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New Stang owner....Help me decide

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GeorgiaGT40

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OK. I just got my 04 GT. Has a 5 speed in it. What should be the first purchase that I should make. Going to start slow, such as exhaust or shifter. What do y'all recommend???
 

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shifter, exhaust or gears will be a great starting place.
 

NightLife

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agree w/ the above post... for the most SOTP (seat of the pants) gain go w/ gears. but getting gears will also need to get the speedcal so that your mileage and mph will be accurate...

and leave the install up to the shop unless you know what your doing...

gears are inexpensive but installing them and getting a speecal is what adds up... i would say look anywhere from $500-$650 total cost for gears...

MUCH cheaper and something you can do yourself would be the shifter... either get a pro 5.0 or a steeda tri-ax... or get the tri-ax shifter and the pro 5.0 handle... best of both worlds
 
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Well.... I ordered the Steeda Triax and a cold air intake. Now I'll have to decide on which exhaust to choose. Thanks for the input guys.
 

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first things first! get a k&n air filter, only about $50 bucks at advance auto parts.
 

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GeorgiaGT40 said:
Well.... I ordered the Steeda Triax and a cold air intake. Now I'll have to decide on which exhaust to choose. Thanks for the input guys.
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go here great place for exhaust clips.

http://www.mustangexhaust.com/4.6sounds.htm

when i had the stang i had dr. gas o/r x-pipe w/ 2 chambered flowmasters....
 

02camarokiller

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I like aFe filters...they're made better and have 4 layers of cotton gauze. Magnaflow, Flow Master, Bassani, Borla...many choices for exhaust. The Magnapack Cat Back system adds 14rwhp, and the X pipe adds 11 more. The Magnapacks are (off-road) and are loud, so if don't want to scare small children, go with the Magnaflows. Word!
 

Go HoTO!

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My favorite mods:

1 - Tri-Ax Shifter
2 - Rims
3 - Exhaust
 
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