New to Mustangs and Need Help Upgrading It
10-08-2013, 07:39 PM
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Location: WI
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New to Mustangs and Need Help Upgrading It
Ok .. So I am really new to Car Upgrading. I can do the simple stuff when i comes to cars such as Maintenance. But when it comes to upgrading a car specifically my 2002 Ford Mustang GT Convertible w/ 4.6 L SOHC Engine.. I have no idea what im doing... And yes I do need help.. So with that being said I have a couple questions....First off I have added some "upgrades/modifications" to my car already and was wondering if I had to upgrade other things in my in order for the car to run like it should.. one of those modifications was a CAI by Tunable Inductions and a Pacifica X Pipe.. yes that is all i have done to my car .. which leads me to my second question.. Since i changed the stock Intake for a CAI do i need to change anything else to my car.. someone told me i had to change my injectors and spark plugs.. if so.. to what? I really am lost and need some help... same thing with the Pacifica X Pipe do i need to modify anything else to my car for it to work right..
P.S. I did remove the Converters when I got the X Pipe in place and my Check Engine stayed on for a while.. the light hasnt been going back on now for a while so now im starting to wonder if maybe the lack of the converters may have screwed over the O2 sensors on the pipe... I really need all the help i can get.. I
P.S. I did remove the Converters when I got the X Pipe in place and my Check Engine stayed on for a while.. the light hasnt been going back on now for a while so now im starting to wonder if maybe the lack of the converters may have screwed over the O2 sensors on the pipe... I really need all the help i can get.. I
10-09-2013, 05:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: NC
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Hey and welcome. My question is, after the CAI and X pipe was your car running rough, or by running "good" do you mean more HP? Those 2 upgrades are just bolt ons and are just what they mean, bolt on and go. The check engine light is going to be on, and is a simple fix. All you need is a tuner or code reader to reset the code that its throwing.
If you need any help on bolt on upgrades MCxQUBED made a good thread for beginners:
https://mustangforums.com/forum/4-6l...beginners.html
Welcome to the forum.
If you need any help on bolt on upgrades MCxQUBED made a good thread for beginners:
https://mustangforums.com/forum/4-6l...beginners.html
Welcome to the forum.
10-09-2013, 05:52 PM
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Most CAI's require the car to have its computer re tuned, because the air to fuel ratios are not right. Which is why you could be getting a check engine light, you could be running to rich or to lean. Which could cause harm if you let it go to long.....
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