Cheap and Easy....
06-21-2006, 04:27 PM
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Cheap and Easy....
Guys what are some of the cheap and easy mods you've done to your 5.0, interior, exterior, motor performance, any ideas you have at all.... the kind of stuff you dont read about all over the web and in the forums.
06-21-2006, 04:39 PM
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RE: Cheap and Easy....
Well, theres nothing cheap and easy that hasnt been discovered yet so everything is on the internet. Reducing weight by taking out your spare/jack, etc., bump timing, remove air silencer, k&n filter, bigger ma, tb, cai, exhaust, pulleys, etc.
You can read all of this in the stickies under "First Mods To Your Fox".
You can read all of this in the stickies under "First Mods To Your Fox".
06-21-2006, 04:56 PM
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RE: Cheap and Easy....
Can't really say I've done that many cheap but heres just a few of them.
INTERIOR:
Autometer Sport-Comp Gauges = about $650.00 for 4 + 5" Playback Tach (the ultamate dress-up and saftey product)
Jegs GS-1 High Back Seats = $340.00 for 2 (very nice quality leather seats for the price and pretty racy looking too)
EXTERIOR:
Weld Pro-star wheels = $650.00 (very racy looking and very lightweight, not very cheap but very trick looking especially on a 5.0)
MT ET Drag slicks tires front and rear = $600.00 (again not cheap but adds alot of performance and good looks too)
PERFORMANCE:
Explorer intake used at junkyard = $150.00 (same thing as the tubular GT-40 but way cheaper and uglier)
FRPP Z303 Camshaft = $200 (not worth it on a stock engine but combine this with better heads and intake and gain massive performance and a lopy idle sound. After I installed this with ported heads I went from shifting at 5400 rpm to 6100 rpm)
BBK underdrive pullies = $100.00 (picked up an extra 11 RWHP just from these, adds a little bling but more performance)
4.30 Rear and gears = $180.00 (Thee best mod for a 5.0 mustang in my opinion. A little steep for a stock motor but it really woke my car up going from 3.73's on a 28" tire)
NX Wet Nitrous System = $590.00 (The Best Bang-for-the-buck for an extra 200 RWHP)
Speed Pro Rebuild Kit = $500.00 (Includes everything to do a complete rebuilt plus 10.2.1 compression Forged pistons)
Full Exhaust = around $700-800 (adds about 25 RWHP and a really great sound depending on what set-up you run)
Thats about it for cheap! There is alot cheaper stuff but i'm mostly about performance and thats where it's expensive.
INTERIOR:
Autometer Sport-Comp Gauges = about $650.00 for 4 + 5" Playback Tach (the ultamate dress-up and saftey product)
Jegs GS-1 High Back Seats = $340.00 for 2 (very nice quality leather seats for the price and pretty racy looking too)
EXTERIOR:
Weld Pro-star wheels = $650.00 (very racy looking and very lightweight, not very cheap but very trick looking especially on a 5.0)
MT ET Drag slicks tires front and rear = $600.00 (again not cheap but adds alot of performance and good looks too)
PERFORMANCE:
Explorer intake used at junkyard = $150.00 (same thing as the tubular GT-40 but way cheaper and uglier)
FRPP Z303 Camshaft = $200 (not worth it on a stock engine but combine this with better heads and intake and gain massive performance and a lopy idle sound. After I installed this with ported heads I went from shifting at 5400 rpm to 6100 rpm)
BBK underdrive pullies = $100.00 (picked up an extra 11 RWHP just from these, adds a little bling but more performance)
4.30 Rear and gears = $180.00 (Thee best mod for a 5.0 mustang in my opinion. A little steep for a stock motor but it really woke my car up going from 3.73's on a 28" tire)
NX Wet Nitrous System = $590.00 (The Best Bang-for-the-buck for an extra 200 RWHP)
Speed Pro Rebuild Kit = $500.00 (Includes everything to do a complete rebuilt plus 10.2.1 compression Forged pistons)
Full Exhaust = around $700-800 (adds about 25 RWHP and a really great sound depending on what set-up you run)
Thats about it for cheap! There is alot cheaper stuff but i'm mostly about performance and thats where it's expensive.
