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Stumbaugh

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I am ordering a few parts for my car in the next few nights and was wanting everyone's input on this. I am getting ready to order a TB/Plenum and was wondering which one is the best bang for the buck? I know Accufab's are good, but $400+ is steep for a throttle body and plenum. Current mods right now are an SCT tuner, Mac pro chamber, and weld in flowmasters. When I order the Throttle body and plenum I am also ordering the JLT cold air intake.
 

D-BOI

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JLT intake is freaking awesome, what i have in mine is a C&L plenum from american muscle which is right here
C&L Upper Intake Plenum (96-04 GT) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

and i also have a ford racing 70mm throttle body which is right here

1996-2004 Ford Mustang FRPP Ford Racing 70mm Throttle Body - UPR Products


both of these items are around 220 bucks shipped.
 

Gearbanger 101

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I've got a 75mm BBK on my 4.6L and am quite happy with it. Its not billet, but it performs flawlessly, moves the same amount of air and cost half as much.
 

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Professional Products are good products. I have the plenum on my 03 and it works fine.

for the 98. Best plenum i've ever boughten is the BBK plenum (before they made that throttle plenum) and a BBK 75 mm throttle body with the bbk intake. Works great!!
 
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my thoughts are to forget that

and do gears instead, they will make a hell of a lot more difference than a tb/plenum.
 

Stumbaugh

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Gears are out of the question for the time being. I am an Inspector at Nuclear Plants and I travel all over the United States and I will be using this car to do it. So until I find another vehicle to travel in, this mustang is it and I love cruising at 1900rpm
 
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robmac36067 said:
and do gears instead, they will make a hell of a lot more difference than a tb/plenum.
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Gears are going to be a lot more than $200-$300
 
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Nightfire said:
Gears are going to be a lot more than $200-$300
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I got my 4.10s for $250 installed and then the cost of the SpeedCal...$100 if I remember correctly.
 
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95.0Stang said:
I got my 4.10s for $250 installed and then the cost of the SpeedCal...$100 if I remember correctly.
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Well seeing as the gears themselves are around $150 or so, getting them installed for only $100 is very unusual. Did you know the installer personally? Buy the gears used?

You are the exception, but to just about everyone else, it's going to cost a lot more.
 

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Thanks for all the great input guys. It's much appreciated.
 

hotstang_46

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Consider not buying them. They are not worth it. You will most likely not notice a thing. I know it costs more but save for something else likes cams, that can actually make a difference you can FEEL.

Just my .02
 
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Forget that crap. It wont do anything. Get yourself some gears and a nice shifter.
 

Mr. Rustypwnz

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Nightfire said:
Well seeing as the gears themselves are around $150 or so, getting them installed for only $100 is very unusual. Did you know the installer personally? Buy the gears used?

You are the exception, but to just about everyone else, it's going to cost a lot more.
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my gear swap cost $85 lol
 

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They do make power and also been shown to pick up at the track

[URL="http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/796773-bbk-78mm-throttle-body-2.html"]http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/796773-bbk-78mm-throttle-body-2.html[/URL]

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/799817-plenum-tb-discussion-thread.html

you're better off getting the TB/plenum then gears/shifter on a stock car.
 
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Tank you say a tb is a better mod then gears on a stock car? I don't say that I can agree, gears should the second mod someone should do, right after subframe connecters and a goood sticky tire.
 

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The best mod you could do for a stock car would be gears in my opinion. Its one of the only mods besides a supper charger or cams that you will feel a big difference.
 

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ninjastang125 said:
Tank you say a tb is a better mod then gears on a stock car? I don't say that I can agree, gears should the second mod someone should do, right after subframe connecters and a goood sticky tire.
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why do you people think gears are better, your engine doesnt make any power above 4800 rpm. Im running low 13s on stock gears, on street tires. Hell If I installed some better tires I would have ran 12s w/o gears. Gears are a dumb mod on a stock 4.6 SOHC w/o cams that can use them.
 
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So tank your saying we should shift at 5000 with a stock car because we don't make any power past 4800? That's rediculous. I ran a 13.0 at 104 with bolt ons and without gears on street tires. If I would have had gears I would have been a 12 second car. Gear get you up to speed faster, so I don't know why you would not want them on a stock or bolt on car.
 

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tank_567 said:
They do make power and also been shown to pick up at the track

[URL="http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/796773-bbk-78mm-throttle-body-2.html"]http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/796773-bbk-78mm-throttle-body-2.html[/URL]

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/799817-plenum-tb-discussion-thread.html

you're better off getting the TB/plenum then gears/shifter on a stock car.
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thats the dumbest thing ive heard all day
 

tank_567

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Mr. Rustypwnz said:
thats the dumbest thing ive heard all day
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why is that dumb, its data? I just know the facts, why do you think cam companies want to install taller gears, gee I dont know maybe bc you need the gear to use the higher rpm range were your power is now DUH!!! or maybe thats why in cobras, the 05-11 and other higher reving cars they offered better gear sets. just crazy. I should be for talking bad about gears.

EDIT: remember im talking about a stock 4.6 SOHC PI/NON-PI here people
 
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