aMerICAn_mUsCLe79

hey guys i just got a 98 mustang gt, all stock...other than a hoodscoop (pics will be postedsoon) Now i dont know if i sud invest in gears, or intake or pullys. I dont have that much money as of now, but ne ideas on what i sud do first to get the best horse power. thanx guys

sprostang

Gears for sure first.

Dsmfighter

agreed... that was my second mod and it gave my car a swift kick in the pants.

gt96stang

Get some pics of the car. I really want to know what it looks like with a hoodscoop. I can't picture it.
Gears, full exhaust, pulleys, then intake.

aMerICAn_mUsCLe79

Thanx guys thats wut i figured.... Pics will be on soon i need a sunny day god dammit! haha

Emann0007

gears, then midpipe and catback, then TB/Plenum combo..

stangc83

I would go Cold air intake first, then go catback preferably Magnaflow-magnapack or the SLP loudmouth, then x pipe, and then Gears. Because there is no point having gears if you don't have the power to push it. The faster you get gears the faster you start wasting gas. get the hp to push the car and then worry about gears when you actually start to race.

HaV

Huh?

4.10's might drop 1-2mpg off... and you dont need more hp to push gears..... they have nothing to do with the HP. They help quite a bit when you race no matter your hp in a stang. They can easily drop a couple tenths off your 1/4 time or more if you can really launch well. The ride is also a lot more fun with gears.. you will feel a major difference in your car with them.

stangc83

but how often do you actually go to the tracks. i would worry about the looks small performance and then worry about getting internal

HaV

Out of all "cheap" mods you will see the most gain in performance on both the track and the street from steeper gears (excluding nitrous). There is no comparison in the way your car will behave after a gear swap vs any other mod in the same price range.. Anyone that has ever driven a car without gears and with gears will agree, they make one hell of an imediate impact.