4.6L MODS?

DAKDOG99

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O.K. i have finally got away from those 5.0l mustangs and bought a 4.6l. I need a list of the most bang for the buck mods so I know where to start. I already have a upr big mouth filter and I will be adding a mac pro chamber. What should I do next? Is there a way to delete the egr valve? Thanks, Brian.

 

speedfreak98r

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If you ask me:
Long tubes, gears (at least 3.73), mid-pipe, and tuners are all pretty good mods.

Upper plenum/throttle body won't do much for you until you get some sort of power adder, or freer breathing heads.

Also, a set of cams would add some nice power, but they can be rather expensive for the resulting power.

 

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DAKDOG99 said:

O.K. i have finally got away from those 5.0l mustangs and bought a 4.6l. I need a list of the most bang for the buck mods so I know where to start. I already have a upr big mouth filter and I will be adding a mac pro chamber. What should I do next? Is there a way to delete the egr valve? Thanks, Brian.

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4.6 power :SNSign: What year car do you have? If you have a 96-98, a pi intake/head swap will net you some serious horsepower for $1000-$1500.

 

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i wouldve stayed with the 5.0. faster, easier, cheaper.

btw theres no gain from a egr delete, just leave it alone.

id just get the normal gears and boltons unless you ever plan on going FI.

 

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gears, LTs, cams, shifter, midpipe, catback of choice, suspension mods.

Other than that, keep saving for a blower or nitrous unless you like spending mucho money for little gains.

 

DAKDOG99

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The car is a 2004 gt. I'm thinking of a zex wet kit for the future.

 

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Are the claims of horsepower gains from the cam swap true? Some of these cam's are claiming upwards of 100 hp.

 

speedfreak98r

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DAKDOG99 said:

Are the claims of horsepower gains from the cam swap true? Some of these cam's are claiming upwards of 100 hp.

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You won't get 100hp from a cam swap alone. Since you're planning on nitrous in the future, I'd get some VT stage 2 cams, and upgrade your valve springs.

 

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Stage 2 patriot heads and vt stage 2 cams for the nos, and 4:10s will do nicely

 

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100hp? Not unles you have some power adder to go with it and a good tune

 

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DAKDOG99 said:

Are the claims of horsepower gains from the cam swap true? Some of these cam's are claiming upwards of 100 hp.

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no. you wont even get that out of Stage 2 heads and cams in a nutshell, our 2Vs dont gain much unless you add a blower or nitrous.

cams are good for ~25rwhp.

 

DAKDOG99

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Thanks for the help.