?my first engine mod?

raserr209 · Oct 14, 2004

I was wondering what kind of mod should i start off with and what brand? its 4 my 94' Mustang GT? exhaust? air induction/intake?

wytstang · Oct 14, 2004

Gears 3.73 for sticks 4.10 for autos do a search and you'll see. Brand Ford Racing.

GTJake · Oct 14, 2004

Pulleys are an easy first mod for starting out.

Jake

ProKiller · Oct 14, 2004

catback.

either MAC or Flowmaster are my choices. i had them both, i love the sound of flows, but MAC is a better quality kit.

Then gears...

DFG 5OH · Oct 14, 2004

I've always heard gears are the best way to go, i'm in the same boat you are, i have a stock stang, and and going to start the mods soon. I think i'm gonna go with an off-road h-pipe to bolt onto my stock headers and stock catback. That would be good for a few horses and make it sound a lot better.

Joes95GT · Oct 14, 2004

The crossover/midpipe/H-pipe is the biggest restrictor in the exhaust system. Our headers aren't that bad and the catback, believe it or not, could be worse.

'Twas me, I'd put a manifold on it.

Joe

raserr209 · Oct 14, 2004

?About exhaust I live in california and i heard that i am very limited to what I can do to my exhaust. I heard i could not get the mid pipe or catback? what should i do if this is the case?
How difficult would it be to change the gears?
how about intake what can I do that is easy? is there anything other than the K&n performance kit?

dstanggt50 · Oct 14, 2004

GTJake said:
Pulleys are an easy first mod for starting out.

Jake

If a stang is stock, I think pulleys and gears would be good. Gears will give you a large sotp gain, and pullies are really easy and give you something you'll feel, and dyno proven.

1hot5.0 · Oct 14, 2004

raserr209 said:
?About exhaust I live in california and i heard that i am very limited to what I can do to my exhaust. I heard i could not get the mid pipe or catback? what should i do if this is the case?
How difficult would it be to change the gears?
how about intake what can I do that is easy? is there anything other than the K&n performance kit?

You should be fine on the mid-pipe as long as you run one with catalytic converters that have carb #'s on them. Maybe someone could chime in that lives in california?

gradient · Oct 14, 2004

I'm thinking about purchasing 3.73's as well. However, I'd like to install them by myself and with my Dad's help.

How tough are they to install? He's good with cars and motorcycles, does pretty much all of his own work, but doesnt do Mustangs.

WHITE94COBRA · Oct 14, 2004

Bassani catted X pipe passed for me, however keep the stock H for smogging purposes. other than that underdrive pullies give a nice little boost, as well as gears. Gears you feel though.

wytstang · Oct 14, 2004

Gears are one of those mods that should be installed by a shop. If it's done wrong you WILL be shoppingfor a new rear end. But if you want to try it here a wright up on how to do it http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=479678

95Vert · Oct 14, 2004

i've been meaning to say how much i regret doin the mods i've done so far.at this point,they're useless. my first mod should have been a complete exhaust upgrade. if you're an aode, get the stall, like i should have and get the gears(4.10s if aode). trust me with these 3 things your car will become a monster in your eyes and will make a huge difference.

BlueOvalStangGT · Oct 14, 2004

Heres how I would spend my first $500. First, $15 for a haynes/chilton manual. I tried to get away with that for the first year I had my car, it much easier flipping through a book then waiting a few hours for someone to respond to you on stangnet.2.) Radar detector($50-$100 depending on what you want). 3.) Off road midpipe,$149-$200 makes the car sound good and it adds a fair amount of power. If you have emission testing swap out the stocker whenever it needs to be smogged. $15, homemade CAI ($20 with paint), Looks good and adds power. Underdrive pulleys$90- $130, good for .2 at least in the 1/4 mile. Then go to home depot and buy some sand paper and other polishing tools. Give yourself a weekend and start polishing random things under the hood. Cheap mod that will make everyone go "Ooooohh Ahhhhh". Bling factor jumps to 8 when you got polished parts. ANd finally with the remaining $95 I would do somemore random **** that will make your car seem much nicer then it is. Like white face gauges and fix all the little things wrong with your car, ie broken a/c vents n stuff like that.

raserr209 · Oct 15, 2004

this has really helped me out especially the first $500 and how to spend it this was tight. This is what I think i am gonna do and that idea of swapping out the midpipe was a good idea I have a question though about

$15, homemade CAI ($20 with paint), Looks good and adds power

what is this?

flyboy_323 · Oct 15, 2004

1hot5.0 said:
You should be fine on the mid-pipe as long as you run one with catalytic converters that have carb #'s on them. Maybe someone could chime in that lives in california?

I just bought my '95 Gt 2 months ago. I live in california, and I've been told that the car will not pass the visual inspection with an aftermarket cat system unless it appears stock and the cats are all in the stock configuration. In the stock configuration, there are four cats and most aftermarket cat systems have only two. It probally also depends on how picky the person doing the inspection is. I'm also looking into getting an aftermarket X-pipe, but I think that it'll be a lot eaiser (and cheaper) just to put in an off road X pipe and swap it w/ the stock one every other year when it has to go in for an inspection.

I got my car bone stock for a really good deal ($4K w/ 93K miles) and all I have put in it so far are a cat-back system, MAC cold air intake, MAC underdrive pulleys, a new SPEC clutch, and new headlights. next on the list are: 17" wheels and tires, 3.73 gears, o/r X-pipe, and some BBK headers. I've heard the chipping the car can give a lot of gains, but what does that really do on an n/a car?

wytstang · Oct 15, 2004

flyboy_323 said:
I just bought my '95 Gt 2 months ago. I live in california, and I've been told that the car will not pass the visual inspection with an aftermarket cat system unless it appears stock and the cats are all in the stock configuration. In the stock configuration, there are four cats and most aftermarket cat systems have only two. It probally also depends on how picky the person doing the inspection is. I'm also looking into getting an aftermarket X-pipe, but I think that it'll be a lot eaiser (and cheaper) just to put in an off road X pipe and swap it w/ the stock one every other year when it has to go in for an inspection.

I got my car bone stock for a really good deal ($4K w/ 93K miles) and all I have put in it so far are a cat-back system, MAC cold air intake, MAC underdrive pulleys, a new SPEC clutch, and new headlights. next on the list are: 17" wheels and tires, 3.73 gears, o/r X-pipe, and some BBK headers. I've heard the chipping the car can give a lot of gains, but what does that really do on an n/a car?

Stock mid-pipes only have 2 the 96 and up have 4. A chip does 0 for a stock car and is a waste of $$(while stock).

wytstang · Oct 15, 2004

raserr209 said:
this has really helped me out especially the first $500 and how to spend it this was tight. This is what I think i am gonna do and that idea of swapping out the midpipe was a good idea I have a question though about what is this?

A CAI= Cold Air Intake kit. Which don't do much as far as performence goes most just make there own for about $20.

mystang94gt · Oct 15, 2004

wytstang said:
Stock mid-pipes only have 2 the 96 and up have 4. A chip does 0 for a stock car and is a waste of $$(while stock).

Mine had 4. Two right past the headers and two along side the tranny. I think they all came that way.

final5-0 · Oct 15, 2004

I would do the gears before anything else cause they give the best gain for the buck spent.

If your car is a dd you may not want to go with a combo that will give you drivability woes.

With a good set of heads and the supporting parts they need you can get close to 300 rwhp and keep the stock cam to ensure no pcm nightmares.

Later
Grady

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