I am in a 3.8l v6 97 stang I already have a k&n air filter, Flowmaster II dual exhaust, and soon getting some new rims (size to be determined). I want to know where to go next for under $800.

 

Lets see where to start...there are a lot you can do for under $800:

Underdrive pulleys........................................... .......$120-$150
rear-end gear (auto=4.10/manual=3.73).................$120-$150
H-pipe or custom X-pipe.........................................$150-$400
Headers (I recommend Long Tube)......................... $200-$400
Short throw shifter........................................... ......$120-$200
Computer Chip.............................................. ........$250-$300
Mass Airflow Sensor............................................ ....?????
Heads and Intake Manifold.......................................??? ??

Those are just some things that cost under $800 that I could think of real quick as for which one to get first I recommend the Rear-end Gear, Pulleys, and finish off your Exhuast (midpipe and headers).

 

I knew I was gonna finish off the exhaust very soon. So I will go with a pulley, then get a chip to get back some of the loss in mpg.

 

what is your goal for the car? Do you plan to do a lot to it? How much HP are you aimming for?

 

I want to hit high 2's possibly low 3's in about a year or so.

 

You know if you want to do it the quick way you can just drop in a supercharger, won't have to do anything else to it. Or you can get yourself a Super Six Motor Sports HiPo Power Pak, check it out.

SuperSixMotorSports

 

Would I get any less or more results from the charge with the extra ups. Could I possibly ruin it. (I have previously thought of a Vortech Charge)

 

No the more stuff you do to it before the supercharger the better, check out the link I put in my previous post. If you add that power pak and then supercharge it, you will be in the mid 300's. You can actually buy their stage 4 kit that comes with a vortech SC.

 

Alright I will buy everything you listed previously, then I will look deeper into the charge. Although it might take more than a year to get the charge in my beast. I got college comin up soon.

 

Did u check out the super six motor sports web site? Also make sure you look at some of the past post in the V6 section of this site, you will find a lot of great information, we have a had A LOT of post on this very subject.