Whats first?
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CobraRed_96_GT
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gears for best performance for the buck
exhaust for best audio for the buck
and nitrous/forced induction for best power per buck
exhaust for best audio for the buck
and nitrous/forced induction for best power per buck
fobra559
At least it's more erect and not floppy anymore.
Well said my good man.
I agree. The V8 provably has a good amount of power for you to drive every day. I would start with mods that make the car more driveable. A GOOD shifter is worth every cent. Brake upgrades, gears and suspension are a great place to start. Exhaust is good too but for the love of God don't just weld in a set of aftermarket mufflers and sweet Jesus stay away from Flowmasters. Get yourself a mandril bent full exhaust setup and you will be happy with it. On the expensive side there is always an Anderson computer unit followed by a full dyno tune.
3.55s and up are all better gears than the stock 2.73s. They are really high. Subframe connectors are a good mod and maybe go with a JLT air intake system they are really nice but I think they may only give you 5-10 HP. You could also do some Steeda Underdrive pulleys they are the best out there I think they are a good 10 HP gain.
96GTstang46
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If you have a 97, you might have 3.27 gears, but think of all the plans you wanna have with the car for as long as you own it.
I would say head swap, gears, subframes and good tires.........
I would say head swap, gears, subframes and good tires.........
3.73's are fine for your car. 96-98 gt's have NPI heads, cams, and intake, the powerband is very short, so you dont need anymore gear than a 3.73.
BTW, take it to the track, street racing is for losers.
BTW, take it to the track, street racing is for losers.
If you wana start with doing subframe connectors get some Maximum Motorsport full length ones. A nice set of adjustable shocks/struts would be great for you because you wana drive it hard but have a comfortable ride for day to day driving. Some Maximum Motorsport camber caster plates are never a bad idea. A set of Ford motorsport "C" springs would be good too unless you only wana drag race it. I think the "B" springs are for drag race but I can't remember.
Do you wana drag or play in the twisties.
Do you wana drag or play in the twisties.
A PI head and intake swap is best, and other mods will be noticed more with the head swap done first. If you don't have that kind of time and cash, I would throw gears in that car. 3.73 or 4.10 would be great. There is only a 200RPM difference, so don't sweat that.
I had two identical Cobras, same mods, driven by me.
The one with 3.73's went 13.99@102MPH.
The other with 4.10's went 13.54@106MPH.
Those times speak for themselves. Same cost. Same labor charge.
I had two identical Cobras, same mods, driven by me.
The one with 3.73's went 13.99@102MPH.
The other with 4.10's went 13.54@106MPH.
Those times speak for themselves. Same cost. Same labor charge.
Twista
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Whatever you do. Dont street race against any cars right now. unless its some old pos Civic that you know is slow as rocks. These nonpi stock 96-98 gts are slow compared to the cars out there right now.
Take it to track also if u need to race.
