whitestang97

i have a 97 mustang anda buddy of mine told me to buy a pi intake and slap in on my stock heads...he said the wont line up perfect but they will still give you better airflow then what i have now...is this true?

Whamo

yes, much better. but it is a little technical and unless you plan to do some modding i would say there are other things you can do first for more power.
what mods do you have right now?

whitestang97

3.73s, pypes off road x-pipe, b&m short throw,and i just order a professional products 75mm throttle body and intake plenum...what other mods should i do?

IECstang

For other mods you could do a better clutch, a lightweight flywheel,underdrive pullies, a tuneand lower your car for better handling and looks.

Quick Shot xMLx

Waste of money. Get PI heads/intake for the biggest upgrade. Not sure how much they cost now but you can probably get the intake/heads used for somewhere in the neighborhood of $500+ish.

whitestang97

yea i have been thinkin bout doing the pi head swap...but 500ish?? i saw a swap kit on ebay that had brand new heads and intake and all the gaskets and things you need to to the swap for 1500...is that way to much??

heres the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-...spagenameZWD1V

96GT226410

That link is very complete. You have to look around to find a good deal on some used stuff. I paid $700 shippedon my PI heads, cams, valve covers, new intake manifold, all new gaskets and seals, new head bolts, new water pump, new timing chain tensioners, and new Melling oil pump. Just keep an eye out for good deals, or you can piece a kit together yourself. If you want to make it easy you can just buy the EBay kit.

RipTide7

I did the pi intake swap, its an awesome deal for just over $200. you can feel it pull better up top. Plus if you have the plastic coolant crossover, yull get an aluminum one so no worries of crackin (which is why i did mine)

whitestang97

so you put the pi intake on ur npi heads right? what kinda mods did you have to do to make it fit?

RipTide7

https://mustangforums.com/m_3833004/tm.htm
everything you need right there