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Is this a PI?

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1fine69

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Hey guys, I just bought a 98 GT as my daily driver. We have 2 69's and a 70, but this is the first newer stang we've bought. The owner replaced the manifold with a new one when it cracked.He says it's different because it has some kind of aluminum piece that the other didn't, but he wasn't sure if it was PI or not. All of the stock replacement manifolds I've seen for these cars are the PI ones, I assume because they aren't anymore expensive to make... Is there an easy way to tell if this is a PI?

Also, the car has your basic bolt ons, bbk cai, gutted onroad x, pypes catbacks,ford racing plenum and 70 mm throttle body, and pulleys... how much power do you think the car is putting out with these and possibly the PI intake? The guy said it only gets 18 mpg right now, so I'll probably get a predator and take it to the local mustang shop for a tune, will this possibly get me better mileage and a little more power out of those bolt ons? The car smells like it's running rich. It still feels like a rocket out of the hole compared to my s-10, but I hear they fall on their faces after 4,000 rmp.

Thanks in advance for the help.
 

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post a picture of the intake or take a look at the first intake runner...if it goes to the driver side it is PI and if it goes to the passenger side its a NPI with a aluminum crossover.
 

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toss in some PI cams and then have it all tuned
 
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Thanks guys, I'm not home, so I can't check right now. Are those new livewire tuners worth the extra money over the diablos? I doubt I'll ever have anything more than a full pi swap, if that makes a difference. And droptop, what color is your stang, I have the pacific green, what do they call that darker color?
 

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They make a non-pi intake with the aluminum crossover. Is hard to tell without seeing it. But if he didn't know it is probably a non-pi.
 

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1fine69 said:
Thanks guys, I'm not home, so I can't check right now. Are those new livewire tuners worth the extra money over the diablos? I doubt I'll ever have anything more than a full pi swap, if that makes a difference. And droptop, what color is your stang, I have the pacific green, what do they call that darker color?
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Mine is Deep Forest Green (DFG)

And i prefer the SCT Tuners over the Diablo but it comes down to what your local tuner uses as to what you should get.
 

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Check this link out
http://www.babcox.com/editorial/ar/eb40228.htm
 

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DropTopPony said:
Mine is Deep Forest Green (DFG)

And i prefer the SCT Tuners over the Diablo but it comes down to what your local tuner uses as to what you should get.
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Click the links in my sig but I believe it is called Dark Forest Green. An ass-kicking color I might add. Shame it was ended after the 1999 year.
 

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mrvax said:
Click the links in my sig but I believe it is called Dark Forest Green. An ass-kicking color I might add. Shame it was ended after the 1999 year.
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Actually it's called Dark Satin green, color code FU & yes that's a real color code, lol. & oh how I miss mine. seeing your car Vax makes me sad


btw Vax - i found it (my green 98gt) the other day & was tempted to try & buy it back, but it is completely trashed
 
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