and I think the biggest issue with you all is that I would like to put a few cosmetic upgrades before I go all out with the roush charger, but personally I don't think the cosmetic upgrades will classify me as a poser or a ricer as long as I do not LABEL it as a Roush. Please give me your opinion, though, because it does matter to me!
06-17-2009, 02:40 AM
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Hate to break it to you but you really can't be considered a "true" stage 3 roush unless you buy all 3 stages which are (in this order), body kit, handling and then performance. Why don't you just buy the stage 1 roush kit (the body kit) and then after you install that get the roushcharger. You will then atleast be able to say and have a stage 1 fake gas cap.
06-17-2009, 05:03 AM
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@ Trill: I know that, but the order in which I'm buying and installing the parts isn't necessarily the order the Roush stages is; I never said I was going to have a Stage 3, as looks and power are more important to me than handling. Not to say I won't add roush handling parts down the road, but this is what order I'm going to go in.
@Cal: I know, the picture's for illustrative purposes.
@Cal: I know, the picture's for illustrative purposes.
06-17-2009, 09:31 AM
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By the time you buy all these parts and pay to install and paint them you could sell your car and buy a used Stage 3 and have the real deal. But hey if you want to build a Stage 3 that is cool. Would be a fun project.
06-17-2009, 10:03 AM
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What's your time frame for this project? Do you have a budget in mind? It's an easy thing to talk about but like someone else said, you're looking at ALOT of money. I would have personally just bought the car I wanted the first time around. Good luck though. Keep us posted.
06-17-2009, 04:42 PM
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