Will Heads, Intake, Headers Get Me 100 Hp

Gearbanger 101 said:

Good idea. Hauling things down from speed with that kind of power on tap can be down right scary.

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Indeed. since mine is a convertible and I've already rolled one mustang I think I'm gonna get a roll bar before the boost as well.

Heads/intake/exhaust will add about 60hp. With a proper camshaft and supporting mods about 125-150(flywheel). For a dedicated n/a combo..400hp(flywheel) is possible but iffy on streetability. IMO a bolt on Vortech supercharger(with proper accessories) is the way to go. You don't have to open the engine up and it will drive like a stock car until you put your foot into it. Costs are about the same. Can always add either down the road if you want more

Let me give you some real world experience and some guide on what to spend. I buy mostly used except where I need to buy new. If buying new add 30-50%. If someone else is installing, double the price for labor.

Know that AOD's are terribly inefficient. You lose anywhere from 15-20% driveline HP compared with 10-15% manual. Getting to 300rwhp with an AOD means you are making near 350 crank hp.

I bought a bone stock 90 AOD vert, 42k miles in 2012.
From 2012 to 2014 I added small bolt ons in addition to addressing suspension items like SBF, shocks, springs, struts, control arms, bushings, etc.

• Shorty headers- $100
• Gaskets $20
  
• 70MM MAF from a 95- $30
  
• flowmasters
• H pipe $100
  
• 3.73's- $250 with kit
  
• bumped timing
• 193 rwhp

2014 did an HCI swap- bought most used except where noted, Probaly spend close to $3000 with the tune

• AFR 165 heads $1000
  
• TFS1 cam- new $200
  
• Ported Explorer intake$ 150
• 70 MM TB- came with intake
  
• 1.6 rockers- came with heads
  
• 30# injectors $75
  
• Pro M 75MM MAF- $75
  
• same 70MM TB
• same shorty headers
• E Fan- $30
• FAL fan controller $100
• 3G alternator and wiring $100
  
• BBK CAI- $75
  
• silverfox valve body- new $250
• B&M Plate trans cooler and lines $100
  
• Diablo tune and chip- new- $400
  
• SFI balancer- new $160
  
• MAC flowpath mufflers- $100
• ARP bolts, fasteners- $150
• Tough Stuff water pump $75
• Felpro gaskets $100
• Fluids, other parts $200
• champion radiator $165
• 255 fuel pump $ 90
  
• 265 rwhp before the tune, surging idle,
  
• 292 rwhp after the tune and solved the surging idle and drive ability issues

2016 added a Vortech V3 HO 8 rib kit - another $4000 or so total

• V3 10# of boost $2500
  
• Kept the setup prettymuch the same except for the following
  
• 60 # injectors - came with blower
  
• PRO M 80MM MAF- came with blower
  
• Anderson Power Pipe- $200
  
• TCI 3000 stall converter- $250
  
• MSD ignition- $100
• New chrome 3G alt $150
  
• new tune on the existing Diablo Chip- $200
• Resurfaced heads for the cometic gaskets$100
• New Cometic Gaskets, intake gaskets $100
• Tuarus dual E fan- $30 ( single Contour E fan wont fit)
• Fluids, misc parts $200

Although these are not needed, they are recommended IMO

• Taylor battery relocation kit, P clamps , wire loom, $200
• B&M mini starter $150

• Autometer boost, fuel, water , oil pressure, volt gauges, A pod pillar and cowl guage holder $300

I'm sure I forgot items like breathers, PCV valves, Spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc that are another $100 or so.

Dialed it back from 458 to 421 rwhp for a safe tune with the stock block, stock AOD, 28 spline stock axles.

You can add near 100 rwhp with either. Both are going to cost you over $3000 IMO without labor.

To be honest to get the most out of whatever goes into the car it's going to need gears and a high stall tq converter. Let's throw a shift kit in it just so we don't burn up all our bands and clutch packs.