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Alex96stang

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Hi

I have a v6 mustang and I jus want to know how to increase horse power on it
The car has automatic transmission and its basically stock no mods have been made to the car

 

Adverse2Change

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Most of us start with a cold air intake kit, dual exhaust with aftermarket mufflers, and underdrive pulleys. These add a minimal amount of horsepower, but are decent starting points for the cost (these do improve your mpg though ).

The major horsepower is going to be gained from nitrous injection, super/turbo chargers, and other expensive engine modifications. These are getting up into the thousands of $$$, so unattainable for most of us, unfortunately.

 

V6muscle00

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intake is considered the cheapest way to gain hp.. ie cai, throttle body, spacer. u can also look into a chip like a diablo sport tuner. I've heard u/d pulleys work pretty well but theyl slow down ur accessories so depending on how loud u like ur music or how cold u like ur a/c that cud be a consideration. Plugs and wires are underrated also they give u a couple of hp and come pretty cheap.

 

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In what particular order should I start?

I mean according to price and hp

 

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window stickers/ sound systems/ body kits offer the best hp/$. yes. in that order.



sorry for the post w/o a real answer. hahaha

 

Adverse2Change

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Alex96stang said:

In what particular order should I start?

I mean according to price and hp

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I personally would go with dual exhaust first to open it up a bit, but really order doesn't make that much of a difference... just what you can afford at the given time.

 

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I say start with dual exhaust.. your car will look better, sound better, and get a small bump in horsepower. Also the MPG will go up a bit. My problem is since I got my Flowmasters, I leadfoot the throttle more to hear them, so the MPG actually went down. But if you avoid that, you will see an increase.

 

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Alex96stang

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Can you recomend any particular brand

 

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97sally6

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most people go with magnaflows or flowmaster, but there are many more brands of muffler out there.. its all really what your looking for.. loud, sporty, whatever

 

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My neighbor has a '96 V6 'vert that he dropped a 2000 GT drivetrain into. That was a bit of a horsepower increase.
The lame thing is GT owners rev at him, but back down after learning it's got a V8.

If that's too extreme, a '99+ Split port setup is usually a good start.

If THAT'S too extreme, I vote for MAC mufflers.

 

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Alex96stang

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Does anyone know if the power programmer from hypertech really increases horse power

 

V6muscle00

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any chip will give u an increase in power and also with an automatic u'll be able to change shift points to get the most in each gear. however, what hypertech advertises as power gains will probably not equal the amount u'll actually gain

 

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i went with turbo mufflers on my 3.8 mustang and it ssound great

 

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SCT and Diablo are the best 2 chips/tuner devices for our cars. I haven't really heard much about Hypertech, but most people go with the other 2.

 

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I may be a little late on this question but how does a Mac Catback system with a H-pipe and Mac long tube headers sounds like? Just wandering

 

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97sally6

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some like mac headers, some say their LT's are a waste of money because they warp/break easily and there isnt a solid header flange.. plus they arent necessary unless your making enough power to need them. mac, jba, and bbk make shorty headers if you want to go that route

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=622307

drive by of LT's and x-pipe

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=621984

more info on the LT's

 

Fast_Mustang87

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Some people say that shorty headers are not worth the money, people say they sound like stock headers and u can't tell a difference in sound or horsepower. Is this true, and also are JBA shorty headers worth the price?

 

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97sally6

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im not sure, but im on the verge of purchasing some jba shorties. the cheapest place i found was summitracing.com. i think they do make the sound a little deeper, and they flow a LOT better, so they will make a little more hp too. not sure if you'll be able to feel it or not. i gotta say that the cars ive heard with LT's on them usually do sound great though.