Ok, what are the best bang for your buck mods for these cars in these price ranges.
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
It would be on an all stock 99-04 mustang, 5 spd coupe. what are the best bang for your buck mods and are there any "free mods" to the newer 4.6s?
Jesus, just buy mine and be done with it.
You'll get about $4K in parts and labor for free.
Seriously, looking at the big picture, you're dealing with a small V8... only 281 cubes and it has overhead cams which pushes most of your power into the 4-6,000RPM range. You need to put gears in the sumbitch first, then all the other basics cai/plenum/tb and full exhaust. cams and tune if you really wanna get stupid.
Like I stated above, you'll have about $4k in parts and labor when you're done and you'll make about 60-70 more hp than stock.
You'd have more fun if you got drunk and burnt the money.
2019 Colorado ZR2
Well i was not expecting any of this till i drove down the road on my bike and saw a mint new edge gt with a nice price tag and i pretty much (if people come through) have both my bikes sold and would leave a gap in my life but would get this instead of the harley so i just have to think and just tossing around the idea to see what i would be looking at. never old a mod motor mustang, just my truck and it has the 5.4.... So i understand alil but not alot.Originally Posted by Troll
Jesus, just buy mine and be done with it.
You'll get about $4K in parts and labor for free.
Seriously, looking at the big picture, you're dealing with a small V8... only 281 cubes and it has overhead cams which pushes most of your power into the 4-6,000RPM range. You need to put gears in the sumbitch first, then all the other basics cai/plenum/tb and full exhaust. cams and tune if you really wanna get stupid.
Like I stated above, you'll have about $4k in parts and labor when you're done and you'll make about 60-70 more hp than stock.
You'd have more fun if you got drunk and burnt the money.
Do these motors respond to mods as well as say the god touched ls1?
i will give you my three dirtbikes for it
Quoted for the truth!Jesus, just buy mine and be done with it.
You'll get about $4K in parts and labor for free.
Seriously, looking at the big picture, you're dealing with a small V8... only 281 cubes and it has overhead cams which pushes most of your power into the 4-6,000RPM range. You need to put gears in the sumbitch first, then all the other basics cai/plenum/tb and full exhaust. cams and tune if you really wanna get stupid.
Like I stated above, you'll have about $4k in parts and labor when you're done and you'll make about 60-70 more hp than stock.
You'd have more fun if you got drunk and burnt the money.
no.
Like I said, you're dealing with a tiny V8 engine.
These are my opinions. Some of this stuff was dyno-proven.
cai = 0-3hp / 100-300$
tb/plenum = 5hp maybe, but the throttle response alone is worth it. 300$
u/d pulleys = 7hp/more torque, best bang for buck mod for me. car revs a lot better 200$
cat-back = 0-3hp 300-500$
o/r mid-pipe = 8-10hp maybe. if you can get your car inspected, it's worth it. some people claim you "lose" torque with an off-road mid-pipe, but that's just not true... it shifts your power further north in your RPM-range.
gears = 0hp on dyno, but feel like 50hp on the butt-meter if you go 4.10 or 4.30 = 500$ installed
I did stage I comp cams and longtube headers at the same time. I picked up about 40ft-lbs of torque and 40hp from 5-6,000rpms. It never lost anything on the bottom-end. It was just about even to 4,000rpms.
dyno-tune = 0-10hp on a n/a 4.6L. Not worth it unless you need a speedo change for gears or you got major driveability problems. 300-500$
2019 Colorado ZR2
I'll take the blue one and $9,000 cash.i will give you my three dirtbikes for it
I thought you were trying to sell me something. You should have taken the car for a ride. We're stupid.
Last edited by Troll; 04-13-2009 at 11:20 PM. Reason: Wifey caught me making bad deals...
2019 Colorado ZR2
I may know where there's a '99 cobra convertible with mods, including a forged motor waiting for boost.
P.S. the 4-valves response much better to mods than the 2-valves
Last edited by Smallville; 04-13-2009 at 10:09 PM.
Wow, aint that the truth.
[QUOTE=scott5;173196]Well i was not expecting any of this till i drove down the road on my bike and saw a mint new edge gt with a nice price tag and i pretty much (if people come through) have both my bikes sold and would leave a gap in my life but would get this instead of the harley so i just have to think and just tossing around the idea to see what i would be looking at. never old a mod motor mustang, just my truck and it has the 5.4.... So i understand alil but not alot.
Do these motors respond to mods as well as say the god touched ls1?[/QUOTE]
best qoute ever........ nice one scott
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couldnt have said it better myself!!
honestly BEST bang for the buck. Gears. like everyone said....its hard to get these cars going but they can and will if you put in time and effort.
mine is slow, but take a ride in marks. bolt-on car = 12.88
I would have to say thats a good response to mods.....14.1 stock to 12.88 with gears, LT's, custom exhaust, cai, TB/plenum, tuner, on M/T ET streets.
Last edited by 2001GTTT; 04-14-2009 at 04:46 AM.
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Tuner is key with any mods! You can bolt on all the crap u want but if the ecu doesn't know they are there then they are worthless!
SCT X3 and custom tune from Jon Lund @ Lund Racing $399 shipped!
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just looking for bolt-ons to make it a fun car to drive while i build a ls1 for it
honestly save your money....just rip the 4.6 out from the beginning.
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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1991 BMW 325iX
1978 Ford F150
1952 Ford F2 - Project
2001 Mustang GT - gone but never forgotten. RIP.
Stay with the ls1. I wish I would have kept my Corvette instead of buying my mustang.
Chris
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And 5 other things that don't run
best bang for buck is just sell mod boat anchor and put ls1 dropout in.
AGREED
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thats what i plan on doing, but i am taking the time on the motor so i know everything is perfect when it goes in
y then u'll change ur mind & vehicles 1 billion times by then..lol
R.I.P Frankie
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