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What are some good first mods for the 4.6l Mustangs. I heard an offroad X and Steeda Timing Adjuster really helps. I was going to pick up a Short Thorw anyways (looking at MGW) and I've also heard good things about JLT CAIs and 4:10s.
 

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Also, do GTs come with stock bolt in subframe connectors? My 2001 Bullitt has them and I wanted to know if that was normal.
 

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drew_shipley said:
What are some good first mods for the 4.6l Mustangs. I heard an offroad X and Steeda Timing Adjuster really helps. I was going to pick up a Short Thorw anyways (looking at MGW) and I've also heard good things about JLT CAIs and 4:10s.
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Good starting mods are an O/R H or X-pipe, short throw shifter, gears, TB and plenum, LT headers, any and all suspension.
 
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Skip the CAI. The gears and short throw, hell yeah

SFCs come stock on verts mainly. Most people say the stock SFCs are crap so you may think about upgrading them.

Be careful how much you mod a Bullitt, that is a fairly collectible car and will be worth far more stock.
 
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If you are doing gears and timing adjuster, I would recommend a handheld tuner. SCT and Predator are popular choices. I have a predator and it adjusted the speedo for my gears, you can adjust the timing with it, you can turn off the MIL that will come on with your O/R midpipe and there is some other cool stuff you can do.
Other than that, I agree with what you have listed. Just as long as you know, once you get started modding, there is no stopping.
 

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I say go with bang for the buck. Gears don't fear the gear got 4.10's lots of fun. Timing adjuster will be on by this weekend, wasn't alot of bang for the buck but now I got a bunch of people wanting a shot n/a style soo. Exhaust OR pipes are nice best advice try and find a sound you like and get that. Also I personally not a huge fan of tuners early off but if your doing gears, TA, O/R, and other things new prices I think it is way cheaper.
 

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Kilgore Trout said:
Skip the CAI. The gears and short throw, hell yeah

SFCs come stock on verts mainly. Most people say the stock SFCs are crap so you may think about upgrading them.

Be careful how much you mod a Bullitt, that is a fairly collectible car and will be worth far more stock.
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Yeah I don't want to mod it too much, just a bit to get a little more kick out of it. Is a drop in K&N the general rule of thumb on induction?
 

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What results will I see with a tuner? I really don't want to put premium in my car and I know some tunes require this. Could I still see good gains without upping the octane?
 
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I think you could retard the timing with the predator tune and avoid premium gas, but that would probably take out some or most of the performance gain from it. You listed a timing adjuster in your original post and you do know that if you use that you will have to run premium also. That's the reason I said to try a tuner was because it will help with some of the mods you have listed, gears for speedo, O/R mid pipe-turns off MIL's, and replaces the need for a timing adjuster.
 

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Alright so is the tuner of choice the Xcal 2? I know it was when I on V6s when I owned one.
 
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