What's up everyone, I'm pretty new to the Mustang world and I just recently bought a V6 07 automatic. I was wondering what are the necessary steps to increase the h/p?

Since the V6 is only at 210 hp, I'm looking for a cheap but sufficient way to increase the hp to 250-300 without a supercharger...

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong thread...

 

You can't get to 300 without a supercharger. You can get about 25-30 hp out of a CAI and tune.

 

Thanks MrSandman... what kind of CAI do you suggest?

 

you can probably squeeze out 30 hp from CAI/Tune, anothe 15 hp (if lucky) from exhaust, 10 hp from underdrive pulley, system maybe 5 hp from headers, and about 10 from a shaker system (on dyno's the shaker may only give 1 or 2 hp gains but in order for it to work properly you need to ram air into it and can only do that when driving)

so all together and spending about 2 grand you could put out 280bhp im guessing.

 

or save the 2 grand and go S/C for 5 grand and put out 350hp!

 

Thanks Dennis! The help is very much appreciated!

 

When I first read this...I thought you meant the stereo system. [&:] Man do I feel dumb right now...hehehe [8D]

Uh...but on topic. I agree with Dennis. I'm doing everything in that post as soon as I get the cash. Good luck!

 

or if you still want significant power comparable to a GT, you can get a Vortech 8psi for about $3600 or less. not a bad deal.

 

You probably could do this without a super or turbocharger, just a lot of people don't know about it.Heads from supersix motorsports have been dyno'd giving 40rwhp gains=45flywheel hp that'll cost $2k plus a few hundread for install. Plus 30hp from a cai/tuner combo(SCT/an any tunable CAI is good)u could get for $600, probably less. That'd put u at 285hp flywheel. You can get about 10hp from an axle-back(high flow muffler) maybe JBA, Flowmaster, orMRT for $200 and u can put that on urself. That's 295hp there. So, about $3.2-$3.5k for 295HP! Pretty good and a lot more reliable than forced induction. If u want more:
-UDP-8rwhp $300 including new belt-installs easy
-Gears don't give hp, but make u rev quicker and a bit quicker-$200 install $200 but it's suggested to have a t-lok installed with them to have power to both rear wheels.add another $300. 4.10's would make u a half second quicker(=+25hp) if u don't have traction problems and 3.73's half of 4.10's.
-Lightweight Driveshaft-10rwhp and 30lbs off of car-$400 +$50-$100 for install.
-Dyno Tune-$200 for about 10-15hp after u've done a lo of mods
-Could have added a cam to theheads for another $600-$900 a couple hundreadfor install and that should be good for at least 25hp.
-U'll probably have traction issues after this so u might want to invest in good tires and/or suspension mods. Rear Lower Control Arms are suggested-$200 install another $100-$200.
Good Luck!

 

I was wrong on the heads from supersix, u can get them cheaper, $1.5k if u return ur core. So that would be 295HP for $2.7k-$3k. Good Luck!