What would YOU do?
#1
What would YOU do?
Trying to see some ideas of what I should do to my car (havn't bought it yet). Just a hypothetical question to see what kind of things people would do to their car...What would you guys do to a 2007 Stock GT Automatic, and what would your goal be?
Hopefully I can come to some conclusions about what I should do and in what order.
Hopefully I can come to some conclusions about what I should do and in what order.
#2
RE: What would YOU do?
Jeez...I have been reading a lot here and I just get more and more confused lol. Is there anywhere I could easily learn all the abbreviations and all the lingo here? I try to read what other people would suggest doing to my 07 GT and what they have done to theirs...I don't get the half of it lol. I'm glad I havn't actually bought this car yet, maybe I'm getting in way over my head
Who thought upgrading a GT Mustang with select parts togiveit a 150% HP increase could be hard!... Kidding.
Who thought upgrading a GT Mustang with select parts togiveit a 150% HP increase could be hard!... Kidding.
#4
RE: What would YOU do?
APPEARANCE
(1) Painted side mirrors
(2) Shorty antenna
(3) Tinted windows
(4) Aftermarket hood
PERFORMANCE
(1) Dynatech Headers + Borla Stingers Exhaust
(2) C&L Cold Air Intake and 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune
(3) FRPP 3.73 Gears
(4) Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
(5) BMR Lower Control Arms
(6) BMR Rear Sway Bar
(7) BMR Panhard Bar & Brace
(8) Snow tires
(1) Painted side mirrors
(2) Shorty antenna
(3) Tinted windows
(4) Aftermarket hood
PERFORMANCE
(1) Dynatech Headers + Borla Stingers Exhaust
(2) C&L Cold Air Intake and 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune
(3) FRPP 3.73 Gears
(4) Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
(5) BMR Lower Control Arms
(6) BMR Rear Sway Bar
(7) BMR Panhard Bar & Brace
(8) Snow tires
#5
RE: What would YOU do?
ORIGINAL: JGT
APPEARANCE
(1) Painted side mirrors
(2) Shorty antenna
(3) Tinted windows
(4) Aftermarket hood
PERFORMANCE
(1) Dynatech Headers + Borla Stingers Exhaust
(2) C&L Cold Air Intake and 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune
(3) FRPP 3.73 Gears
(4) Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
(5) BMR Lower Control Arms
(6) BMR Rear Sway Bar
(7) BMR Panhard Bar & Brace
(8) Snow tires
APPEARANCE
(1) Painted side mirrors
(2) Shorty antenna
(3) Tinted windows
(4) Aftermarket hood
PERFORMANCE
(1) Dynatech Headers + Borla Stingers Exhaust
(2) C&L Cold Air Intake and 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune
(3) FRPP 3.73 Gears
(4) Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
(5) BMR Lower Control Arms
(6) BMR Rear Sway Bar
(7) BMR Panhard Bar & Brace
(8) Snow tires
#7
RE: What would YOU do?
you would have to give us what abbr you dont get.
here are a few of the top of my head
CAI- Cold air intake
vert- convertble
frpp-ford racing performance parts
i know there a bunch mroe; but thats all i can think of
here are a few of the top of my head
CAI- Cold air intake
vert- convertble
frpp-ford racing performance parts
i know there a bunch mroe; but thats all i can think of
#8
RE: What would YOU do?
ORIGINAL: MuchToLearn
Is there anywhere I could easily learn all the abbreviations and all the lingo here? I try to read what other people would suggest doing to my 07 GT and what they have done to theirs...I don't get the half of it lol. I'm glad I havn't actually bought this car yet, maybe I'm getting in way over my head
Is there anywhere I could easily learn all the abbreviations and all the lingo here? I try to read what other people would suggest doing to my 07 GT and what they have done to theirs...I don't get the half of it lol. I'm glad I havn't actually bought this car yet, maybe I'm getting in way over my head
TERMS
49 STATE KIT - Exhaust or power adder certified (or at least not illegal by statute) for street use except in California
AXLE BACK– Exhaust piping and muffler system add-on (usually the muffler only) that connects to the existing system aft of the rear axle
A/F – Air/Fuel Ratio
BHP - "Brake" Horsepower. "Brake" is an old word for Dyno and is a measure of horsepower at the flywheel
BLOWER – Supercharger
BOLT-ON - Add-on or modification that is designed so that the car owner can usually do the install without special tools
BOV - Blow off valve
BULLITT - A wheel design used on the Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the movie of the same name
CAI - Cold Air Induction
CARB # - A serial number issued by the California Air Resources Board that certifies an exhaust add-on meets emission regulations
CAT - Catalytic Converter
CATBACK – Exhaust piping and muffler system add-on that starts after the catalytic converter
CEL - Check Engine Light
CROSSOVER PIPE - Any type of mid-pipe which connects dual exhaust pipes starting from the cats
DOHC – Dual Overhead Cam
DRONE - A low frequency sound that occurs at a specific RPM (usually 1800 – 2200) while the engine is under load
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation system or valve
FI – Fuel Injection
F/I – Forced Induction
FOX BODY - A lightweight unibody architecture used on Mustangs built from 1979 to 1993
HiPo - The high performance version of a power adder which increases reliability and performance over the standard version
H PIPE - A type of exhaust crossover pipe in the shape of an "H"
H/C/I - Short for Heads, Cam and Induction
HID - High Intensity Discharge headlights commonly called xenon because of the gas used in the lamps
ID - Inside Diameter
IAT - Incoming Air Temperature sensor
IUP - Interior Upgrade Package
JUICE or JUICED - Term used to describe cars using nitrous oxide injection systems
LCA – Lower Control Arm
LSD – Limited Slip Differential
LT - Long Tube Headers
MAF - Mass Air Flow sensor
MANDREL BEND - A pipe bending method which reduces turbulence and increases flow because the diameter of the pipe stays the same throughout
NA – Normally/Naturally aspirated engine (No F/I)
NOS - The brand name of a nitrous system from Nitrous Oxide Systems. NOS is wrongly used to describe all nitrous systems thanks to the movie The Fast and The Furious.
