i have an 02 gt premium manual with 36,500 miles on it. as of now i have Steeda Tri-ax, MustangTuning o/r x-pipe, flows, K&N, and waiting to get an extended warrenty to install my steeda pullys and saleen kit. i am planning on adding 4:10's and a predator tuner to the mix also. i kno with those bolt-ons i will not be running as fast as i want to (low 13 range). i kno forced induction would be the way to go to get there with my daily driver, but i dont have the funds for it, and i dont want to exert the continual pressure on the engine. that is why nitrous caught my attention. what would be a good set up for me? remember this car has to last me at least 5-6 more years, so i dont want anything extreme that will melt my pistons. sorry for the long post, and thanks for your time.
thinking about nitrous...?
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ChrisGT said:
do you honestly think i will get into the 12's, much less the low 13's, with minor bolt ons? maybe if i had 4v i would think it possible, but with a 2v, and making maybe 260 to the wheels, and stock rims (not going to put dr's on my daily driver in the rainy season), 12's seem very doubtful to me. but then again, i may be dumb
Well, I think we are all looking for more power, that seems to be the only thing that never changes... but my 2 cents: I wouldnt do it with a daily driver. too hard a hit, WOT and just one missed shift, would probly be bad. It's not worth it... a blower seems to be a better way to go, just not overboosed for the street! 
gotchopsticks said:do you honestly think i will get into the 12's, much less the low 13's, with minor bolt ons? maybe if i had 4v i would think it possible, but with a 2v, and making maybe 260 to the wheels, and stock rims (not going to put dr's on my daily driver in the rainy season), 12's seem very doubtful to me. but then again, i may be dumb
Well, I won't call you dumb, but here's what Ken at MD has to say about that...
The other steps he's talking about can be found here.
http://forums.modulardepot.com/showthread.php?threadid=1877
Good drag times depend on a lot more than power. Once you're done the basic bolt ons for power take a good look at your suspension and as was mentioned, tires are critical. After that, it's practice, practice, practice.
WhiteDevil69
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One missed shift will do nothing even when spraying, as long as you spend the extra $75 and get a window switchBill9000 said:Well, I think we are all looking for more power, that seems to be the only thing that never changes... but my 2 cents: I wouldnt do it with a daily driver. too hard a hit, WOT and just one missed shift, would probly be bad. It's not worth it... a blower seems to be a better way to go, just not overboosed for the street!
Do any of you people who are so scared of n2o ever read any threads or articles about how it works?? Get yourself a nex wet kit or a venom dry kit or something and be done with it. Making a 250rwhp GT a 12 second car is definitly possible, but n2o is definitly the cheapest way to the 12 second area
IMHO if it's a daily drive and he wants the car to last 100hp from nitrous at the track will prolyl do less damage then 100hp from a blower ALL THE TIME. But thats considering all things equal and it's turned well. Nitrous with a nice tune, and a window switch will be pretty safe. The problem if without the window siwtch to cut off at a certain RPM if you safe bouncin off the Rev Limitter and still sprayin (espicially a dry shot) you not gunna be happy. Also might be carefull about traction control cause if your sprayin and
