NEED ADVICE FOR MY 95 STANG GT!!!

+1 with 3.55/3.73's or if you are gonna be fairly stock in the long run throw some 4.10s in there.

I did and i loved it although aftersome work i wanna go back to a lower gear

That mesh screen infront of the MAF... I had it on my 95 GT??????

GEARS all the way. save up some money and find a person who can do it professionally. you wont be disappointed. for a mod, i would recommend it also with an o/r pipe.

The thing is
Nick asked about how to make more power ... Cheaply

That just ain't gonna happen

At least ... not enough power to make a significant improvement

Now lets all be honest here

We all want what Nick wants

A Lot more power for not A Lot more money spent :Word:

A good analogy might be .............

How can I get a College Education in 6 months

Gears ... Mid Pipe ... Upper/Lower Intake

Yes ... Absolutely ... They are good gain mods for the buck spent
but
None of em is gonna only set you back ... like $29.95

I mean ... IMHO ... you gotta get at least around 15 more to the wheels

Or

You'll be asking yourself .....

Did I Do Anything Different
I Thought I Did

My Wallet Is Sure Lighter

Grady

Consider a full tune-up if you know nothing about the car's history or maintenance. Fresh plugs, wires, K&N filter, pcv valve, oil, oil filter, and a clean MAF sensor can make a big difference. Check the tire pressure every couple of weeks to keep that spot on. Maintenance isn't cheap, but you'll have to be the judge of these issues. Do the work yourself and save some $$$ too.

Exhaust: Bassani sounds great and is top quality. Bassani is also not cheap, but like others....I saved up for this expense. Compared to the stock H pipe, just about anything non-catted and even with 2 high flow cats will be so much better. Consider a couple cats IF you don't want the excessive smell you get when you have no cats.

Does the car run slightly warm? If the coolant is old, flushing it out and putting in some fresh coolant can drop the overall temps and give back some power.

93 octane? Stay with 87 on a stock motor, unless you'ved bumped the timing for high octane. Using the proper octane can save money and power.

If you look at my sig, it is obvious that I have not done much of anything in the name of "more power." That being said, my next power mod is going to be an eddy upper/lower intake, then heads/cam.

Ahhhh... a classic Grady post. I haven't seen one of those in a good while. Well done, sir!

Nick- this process is all about taking it slow, doing your research, drawing out a detailed plan on what goals you want for your car. Would you rather your car look good, or go fast? 99% of younger Mustang owners, like myself, do not have money for both- you have to make up your mind. Also think about what kind of offroad racing you might have an interest in- autocross/ road racing or drag racing. Go to your local tracks and see what you like. Lastly, learn from the old hands and avoid any mistakes they might have made along their quest for horsepower. Do all these things before you reach lighten your wallet!

My personal mistakes with my car were a result of little to no research and getting an itchy trigger finger when I saw "add to cart." I still kick myself for the amount of money I've spent on parts that I really did not need. Also, it doesn't hurt to buy used parts in certain cases (used intakes, exhaust, short throw shifters, CAI's). In my opinion, things like gears and cams should be bought new.

This is my opinion on parts you really don't need to be wasting your money on in the beginning steps of adding modifications.

-K&N FIPK- sure, the filter has the capacity to suck in a bunch of air, but it's sucking hot air in right from the engine and radiator! It is also WAY overpriced. As stated in an earlier post, simply remove the air silencer and get a stock style K&N filter. I made the mistake of buying this, and I still regret it.

-Subframe connectors- I have them, but I got lucky with that purchase since I ended up autocrossing my car. But for the most part, you don't need them- they stiffen up a daily driven car way too much. The creaks and groans in my car drive me crazy...

-Headers- your car already has them from the factory- why waste money on aftermarket headers? They will hold up fine until you do a full H/C/I upgrade. Theyre not cost effective, kind of an annoyance to install, and wont give you much gain on a stock motor.


Now, underdrive pullies actually DO make more than just a SOTP difference. Now that I have them, my car spins halfway through 2nd gear instead of just chirping 2nd (that's with 3.73 gears).

If I could start all over, I would plan on: 3.73s, short throw shifter to compliment the 3.73s, underdrive pullies, offroad midpipe, upper/lower intake, small cam, bump timing to 14°, cheap CAI.

If I had extra spending money after that, I would get a catback.

Car Nut explained the maintenance bit pretty good. You should do those things first to make sure the car is ready for mods.

If you want a comparison between the H pipe and X pipe, let me know, I can post links. I used to have an offroad H, now ive got an offroad X.

OK IM DONE- Ive typed WAY more than I thought I would have. Many of us here have been in your situation before. I just wanted to give you a heads up for what's to come! Good luck man!


-Wade

Oh yeah...........welcome!

Do the x or y with a good exhaust. See your other post, 35 different opinions on exhaust? thats all you'll find here, opinions, but you gotta come up with your own, keep doing the research and find the setup you like. Once you get done with that, do the gears. Big difference that will not dissapoint. After that, pretty much everything is worthless untill you break it open and change the heads, cam, intake etc, after that you can make some power.
So do your exhaust so it sounds like you want, then gear it, then just enjoy driving it until your wallet is ready for the next level.

The bonus is if you get an x and wish you got a y, they're pretty inexpensive w/o cats and you can get a fair amount of what you paid back if you throw it on craigslist. In fact you can buy em there and save yourself a couple bucks out of the gate.

I am a cheap arse by nature. I got gears as a birthday or xmas gift one year and paid for the install so it was a cheap way to get that done...around $220 and the only thing I did not do to my car.

From 100% bone stock this is what I ran mod for mod for under $1000.

stock 15.2

14* timing 14.9 or -.3 FREE

3.73's 14.7 or -.2 my cost $220

pulleys, home made CAI, catback 14.3 or -.4 my cost around $250 catback was $150-ish, pulleys were like $60-70, and the K&N/CAI was $20 or $30. not bad for all 3 mods

Pieced together a bottle kit for under $200 and a msd digital6+ for $300

Roughly 1k in parts and ran a 13.1 @ 107 on street tires with a 125 shot granny shifting and spinning.

I bought a shifter but this had 0 effect on 1/4 times only to help the t5 live.

P.S. my 94 had the screen on the maf.

P.S.S I sold my o/r mac H pipe for $50 and bought a catted BBK X pipe for 100 this summer using my local mustang board.