next mod?

KBExperience

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I just bought an '04 gt (auto :/ ) and im trying to think of what my next mod should be, the car came with a Magnaflow catted x pipe with flowmaster 40's, a bbk 70mm TB, a full K/N intake system and aftermarket pulleys (I'm not quite sure what brand, i just know theyre not stock)

what's next? I'm a waiter working my way through college, so money isnt extremely tight, but i can afford to put about 200-300 a week into it.

 

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Tuner $350, Gears (4.10) $500ish, FLSFCs $200 installed, Springs/shocks $1000 installed

 

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cool, thanks for the reply

 

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With the mods your car has a tune is very important IMHO. With an SCT you can tell it what mods you have and its canned tune will work very well for you. I have seen a couple SCT Livewires on SVTP for under $300 and thats a $550+ unit.

Also the cars chasis has alot of wiggle and FLSFCs make the biggest difference in the way the car feels. It becomes so much tighter and responsive.

 

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yeah, im gonna have to agree with you. The tuner is definitely going to be my next mod. So the SCT Livewire, is gonna be my best bet?

 

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Def. go with a tuner, a set of gears, sub frames, maybe some springs....then a stall converter!

 

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KBExperience said:

yeah, im gonna have to agree with you. The tuner is definitely going to be my next mod. So the SCT Livewire, is gonna be my best bet?

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KBExperience

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another question..

What benefits do gears provide?

 

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The livewire looks horrible. Just do a normal dyno tune.

 

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SCT tune and a small wet nitrous kit. Best bang for your buck.

 

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Gears (especially for an auto)

 

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KBExperience said:

another question..

What benefits do gears provide?

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Quicker acceleration. Keeps the car in its power band when accelerating hard.

 

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4.10 Gears
Xcall 3 tuner
MM Full length sub frames.

 

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Gears,tuner,sub frames,then suspension,then ects,ects,ects,cause it never ends LOL!

 

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haha, yeah im gonna have to agree with you 1low03gt

This was my first mustang, ive wanted one since i was 16, and i guess thats not so bad since im 19 lol

My buddy's had one for a long time, actually he's had 3 but ive been helping him mod it over the years, so they kinda grew on me


I got this one like a week ago and its in PERFECT shape, it's my baby

 

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Well im going to go against the grain here and say Not to waste money on a tuner, atleast not until you get gears. Coming from personal experience, when my car had nothing but exhaust modifications, the tuner didn't make that big of a difference. Maybe 5-10rwhp...now, later on when you start doing serious modifications that require a tune (gears, cams, heads, nitrous, s/c etc etc) then, get your tuner.

You can get a good tokico shock/spring combo on ebay for 400$ and install it yourself in half a day. I would do that, 4.10 gears, some subframe-connectors, plenum, longtube headers...thats about it for bolt-ons...then get your tuner and maybe a dyno tune

 

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An tranny cooler, before all these other recommendations

 

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Well im going to go against the grain here and say Not to waste money on a tuner, atleast not until you get gears. Coming from personal experience, when my car had nothing but exhaust modifications, the tuner didn't make that big of a difference. Maybe 5-10rwhp...now, later on when you start doing serious modifications that require a tune (gears, cams, heads, nitrous, s/c etc etc) then, get your tuner.

You can get a good tokico shock/spring combo on ebay for 400$ and install it yourself in half a day. I would do that, 4.10 gears, some subframe-connectors, plenum, longtube headers...thats about it for bolt-ons...then get your tuner and maybe a dyno tune

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You also said that about FLSFCs, that it didnt give you a big increase but we all know FLSFCs are the single best mod for the chasis.

 

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LaserSVT said:

You also said that about FLSFCs, that it didnt give you a big increase but we all know FLSFCs are the single best mod for the chasis.

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Im confused. I think subframes are a great first mod, infact when i had my 94 that was the first mod i did to it. Plus, you can get a set of subframes for 50$ off ebay...

I was just saying that for the 400$ you spend on a tuner you can do other things and get more bang for your buck, such as a midpipe, gears...etc etc

 

KBExperience

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what kind of horsepower should i be getting with the current mods?

I've got..

a k/n full intake system

Magnaflow catted x-pipe

flowmaster 40's

aftermarket pulleys

bbk 70mm TB

and a throttlebody spacer (not quite sure if this does any good.. it was on the car when i got it)