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01 v6 mustang hp gains

Old 01-30-2012, 10:50 AM
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It varies wildly depending on the setup, but on average look for a 4-7 rwhp gain.
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Old 01-30-2012, 10:51 AM
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Ugh, im gonna have to upload it from my laptop, my phone keeps kicking itself out of the youtube upload for somereason
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Old 01-30-2012, 02:20 PM
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thanks guys. would a 3.8l engine handle 4.10 gears in the back ok? do you no?
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Old 02-01-2012, 03:28 PM
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honestly, i wouldnt put gears on a v6. yea you will get up to speed faster but it will cut down your max speed a good bit.
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Old 02-02-2012, 07:18 AM
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Your max speed will not see much effect and who cares, the fastest you should legally drive is 70 mph. Most tires aren't even rated to go much over 100 and the V6 is speed limited to 112 mph anyways.
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Old 02-02-2012, 08:23 PM
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so would it be able to handle it or no?
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Old 02-02-2012, 09:04 PM
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Handle, yes...it can handle any gears you throw at it, your transmission on the other hand depends on how you shift
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Old 02-03-2012, 05:59 PM
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alright. what turbo wise. if i could even get the money. is it worth it? and where can i get a good one for a good price? because id like to get a turbo but i dont no much about them besides its just forcing air right into the manifold.
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Old 02-03-2012, 11:20 PM
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If you do a turbo then wait on the exhaust, I had long tubes high flow catted H and a 2.5" cat back, did a full tune up, and a used cai and I knocked over a second off my quarter mile time and added almost 4 mph to my trap speed. My manifolds were junk so rather the. Replace them I did the lts tho, most bolt on cars really don't need Long tubes.
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Old 02-05-2012, 02:36 PM
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that is beautiful franchi
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