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Purchasing My First Mustang Gt

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fastford03

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Im purchasing an 03 mustang gt A4 with 68,000 miles on it. what are some quick and cheap mods for this car. i owned a 400whp ls1 camaro so im used to having alot of torque.
 

slayerripkdc

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1. Subframe connectors
2. Springs, shocks, struts
3. Mid pipe
4. 4.10 gears
5. Stall
 

apats77

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Gears 3.73 or 4.10s
 

fastford03

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What's the best header full exhaust set up out there for the 4.6??
 

AZmustang98

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MAC or BBK Longtubes with matching X or H pipe and any catback of your choice. There is a lot of choices when it comes to exhaust.
 
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I have an auto as well. What I recommend:

1. gears (nothing less than 4.10 for the auto)
2. subframes
3. full exhaust (I run a full MAC exhaust and it felt like I picked up 30+rwhp)
4. tune (tune also includes a complete re-mapping of the auto line pressure and shift points)
5. drag radials (with the gears and tranny tune alone, anything less will just spin like crazy)
 

Maxpowers

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Next time you're bored:
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/modification-survey-thread.246291/
 
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