4.0 V6 Performance Upgrades

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MY66PNY

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I always said I would be one to leave my Mustang stock besides adding dual exhaust. I just love the sound. Then I decided to go with a CAI (BBK from AM) and now I'm hooked. I'm looking for some new bolt on performance upgrades outside of a tune which is already in the works. All I have right now is the BBK CAI and MAC axle-back true duals. Any suggestions? Supercharger is out of the question for now.

 

echo7

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Maybe a new diff?

 

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That might be an option. I've seen threads that list gears, underdrive pulleys, cams and some others but I didn't know what would give me the most bang for the buck.

 

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If you don't already have an LSD (my v6 doesn't), then new gears would give you that, plus better off-the-line acceleration. An under drive pulley is common too, but haven't seen or heard of anything personally about it's power gains. Both aren't too expensive, but can take a little effort to do.

 

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Yeah, my v6 doesn't have the LSD either. I'm thinking about going with 4.10 gears. I'm just now starting to do the work and stuff to my own car. Would this be something that I can do myself or would it be better to have a professional install?

 

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You could do it yourself, but I personally would probably let a pro do it. Just to know it's done right and to make it easy for me. It's not a big job to pay someone to do.

 

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Awesome! Thanks for your help!