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Old 09-10-2006, 05:03 PM
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I have an 1987 Mustang GT 5.0 H/O Convertible...this winter i want to add some horses to her. I wanted to know easy way to get hp. I wanted to add soem flowmasters, new headers, and .... i didnt know if it would be worth takin the engine out to bore it over! keep this is mind...i do not want a supercharger or nos, i dont want my car to blow up or blow the engine Thanks for all the help!! I appreciate it!
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:08 PM
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get gears 1st. and intake and exhaust. yea its worth doing a stroker kit too depends on your budget
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:11 PM
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Well if you want simple stuff get...
1. Cold Air Intake (K&N)
2. Shorty Headers (BBK, Dynomax, Ford Racing)
3. H-Pipe (off-road if you don't have emission testing)
4. Under Drive Pullies
5. I would go with magnaflow over flowmaster mufflers, magnaflow is straight through, so theoretically more hp.
6. If you still have more money after that stuff, i'd go with a suspension upgrade like the Eibach Pro-Kit Plus.
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:12 PM
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get gears 1st. and intake and exhaust. yea its worth doing a stroker kit too depends on your budget
dangit, i always forget about gears. 3.73 for manual, 4.10 for auto i believe.
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:13 PM
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My Gt is all stock but i dont know what it has for gears...its pretty fast!! What kind of intake would u reccomend??
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:20 PM
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turbo?? lol j/k
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:42 PM
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if your new to it do the basics first, like exhaust, intake, and that type of stuff. then you can get into cam, heads, or a stroker
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:44 PM
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what the hell!!!!!! this is my bros name!!!!! gayness
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:55 PM
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Face it. Boring does not make power.
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Old 09-10-2006, 05:58 PM
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+100000
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