Hi,
Relatively new to the boards and I live in good ole' Saint Helens, OR. Thought I might stop by and introduce myself to yawl.
I have a 1999 GT and I'm itching to finally mod her out after nearly 5 years and 48K of miles of road behind us stock. I'm still debating whether to get the new 05' or wait a year and see what Ford does with the SVT and Mach 1 line ala "Cammer 5.0" engine. I think I will wait for that wee beastie to get inside.
In the mean time until the "Cammer" appears I will persevere to mod my 5 years young 99 GT.
Ok so far I have purchased the Diablo Sport Tuner and put in the default tune.
Purchased a Mac CAI and will be putting that in this week. (Wish that the intake tube was ceramic grrrrrrr)
Next purchase plan:
• Dragon – Plenum
• BBK or Accufab 75mm throttle body
• Under Drive Pulleys – Steeda
I want to stay normally aspirated (NA) but I realize it’s going to be killa expensive to port and polish my stock PI heads meaning labor is going to be fierce. I heard one quote that said 4K for labor on that job. Good LORD! A freaking new engine is cheaper then that!
Goal:
• Reach 300rwhp
• Trash the stock WRX’s and Lancer EVO’s out there
Help:
I need any help or hints on finding a fantastic shop to do work that I can’t do. I can do most simple stuff pulleys bolt-ons etc…but I’m a novice and may need some mentoring. I would really like to sign up at a local automotive college to get some real hands on. I’m a computer programmer by trade so getting back to manual work is extremely satisfying for me.
I will send pic’s of the little lady when I figure out how to upload on this forum.
Thank you all for your time reading my intro.
Sincerely,
Eric Cotter
Saint Helens, OR
Relatively new to the boards and I live in good ole' Saint Helens, OR. Thought I might stop by and introduce myself to yawl.
I have a 1999 GT and I'm itching to finally mod her out after nearly 5 years and 48K of miles of road behind us stock. I'm still debating whether to get the new 05' or wait a year and see what Ford does with the SVT and Mach 1 line ala "Cammer 5.0" engine. I think I will wait for that wee beastie to get inside.
In the mean time until the "Cammer" appears I will persevere to mod my 5 years young 99 GT.
Ok so far I have purchased the Diablo Sport Tuner and put in the default tune.
Purchased a Mac CAI and will be putting that in this week. (Wish that the intake tube was ceramic grrrrrrr)
Next purchase plan:
• Dragon – Plenum
• BBK or Accufab 75mm throttle body
• Under Drive Pulleys – Steeda
I want to stay normally aspirated (NA) but I realize it’s going to be killa expensive to port and polish my stock PI heads meaning labor is going to be fierce. I heard one quote that said 4K for labor on that job. Good LORD! A freaking new engine is cheaper then that!
Goal:
• Reach 300rwhp
• Trash the stock WRX’s and Lancer EVO’s out there
Help:
I need any help or hints on finding a fantastic shop to do work that I can’t do. I can do most simple stuff pulleys bolt-ons etc…but I’m a novice and may need some mentoring. I would really like to sign up at a local automotive college to get some real hands on. I’m a computer programmer by trade so getting back to manual work is extremely satisfying for me.
I will send pic’s of the little lady when I figure out how to upload on this forum.
Thank you all for your time reading my intro.
Sincerely,
Eric Cotter
Saint Helens, OR