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I Have $4000 How Should I Spend It?

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corey walker

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I have a 2005 Mustang v6 Stock. I want to really make this thing stand out any ideas on how i could make it awesome with $4000?
 
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Take your car to a dealership and trade it in and the 4 grand for a left over 2012 gt on the lot.
 

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Whoa! This is a loaded question. First thing's first.... Are you married?


Oh... and this isn't a tech thread so I'm moving you over to Talk section.
 

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it would take more than 4K to make a v6 awesome.....with that said, I'll stick to the cosmetic side
 

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Cold air, tune, exhaust. Springs, wheels and if anything left over a nice gt/CS front end.
 

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Get a supercharger kit. I think AM has either roots or screw type, bolt on systems.
 
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Trade it in for a 2012. Even better, a low mileage '11. You'll have a better car with a better motor. That old lump that they called an engine can't compare to a new 5.0 even with a blower on it.
 

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fiveohwblow said:
Cold air, tune, exhaust.
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Word. Four grand would go a long way to handle the Initial Trifecta.
 

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StreetsideStig said:
Word. Four grand would go a long way to handle the Initial Trifecta.
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not sure if srs.....
 

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CobraCruiser said:
Trade it in for a 2012. Even better, a low mileage '11. You'll have a better car with a better motor. That old lump that they called an engine can't compare to a new 5.0 even with a blower on it.
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With a blower on it, many are running in the 11s.
 
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Noobz347 said:
With a blower on it, many are running in the 11s.
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I know that the old V6 in the Shelby Terlingua and CS6 were running around 375hp. It is basically the same engine that is in my '02 Exploder. I can't see them out-running my '03 Cobra. I'm sure that some are really built, but those are probably not too common. I know that the new motor does real well with forced induction.
 

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CobraCruiser said:
I know that the old V6 in the Shelby Terlingua and CS6 were running around 375hp. It is basically the same engine that is in my '02 Exploder. I can't see them out-running my '03 Cobra. I'm sure that some are really built, but those are probably not too common. I know that the new motor does real well with forced induction.
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For the most part, all the S197 V6s respond pretty well to boost (some better than others) and with exception of the 2012+ V6s the drive trains are nearly identical to those in the GTs. Would make a nice sleeper (an idea that I like a lot).
 

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fiveohwblow said:
not sure if srs.....
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Take it easy. Nerds like me love needlessly big words!

Initial Trifecta:
1. Intake
2. Exhaust
3. Tune
 

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StreetsideStig said:
Take it easy. Nerds like me love needlessly big words!

Initial Trifecta:
1. Intake
2. Exhaust
3. Tune
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I know what you meant, just wasn't sure the sincerity of your post considering you halved mine.
 
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