What to get first?
03-22-2010, 10:59 PM
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03-23-2010, 01:01 AM
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Is this a mod you can install in the driveway? Any specialized tools to do it?
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03-23-2010, 02:49 AM
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No mod out there is gonna be enough.. trust me. I thought I'd be happy with CAI/tune, 4.10s and headers, but I want more. I realized I spent too much money for only 280whp lol. If you really want some power now, I'd get the CAI/tuner and then save up for a blower.
03-23-2010, 01:46 PM
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808muscle, you can change the upper and lower control arms in your drive way. I didn't have too much trouble changing them on my 03. Just the exhaust in the way.
Stealth, I did that exact thing on my last one. I jumped from stock with gears to the blower. After a year of 353 rwhp on 8 lbs of boost I bumped up to 12. After another year of that a friend of mine over reved it and burnt a valve. I built it all out after that and went to a 3.2 pulley and 75 shot with a stand alone fuel system for the nitrous. Even then the 2v only made 505 rwhp. That was with 3.2 pulley, 75 shot, longtubes, stage 2 patriot heads and stage 2 crower cams. Another buddy of mine with a 05 gt put a non intercooled vortech at 14 lbs of boost and longtube headers and made over 500 rwhp so the 3v heads must be doing something right.
Stealth, I did that exact thing on my last one. I jumped from stock with gears to the blower. After a year of 353 rwhp on 8 lbs of boost I bumped up to 12. After another year of that a friend of mine over reved it and burnt a valve. I built it all out after that and went to a 3.2 pulley and 75 shot with a stand alone fuel system for the nitrous. Even then the 2v only made 505 rwhp. That was with 3.2 pulley, 75 shot, longtubes, stage 2 patriot heads and stage 2 crower cams. Another buddy of mine with a 05 gt put a non intercooled vortech at 14 lbs of boost and longtube headers and made over 500 rwhp so the 3v heads must be doing something right.
03-23-2010, 10:49 PM
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I have read a lot about wheel hop yet I havent had any issues with it. I have made about 35 passes at the track. I bought my car used. Would it be obvious if the previous owner changed something when looking under it?
Is this a mod you can install in the driveway? Any specialized tools to do it?
Is this a mod you can install in the driveway? Any specialized tools to do it?
how bad wheel hop is partially depends on the amount of traction you have from your tires. the stickier the tires you have the less slip you'll get and the less hop you'll have. my car right now with stock 235's hops pretty bad. I'm going to get my new set of wheels and tires since that'll help the most, then I'll start upgrading the other parts.
03-23-2010, 11:15 PM
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808muscle, you can change the upper and lower control arms in your drive way. I didn't have too much trouble changing them on my 03. Just the exhaust in the way.
Stealth, I did that exact thing on my last one. I jumped from stock with gears to the blower. After a year of 353 rwhp on 8 lbs of boost I bumped up to 12. After another year of that a friend of mine over reved it and burnt a valve. I built it all out after that and went to a 3.2 pulley and 75 shot with a stand alone fuel system for the nitrous. Even then the 2v only made 505 rwhp. That was with 3.2 pulley, 75 shot, longtubes, stage 2 patriot heads and stage 2 crower cams. Another buddy of mine with a 05 gt put a non intercooled vortech at 14 lbs of boost and longtube headers and made over 500 rwhp so the 3v heads must be doing something right.
Stealth, I did that exact thing on my last one. I jumped from stock with gears to the blower. After a year of 353 rwhp on 8 lbs of boost I bumped up to 12. After another year of that a friend of mine over reved it and burnt a valve. I built it all out after that and went to a 3.2 pulley and 75 shot with a stand alone fuel system for the nitrous. Even then the 2v only made 505 rwhp. That was with 3.2 pulley, 75 shot, longtubes, stage 2 patriot heads and stage 2 crower cams. Another buddy of mine with a 05 gt put a non intercooled vortech at 14 lbs of boost and longtube headers and made over 500 rwhp so the 3v heads must be doing something right.
Why did you get rid of the 2v? Or do you still have it?? sounds pretty stout to me. Call me a ricer for it, but I totally would have put on a Cobra bodykit and called it a day with 505whp.
03-24-2010, 03:26 PM
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I sold it when my second baby was born. Forking out 800 a month on a baby sitter and the diapers and formula was too much. lol. Our oldest is starting school though and our explorer was beat so we picked the 08 up two weeks ago. The black 03 was stout though, it ran perfectly. Last pass made on the gas it ran a 6.88 1/8th mile and twisted both of the mosier axles. I sure miss it.