Gears are in !!!

[vladasap]

I just got my 4.10's installed in MustangMagic in Long Island and the car feels 410times better ....
If anyones thinking about getting gears I say 4.10s all the way you WILL NOT regret it
**in a quarter mile i shaved off .7 in comparison to my stock 2.73 on my 95GT =) **
BIG DILEMMA - what should i do next??? so far i have done the following - short shifter, 4.10 gears, CAI, headers, exhaust, pullies....
should i go with a cobra upper mani? Lower? im clueless as to what would be the biggest gain after this but i want more

 

[20new5.0]

Even if you put a Cobra intake (upper and lower) on, it wont give you a big difference unless you go all the way with an H/C/I setup which can be pricey to do all at once. The reason why is that with the bigger intake you'll be flowing more air but still hitting a bottleneck with the stock heads. With the introduction of more air without an equivalent amount of fuel you will be actually thinning out the mixture possibly causing less power overall.

Question! Do you have a 5 speed or an auto? If you have an auto you can try chipping the computer which will give you a small increase in power but it will also change the shift points (more aggressive) which will be the biggest difference.

If you have a 5 speed I can’t think of anything off the top off my head that would give you a noticeable HP increase from a single part. Maybe a MSD box? I'm looking into putting one in on my car. I don’t know how much of a HP increase it will give you but it's a good idea to have one, helps your car burn cleaner.


Hope this helps!

 

[Therian]

For the sake of having fun...I'm going to have to disagree with the above

I think a good upper and lower is your next best mod. Sure the heads are restrictive, but they're definitely less restrictive than the intake. You certainly will not lose any horsepower by going to a new upper and lower intake. Cobra, GT40, and Edelbrock Performer are all good choices.

Then once you have more money, you can add heads and a cam and you'll be safely around 270 RWHP. If you want to push it further, add TB, MAF, Injectors, and of course, a tune.

 

[gcomfx.com]

He has a short shifter, so I would say he has a 5-speed.

I agree.. the intake made a difference on my car. Moved my power band up.

 

[ProKiller]

some seat of the pants difference could be from adding some suspension parts, like control arms or lowering springs.

 

[20new5.0]

He has a short shifter, so I would say he has a 5-speed.

I agree.. the intake made a difference on my car. Moved my power band up.

I missed the short shifter part! lol.

I'm only talking from my personal experience. I was pretty much in the same situation and I put an edlebrook intake on mine, it did seem to move the power band up, maybe a little more power on the top end but nothing really noticable on day to day driving. I'm just waiting for the cash flow to get some AFR 165's and an B303 cam. That's were the real power increase is!

 

[94gts]

spray that bitch!


and where you from, MM did my gears too

 

[zZsKyZz]

100 Shot of Dry nitrous

Go with zex.. I've had NOS and zex, so far ZEX is far better.

 

[gcomfx.com]

I missed the short shifter part! lol.

I'm only talking from my personal experience. I was pretty much in the same situation and I put an edlebrook intake on mine, it did seem to move the power band up, maybe a little more power on the top end but nothing really noticable on day to day driving. I'm just waiting for the cash flow to get some AFR 165's and an B303 cam. That's were the real power increase is!

Correct.... he's already done the best bang for the buck other than juice. So he shouldn't expect the same seat of the pants jump as the gears.

Zex was my biggest gain. But alas I keep having to refill that dang bottle.

 

[Adam95GT]

i say get the zex and an explorer manifold cheap... then you have a win win situation my friend

 

[drakesdad]

spray that bitch!


and where you from, MM did my gears too

.....................you have a way with words.........

 

[vladasap]

thank you guys for the responses but .... i have no idea what im goin to do next
im from nyc btw and i was wondering how much would heads cost with an install (gt40) and where if anyone knows anythin around NY
thanks guys =)

 

[vladasap]

BTW a bigger MAF would increase performance on its own or only after i get a bigger TB or mani????

 

[Zero Signal]

I say either NO2 or rear suspension upgrades. With some more traction you'll feel even more power and it will launch much better.

 

[Therian]

BTW a bigger MAF would increase performance on its own or only after i get a bigger TB or mani????

There's generally no need to play with either, until you step up to an H/C/I.

Even with a mild GT40 combo, it isn't *neccessary* to change the TB/MAF/Injectors

another note: a new MAF almost always requires new injectors (mostly because you're not going to need to go to a higher MAF until you need to add more fuel...also remember that a MAF has to be calibrated to the injectors that are being used)