what mod should i do first

[rrohrig]

Read the thread I have posted. Will definitely help - http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=682692

 

[AmrcnMuscle101]

okay..im kinda of a newbie to this kinda of stuff so bear with me....i have heard the smaller the pulley...is not always the best soooooo......why not the 2.76???

 

[BadMoFo]

alot of good things coming from these guys. I started out the same way you did, welded in flowmasters when I got the car. now it has the following

2.76 billetflow pulley w idlers
jlt rai
mac o/r h pipe
billetflow irs brace
mgw shifter
raptor shift lite
hilton boost overlay
mm full length subs
predator tune by Amazon.

a few good places to research would be modularfords.com and svtperformance.com but like UM said, post before you buy, alot of people will have a good idea what works and what is junk. the 03/04 has been out a while so learn from others mistakes and take the good stuff and run with it.

 

[Uncle Meat]

i have heard the smaller the pulley...is not always the best soooooo......why not the 2.76???

When the upper pulley gets too small you can run into belt slip. With a 2.76 you'll need some good idler pulleys to ensure you get the most belt wrap possible. Personally if someone wants to push the Eaton to 15lbs and they don't mind spending a little more for their pulley combo, I'd recommend a 2lb lower and a 2.93 upper. You get almost the exact same PSI (15.2 vs 15.1) but with less potential for belt slip.

U.M.

 

[AmrcnMuscle101]

The first mods that will provide the best bang for the buck without requiring any special tuning would be CAI/Cat-back/X-pipe. Those three alone are good for 400RWHP usually. Are the flowmasters just welded in mufflers or is it a complete Flowmaster cat-back? You really want to get a quality high-flow 2.5 inch exhaust system on these cars if you want to make good power.

After that look at getting a good hand-held tuner (Xcal 2). It will allow you to release a few more ponies, but more importantly it will give you a platform in which to transfer custom tunes into your EEC once you decide to go with a smaller SC pulley.

U.M.

Please take 10 minutes and read this 03/04 Cobra FAQ. It will answer 99% of the questions a new Terminator owner may have.

03/04 Cobra FAQ

u dont need to get a tune for CAI???

 

[Uncle Meat]

u dont need to get a tune for CAI???

Not on a bone stockm 03/04 Cobra, no. They came pig rich from the factory. That's why the addition of a CAI can give you such a big performance increase!

Now to get every last ounce of power out of the CAI some tuning would be required.

U.M.