ok i have a 97 mustang gt convert 5 speed bone stock and ive been thinkin of **** to do to it that would increase the horsepower without wasting to much money i have these friends who suck their chevy lovers and one has a ws6 trans am and the other has a 99 camaro z28 their both running low 13's so know u c my problem they talk alot of **** on mustangs i used to have a 88 lx that i didnt do much to i adj. cam gears and shaved the heads and because of its sick launch it killed those guys but i dont have that ne more so i need some help
i need some help from people who know how to make a fast cheap mustang
- Thread starter bob 5.0
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Not on a 4.6 your not!
The only thing that is gonna get you anywhere close in the kinda "cheap" your talking about is nitrous. Everything else is just crazy expensive, or doesnt do much by itself.
i dont wanna blow up my daily driver wit nos i want a 13 sec daily driver i was thinking 373s
RandyStinchcomb
New Member
agreed, cheap and fast.
my 1996 GT wth basic bolt-on's, stick wth 3.73's and d/r's went 13.60@101mph, then I added a Nytrous kit and slicks and wth a 50 shot, my car went 12.90's@105 and wth a 100 shot went 12.30's @109mph
total spent, new Nytrous kit, $400.00 & 2 used slicks wth wheels $200.00
so for $600.00 I dropped over a second and picked up 8mph, not bad
so....... my vote is for 'da Spray
SamMan
New Member
Nitrous, gears, and off road exhaust. If you run a 125 or below and your a/f is good you wont hurt the motor. I have run a best of 7.9 in 1/8th which I think should translate into a low 12 in the quarter. I have run more bottles than I can count.
You have to remember that your friends with LS1's have about 100 hp on your car if they are stock. So for your to come even close it's going to cost a few grand to get you even close. I'd start off with a PI head swap with some aftermarket cams, compete exhaust(headers, off-road H/X, and cat-back), underdrive pulleys, throttle body and plentum, and mass air. This should get you close to your friends, but if you what to play it's going to cost some money!!
Dusstbuster
I love meat more than anything! I just have a spec
Yes.
I have a 96 coupe, I just got it tuned w/ everything you see in my sig. Put 204.6/251 to the wheels.
geoffsgt
Member
EPIK
Member
That car will never be fast 4 cheap, unless you get NOS, slicks, & 4.10's, & it still wont be that fast. If you wanted a cheap go fast car, u shouldve stuck with a 5.0.
EPIK
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hotdog71
Member
GO LARGE and buy a Shelby Cobra 500 then laugh at them when they cross the finish line a few seconds later 
Sorry man the reality speaks the truth and for $1k in that yr car you'll be finishing second a lot.
Unless you go with the 100 shot NOS at least it will make them sweat a bit.
Sorry man the reality speaks the truth and for $1k in that yr car you'll be finishing second a lot.
Unless you go with the 100 shot NOS at least it will make them sweat a bit.
LI98GTStang
Founding Member
If all you want to do is 1/4 then you probably should have, as they are much lighter and have the 5.0 that have a mature aftermarket option packages for whatever power level you wish to get to. Most of those packages are not cheap though as they include a matched set of intake, heads and cams. If you search the classifieds, you will find PI heads with cams and intake for quite a bit less than 1K. That's the way I would go today if I had to do it again. When I did PI cams and intake only, there wasn't any used components out there and had to buy new pieces for my upgrade.
Don't forget though, the newer stangs have a better overall package than the original foxes i.e. brakes, 5 lugs, 8.8 rear (compared to earlier 7.5), stiffer platform, better steering, better interior, tires/rims etc...
