Next Mod?
02-03-2011, 07:23 PM
#11
upgraded brake lines to go along with the brakes?
all the power in the world is no good is you can't control it or stop it, new wheels/tires, any type of suspension upgrade, weight reduction
OR... save up money for a DD so that gas mileage wouldn't be a problem, THEN get gears (4.10s)
edit: pics of the car?
all the power in the world is no good is you can't control it or stop it, new wheels/tires, any type of suspension upgrade, weight reduction
OR... save up money for a DD so that gas mileage wouldn't be a problem, THEN get gears (4.10s)
edit: pics of the car?
Last edited by tdcalhoun89; 02-03-2011 at 07:23 PM. Reason: pics of car?
02-03-2011, 08:28 PM
#13
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,229
I really don't know why you won't do gears, I don't see what highway driving has to do with anything. I got 3.73's and I didn't notice any difference in gas mileage, if anything, MAYBE a mile. My highway RPM's sit around 2100 or so.
That's really the BEST bang for your buck mod you can do, IMO.
I don't see why you'd get a MAF. And you got a CAI...which didn't benefit you at all besides looking pretty.
But, I guess UDP would be a good mod for you to get, since you're anti-gear.
That's really the BEST bang for your buck mod you can do, IMO.
I don't see why you'd get a MAF. And you got a CAI...which didn't benefit you at all besides looking pretty.
But, I guess UDP would be a good mod for you to get, since you're anti-gear.
I feel like going to 3.73 won't be THAT much of a difference from factory. If I see a 1MPG drop it's going to cost me another 250 dollars a year to operate. I guess it's not THAT bad, but I just sucked it up and got the 93 octane tune which is costing me $350 more now and it all starts to add up. I might take the tune off in the winter because it's starting to cost to much to run premium.
Edit: with 3.73's at 70MPH you're turning about 2300, and 2450 at 75, IMO that's getting toward the high end of what a V8 should turn on the highway and won't help gas mileage, which is why I didn't want them. I'd love to have them don't get me wrong, but I just don't think it's what I'm really looking for with my car currently. If I had a higher OD gear then by all means I would get gears, but I'm stuck with my T-45 for now.
upgraded brake lines to go along with the brakes?
all the power in the world is no good is you can't control it or stop it, new wheels/tires, any type of suspension upgrade, weight reduction
OR... save up money for a DD so that gas mileage wouldn't be a problem, THEN get gears (4.10s)
edit: pics of the car?
all the power in the world is no good is you can't control it or stop it, new wheels/tires, any type of suspension upgrade, weight reduction
OR... save up money for a DD so that gas mileage wouldn't be a problem, THEN get gears (4.10s)
edit: pics of the car?
This car was bought to replace my other car and retire it from DD status to weekend warrior, I can't do that again haha
Oh and I don't have any good pics of it right now, I'll post some up this spring probably when it warms up.
I plan on some suspension in the future, maybe springs and a nice set of shocks/struts, but I don't want to go to crazy. Once I can get myself a better paying job down the road I plan on getting a termi, so I don't want to dump all my money into this car now. I just want some power to have a fun DD and that's about it.
Last edited by 69MustangCoupe393cid; 02-03-2011 at 08:38 PM.
02-03-2011, 11:42 PM
#14
Only reason I said it is I read a magazine article that dyno tested stuff on our cars and they came up with some power from the MAF. I won't bother though if it's a waste.
The CAI came on the car when I bought it, I know it's a waste, I think it sounds pretty good though.
I feel like going to 3.73 won't be THAT much of a difference from factory. If I see a 1MPG drop it's going to cost me another 250 dollars a year to operate. I guess it's not THAT bad, but I just sucked it up and got the 93 octane tune which is costing me $350 more now and it all starts to add up. I might take the tune off in the winter because it's starting to cost to much to run premium.
Edit: with 3.73's at 70MPH you're turning about 2300, and 2450 at 75, IMO that's getting toward the high end of what a V8 should turn on the highway and won't help gas mileage, which is why I didn't want them. I'd love to have them don't get me wrong, but I just don't think it's what I'm really looking for with my car currently. If I had a higher OD gear then by all means I would get gears, but I'm stuck with my T-45 for now.
