Next mod???
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 154
From: Virginia
Im not a huge fan of the bullets but you happen to have my favorite exterior color combo and i think it looks great. IMO no need for wheels or a drop what so ever.
You just have to decide what you eventually want out of your car. If you want more power, save up for that blower.
You just have to decide what you eventually want out of your car. If you want more power, save up for that blower.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,674
From: Orlando, FL
Hmmm so it sounds like you want a performance mod, nothing visual...
Well this is what you've got from what I understand:
3.73s (on the stock 7.5" I assume)
Tune and intake
All on an 05 automatic. Just trying to consolidate info for other readers.
I'm assuming that when you bought the 3.73s that you also bought the t-loc. Might as well since that pumpkin was open to begin with.
From there, you can buy longtubes- don't know where to get 'em and have heard they might not sound the best, but it'll net you some ponies.
Aluminum driveshaft? Less rotating inertia
Other various weight reductions (do you need that back seat and spare?)
UDPs if you aren't going FI anytime soon
Suspension goodies- LCAs, sway bars etc
Wider rear tires if not drags or street drags- help put the power to the pavement
Maybe even a torque converter?
Past that I've got nothing. From the sounds of it you want a streetable car and maybe take it to the track once every couple of months. Depending on your budget, you may just want to save up for a vortech/procharger/x-charger.
Well this is what you've got from what I understand:
3.73s (on the stock 7.5" I assume)
Tune and intake
All on an 05 automatic. Just trying to consolidate info for other readers.
I'm assuming that when you bought the 3.73s that you also bought the t-loc. Might as well since that pumpkin was open to begin with.
From there, you can buy longtubes- don't know where to get 'em and have heard they might not sound the best, but it'll net you some ponies.
Aluminum driveshaft? Less rotating inertia
Other various weight reductions (do you need that back seat and spare?)
UDPs if you aren't going FI anytime soon
Suspension goodies- LCAs, sway bars etc
Wider rear tires if not drags or street drags- help put the power to the pavement
Maybe even a torque converter?
Past that I've got nothing. From the sounds of it you want a streetable car and maybe take it to the track once every couple of months. Depending on your budget, you may just want to save up for a vortech/procharger/x-charger.
Last edited by MadStang40; Nov 9, 2011 at 04:12 PM.
1st Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 68
From: Iowa
Not sure where to go now without supercharge or nitrous ,
I got a bbk x pipe to dual gt's bren speed tune ( best mod byfar) cold air intake..
And now I'm stuck on performance mods. I was thing shorty headers but I keep reading that they are useless. Under drive pulleys are hard to find, any suggestions,
I got a bbk x pipe to dual gt's bren speed tune ( best mod byfar) cold air intake..
And now I'm stuck on performance mods. I was thing shorty headers but I keep reading that they are useless. Under drive pulleys are hard to find, any suggestions,
You could easily spend north of 10k if you start getting serious on engine mods. And then what do you have? The 4.0 was not built for high performance purposes (forged pistons, rods).
Once you start it is toough to stop because of the logic. You add a blower - now need suspension to plant it, dual fan heat exchanger tp keep it cool, gauages to monitor afr, better rubber, new wheels to accomodate wider tires, etc,,
If you are just itching to do something--- sway bars and lowering springs with adjustable tokico d -specs are a good investment. You can set the ride from full luxury to go kart and the car will handle 10x better than stock. Ball park to do this would be around $1200-1500.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 718
From: West Virginia
You could do what I did just make it look fast like the guys said the 4.0 wasn't made to win races but I get compiments on mine daily don't get me wrong I've caught the mod bug too as far as appearence goes I'm about done gonna get some leather takeoff seat covers and some deep dish chrome bullitts when budget allows as far as performance mods my wishlist is short new suspension and a cai and tuner combo anything more than that for me would be a waste of money I don't want to race anyone if I did I would have got the GT to begin with.