I need your opinion before i spend over 10K on parts! :P

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I need your opinion before i spend over 6K on parts!

Alright. First of all i'd like to thank you for viewing the thread. I currently have a 01' V6 w/ dual exhaust and i will be selling that soon and trading it in for a 01'-02' GT 5 speed. My Goal is to build a freaking fast GT, my buddy who is basically a mustang god listed all these parts which will pretty much build up my engine/suspension. It's a lot of money and he said with a good tune i will hit 300+. Overall i'd really like to do the forced induction route or spray. Anyway, heres the parts.. Letme know what you guys think... My goal is to smoke 03' cobra's... Overall im looking about arround 6-7,000 worth of parts. Please steer me in the right direction..

Parts
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BBK Offroad X Pipe
Flowmaster 2 chamber series
Throttle Body/Implentum 70MM
Fuel Pump
24 ib fuel injectors
Eibach Springs
Upper/Lower control arms
Stage II Cams
90MM mass air
Valve Springs
Manley H beam Rods
Manley fly cut pistons
BBK Full Length Headers
King Cobra Clutch
Pro 5.0 Shifer
Subframe connectors
Ford Racing pulleys
3.73 Gears
Anniversary cobra brake upgrade kit
Ford racing adjustable quadrant
BBK cold air intake
Ford racing caster camber plates
Ford racing 9MM spark plug wires
Tune and chip

 

[americanjesus]

not beating a cobra with those mods

 

[image]

haha not doubt. I'd need to go with a blower...

 

['13_ImpactBlue_GT]

http://www.modularpowerhouse.com/

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Alright. First of all i'd like to thank you for viewing the thread. I currently have a 01' V6 w/ dual exhaust and i will be selling that soon and trading it in for a 01'-02' GT 5 speed. My Goal is to build a freaking fast GT, my buddy who is basically a mustang god listed all these parts which will pretty much build up my engine/suspension. It's a lot of money and he said with a good tune i will hit 300+. Overall i'd really like to do the forced induction route or spray. Anyway, heres the parts.. Letme know what you guys think... My goal is to smoke 03' cobra's... Overall im looking about arround 6-7,000 worth of parts. Please steer me in the right direction..

Parts
- - - - - -
BBK Offroad X Pipe
Flowmaster 2 chamber series
Throttle Body/Implentum 70MM
Fuel Pump
24 ib fuel injectors
Eibach Springs
Upper/Lower control arms
Stage II Cams
90MM mass air
Valve Springs
Manley H beam Rods
Manley fly cut pistons
BBK Full Length Headers
King Cobra Clutch
Pro 5.0 Shifer
Subframe connectors
Ford Racing pulleys
3.73 Gears
Anniversary cobra brake upgrade kit
Ford racing adjustable quadrant
BBK cold air intake
Ford racing caster camber plates
Ford racing 9MM spark plug wires
Tune and chip

The car will not have plug wires so take that off the list.
You will not need different fuel injectors.
Leave the MAF alone so no 90mm mass air.


Instead of dumping all that cash into a GT, you should just get an 03/04 Cobra.

 

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I cant afford a cobra bro. Those are going for like 25...

 

[Kilgore Trout]

You will be close to that anyway when you are done. Sell your blood if you have to, the Cobra RULES!

 

[WillDuhhBeast]

With 10k you could get a forged shortblock and the 1.7 KB and probably catback. You'd be pushing at least 400 rwhp. Albeit you wouldnt have all the other things such as suspension and so on.. but you would have a "freaking fast gt"

 

[sgarlic]

You shouldn't just throw on **** and expect it to give you big gains because someone told you it will.. there has to be thought behind the mods..

As said above, if you plan on spending 10k, you might as well just buy a VT forged shortblock (which will knock out your forged parts,) put the 14psi KB on, do your suspension mods, and you'll be WAY above 300 (more like 500 with a good tune,) and youll spend the same.

 

[drew_shipley]

You shouldn't just throw on **** and expect it to give you big gains because someone told you it will.. there has to be thought behind the mods..

As said above, if you plan on spending 10k, you might as well just buy a VT forged shortblock (which will knock out your forged parts,) put the 14psi KB on, do your suspension mods, and you'll be WAY above 300 (more like 500 with a good tune,) and youll spend the same.

Exactly what I was going to say. If I'm spending 7-10k on my GT I better make way over 300 rwhp. Do a forged shortblock and a KB. You won't be upset.

 

[four.six]

 

[WOT]

Alright. First of all i'd like to thank you for viewing the thread. I currently have a 01' V6 w/ dual exhaust and i will be selling that soon and trading it in for a 01'-02' GT 5 speed. My Goal is to build a freaking fast GT, my buddy who is basically a mustang god listed all these parts which will pretty much build up my engine/suspension. It's a lot of money and he said with a good tune i will hit 300+. Overall i'd really like to do the forced induction route or spray. Anyway, heres the parts.. Letme know what you guys think... My goal is to smoke 03' cobra's... Overall im looking about arround 6-7,000 worth of parts. Please steer me in the right direction..

Parts
- - - - - -
BBK Offroad X Pipe----------------good but there is better
Flowmaster 2 chamber series------ not my cup of tea but most like them
Throttle Body/Implentum 70MM---- TB isn't really needed until making big
power
Fuel Pump------------------------ included in blower kit read below
24 ib fuel injectors---------------- go for 42's or bigger again included in
blower kit
Eibach Springs---------------------good
Upper/Lower control arms----------good
Stage II Cams---------------------go for MPH custom grinds
90MM mass air---------------------comes with blower
Valve Springs----------------------don't bother but complete heads,
cheaper in the long run when do
something twice
Manley H beam Rods---------------get a complete ra
Manley fly cut pistons-------------read above
BBK Full Length Headers-----------nice choice
King Cobra Clutch-----------------don't bother get a spec stage II at least
Pro 5.0 Shifer---------------------nice choice
Subframe connectors--------------visit www.wmsracing.com and get there
subs, longest ones on the market and 2"
roll cage tubing
Ford Racing pulleys----------------don't bother
3.73 Gears------------------------good choice, although 4.10's are good too
Anniversary cobra brake upgrade kit- good to have
Ford racing adjustable quadrant----not really necessary
BBK cold air intake-----------------junk
Ford racing caster camber plates---not need unless you are really low, my
car is really low in the fron and I have no
issues, but nice to have anyways
Ford racing 9MM spark plug wires---usesless on a C.O.P. car
Tune and chip---------------------definatly with a blower but included

Ok here is what I would (read am doing).


I bought a Novi 2000 blower and ran it for two years. Awsome power, with the tune and other small mods yes I probably would keep up to a 03-04 Cobra. You woul dbe happy with that coming from a v-6, trust me. You woulld be putting down anywhere from 360-390HP at the wheels.

Now had the Saleen Series V or the KB 2.2 been out when I wanted it then that would be on the car as we speak. But that is not the point. I would go with one now, you can't deny the torque the twin screws make. Screw nitrous. I for one would rather be all throttle no bottle. But that is just me.

I am building the motor this winter I just bought a balenced/forged RA from VT for 2100. Good for 700 HP/8000 RPM. I added MPH stage 2.5 heads, customs cams, the works. I only have about 5700 into the motor right now for top shelf parts. That is about a 9400 investment into parts so far. And the potential to make 700 plus with the right tune and fuel mods. If you want to waste your time going NA go ahead, but when the guy next you did what I did ( and many others too) you will be wishing you had spent the money in the right place.