never looked into this route, but don't some go with different rockers (1.7 or whatever) to get some of the impact of a cam swap (without all of the work). But still I think that comes after intake, TB etc.
Since he has a vert, a better description would be that they will convert your Mustang from feeling like it's made from wet noodles into something made of steel. My vert felt like a whole different car with subframes. Much less cowl shake and jitters over bumps. Turns are more predictable. Car handles torque better too.Zero Signal said:They just stiffen the unibody and help absorb the torsional bending associated with acceleration and cornering. But I can't attest to how well they work since I've never tried them. But everyone who has them raves about the difference they make.
Yes. Do injectors when you need them. You won't really need them until you do a power adder (supercharger, turbo, NOS) or heads and cam.buhjuh16 said:what about injectors though, is that a bad first step??
sorry to keep goin abuot this im just trying to check out ever option
Zero Signal said:First hand experience tells me don't do a cam unless you want to do headwork (if not new heads) as well! There are decent stock replacement cams out there but you will definitely not get enough performance out of it to justify the money and time you will spend on that project. The stock cam is almost right on anyway. All the stock motor can use is alittle less LSA and more duration.
I say new intake.
Black95GTS said:Just for a little background, the four biggest performance bottlenecks for our cars are, in my opinion/experience, in no necessary order: The intake manifold, the 4 catalytic converters on the midpipe, differential gearing, and the computer. Replacing / tuning these 4 items offers an extremely noticeable performance increase. The biggest seat of the pant (SOTP) gain I've ever done is right after doing the exhaust and ditching the cats. Next would be the 4.10s, then the intake.
I say the computer because I've been playing with the TwEECer for several months. Once you "get it down", you can improve the idle, change the a/f ratio, basically improve the performance of your car and its driveability.
just my two cents...
Adam
nmcgrawj said:But with the computer mods, its not really needed before you have mods. If you still have the stock heads and cam, then there really is no need for a new tune is there? Has anyone ever gotten a chip on a stock motor and felt or saw an increase in power worth the couple hundred bucks it cost to get it?
nope, the o/r x-pipe youve got now is a definate improvement over any catted midpipe!buhjuh16 said:i've already got an x-pipe without any cats. would i get more power if i bought an x-pipe with cats?
buhjuh16 said:what about headers? do they make any difference over stock?
After you have more significant mods (power adder or HCI), headers might make a bigger performance difference. And it's so easy to do LT headers at the same time as heads - that you should really think hard about doing both at the same time.buhjuh16 said:what about headers? do they make any difference over stock?
buhjuh16 said:haha i dont know. i just thought i'd heard somewhere that if you get to big then you lose power. maybe i'm thinking of something else. will a throttle body give you any noticible power?
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