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89OctaneStang

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For starters, Hello to all the Mustang enthusiasts out there. My name is Brian and I am Active Duty Military. I am from Ohio and currently stationed in Washington. I have been on 2 overseas deployments to Iraq, neither good nor bad. When returning from my last deployment I decided I wanted to buy a Mustang to play with. I purchased it from a guy in Michigan and here is the following mods he already accomplished before selling.... Ford E303 cam, bored .30, ported and polished heads, X-pipe with flows, rebuilt original transmission and engine with approx 7500 miles, 3.73 rear end, B&M shift kit, no smog kit/ac/heat, and 75 shot NOS. Since I have had it I have done only the following.... new 245/45/15 rubber, new performance shocks and struts, gel cell battery, MSD, some cosmetics, and currently in progress of rewiring the NOS because the original owner bypassed a specific harness and I would rather it be done right. My current very near future goals for upgrades are.... re-wiring of course, B&M Holeshot (not sure which one has proven more successful with others with the same current mods, 2500/3000??) and a K&N cold air intake. Winter goals are to upgrade my MAF, throttle body and some engine compartment show modifications. If I can budget myself good enough I'd also like to upgrade the upper intake, plenum, etc....

Any suggestions from anyone that has the same style that have proven to work the best with little to no complicatoins?

I plan to keep this car as much as possible street but I really love the track. Unfortunately, naturally aspirated, this car only ran 15.003 @ 93 MPH with a 60 ft time of 2.27s last week as it sits

Thanks,
Brian
 

Metalcop

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5 lug conversion with better brakes would one of the next logical mods. Everybody does it backwards (myself included) make the car go like hell, then worry about getting it to stop. I would recommend the 5 lug conversion with big brakes FRP Cobra Kit or Baer M2300K Killer kit, then add some cool wheels. How about a 3-core radiator, and a Cobra grille insert for cooling purposes? Then I would do a HCI package, like Trickflow or Holley Systemax or a 9lb Vortech Supercharger. Just a couple of thoughts...
 

Flavadave4

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Welcome aboard.

The times and trap speeds seem low but you may just need some driving practice.

Metalcop's advise is good stuff....I guess it depends on what you want out of the car and how fast you can afford to go.
 

Hizzle

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Welcome. I just got back from the sandbox myself and bought a 'Stang. It all depends on how much you want to spend. I picked up an aluminum driveshaft for $200 and was a very good investment. I think they are about 225-250. Sounds like exhaust is done. A Holley Systemax intake would be an awesome upgrade along with doing a CAI with a new MAF. Go with the fenderwell kit. But again, it all comes down to what you want to spend. What MSD stuff didyou go with? Did you go distributor, coil, etc... I'm running the 6AL, Blaster2 coil, and probillet distributor and like the setup.
 
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