What should my next upgrade be?

ctrout · Jun 25, 2011

So I am enjoying my new unported Cobra heads and Explorer intake, K&N drop-in, MAC Prochamber, JBA shorties, TwEECer (advanced timing 5 deg, stock Cobra tune) and bypassed AC and Smog pump. This really woke the car up. Being on a really tight budget though, I have to really plan for my next move. My last upgrade will be a KB blower and I will do gears but not until next spring, but in the meantime, I want to do some bolt-ons. I have decided against underdrive pullies. I don't think a CAI will give much improvement but I may be talked into it if someone can give a real world experience of HP/torque gains at the dyno. It seems like a bigger MAF and TB might help but what size? So of these three mods, MAF, TB, CAI, which one should be first and why?

OnyxCobra · Jun 25, 2011

Why wait to do gears? Do them now. Those mods you listed are kinda blah.

RockstarMentality · Jun 25, 2011

OnyxCobra said:
Why wait to do gears? Do them now. Those mods you listed are kinda blah.

Raffaelli · Jun 25, 2011

Gears are a 10X better mod than your gt40 stuff.

Why are you holding out on yourself? Get em in and done for like 300 bucks. :dontknow:

ivan12 · Jun 25, 2011

Gears, then TB. Don't spend the $ on a CAI, just slap on a good filter in there

ctrout · Jun 25, 2011

Where can I get gears done for $300? The gears themselves are like $200. $100 installation?

Adam95GT · Jun 25, 2011

IMO a bigger maf and tb are wasted $$$ with your current mods...

ctrout · Jun 25, 2011

So do gears first, then save for the blower and either do MAF/TB when I do the blower or sometime right before or after?

OnyxCobra · Jun 25, 2011

absolutely. And depending what gears you want sometimes you can find deals on them, unless you have a hook up the install will probably be more than $100. After the gears you'll want to do maf, tb, fuel pump, injectors, blower and then get that puppy tuned.

ctrout · Jun 25, 2011

Car has 80,000 miles on it and was babied it's whole life. Should I spring for the carrier bearings and seals? Trac Lok clutches? That would increase the cost by about $200 but would give peace of mind and a bit more longevity/reliability.

Steven · Jun 25, 2011

A car with all the stuff done to it like you've done, up against a 5 speed plain jane GT like mine with a gear, and exhaust would whoop up on it. These mustangs love 3.73's, it should be the number one thing to do period

Adam95GT · Jun 26, 2011

ctrout said:
Car has 80,000 miles on it and was babied it's whole life. Should I spring for the carrier bearings and seals? Trac Lok clutches? That would increase the cost by about $200 but would give peace of mind and a bit more longevity/reliability.

I would.

HuskerGT · Jun 26, 2011

ctrout said:
Where can I get gears done for $300? The gears themselves are like $200. $100 installation?

Out here the install alone is around $300. I've been thinking about buying the parts for the gear swap and have it done when I upgrade my rear brakes

Raffaelli · Jun 26, 2011

I bought a $30 micrometer and did it myself. Not impossible man.

ccasion14:
I spent like 149 on the gearset. And somewhere near 70 for the bearing kit, 50 I think for the frictions, and maybe 20 on fluid.

All from ford motorsports.

ctrout · Jun 26, 2011

I might give it a shot if there's a good tutorial out there somewhere on how to set the gears up. I have set gear lash on the M61A1 20mm cannon in the F-15E Strike Eagle a few times so I don't see how this could be any more difficult with good instructions.

daves94vert · Jun 26, 2011

Gears! Noone mentions suspension upgrades? You have a convertible, subframes? Rear control arms? Shocks,springs?

Paul · Jun 26, 2011

Gears. That should always be the very first mod.

Oh, and hook your A/C back up. You don't gain any horsepower from bypassing it, you just get sweaty balls.

Paul.

vermilion · Jun 26, 2011

the hose on mine has a hole. i havent had a/c in 3 years. no need for it now. im going for weight savings.

Paul · Jun 26, 2011

Fix the A/C hose. I never understood why people are so concerned with a few pounds in a streetcar. Who cares? It might save you .03 seconds in a quarter-mile drag race... what difference does that make for a streetcar?

Paul.

Venomous96Cobra · Jun 26, 2011

Paul said:
Fix the A/C hose. I never understood why people are so concerned with a few pounds in a streetcar. Who cares? It might save you .03 seconds in a quarter-mile drag race... what difference does that make for a streetcar?

Paul.

x2! my car has a shit load of mods! and I would never, evvvvver bypass my a/c.