Upgraded brake lines are on the way as well. I've got 275/35/18's all around on my summer wheels, and I want to leave the suspension alone for now since it's still got a lot of life left. As far as weight reduction I don't know what I can do that would make sense. I want my stereo, and I don't want to spend the money on a hood or something.
This car was bought to replace my other car and retire it from DD status to weekend warrior, I can't do that again haha
Oh and I don't have any good pics of it right now, I'll post some up this spring probably when it warms up.
I plan on some suspension in the future, maybe springs and a nice set of shocks/struts, but I don't want to go to crazy. Once I can get myself a better paying job down the road I plan on getting a termi, so I don't want to dump all my money into this car now. I just want some power to have a fun DD and that's about it.
The CAI came on the car when I bought it, I know it's a waste, I think it sounds pretty good though.
I feel like going to 3.73 won't be THAT much of a difference from factory. If I see a 1MPG drop it's going to cost me another 250 dollars a year to operate. I guess it's not THAT bad, but I just sucked it up and got the 93 octane tune which is costing me $350 more now and it all starts to add up. I might take the tune off in the winter because it's starting to cost to much to run premium.
Edit: with 3.73's at 70MPH you're turning about 2300, and 2450 at 75, IMO that's getting toward the high end of what a V8 should turn on the highway and won't help gas mileage, which is why I didn't want them. I'd love to have them don't get me wrong, but I just don't think it's what I'm really looking for with my car currently. If I had a higher OD gear then by all means I would get gears, but I'm stuck with my T-45 for now.
Upgraded brake lines are on the way as well. I've got 275/35/18's all around on my summer wheels, and I want to leave the suspension alone for now since it's still got a lot of life left. As far as weight reduction I don't know what I can do that would make sense. I want my stereo, and I don't want to spend the money on a hood or something.
This car was bought to replace my other car and retire it from DD status to weekend warrior, I can't do that again haha
Oh and I don't have any good pics of it right now, I'll post some up this spring probably when it warms up.
I plan on some suspension in the future, maybe springs and a nice set of shocks/struts, but I don't want to go to crazy. Once I can get myself a better paying job down the road I plan on getting a termi, so I don't want to dump all my money into this car now. I just want some power to have a fun DD and that's about it.
/thread
02-04-2011, 07:20 AM
#15
Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 9,235
Upgraded fluid?
Makes a kitty sad
02-04-2011, 11:47 AM
#17
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Woodbridge, VA
Posts: 3,411
I'd have to agree. If you're gonna get a Termi, then I'd just stop modding this one.
I want to upgrade to a 2011 5.0 by this summer, so I stopped doing any mods to this current GT. No point if I'm just going to turn around and sell it later on.
I want to upgrade to a 2011 5.0 by this summer, so I stopped doing any mods to this current GT. No point if I'm just going to turn around and sell it later on.
02-04-2011, 01:10 PM
#19
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,229
I plan on driving this car until it breaks in half. It will see 2-300k miles and at that point I'll grab a Termi, or may be even a newer stang if that's what I'm feeling at the time. With my current financial situation I won't be able to realiztically afford a Termi for a while, so I want to enjoy this car for what it is now. I'll have this car for the next 6-8 years probably. Then I'll pick up something faster for my DD and this will become a 10 second track *****.
02-05-2011, 09:48 AM
#20
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: New York
Posts: 1,306
No one has mentioned Subframe connectors, they are often overlooked. They are critical for any suspension mods working well. Even on my DD mustang they were awesome.
Like mentioned above pullies are pretty good, they free up some torque and you'll get better mpg with them.
Perhaps an AEM wideband sensor so you can fine tune your sniper tune? I personally saw +11rwtq when I fine tuned my canned sniper tune with a wideband. They run pretty rich... Plus you can adjust your cruising ratio to a hair lean to increase mpg too if you want to save some $$$
Like mentioned above pullies are pretty good, they free up some torque and you'll get better mpg with them.
Perhaps an AEM wideband sensor so you can fine tune your sniper tune? I personally saw +11rwtq when I fine tuned my canned sniper tune with a wideband. They run pretty rich... Plus you can adjust your cruising ratio to a hair lean to increase mpg too if you want to save some $$$