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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 10:57 PM
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So I already have a few of the basic mods (roush exhaust w xpipe, throttle body, tb spacer, tuner, cai, strut braces)... was wondering what mods you guys would recommend for me next?

Thanks in advance!
Old Jul 29, 2012 | 11:02 PM
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gears. you'll feel like you have more power and will have more fun driving!
aluminum driveshaft, for smoother power.
Remove the tb spacer and sell it on fleabay.
Power-adder.
Old Jul 30, 2012 | 01:26 AM
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Get a nice pair of headers ( ceramic coated ) , loose ur spare tire , spend some money on new struts and springs . Gt brakes . Cant talk from experience but supercharging is the way to go for power .
Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 09blackmamba
So I already have a few of the basic mods (roush exhaust w xpipe, throttle body, tb spacer, tuner, cai, strut braces)... was wondering what mods you guys would recommend for me next?

Thanks in advance!
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your exhaust work done? I am currently looking for shops in the Indianapolis area but not a lot of luck so far...

And as far as next mods go, if you're going to do gears (which is a great suggestion) I would try to find a take-off 8.8 rear end from a GT since that 7.5 might not last you much longer (depending on how you drive). That, and with the 8.8 you get rid of the "one tire fire" haha. I've (rarely) seen a few of them go for $500+ on craigslist here in Indy, but you gotta look for them.
Old Jul 30, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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Looking good!
I recommend the Eibach pro-kit lowering springs and smoke tinting your front turn signals. I have the "Mustang" decal on my 3rd brake light, which adds a nice touch. =-)

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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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I would definitely go with Ford Racing 4.10 gears and then an all aluminium drive shaft after that. They are both huge performance upgrades for your car.
Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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The next thing I would do is NEVER mention to anyone that you have a TB spacer. Admiting to having one, let alone installing it, is grounds for losing your man-card.

Other than that and since the CAI & tune is the only real big bang mod (other than going FI), gears, aluminum DS and other "5 RWHP here, 3 RWHP there" mods are what's left as mentioned above.
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by aaquib1992
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your exhaust work done? I am currently looking for shops in the Indianapolis area but not a lot of luck so far...

And as far as next mods go, if you're going to do gears (which is a great suggestion) I would try to find a take-off 8.8 rear end from a GT since that 7.5 might not last you much longer (depending on how you drive). That, and with the 8.8 you get rid of the "one tire fire" haha. I've (rarely) seen a few of them go for $500+ on craigslist here in Indy, but you gotta look for them.


As for the exhaust, I actually just ordered the exhaust off of Roush's website and then took it to the dealership that I bought it from to do it...

and I actually left out of the list, I already have the ford racing differential, just not installed, got it from American Muscle.

Thanks for the input!
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kevinmalec
Looking good!
I recommend the Eibach pro-kit lowering springs and smoke tinting your front turn signals. I have the "Mustang" decal on my 3rd brake light, which adds a nice touch. =-)
Yep, the turnsignals are next, I need to update my profile, the front end looks nothing like it did in the pic. Also have the 3rd brake light decal!
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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[QUOTE=Nuke;8009516]The next thing I would do is NEVER mention to anyone that you have a TB spacer. Admiting to having one, let alone installing it, is grounds for losing your man-card.

Oops. I do need to remove that lol



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