V6 (1994-2004) Mustangs Technical discussions on the 3.8L and 3.9L V6 torque monsters

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Old 11-02-2010, 08:38 PM
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haha 1st gear is kind of useless with manuals, at least with mine anyway, i usually start in 2nd cuz 1st doesnt realy do much good, what kind of custom exhaust did you get on it? like what kind of headers and mufflers and the like
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Old 11-03-2010, 11:33 AM
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you got gears?
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Old 11-03-2010, 12:25 PM
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no mine are stock gears, thats the funny thing, my whole car (as of now until I can scrape up the money for exhaust tune cai etc.) is bone stock except for the rear tires which are meats, and 1st gear is fairly useless haha
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Old 11-03-2010, 12:51 PM
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3.73s for a 5 speed are perfect! I just did mine not to long ago and they helped with off the line, pull, but I still had use of first gear.

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Old 11-03-2010, 03:37 PM
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ic well i mean 1st is pretty useless for just daily driving use, when im racing then i use it though, but maybe ill try 3.73s and see if i like them, right now im ok with my get up and go cuz most of the cars around here arent much better then my v6 even though its realy crappy but ill try 3.73s
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Old 11-03-2010, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 03shadow
why spacers? just looking to make it look more aggressive or something?
The spacers make it look more aggressive somewhat, but i think the big advantage of spacers is to make up for lowering the car. What i mean is, when you lower the car, the tiny tires don't fill up the nasty gap between the tires and the fender (laterally). With spacers, it almost makes the tires and fender flush.
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Old 11-03-2010, 09:17 PM
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I loved 4.10s in my 5 speed and used first all the time. Idk what ya'll are talking about, lol
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Old 11-03-2010, 11:11 PM
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lulz, thats with 4.10s though

p.s. i read the mods you have in your sig and it sounds alot like what id like to do with mine, do you have any tips or anything that would make the transitions smoother? you can pm me if you dont want to be off topic, the main thing im focused on next is exhaust, gonna upgrade to dual XD
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Old 11-03-2010, 11:26 PM
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Do all the exhaust at the same time. Do it right the first time around. Long tubes, either OR/H pipe or divorced like my setup. Chambered mufflers and you're good. Keep in mind you're going to need a tune for anything else, really. Cam, gears, and even with LTs you should get a tuner.
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Old 11-03-2010, 11:55 PM
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Gotta say, 3.73's and a tune did wonders for my manual. If I had an auto, I would absolutely get the 4.10's though. There aren't many negatives to the 4.10, so long as it's on an auto. Make sure you get a tuner though, even if you don't get the gears. I went without until last month, but once I tuned my car, it actually became fun.
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