I want to get some hp power out of my engine what should I do next? So fare I have a sct racing chip, cold air intake, bored throttle bodie , o/r h pipe and a ford racing catback with flows. I was looking at short headers I should get them for x-mas so what else can I do without spending more then $300-450. It’s a 4.6 man.

 

your at about the peak before u throwing in a lot of money for not much gain other than a supercharger im in your boat and im just doing gears and suspension then thats were i stop 2v just isnt worth all the money, Id rather save for the terminator just my 02

 

I'm bad with what to do next's posts. I was going to say LT's, but you don't have the money, unless you want to go with MACs, but plus install would put you way over $400.

I can tell you though, if your going to blow the $400 on shorty headers, SAVE THE $$. Shorties are completely worthless man.

Hopefully someone will chime in with some good alternatives... I would say maybe gears? (Then again, installs are always the factor that puts people over the $$ limit [&:])

PS - I would agree with progt99 now that I read his post too... To get real power from these cars, you need some type of power adder... Otherwise the money just isn't worth it for us average guys.

 

save the money toward a supercharger kit!

 

what do you run on the 1/4?

 

how about nos or is that really bad for the motor i was thinking a 75-100 shot. I can get the kit for 300 for a kid at my school.

 

the nos should be fine, a small shot like that is fun as long as you dont abuse it...make sure u get all the parts though

 

NOS or a S/C is the way to go to pickup some easy HP for your car. Obviously NOS is the cheaper of the ways.

Do some research, don't just dive into this $300 kit from your friend, NOS can be dangerous if you just throw it around. Good kits I have seen from NX for example all run in the $600 range (not sure which shot that is) but I would definitely do research, and in all honest, get it from a reputable retailer, not your friend.

Plus you are going to need an install and a good tune to run safely... So the $$ will add up a little bit too.

 

You are about at the end for the budget that you want to spend. I would say first, gears. They will help acceleration but will run you a little over your budget. The nitrous is the next best way. That will run a lot over your budget though. You have to tune it as well. I wouldnt just buy a kit and start spraying if I were you. Good luck, you may just want to save up until you have some more money to spend.

 

like someone else said forget the shorties, go with the long tubes. that or go with 4.10s and then get so sort of F/I