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what should be my first mod

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  • Start date Start date Nov 21, 2007
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romgolferman

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just wondering what the best bang for the buck mod is on these new stangs.
 

blacksheep06

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CAI/Tuner or 4.10 gears. Roughly the same price incuding the labor on the gears.
 
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welchy

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+1 on CAI/tuner. it really wakes the car up.
 

Five Oh Brian

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I 100% agree with them. I did 4.10's first, which required a tuner to correct the speedo, so then I did the CAI more recently. As my car is an automatic, I also did a big stall converter to launch hard like a stick shift car instead of mushy like an automatic.
 

05MGT

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I would go:

1. CAI/Tuner
2. Exhaust
3. U/L Control Arms
4. Gears
5. LTs
6. ???

retune after your mods for best results
 

whyask

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Just a little more and do Gears / CAI and tuner.....after just those two mods, youll think youre driving a totally differnt car. Im gettign 3:90's since im on the freeway alot. I just did roush pulleys and CAI with tune and WOW for an automatic it kick me in my seat. No more throttle lag, istant repsonse !
 
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steedman07

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OR save some cash and throw a S/C on her!! Ive got a diablo tuner in the box, Steeda underdrive pulleys,Cold air w/ inlet elbow for sale....
 

SpartaPerformance

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Cold air intake and a tune is without a doubt the 1st mod that should be done!!!
 
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