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keegan.martin · Aug 9, 2020

What should I do first to make the car faster or at least seem faster?

Gs1987GT · Aug 9, 2020

Without knowing any details about your car....The biggest bang for your buck in these cars is gears. If you have a stock engine, 5 speed, with 2.73 or 3.08 gears, changing to a 3.73 gear will give you a dramatic seat of the pants improvement. If your car has an AOD, going to a 4.10 gear would be a big improvement.

Some additional details about your car would be helpful.

keegan.martin · Aug 9, 2020

Gs87GT said:
Without knowing any details about your car....The biggest bang for your buck in these cars is gears. If you have a stock engine, 5 speed, with 2.73 or 3.08 gears, changing to a 3.73 gear will give you a dramatic seat of the pants improvement. If your car has an AOD, going to a 4.10 gear would be a big improvement.

Some additional details about your car would be helpful.

all that’s done to do is flowmasters cat delete and cold air intake and i thought about gears but it’s a automatic so i’m not sure which ones would be best

Gs1987GT · Aug 9, 2020

As noted, If mostly stock (as you are) and you don't do a ton of highway driving, I'd do 4.10s with the AOD.

Potomus Pete · Aug 9, 2020

Drive carefully Keegan in the rain . I noticed you just joined , and your seventeen. Good to have you here lets make that car last so you can make it fast. They like to go sideways the faster you go. Faster = sideways

Potomus Pete · Aug 9, 2020

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General karthief · Aug 9, 2020

Potomus Pete said:
They like to go sideways the faster you go. Faster + sideways = fun

Fixed

96pushrod · Aug 9, 2020

Budget? Like actual money in hand at this moment.

keegan.martin · Aug 9, 2020

96pushrod said:
Budget? Like actual money in hand at this moment.

I’m not bringing in any crazy money but i’m making about $1200 a month.

keegan.martin · Aug 9, 2020

Potomus Pete said:
Drive carefully Keegan in the rain . I noticed you just joined , and your seventeen. Good to have you here lets make that car last so you can make it fast. They like to go sideways the faster you go. Faster = sideways

My dad wrecked it in the snow so i’m well aware of being careful with it and it’s my daily right now but where i live it hasn’t rained in about two weeks. The first day i drove it it was raining.

Noobz347 · Aug 9, 2020

keegan.martin said:
I’m not bringing in any crazy money but i’m making about $1200 a month.

Car money... How much car money do you have on-hand?

General karthief · Aug 9, 2020

Sounds to me like your first investment would be a set of tires.
As for a 'seat of the pants' upgrade? A rear gear change would be money well spent, but I will disagree with the 410s, a 373 or a 355 gear would be better suited for a stock or even a mildly modified street driven stang, 410 with a stock size tire and a stock converter will put you into a higher rpm range when cruising on the highway.
This is just my opinion,

keegan.martin · Aug 9, 2020

General karthief said:
Sounds to me like your first investment would be a set of tires.
As for a 'seat of the pants' upgrade? A rear gear change would be money well spent, but I will disagree with the 410s, a 373 or a 355 gear would be better suited for a stock or even a mildly modified street driven stang, 410 with a stock size tire and a stock converter will put you into a higher rpm range when cruising on the highway.
This is just my opinion,

that’s what i was thinking too but everyone seems to love the 4.10 but i feel like they might be to low for everyday use

keegan.martin · Aug 9, 2020

Noobz347 said:
Car money... How much car money do you have on-hand?

however much i want for car money just because i’m 17 and don’t have a apartment or anything.

KRUISR · Aug 9, 2020

I agree with the 3.73s or 3.55s with an AOD. I have an AOD, stock converter and 3.73s. If I leave easy from a light (just out for a little cruise, no goosing the throttle) it will shift into second before I am half way through the intersection, so basically no first gear. It will do 55 mph at about 1800 rpm in OD, 75 mph around 2200 rpm. With 3.55s those numbers will be lower.

I think 4.10s or higher if using often at the track.

96pushrod · Aug 10, 2020

keegan.martin said:
however much i want for car money just because i’m 17 and don’t have a apartment or anything.

No bills? Insurance? Cell phone?
How much you are able to spend on the car directly correlates to what people can recommend you do. Like if you have $5,000 in the bank ready to spend, it’ll make a big difference if you had $750 ready to go.

You’ll have to do rear gears pretty much regardless, unless you do a turbo kit.

So you should probably just do the turbo kit

Noobz347 · Aug 10, 2020

This is a dream thread. Nothing will happen.

We can't even get an answer to the budget question

96pushrod · Aug 10, 2020

Noobz347 said:
This is a dream thread. Nothing will happen.

We can't even get an answer to the budget question

Kind of got that vibe. Lots of those floating around.

General karthief · Aug 10, 2020

Come on, he's young!! He has a sn95 vert with some body damage that looks fairly minor. Really, it looks to be in good shape from the pics in his gallery.
And we are competing with that flictoc (or whatever it's called) channel for his attention.

Adieu · Aug 10, 2020

First mod should be what the car needs most. Are the tires at 3/32" of tread or less? If so, get new tires. Are the tires worn unevenly? If so, get new tires and an alignment. Are there noises, vibrations, or pulsations when braking? Fix the brakes. Are there fluid leaks? Fix that.

Once all of that is good? Driver mod. Go find a HPDE class somewhere, buy a helmet, and go learn to REALLY drive it.

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