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mustangmatthew

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1st of all i just wanted to ask what the best upgrades for a 98 V6 were. Not only that but what order to do these in. i was thinking about things like new plug wires, air intake, exhaust, short throw, new/upgraded heads. throttel body, injectors, suspenshion - springs, struts, sway bars ect. I dont know exactly what to get brands to get and the order. also if anyone has other sugestions on what to get that would be appericated. I live in cincinnati, OH - blueash, and if any one could help me out with a good mechanic that would be great.

 

tack

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I'd start with an exhaust, then maybe an ebay intake, I like mine, not sure if it helps performance much though.

 

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Best thing you can do to a 98 is the split port swap. It is expensive, and labor intensive, but by far the best gain. This is also a good basis for power adders later.
CHAZ

 

marvinmycat

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As a note, SSX's or RPM's port work will outflow 99+ stock split ports, so that would be a cheaper way to go on the heads.

 

Stangfanatic98

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Are you saying that getting port work done there will add more than ~40HP? Or just in the long run they will flow better?

 

marvinmycat

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You have to look into the total package, which for some could mean upper/lower intake proting, as well as head porting. Even with a new cm and roller rockers, you might see 40 more HP. The real advantage is when you throw in an SC where the port work will amplify the effectiveness of the SC.

Look at the numbers posted on Super Six Motorsports website to get an idea of the gains involved. Then head over to RPM's website to buy the stuff. I spoke to the owner last year, and he said he had done some R&D and can now get even more impressive numbers out of his portwork.

And yes, it will add HP/Tq. and flow better.

 

98CobraClone

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I've been quite impressed with true dual exhaust, then I put on a larger throttle body, then 11 pounds of boost. You'll never go wrong getting blown, haha

 

BABstangV6

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Gears, then nitrous

 

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MarvinMyCat said:

You have to look into the total package, which for some could mean upper/lower intake proting, as well as head porting. Even with a new cm and roller rockers, you might see 40 more HP. The real advantage is when you throw in an SC where the port work will amplify the effectiveness of the SC.

Look at the numbers posted on Super Six Motorsports website to get an idea of the gains involved. Then head over to RPM's website to buy the stuff. I spoke to the owner last year, and he said he had done some R&D and can now get even more impressive numbers out of his portwork.

And yes, it will add HP/Tq. and flow better.

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do you think rpm's stuff is just as good or better than SSX's? rpm is definitly cheaper but im a pretty firm believer in you get what you pay for. if rpm has equal or better stuff than SSX then that sounds like a plan to me.