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How much do you guys estimate I will gain?

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Old 12-27-2010, 05:15 PM
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even with FI you will have the restrictions. but trust me having more power than a standard non-Terminator Cobra and walking ******** in 05 GTs is fun
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Old 12-27-2010, 05:19 PM
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Uhmmmm I dunno about what he said about the Mach 1.

Here are some flow specs to look at.

http://www.accufabracing.com/Flow%20Data.htm
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Old 12-27-2010, 11:26 PM
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I have not changed out the gears yet. I guess I'll do the UDP's next. I was looking at a bunch of different kits but have no idea which to go with. Saw some ranging from $190 to $350. Anybody have any suggestions and reasoning why those? Budget doesn't matter on these.(and no I'm not going to skip that and get the m112...not yet at least)

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Old 12-28-2010, 06:18 AM
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If you ever want to do a supercharger, skip the UDP - you'll only go back to a stock crank pulley later.

Save for some real power instead of trying to squeeze out 4-6hp a couple hundred at a time.
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Old 12-28-2010, 10:33 AM
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go with some 4.10 or 3.73 gears with a new diff. huge difference. you don't get any power but it's the best thing you can do for under $1000
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Old 12-29-2010, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jthorn9
+1....the throttle body will be a 100% waste. Get a vortech or do the M-112 conversion and get some real bang for the buck.
I just swapped the stocker for a 70 mm accufab and I ground out the stock plenum. The throttle response is definitely measurable as far my butt dyno goes and revs quite a bit quicker from 3000 rpms to red line. I won't say I gained any real power but it sure is more responsive
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Old 12-29-2010, 02:47 AM
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And I bought 3.90 gears yet to be installed but if you wand any real performance 3.73s are minimum
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Old 12-29-2010, 08:33 AM
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OK, not the one I was looking for but here is a side by side comparison of power added by mods on a new 5.0. Notice that there isn't a lot of power made from the throttle body, and that's not just the TB, that's power for both a larger Tb and upper plenum. A lot of this "power" and "throttle response" is in your head, 1-3 hp isn't noticible, if you want to notice a huge power difference from a real mod, come to my house, I'll take you on a run in my Cobra then take you on a run in my 5.0, you'll notice a real difference in power and throttle response there. 5.0 will spank my Cobra all day long.

http://50mustangsuperfords.automotiv...dyno-test.html

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Old 12-29-2010, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by everett
And I bought 3.90 gears yet to be installed but if you wand any real performance 3.73s are minimum
i have 3.55s and my car has plenty go before boost
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Old 12-29-2010, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by everett
And I bought 3.90 gears yet to be installed but if you wand any real performance 3.73s are minimum
I have 3.55s also.... And I have some "real performance".
My black car has 3.42s and it would walk you in reverse

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