next mod... opinions...

cj05roush · Mar 18, 2009

whats up? well im new to stangnet, ive had my mustang about 6 months now. its a 05 roush stage 1. after i bought it i immediately bought a intake and tune. well its ran great with that but now im bored with it and looking for some more power. im going to order some gears next week (4.10's of course) but wanted to get some opinions on other mods that will get me to where i want. i would sure love to pull up to a SC roush and be able to hand it to him.

cause its a roush i already have axleback exhaust. here were some of my ideas. please give ur input. shorties, x pipe, delete plates, and possibly cams. but im not sure for the money which of them would be the best combo.
btw i also live in CA and would love to keep it smog legal.

thanks for the advice (in advance)

NastyStang113 · Mar 18, 2009

There aren't going to be any cost effective bolt ons other than nitrous to be able to beat a supercharged Roush unless you go forced induction yourself ..

blackgt460 · Mar 18, 2009

If I had your car I would get a catted X-pipe and a BMR radiator support/sway bar delete. I have both and they along with a intake/tune and axle back have my car running its balls off. Maybe drag radials and an aluminum driveshaft also which are going to be my next 2 mods.

chad9350 · Mar 18, 2009

cj05roush said:
whats up? well im new to stangnet, ive had my mustang about 6 months now. its a 05 roush stage 1. after i bought it i immediately bought a intake and tune. well its ran great with that but now im bored with it and looking for some more power. im going to order some gears next week (4.10's of course) but wanted to get some opinions on other mods that will get me to where i want. i would sure love to pull up to a SC roush and be able to hand it to him.

cause its a roush i already have axleback exhaust. here were some of my ideas. please give ur input. shorties, x pipe, delete plates, and possibly cams. but im not sure for the money which of them would be the best combo.
btw i also live in CA and would love to keep it smog legal.

thanks for the advice (in advance)

Welcome!

You are on the right path... w/ tuner/intake/ gears and some DR's you'll be able to get into the 12's.

That alone and some seat time at the strip, and you'd give a stock/canned SC Roush car w/ a Sunday driver fits!!

Dont waste your $$ on shorties or delete plates... soon enough you'll be getting an intake that excludes the delete plates

NastyStang113 · Mar 18, 2009

chad9350 said:
That alone and some seat time at the strip, and you'd give a stock/canned SC Roush car w/ a Sunday driver fits!!

Key word here is "Sunday" driver.

cj05roush · Mar 18, 2009

NastyStang113- not sure i want to go with nitrous. dont have the money RIGHT NOW ANYWAYS for F/I. but since were on the subject. i know absolutely nothing about nitrous. how much is it to fill up the bottle, how many runs till its empty, and where the hell do i go to fill it up?

blackgt460- looked into the "BMR radiator support/sway bar delete" its cheap and seems easy to install. does it rly make that much of a difference? i read its recommended for racing only, is this true? my stang is a DD

chad9350- thats exactly what i wanted to hear. i thought a set of "economy" delete plates for $150 would be worth 5-10 hp, especially up top. but thats why i want opinions.

would a set of NSR Cams do me any good? it would cut some install costs right?

gashog · Mar 18, 2009

cj05roush said:
NastyStang113- not sure i want to go with nitrous. dont have the money RIGHT NOW ANYWAYS for F/I. but since were on the subject. i know absolutely nothing about nitrous. how much is it to fill up the bottle, how many runs till its empty, and where the hell do i go to fill it up?

blackgt460- looked into the "BMR radiator support/sway bar delete" its cheap and seems easy to install. does it rly make that much of a difference? i read its recommended for racing only, is this true? my stang is a DD

chad9350- thats exactly what i wanted to hear. i thought a set of "economy" delete plates for $150 would be worth 5-10 hp, especially up top. but thats why i want opinions.

would a set of NSR Cams do me any good? it would cut some install costs right?

Off topic, i see you're in fresno... are you someone I know already?

cj05roush · Mar 18, 2009

gashog said:
Off topic, i see you're in fresno... are you someone I know already?

i doubt it man. i just moved here not too long ago. but would love to meet up with some fellow stang drivers. u ever have meets or late night races? i have been out on blackstone a few times when i had my srt. saw a lot of mustangs

gashog · Mar 18, 2009

Yeah, there are meets about twice a month. I've only been to a couple, usually a good time though.

Careful talking about street racing though around here, mods'll bust you down fast

blackgt460 · Mar 18, 2009

blackgt460- looked into the "BMR radiator support/sway bar delete" its cheap and seems easy to install. does it rly make that much of a difference? i read its recommended for racing only, is this true? my stang is a DD

I ran a 13.39 @ 104 then all I did was do the rad support/sway bar delete and remove the spare tire and jack and ran a 13.18 @ 105.97. I did have about a ten degree colder day than the 13.39 day but I would def attribute about a tenth or so to just the sway bar delete. Its a cheap and easy 45 minute install and daily driving is absolutely fine without a sway bar.

NastyStang113 · Mar 18, 2009

Keep your sway bar ...

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rpguru · Mar 19, 2009

NastyStang113 said:
Keep your sway bar ...

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+1

I wouldn't get rid of my swaybar. I'm looking to beef mine up actually.

chad9350 · Mar 19, 2009

loosing sway bar not always a good thing... even for drag racing

cj05roush · Mar 20, 2009

looks like ill be keeping the sway bar. but my question is does the lightweight rad support rly make that much of a difference for $180? i figured that could be better spent on an x pipe, delete plates, or pullies?

V8JamesGT · Mar 20, 2009

After some good tires I would do UD pullies and aluminum DS next. Then, if you got the money go with heads, cams, and intake manifold...

Sparty92 · Mar 21, 2009

blackgt460 said:
If I had your car I would get a catted X-pipe and a BMR radiator support/sway bar delete. I have both and they along with a intake/tune and axle back have my car running its balls off. Maybe drag radials and an aluminum driveshaft also which are going to be my next 2 mods.

Who would want to remove the front sway bar? Do you only drive in a straight line?

GalaxieWarrior · Mar 23, 2009

Seriously guys how many of yall nay sayers have had the sway bar out? I've had mine out for 6 months and can tell you Youll be fine without the sway bar in every normal/mildly spirited driving in the corners. If your gonna run autocross or road course don't do it. If its mainly a dd drag car your looking for its well worth it. Car will transfer weight much better without it.

walter · Mar 23, 2009

Lightweight driveshaft. Put the power back where it belongs on the pavement not wandering around in the cogs of your transmission.

NastyStang113 · Mar 23, 2009

chad9350 said:
loosing sway bar not always a good thing... even for drag racing

We keep having to preach to them.

rpguru · Mar 23, 2009

cj05roush said:
looks like ill be keeping the sway bar. but my question is does the lightweight rad support rly make that much of a difference for $180? i figured that could be better spent on an x pipe, delete plates, or pullies?

Of those options I'd go with the X-pipe. Better sound, more power.

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