Bought an 04 Today!

[Kilgore Trout]

There is extremely little free power on a 99-04 GT. The factory squeezes it all out in stock configuration.

Best first mods would be catback, shifter, sct livewire with custom tune, gears.

 

[astronut1885]

Well, I got it home today, and right away threw my 18"s and a shorty shifter handle on it. I have to say, I am very impressed with the car, the ride is awesome, the power is surprisingly good for a stock mustang, and the looks are just damn sexy lol. I can't wait to see what it feels like with gears in it, among other things.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Just an fyi the 18" bullits off a 06 GT are the wrong offset for your 04.

DSG is the best mustang color ever, I miss that color.

 

[GettinThere]

Also, I put together an extensive wishlist of mods last night. Here's what I'm thinking: BBK ceramic LT headers, BBK catted Xpipe, MAC flowpath catback (have it on my 87, love the sound), FRPP U/D pullies, shytloads of billet bits for the interior and under the hood, Tri-Ax shifter, 98-04 Maximum Motorsports chassis brace package, 02-04 C&L MAF 85mm kit with inlet tube, Professional Products 75MM TB and upper plenum, Tokicko Illuminas, a FRPP tach driver, UPR monster tach bracket, Mach 1 chin spoiler and grille delete, quicklift elite hood supports, and stainless steel bumper inserts.

Nice list, but a couple of points for your consideration: If you must get pullies, get Steeda or some other good quality Non-piggyback type. You may be able to save a few bucks by skipping the MM chassis brace package and only getting the MM full length subframe connectors (I'm not saying the package is a waste, just maybe a little overkill). Save some more bucks by skipping the maf and tube.

There is extremely little free power on a 99-04 GT. The factory squeezes it all out in stock configuration.

Best first mods would be catback, shifter, sct livewire with custom tune, gears.

+1 but imho, in order: shifter, gears, sct xcal2, catback.

 

[astronut1885]

Pics will have to wait till tomorrow, I'm on my way to have my Kenwood CD deck and Infinity Subwoofer installed.

04DSGGT- I know they are, I'm running some slimline wheel spacers to make it work, had 'em on my 87 with SN95 brakes for months with no issues. I just wish the wheels were wider, but I'll just have to move to some DD wheels in the future...

 

['13_ImpactBlue_GT]

Nice choice on the color , just how light are those wheels?

 

[astronut1885]

Not so light lol, I noticed a good difference between the stockers and the 18"s...

On another note, Circuit City did a fantastic job swapping over my infinity, kenwood deck, and kenwood speakers. My car has awesome sound now, all professionally installed.

 

[astronut1885]

Is there an air silencer or something in the fender that I should get rid of? I catch the occasional reference in these 4.6 forums, and I know it was a thing to do on the 302s, so can someone fill me in.

Also---I just heard clips of an SLP catback on a stock midpipe and headers, and all I can say is