What Should Be My First Mod?

[GTvert01]

gears

As for driving pleasure, a shifter would be a great mod also

 

[menasci]

The big 3 In this order:

1. Shifter (Triax or Pro5).......Cheap, easy, & necessary.
2. 4.10 gears......................Best bang for the buck.
3. Exhaust

Later on do some subframes, springs etc.

 

[TNstanggurl]

You should get the mac straight shot c.a.i.Ive heard they add up to 15 hsp.You can get one with a bigger maf also that would add more hp.Also go with some 4.10 gears. Then a trick flow upper plenum with a 75 mm tb.The plenum and tb gave my freind greg 22 horses to the wheels!!Then go with a catted x-pipe if you want to pass emissions,and put some 40 series flows on there.You will love the sound!!

 

[Stang_Dawg]

Lotsa killer info, guys, I really appreciate it!

And no, I have not raced a Lightning, but my "autos are for chumps" comment was geared (pardon the pun) towards 'Stang drivers...

Looks like a consensus for the shifter and 4.10 gears before the exhaust system. Am I right? Any particular reason(s) for this? Won't the gears decrease my mpg? (With today's gas prices, cost is a factor here...)

 

[BuffaloZone]

Lotsa killer info, guys, I really appreciate it!

And no, I have not raced a Lightning, but my "autos are for chumps" comment was geared (pardon the pun) towards 'Stang drivers...

Looks like a consensus for the shifter and 4.10 gears before the exhaust system. Am I right? Any particular reason(s) for this?

Because of all the mods I've done, the gears seem to be the most impressive...by far.

Won't the gears decrease my mpg? (With today's gas prices, cost is a factor here...)

Mine went from 22 to 18, but this was with a whole lot of stuck-in-traffic driving... now that my driving is back to more normal highway driving, it appears that current mileage is going to be closer to 20-22. And as for being a chump, I'd felt like a chump with a dead arm and leg if I would have clutched my way through 40 miles of 5-10mph stop-and-go traffic a few days ago. I'm not opposed to manual transmissions completely, but if I'm going to give up my automatic...I'll make dang sure that I'm driving at least a SVT Cobra - just hope I don't feel like a "chump" if an automatic Corvette blows past me.

 

[CottonBurnerz]

first mod? go with new shifter man... after you get the tranny fixed

 

[V_Eight]

If you come to the dyno day on saturday in Alpharetta, i'll let you drive mine and see what all you like that it has that isn't stock.

 

[Stang_Dawg]

With an avatar like yours, Buff, there's no POSSIBLE way that I could ever consider you a chump...

Cotton: If I decided not to do the gears yet, would you still go with the shifter?

V: I live in Buckhead... Where is the dyno gonna be? And while we're at it, I have bald-ass GY Eagle 245/45s, they were good while they had tread, but what tires are YOU gonna get?

 

[GTvert01]

Get the shifter regardless of other mods.

I'm partial to the pro5.0, but the triax is a great shifter too.Really a matter of preference.

As far as the gears go, gas mileage isn't that big of a factor.You drive a performance car, not a hybrid.I still get 24mpg on the hwy with my 4.10s.
It is definitely worth a few mpg for the difference in the way the car drives.

 

[V_Eight]

V: I live in Buckhead... Where is the dyno gonna be? And while we're at it, I have bald-ass GY Eagle 245/45s, they were good while they had tread, but what tires are YOU gonna get?

It will be in Alpharetta: http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=480185

My tires are bald as **** too. It's fun to slide around when it's clear out, but I won't even go near my car in the rain.

I'll be getting Kumho Ecsta 711's for something like $75 each from TireRack. Installation up here is like $78 for all four. So a solid $390 + shipping from tirerack is not TOO bad.

 

[Stang_Dawg]

Ok, I'm gonna show my true colors here... Just what the heck is a dyno day?... I mean, I know what the dyno is, but what else is there? Hoopla, pomp and circumstance? Babes?...