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    What is the best CAI for V6

    Not worth it??!!! You get a piece of plastic, a filter, and another piece of plastic! If that's not worth 300 bucks I don't know what is. I mean *TWO* pieces of plastic!! That's a *deal*....
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    Another Upgrade coming / T-Lok Differential

    For those of you who have done this mod, what is the approximate labor cost involved? I live in NJ (duh) and wonder what a shop *should* be charging me for the install. Figure everything included (LSD + labor) and/or just the labor (for if I buy it myself). I want to have some information...
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    600 dollar budget.

    Red05V6stang, I agree with the advice specified above, i.e. SCT Xcal2 and/or Nitrous. The nitrous may be a bit over $600 ... but well worth it from what I've read. What I like about nitrous is that you can keep the engine basically "stock" for daily driving, thus enjoying the gas...
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    Few Questions

    Nightkids, You definitely want to go with the SCT Xcal2, as people mentioned. This is especially true for owners of the automatic trans. For around $400 you get a bunch of performance enhancements which include... 1) An immediate and *noticeable* gain in HP and Torque, even with the...
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    Tunes: Alternative Auto, Bamachips, Brenspeed?

    Scrming, Are you sure about the 87 octane tune's availability on Lidio's Xcal2's? I called Alternative Auto about a month ago and spoke with someone besides Lidio about there being an 87 octane tune included along with the 89 octane version which works so well for you. The dude I spoke...
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    Installed GT sway bars today

    Just out of curiosity, why would you want to remove the rollbar at the track? Rollbars (aka swaybars, stabilizer bars) only prevent the body from twisting (rolling) during a turn. They have *NO* effect on the suspension when both wheels move in the same direction. Thus, rollbars have no...
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    Installed GT sway bars today

    Installed my GT-spec, swaybars yesterday. Took about 1 hour for the rear and 30 min for the front, which isn't too bad considering I did it by myself, without any help. The stock (front) 28mm swaybar was replaced with a 34mm GT takeoff from Saleen. Price was $30, plus $16 shipping/handling...
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    Pics at Last!

    Excepcion13, Do you have any sort of lowering springs on your car? Your car seems to have a lot less space between the tire and wheel well than mine does (and a lot of other people's as well). Most V6 mustangs have a huge gap above the tires (especially the rear), but yours doesn't...
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    minor problem

    pony_grl, I used the top two holes (only) to mount the front plate and two diagonal holes to mount the rear (top-left, bottom-right). My car only came with 2 screws from the dealer, so this is all I used. I haven't had any problems yet after 4000 miles of driving and parking.
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    nitrous on v6

    Scrming, What brand of aftermarket springs did you install? 7/8 inch is exactly how much drop I want with my car (maybe a little more in the back...). Still, around 1 inch seems like a decent amount of drop w/o having to worry about bumpsteer, roll center changes, etc. Just an...
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    Another MPG Thread

    05V6inMD, Assuming you broke the car in properly (no constant-speed, constant rpm driving for the 1st 1000 miles), maybe the Xcal is reducing your mpg a bit. Funny, I thought the mpg would increase with a performance tune. To be fair, cruise control gives me about 28 mpg @ 70 mph ... I...
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    Another MPG Thread

    With 4000 miles on my car and having performed the manual-specified break in protocol, this is what I get. 18 mpg city 30 mpg highway @ 70mph 22 mpg overall (mostly local driving) I can get around 32 mpg on a flat highway with careful throttle control. This is with an auto. A stick...
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    1000 dallors of horsepower

    Pony package comes with 17x8" wheels (not 18"), plus the rear sway bar and larger front. Nothing from a HP standpoint. If you read all these threads, it seems like the best HP mods (bang for buck) proceeds as follows... 1) Nitrous (100+ HP for around $700) 2) SCT Xcal2 (more HP, no...
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    Price of V6

    Riggs, I live in Jersey too (go figure). The MSRP (sticker) on my car was around 24,700 w/ all the options (everything but ESAP, I loathe that big, cheesy Mustang stripe. Not a fan of the spoiler either). I paid 23,000 and managed to get the Sonic Blue before it was discontinued (whew!)...
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    New Dyno Sheet

    Great news scrming! Sounds like a bargain for $400. 6.34 seconds from 0 to 60 is *really* good. That's quite a bit faster than the 80's & 90's GTs could manage stock. Being able to spin the tires when people are watching is pretty cool too! (I may get one just to make some smoke in the...
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    New Dyno Sheet

    Scrming, Where did you buy your Xcal2 (i.e. who programmed your "tune")? An axle back exhaust usually doesn't do much, if anything, for the power (more of a sound/appearance mod). Thus, I think 99% of your gains are from the CAI and tune. 242HP/281Tq is great for such *relatively*...
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    New Dyno Sheet

    scrming, Is your Magnaflow exhaust a "cat-back" or "axle-back" design/version?
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    ? for 06 owners Re: Gas Cap and BP Branding

    351CJ, Where did you get this data from amigo? I was told that XOM was the largest oil company in the world. I went to the Exxon-Mobil and BP web sites and checked their assets under the financial information links. XOM claims 195.3 Billion in assets (exploration, production, refining...
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    New Dyno Sheet

    MSP, Where did you get the 30% loss value for automatic transmissions? I heard 15% for a manual trans and 18-20% for an automatic (good, modern one). Plus, if 30% loss were true, it means his 194 rwhp engine is making 277 HP & 321 ft/lbs at the crank! That seems like an awful lot of...
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    HELP! Where is my drain plug?

    I wasn't trying to give saltfli (or anyone else) a hard time, but why risk someone possibly giving you trouble if/when warranty repairs are required? Many dealers (insurance companies, etc) are real jerks and are always trying to weasel their way out of doing warranty (i.e. free) work. Not...
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