First mustang today, former mopar enthusiast

Welcome to the community! Ill post a link at the bottom that shows how to post pictures. Youll need a photo hosting site like photobucket. Gears would definitely be the best bang for buck when it comes to mods. Then focus on suspension, like subframe connectors and better springs with a good set of rear control arms. After that itll likely be a head and cam swap to be anything noticeable. More guys will chime in and give opinions on this. Again, welcome, looking forward to see what you have planned for this thing.


http://www.sn95forums.com/showthread.php?58966-How-To-Uploading-and-Posting-Pics

 

Welcome aboard!
My car ran 14.61 @ 97 on street tires with an automatic. Stock long block, cobra intake and roller rockers, full exhaust, 3.73's and tubular rear control arms were about the only noteworthy mods at the time. After swapping to a 5 speed I dropped about a second slower, but it could be better with slicks and a driver mod :deeplist:

 

Welcome!

And gears. After that, there's a bunch of things you can do

 

Hi Ryan, welcome from another Buckeye! Where in the state are you?

I had a guy offer me stupid money for my Mopar (70 Road Runner 440 six pack 4-spd) so I sold it and bought a 98 Mustang Gt ragtop to play with.

 

Welcome from Akron! good luck with the new car

 

Welcome aboard, your goals are beyond achievable lol

 

FRPP best quality. Check your iac motor too. Also is the clutch still grabbing when youre trying to get into gear? Personally unless youre going to strickly race it id go with 3.73's if its still your daily 3.90 or 4.10's would probably be too low. The other issue could be synchroes, you also want to check to be sure it definetly has a short throw, the factory shifter didnt come with selector stops and can cause damage if you do any hard shifting. Upgrade wise, besides gears id do sfc. You will notice right away why i say this after you get them welded in. Besides that have fun with it, there are a ton of cheap upgrades you can do to a 302. Find a explorer with a 5.0 and grab the upper and lower intake, even the heads if you can get a deal.

 

Welcome, and good luck with your stang!!

 

Welcome to our craziness! I have a 94 5spd & it is a ball to drive! I can't imagine what it will be like if it made some [email protected] LOL...going from 2:73's to 3:73's will make your car drive so much easier! I put in 3:55's as I drive the freeways a lot. I even gained 1mpg!! After your gears look into MM full length subframes welded in to really help your car handle better! & MM Lower Control arms stop all wheel hop on launch & going around corners ...both are my favorite mods! Enjoy yourself...

 

If you have an adjustable clutch cable some brands are better than others. Steeda makes a really good one, and they are fairly inexpensive and easy to change. Should come with directions also. But before you go buy one, most have two spots to hook the cable up at the quadrant. Try switching the cable to the other hole and adjust from there. You want the clutch to fully engage an inch or two from the floor. With your motor do a compression test. You want the compression to be around 180-185 psi on all cylinders. Its ok to have some fluctuation between cylinders, but no more than 5-7 psi. There are threads on all of this stuff. If you know righty, tighty, lefty loosy we can walk you through each step. Pics help too. Next would be to check your coolant make sure your not loosing any anywhere. We are here to help bud, just ask.

 

The maximum motorsports clutch cable kit is by far the best. The OEM cable is the one they provide, and it is better than any aftermarket cable.

 

Know the area well. R&L is the primary carrier for the place my wife works.