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Absoulute First 5 Foxbody Mods

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hoopty5.0

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90lxwhite said:
If you could place a monitory value on keeping up w modern cars what would it be?
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eeeaaasy $5k
 

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W out labor
 

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A5literMan said:
Wow now all I need is the wing,head/tail lights and 2nd bottle
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youre getting close
 

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stykthyn said:
youre getting close
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Well I already have the e cammaybe switch to the b and gain a whole second!?!
 

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FWIW, I ran a stock '86 alternator for yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeears with under drive pulleys and an e-fan. I'm still not convinced that the 130A upgrade did jack for me. Some part of me wants to believe that people with other wiring/electrical problems want to blame the small stock alt for their troubles, when really it's not at fault whatsoever.
 

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4 wheel disk brakes with braded lines
Lower control arms
Lowering springs
Subframes
Shocks/struts C/C plates
 

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NIKwoaC said:
FWIW, I ran a stock '86 alternator for yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeears with under drive pulleys and an e-fan. I'm still not convinced that the 130A upgrade did jack for me. Some part of me wants to believe that people with other wiring/electrical problems want to blame the small stock alt for their troubles, when really it's not at fault whatsoever.
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My fox came w pulleys, lights were dim so I put a 95 amp on and it helped
 

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Grabbin' Asphalt said:
title says "Absolute First 5" - this is my cheapo route
  1. Steeda Tri-Ax shifter lever - love the shift angle
  2. Gears
  3. Larger mass air meter and cai
  4. 130 amp
  5. Electric fan
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absolute fail

that's 6
 
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madspeed said:
absolute fail

that's 6
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then dont look at mine hahahaha
 

FastDriver

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From the "Common threads thread":

What are the best "beginning" mods?

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/813753-noob-5-0-mustangs-buying-one-best-mods-what-look.html

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/806087-best-foxbody-mods.html
 

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madspeed said:
In your case, I'd do:

1. Subframe connectors
2. Torque Boxes
3. Control Arms
4. Anderson Powerpipe for the Vortech
5. Larger MAF

What injectors are you running and what MAF? How tuned?
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Stock injectors. MAF I believe is a 70 or 80 something? Why do you ask those questions. Will the power pipe require a tune?
 

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90lxwhite said:
W those pulleys better add a better alt
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These days I agree. But, We didn't know that back in those days. We learned as we went along.LOL
 

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89SSC18 said:
These days I agree. But, We didn't know that back in those days. We learned as we went along.LOL
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Yeah I remember when I was a young buck and they 1st came on the market they were marketing them as like 20 horse gain or some crap. Hell, k&n was claiming 25. If you notice now k&n doesn't mention any power gain on their commercials now only that they are better for the environment than throwing away paper filters
 

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90lxwhite said:
Yeah I remember when I was a young buck and they 1st came on the market they were marketing them as like 20 horse gain or some crap. Hell, k&n was claiming 25. If you notice now k&n doesn't mention any power gain on their commercials now only that they are better for the environment than throwing away paper filters
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You mean we can't add up all the HP claimed in those bolt ons?

20 for pulleys
25 for K&N
20 for throttle body
25 for headers
20 for a CAI

I can't believe they would LIE about that in those Mustang rags... then again they are 50% shiny ads for those parts aren't they.

By the way... how much HP do the bullit door pins and white face gauges add?
 

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FastDriver said:
From the "Common threads thread":

What are the best "beginning" mods?

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/813753-noob-5-0-mustangs-buying-one-best-mods-what-look.html

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/806087-best-foxbody-mods.html
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I was wondering how long this thread was going to go before someone mentioned the common questions thread.
 

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hoopty5.0 said:
I was wondering how long this thread was going to go before someone mentioned the common questions thread.
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I was wondering how long it would get before someone would complain that this has been covered a million times. And to that I'll give my usual reply: man, I sure wish they'd quit playing the same ole songs on the classic rock station...
 

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I wasn't complaining, just referring.
 

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I wasn't complaining, just referring.
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Just seems easier to whoever to click on an existing thread instead of taking the time to create a new thread and wait for my (or whoever) smartash response directing them to the "already asked that yesterday" section of the forum. But hey, there's always more ways to invent a wheel, right?
 

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In that case, first 5 "must have" mods:

1. Billet aluminum seats
2. plexiglass windows
3. Mini-tub
4. flux-capacitor
5. can of "whoop-ass" under the hood

I've linked all of the above for easy reference.
 
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