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Old 12-19-2012, 11:26 AM
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Hey guys! Recently about 4 weeks ago I purchased my first 5.0, a 1995 5.0 to be exact with around 111k miles on it. Sitting on deep dish bullit rims, and the only performance mod done to the car is an exhaust, with an h pipe and flowmaster 40's. It also has a generic little 80$ cheap intake. I have alot of expectations for it, so I came here for some suggestions. The first thing I want to do is change the front tires to be deep dish also, I like the deep dish look all around.

What are some good first mods to do? I'm planning bolt ons first. I'm not planning on doing anything crazy right off the bat like supercharge it or anything, but what are some good bolt ons here and there that will give me small gains? BTW here are some pictures of it, watcha think?! The foxbody 5.0 is my friends.





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Old 12-19-2012, 11:31 AM
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Also to clear any confusion why is has GT badges is because the car was originally a V6. Its got a V6 shell, with a full 5.0 swap. So I pay the insurance rates of a V6, but get the fun out of a V8..
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Old 12-19-2012, 11:39 AM
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Looks good. I'd do some type of performance gear (3.55, 3.73, 4.10) first. Then exhaust. The gears you'll feel the most. The exhaust will give small gains now and bigger gains down the road when the serious power adding mods goes on.
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I'd aslo start at the rear of the car and work my way forward.
Paint would be the last thing that I'd do.......
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Old 12-19-2012, 11:31 PM
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You could look into the GT40 cylinder heads, just to add some bite. Although seriously consider something aluminum. My $.02

Looks like a clean ride though, i like the staggered look
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