I just bought a 97 V-6 about 2 weeks ago. I'm a little new to the whole car scene, but I'd like to start working on some performance upgrades. What do you think I should start with?

 

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I think this is what you're looking for man. Usually, a CAI is the first mod people do. Cheap, sounds good, small gain.

 

You could start out with basic bolt ons but if you want a good increase in power you could do the split port swap. It will gain you an extra 50hp.

 

depends on your budget, tell us how much you wanna spend or afford and you will get some better opinions

 

I probably wouldn't want to spend more than $600 bucks or so for an individual modification (for the time being, obviously). But I've decided to buy a CAI, for budget and lack of experience. Other than that, what do you think for a few hundred dollars that I would need minimal equipment for?

 

Get exhaust and tuner. If you spend your money wisely you will have enough for both.... Worked for me

 

Yeah tuner and exhaust.

 

I'd def do a splitport swap. I can't imagine how slow it must be to have 50 less hp than when my car was stock.

 

My buddy had a 94 V6 Stang and he thought it was a totally different engine when he drove my 99. I drove his and it felt like a 88 Civic haha. Slow as ***** and no get and go.

 

+1

The junkyard where I live with sell 4.2L's with install for $1,200.... You could probably do that and that would be a hell of a first mod for your car!