mustang_montana

Hey Im new to the forum, just bought a 96 GT with the Tangerine paint (really sweet btw) Don't know much about its history but I know it has an H pipe and it sounds real aggressive, and the tail lights are clear and look very tight. I bought this car on an impulse I guess, I test drove it once and was blown away. I plan on starting mods around mid summer. Gonna start off with an intake, then hit the TB and the gears and the plugs will be a breeze so I'll do those whenever. Exhaust will be last cause the H-pipe is already installed so I figure thats enough to tie me over for now. All exterior junk will come after about 2 grand is sunk into performance. Its a damn sweet thing driving a Mustang.

Acer2428

Nice...GET SOME PICS!

Sick96Stang

Dont buy any of that stuff save your 2 grand for a PI headswap. All 96+ GT's come with an H-pipe stock. Do you have an aftermarket H-pipe? The tangerine paint is awesome. Dont know about the clear tail lights would have to see a picture of it to see how they look.

mikev08826

I hear clear tail lights add 15 hp.

72MachOne99GT

nah dude, i only got like 5 to the wheels with mine
not bad though...
cut a good .5 sec off my quarter mile

mustang_montana

ill have some pics up soon as possible, and as for the head swap that sounds like a good idea. any recomended site for buying them? if not ill just look around. thanks for the feedback!

Sick96Stang

Best way IMO is to look around on ebay and stuff. My car is in the shop right now getting the PI headswap done and I got my heads P&P also. I got my heads from a local guy for $550 got the cams for $90 then got the intake for $150. You can save yourself a ton of money that way. Cheapest place to buy them new if from parkwayford for $1300. Only problem with PI headswap is its gonna run you alot for install unless you can do it yourself. Most shops are gonna charge around $1000 I believe for the install. If you dont have enough money right away for the headswap I would get some nice 4.10 gears in there first that will satisify your mod bug for awhile while you save up the money for the headswap. Then once you have the money for the headswap get that done.

USAMuscle

Definitely do the headswap first. You'll pick up 50-60 horses from PI heads and intake but it will bump your compression to just over 10:1 so you'll have to use 91/92/93 octane or whatever high performance fuel is available in your area. Between the PI heads and gears you'll shave about a second or a little more off your quarter mile time and your car will pull like a raped ape compared to now. If you want to get a new air intake Densecharger is the way to go. You should also get a short throw shifter with positive stops so you can bang away and not hurt your transmission. Welcome to the club dude!

mvr

how much you pay for that 96gt?

Sick96Stang

Couldn't have said it any better. The car will pull especially better up top with all the added horsepower. IMO densecharger is also the best CAI but CAI's dont really matter unless you are making some serious power. If you dont plan on doing a blower you will love that higher compression.