NOS (when used with a part description) - New, Old Stock is a spare part which is new meaning never used, but the part may have been sitting in a crate for 50 years
o2 SENSOR - A probe that indicates precisely how complete the combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the cylinders is by measuring the oxygen content of the exhaust gas and is the starting point for controlling the A/F
OD - Outside Diameter
O/D - Overdrive
ODP - Overdrive Pulley
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
PANHARD BAR/ROD - A bolt on bar which may or may not be adjustable that relocates the rear axle to the center of the car
PCV - Positive Crankcase Ventilation system or valve
PLENUM - Another way to say intake
RICE – Excessive combination of body panels, vendor decals, etc. You’ve seen them – usually cheap foreign cars with lawnmower engines and fart can mufflers (not to be confused with a RICE ROCKET which is very fast!)
RWHP – Horsepower measured at the rear wheel (on a rear wheel drive car) usually with a dynomometer
SC - Supercharger
SOHC – Single Overhead Cam
SHORTIES - Short tube headers
SNIFFER- Refers to Emissions testing at the exhaust tip
STALL SPEED - The engine RPM level at which the torque converter "locks" and overcomes whatever resistance is present - car weight, brakes on, etc. - and begins to spin the tires. The whole idea behind different stall speeds is to allow the car to launch at or just below the point where the engine makes the most torque. With the proper stall speed the engine can be revved to peak torque without breaking the tires loose. That way, the engine doesn't have to build up to the peak RPM point - all of the power is right there, on tap. The most important factors when selecting a torque converter is the camshaft, stall speed and weight of the car.
TAKE-OFFS - Stock exhaust, brakes, suspension or appearance parts taken off another car, usually a Mustang GT
TC - Turbocharger
T-LOC – A clutch/spring type of LSD
TB - Throttle Body
TORQUE CONVERTER - In automatic transmissions it takes the place of the manual clutch and is used to transmit power from the engine to the driveshaft. (See also STALL SPEED)
TRUE DUALS – Exhaust piping without crossovers
TUNER - Hand held device which re-progams the car's computer for greater performance and efficiency
TURN DOWNS - Exhaust piping turned downward directly after mufflers with no tailpipes
TRUETRAC - The brand name of a gear type LSD made by the Detroit Locker division of Eaton Corp
TT – Twin Turbochargers
UCA – Upper Control Arm
UDP - Underdrive Pulley
VERT- Convertible
WOT - Wide Open Throttle
Y PIPE - A type of exhaust mid-pipe, joining two pipes into one pipe, a second "y" can be used to split the pipes for a "fake"-dual exhaust setup
X PIPE - A type of exhaust crossover pipe in the shape of an "X"
#9
RE: What would YOU do?
ORIGINAL: AmericanMuscle4.6GT
ORIGINAL: JGT
APPEARANCE
(1) Painted side mirrors
(2) Shorty antenna
(3) Tinted windows
(4) Aftermarket hood
PERFORMANCE
(1) Dynatech Headers + Borla Stingers Exhaust
(2) C&L Cold Air Intake and 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune
(3) FRPP 3.73 Gears
(4) Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
(5) BMR Lower Control Arms
(6) BMR Rear Sway Bar
(7) BMR Panhard Bar & Brace
(8) Snow tires
APPEARANCE
(1) Painted side mirrors
(2) Shorty antenna
(3) Tinted windows
(4) Aftermarket hood
PERFORMANCE
(1) Dynatech Headers + Borla Stingers Exhaust
(2) C&L Cold Air Intake and 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune
(3) FRPP 3.73 Gears
(4) Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
(5) BMR Lower Control Arms
(6) BMR Rear Sway Bar
(7) BMR Panhard Bar & Brace
(8) Snow tires
#10
RE: What would YOU do?
Thanks a lot, those abbreviations help a ton. NowI just need to look around and try to understand what everything does and what complete package I would want to transform a 2007 GT into a beast!