Is It Worth Modifying

Shannon1 · Jun 27, 2005

I have had 6 GT's and I am now driving my first V6. My wife is pregnant and we needed a bigger car so I traded the GT for an Explorer. My wife had the 6 so I wasn't that worried about losing the stang.

Now that I am driving it I really miss the power! Is the 6 worth modifying or should I just get another GT?

Shannon

'66 coupe · Jun 27, 2005

Depends on how much money you're willing to put into it. If your wife is pregnant your going to have something better for all your money.

I'd suggest keeping both cars and getting a classic, but I'm a little biased. Then at least you'd see some return on the money you do put into a car, if you decide to sell your project in the future. Classics can be built and modded on very small budgets. They're also easier to work on, so you'll save a lot on labor by doing stuff yourself. And if you have two daily drivers, it won't be a big deal if your project isn't roadworthy for weeks at a time.

Of course if your get a classic, your kid might become impatient about turning 16.

Scott_95GT · Jun 28, 2005

I have had experience in this dept. with 2 v6's (My first stang, and my GF's). If you want some better sound, and a nice boost in performance, go with a cat back, a cai, and a chip. But if you want that seat-of-the-pants feeling of a GT, it is absolutly not worth it. For the amount of cash it takes to give a v6 that type of performance, you could have traded the v6 in for a comparible GT.

There is a guy on here with a 98 v6 who is bitter that he dumped 3-4 grand into his stang, and he now can hang with GT's, where he should have just got one to begin with.

Give Me TP · Jun 28, 2005

About $1500 in mods will make it perform great in my opinion.

If it's a '99-'04 V6
True Dual Exhaust
Flash tuner
Gears/T-Lok
CAI

Lex · Jun 28, 2005

Give Me TP said:
About $1500 in mods will make it perform great in my opinion.

If it's a '99-'04 V6
True Dual Exhaust
Flash tuner
Gears/T-Lok
CAI

This is interesting. how much more HP (on top of 193) can you get with the mods you mentioned?

Stangfanatic98 · Jun 28, 2005

If you're a v6 enthusiast, do it; if not, don't waste your time. You obviously have extra cash if you raise a kid and buy a car at the same time so why not get the GT or better. Otherwise, you're in for a myriad of 'bolt ons' to get yourself rolling. But before you make up your mind, take a look at this and the costs http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/ and I'd say decide from there.

I'm only 17. The odds of me getting a new car any time soon are about the same as the U.S. returning to isolationist policies. I'm not complaining about my car, but you always want what you don't have.

Give Me TP · Jun 28, 2005

Lex said:
This is interesting. how much more HP (on top of 193) can you get with the mods you mentioned?

My guess is 20 HP

Gears will not add any HP, CAI maybe a few, dual exhaust some more, and flash tune some more.

FunkMasterFlex · Jun 28, 2005

Give Me TP said:
My guess is 20 HP

Gears will not add any HP, CAI maybe a few, dual exhaust some more, and flash tune some more.

sounds about right. while the gears and tlok do not actually add hp, they will probably the most noticeable mod for performance

slowstang305 · Jul 2, 2005

Get the v8 unless you go forced induction. 11psi will put you at 310-315whp and that should be pretty fast. Its cheaper in the end to get a blower then go for bolt ons.

4.6 haha · Jul 5, 2005

when i had just a cut off exhaust (behind cats), and a k and n(free, used) i ran a 14.8. so its pretty fast for the money.

kojack · Jul 6, 2005

super six is my new best friend...im going to hook my car up with the pro charger and some of their products mainly the power pak and internals.

maybe able to boost to 15 psi then

cruisinV6 · Jul 6, 2005

I say hell yes its worth it. I am a V6 fan. Of course I want the V8 stang, but where I'm at in life right now, being in college and having to pay for that, I'll mod my V6 for the fun and addiction. Ask anyone on here and once you start, you really can't stop moding a car. I did a bunch of small visual mods to personalize it and now I'm slowly doing some more serious mods.

PhantomGT · Jul 6, 2005

$2888 gets you 11 PSI ProCharger with 300 HP

yes it's worth it

zincyellow03 · Jul 6, 2005

PhantomGT said:
$2888 gets you 11 PSI ProCharger with 300 HP

yes it's worth it

Really? Where at? I got a catolog from procharger and for an 11PSI it was more like $4057(?).

kojack · Jul 7, 2005

I will post a link for the 3000 for the 11 psi kit.

PhantomGT · Jul 7, 2005

http://www.superchargers4less.com/procharger/index.htm

I called them and they quoted me $2888 Shipped

zincyellow03 · Jul 7, 2005

Hmmm...that's a pretty good price. I wonder if there's going to be a procharger in my future

95.0Stang · Jul 20, 2005

To be honest I am in the same boat, so here is my solution, I have decided to focus on the supporting items of my 94 V-6. New brakes, Suspension, and tranny that would need to be changed when I get the funds for a v8 I can just swap it all over.

Thanks

BABstangV6 · Jul 20, 2005

96 Cobra with Vortech, game over.

slowstang = ***

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