What to do with this already impressive machine?

Definitely get gears....4.10's.

Get new exhaust. If money allows, get full exhaust meaning headers, mid-pipe, and cat-back.

Since it is a vert, I would definitely get a Tonneau(sp) cover. A little pricey (about $500) but something I would get if I had a vert. I think it looks so good.

Again, if money allows it, I would just get a blower if you are after lots of HP.


EDIT:: I need sleep, I see that you would like to spend about $5,000. In that case, you can get a blower and still have a little cash left over for a few other things. If you don't get a blower, then you can have one badass Mustang with 5k in add on's. Like I said, gears, full exhaust, and then I would work on the suspension.

nah, he said he doesn't want to spend $5k in mods.

Now, if it's a 5spd get a short throw shifter. Pro 5.0 or Steeda Tri-Ax, your choice. I went with the Tri-Ax and I love it. Improves the feel ALOT.

Secondly, gears are a great mod. You'll get a noticable increase in acceleration. 4.10's are a great gear and they don't kill your gas mileage either. If you've got a 5 speed you'll need a Dallas Mustang Speed-Cal to correct your speedometer. If you've got an auto you'll need a chip to correct the speedo.

As for exhaust.. if you're looking for more performance, full exhaust is good. Headers, mid-pipe, and the catback. If you're mainly looking for sound and a little bit of performance, then just do the cat-back. I went with the Magnaflow cat-back... not loud when you're just cruisin' around or idling, but they scream when you get on it. They also sound different than the common Flowmaster's. There are plenty of different exhaust choices to suit your tastes, though.

There are a bunch of other bolt ons to improve performance, but they can add up and get pretty expensive. As far as styling, the possibilities are pretty much endless. You've got plenty of different rims to choose from, there are alot of body kits available, all sorts of things. You've just got to look around.

Good luck with your 'Stang.

Oh yea, just a warning... once you start modding performance wise, you'll never stop. I started out thinking the GT was perfect stock, but then I got exhaust... then the shifter... then the gears... now i'm about to get pulleys, timing adjuster, and a steeda race wing... and I've got more planned after that! it never stops!

4.6MustangSteve said:

nah, he said he doesn't want to spend $5k in mods.

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See, I do need some sleep.

vipergts281 said:

See, I do need some sleep.

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You NEED to send me them pictures

Hell i am going to bed myself... got to get up at 5:30 am

i think you should get a blower!

OK if i were you. You got a sleek black stallion eh? Get the Black spoked Bullit rims with chrome Lip. Deep dish 18x9 18x10 or 17x9 17x10.5. $900-1300. The gts front and rear blackouts u can get em on ebay for about 30-40 bucks each set. then tint your windows out black $200. Then full exhaust would be nice headers, high flow h or x pipe then side exhuast, sweeet headers-$300-600, h,x pipe 300-500, side exit exhaust $400-800! then a decent cold air intake. With those mods u can get into high 13's and still be very street mannered and all the peoples jaws will drop when u roll by. Itll sound and look faster then it is. :]