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Old 01-07-2009, 02:50 PM
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i have a 94 gt with cai, o/r x, and 3.73 gears, what would be good to do next that won't cost me a ton ($500+)
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Old 01-07-2009, 02:54 PM
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intake and cam
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Old 01-07-2009, 02:55 PM
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How bout headers and an intake (upper/lower) manifold?
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Old 01-07-2009, 03:07 PM
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underdrive pullies, cat back, shifter, to name a few.. just look through the magazines all kinds of low cost good quality stuff..
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Old 01-07-2009, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 88_5.0
underdrive pullies, cat back, shifter, to name a few.. just look through the magazines all kinds of low cost good quality stuff..
speaking of underdrive pulleys, i have a set of bbk udps, but i'm hesitant to putting them on, i could just skip the alternator, but has anybody had any problems with charging and these pulleys?
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Old 01-07-2009, 04:42 PM
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catback and shifter would be first on my list
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Old 01-07-2009, 04:44 PM
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id hold off the cam till you do heads, the intake wouldnt be bad, or exhaust. and as you have a SN car, i think they came with a better alternator than the foxes..not possitive, but as long as you dont have a big system i think youd be fine with the pullys...and yea if its a 5speed, a short throw made driving mine a lot more fun
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Old 01-07-2009, 04:54 PM
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oh right well i guess i forgot to mention a couple of things then too....i also have dynomax side exhaust, and the transmission is a cobra t5 which has a short shifter stock, i just changed to that from a tremec 3550 which needs to be rebuilt, 3rd gear is out in it and i have no clue why, but i haven't taken it apart to look at it yet either
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Old 01-07-2009, 05:05 PM
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far as i know, the cobras didnt have a short throw shifter from factory. its never been one of the listed differences between GT and Cobra.
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Old 01-07-2009, 05:07 PM
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hmm, well i guess it's an aftermarket shifter then, but it doesn't have stops either, so that's what made me think it was factory
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