I can't believe I'm gonna do this!!!!!
09-08-2006, 10:44 AM
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I can't believe I'm gonna do this!!!!!
Takliking to the wife this morning about our Mustangs and what I have learned about the mods I have done to my GT, and what shortcomings we have with her Bullitt. We both agree that putting shorty headers, midpipe, and catback VASTLY improved the power of my GT. Most interesting, I put the shorties on first, and I noticed my car ROLLED in fifth when you let off the gas. Previously, it engine braked, it felt like the park brake dragged. adding the X and cat back improved it more!. In the morning, when we leave my car fast idles at 1000rpm, I go down our gravel farm road in 2nd gear and don't touch the gas for 1/2 mile. My car travels at 15mph, her Bullitt, same fast idle, same gears, 10 mph. My car makes more power even at fast idle. BTW, with the present exhaust mods, my car gets 3 mpg better than the Bullitt! So here is what we decided:
Take my shorties off, put them on Bullitt, buy MRT catted "H" install on Bullitt, install my cat-back on her car
Install SLP ceramic LT's on my car, keep SLP catted "X", install SLP Loud mouth 2's on my car
I can't F#%KING believe that I'm willing to go through the header agony 2 times again! Somebody take a .44MAG and blow my head off, please!
John
Take my shorties off, put them on Bullitt, buy MRT catted "H" install on Bullitt, install my cat-back on her car
Install SLP ceramic LT's on my car, keep SLP catted "X", install SLP Loud mouth 2's on my car
I can't F#%KING believe that I'm willing to go through the header agony 2 times again! Somebody take a .44MAG and blow my head off, please!
John
09-08-2006, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: same as you.
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RE: I can't believe I'm gonna do this!!!!!
Yeah, after doing Headers once i will NEVER do them again on a 4.6!!!! (5.0 probably, they are just easier) But good luck, Congrads ur car is goanna sound sweet.
09-08-2006, 12:57 PM
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RE: I can't believe I'm gonna do this!!!!!
ORIGINAL: 70 MACH I
Takliking to the wife this morning about our Mustangs and what I have learned about the mods I have done to my GT, and what shortcomings we have with her Bullitt. We both agree that putting shorty headers, midpipe, and catback VASTLY improved the power of my GT. Most interesting, I put the shorties on first, and I noticed my car ROLLED in fifth when you let off the gas. Previously, it engine braked, it felt like the park brake dragged. adding the X and cat back improved it more!. In the morning, when we leave my car fast idles at 1000rpm, I go down our gravel farm road in 2nd gear and don't touch the gas for 1/2 mile. My car travels at 15mph, her Bullitt, same fast idle, same gears, 10 mph. My car makes more power even at fast idle. BTW, with the present exhaust mods, my car gets 3 mpg better than the Bullitt! So here is what we decided:
Take my shorties off, put them on Bullitt, buy MRT catted "H" install on Bullitt, install my cat-back on her car
Install SLP ceramic LT's on my car, keep SLP catted "X", install SLP Loud mouth 2's on my car
I can't F#%KING believe that I'm willing to go through the header agony 2 times again! Somebody take a .44MAG and blow my head off, please!
John
Takliking to the wife this morning about our Mustangs and what I have learned about the mods I have done to my GT, and what shortcomings we have with her Bullitt. We both agree that putting shorty headers, midpipe, and catback VASTLY improved the power of my GT. Most interesting, I put the shorties on first, and I noticed my car ROLLED in fifth when you let off the gas. Previously, it engine braked, it felt like the park brake dragged. adding the X and cat back improved it more!. In the morning, when we leave my car fast idles at 1000rpm, I go down our gravel farm road in 2nd gear and don't touch the gas for 1/2 mile. My car travels at 15mph, her Bullitt, same fast idle, same gears, 10 mph. My car makes more power even at fast idle. BTW, with the present exhaust mods, my car gets 3 mpg better than the Bullitt! So here is what we decided:
Take my shorties off, put them on Bullitt, buy MRT catted "H" install on Bullitt, install my cat-back on her car
Install SLP ceramic LT's on my car, keep SLP catted "X", install SLP Loud mouth 2's on my car
I can't F#%KING believe that I'm willing to go through the header agony 2 times again! Somebody take a .44MAG and blow my head off, please!
John
09-08-2006, 01:09 PM
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RE: I can't believe I'm gonna do this!!!!!
Yeah if you are going to go all through that bullcrap, you should just pick up a 2nd set of LT's for the Wifey and really make the header swap worth it, since you are doing the work!
I could understand your logic more if you were paying to have it installed, as some installation prices are absolutely insane and people sometimes have no choice but to pay for it...
I could understand your logic more if you were paying to have it installed, as some installation prices are absolutely insane and people sometimes have no choice but to pay for it...