06-21-2006, 10:07 PM
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RE: Cheap and Easy....
ORIGINAL: WLingle92lx
Can't really say I've done that many cheap but heres just a few of them.
INTERIOR:
Autometer Sport-Comp Gauges = about $650.00 for 4 + 5" Playback Tach (the ultamate dress-up and saftey product)
Jegs GS-1 High Back Seats = $340.00 for 2 (very nice quality leather seats for the price and pretty racy looking too)
EXTERIOR:
Weld Pro-star wheels = $650.00 (very racy looking and very lightweight, not very cheap but very trick looking especially on a 5.0)
MT ET Drag slicks tires front and rear = $600.00 (again not cheap but adds alot of performance and good looks too)
PERFORMANCE:
Explorer intake used at junkyard = $150.00 (same thing as the tubular GT-40 but way cheaper and uglier)
FRPP Z303 Camshaft = $200 (not worth it on a stock engine but combine this with better heads and intake and gain massive performance and a lopy idle sound. After I installed this with ported heads I went from shifting at 5400 rpm to 6100 rpm)
BBK underdrive pullies = $100.00 (picked up an extra 11 RWHP just from these, adds a little bling but more performance)
4.30 Rear and gears = $180.00 (Thee best mod for a 5.0 mustang in my opinion. A little steep for a stock motor but it really woke my car up going from 3.73's on a 28" tire)
NX Wet Nitrous System = $590.00 (The Best Bang-for-the-buck for an extra 200 RWHP)
Speed Pro Rebuild Kit = $500.00 (Includes everything to do a complete rebuilt plus 10.2.1 compression Forged pistons)
Full Exhaust = around $700-800 (adds about 25 RWHP and a really great sound depending on what set-up you run)
Thats about it for cheap! There is alot cheaper stuff but i'm mostly about performance and thats where it's expensive.
Can't really say I've done that many cheap but heres just a few of them.
INTERIOR:
Autometer Sport-Comp Gauges = about $650.00 for 4 + 5" Playback Tach (the ultamate dress-up and saftey product)
Jegs GS-1 High Back Seats = $340.00 for 2 (very nice quality leather seats for the price and pretty racy looking too)
EXTERIOR:
Weld Pro-star wheels = $650.00 (very racy looking and very lightweight, not very cheap but very trick looking especially on a 5.0)
MT ET Drag slicks tires front and rear = $600.00 (again not cheap but adds alot of performance and good looks too)
PERFORMANCE:
Explorer intake used at junkyard = $150.00 (same thing as the tubular GT-40 but way cheaper and uglier)
FRPP Z303 Camshaft = $200 (not worth it on a stock engine but combine this with better heads and intake and gain massive performance and a lopy idle sound. After I installed this with ported heads I went from shifting at 5400 rpm to 6100 rpm)
BBK underdrive pullies = $100.00 (picked up an extra 11 RWHP just from these, adds a little bling but more performance)
4.30 Rear and gears = $180.00 (Thee best mod for a 5.0 mustang in my opinion. A little steep for a stock motor but it really woke my car up going from 3.73's on a 28" tire)
NX Wet Nitrous System = $590.00 (The Best Bang-for-the-buck for an extra 200 RWHP)
Speed Pro Rebuild Kit = $500.00 (Includes everything to do a complete rebuilt plus 10.2.1 compression Forged pistons)
Full Exhaust = around $700-800 (adds about 25 RWHP and a really great sound depending on what set-up you run)
Thats about it for cheap! There is alot cheaper stuff but i'm mostly about performance and thats where it's expensive.
Hey, where did you find your Speed Pro rebuild kit?? Is that the Ring/piston kit only or is there an entire kit put out by them??
Thanks Sir,
Ivan
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